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    What car base for gt350 is proper?

    It's a tribute...so it's basically "you do you". I don't like 67-68 fast backs, so I wouldn't do a 67-68 Fastback GT350 tribute. But I would do a convertible tribute if that's what I was planning. The real question is: Are you doing this for you and what you want to do? Or what other people...
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    Inner Fender Repair on a 68

    Do they make you remove a fender to prove it? The passenger side is hidden by the fender. Also, for a restoration, can you restamp the VIN?
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Big progress made this weekend! Put the girlfriend on the back burner and spent all Saturday tucking my exhaust and hanging some Flowmaster Super 40's. Today I put the final touches on some safety items and took the car for a spin! It's first in almost 2 years. Drives nice, very smooth ride...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Never heard of that, but might look better than my $10 job. The bottom looks like crap since that where all the overlapping cloth ended up. No cooling issues yet, but it's also winter and I've finally put ALMOST 4 miles on the car. Took it to my dads today. If I can't dig up a picture, I'll...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Ran by the garage to dry fit everything, and I must say, I think I have a winner! Just need to finish the elbow...maybe this weekend if I can find the time.
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    Inner Fender Repair on a 68

    Check out the first three pics of this post: https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/lets-frankenstein-a-1998-cobra-into-a-1968-coupe.918940/post-9272967 For as bad as the areas looked, the underlying metal wasn't bad and cleaned up with ospho and a wire brush. I just patched the cut...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    So I've just piddled with this off and on when I had a few minutes. I bought a $10 carbon fiber paint kit off Amazon instead of real carbon fiber. Feeling cheap and lazy. Actually turned out pretty nice! Intake tube is done, just needs to dry. Working on the filter adapter still.
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    Fiberglass decklid fitment

    I have an older thread on here where I was fitting a similar deck lid and end caps. Lets just say...you get a LOT of extra material to play with when trying to get everything to fit! I was using a 36 grit flap wheel on an angle grinder to knock the fiber glass down. I fit the deck lid close...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Couple of updates, I had a few minutes this weekend to work on the intake. West System epoxy, 2 layers of 2" fiberglass tape (4 on the ends). Scooped the foam out, cleaned it up, I think we have a winner! It's a bit rough inside and out. Some clean up, nipples, fill & fair, 1 more layer of...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Really appreciate the compliment! "Built with Pride, not Bought :rock: "
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Definitely! I was going to paint it black...carbon fiber hadn't crossed my mind. Thanks for the reminder!
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Finally getting around to making the intake for this. I chose the "make a block of foam and carve something out method" :banana: I made a quick paper template to get the turn out of the throttle body close to where I needed it to be. Traced that out onto my block of hobby foam. Some quick...
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    1972 Mustang C4 trans. Sun Shell damaged?

    If nothing rides on it, I wouldn't sweat it. Or as 2BLue said, they are cheap and all over ebay.
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    1972 Mustang C4 trans. Sun Shell damaged?

    They look like marks from the original stamping process. Is this the input shell? If I recall, there is another shell for reverse. If it's the reverse shell, I might not worry about it. If this is the shell the 2nd gear band rides on, then I don't like it. I wonder if a machine shop could...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    The work involved is probably a wash compared to something like TCP rear cradle n' coilover kit. Once I removed the shock brace, the cradle has 4 bolts and 2 mount points to fix it in. All told, probably 20 hours to get it installed. The real boon is it allowed me to use so many parts from...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    So this went faster than I thought...I wish the project went like this in real life :rlaugh: Here's a video of it running: View: https://youtu.be/UCkDmWV7rdA That clicking noise is a bad alternator, and also the reason the voltage is less than 12v. Still have tweaking to do, chase down...
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    Rear axle is up next. I had to pull the rear axle and suspension and remove the shock brace from the car. Other than working upside under the car, this was actually a pretty easy part of the project. This is also where I really discovered just how poorly these cars were put together :hide:
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    Progress Thread Lets Frankenstein a 1998 Cobra into a 1968 Coupe!

    A couple random intermission pictures. I made my own shifter out of 1/4" plate and 1/2" tubing. I cut and bent the tubing around a dead blow hammer and actually made it to place the shifter where my hand naturally wants to be. Tapped the end for the shift knob. Cost like $6. That crap they...