Progress Thread 1993 LX-Cobra Conversion Project

So, the time finally has come to finish this project. It's been delayed for quite a few reasons, but since it was basically at the finish line I really didn't have a lot else to do with it as far as the cosmetics. So, I took the full day yesterday and was able to get it about 90% back together on the interior.

The meme above is no joke - While I've taken a Foxbody down to the bones in the past, and I generally kind of know where things go, and I took the time to bag and document the screws as best as I could... 12 years is a long time and there was some trial and error to figure out not just where things went, but the order of operations. For instance, I was going to put the black metal knee panel cover into place, but realized that I needed to have the center console in first. So, I did that, then put the knee panel in... only to have to take it back off because the dash bezel also needs to be in place first!

The rear seat was definitely the biggest challenge because I just truly didn't remember how that went together at all. Naturally I installed the brackets on the wrong side first before figuring out that they were in the wrong place and had to flip them around.

But, overall, it's mostly together.



A big pile of parts. Kind of a puzzle.


More parts. I need to put a little oil in the seatbelt receptacles since they have gotten a little tight from years of sitting.


The carpet went in fairly easily since I had pre-installed it before and it was largely trimmed to fit. I still had to make a few cuts and widen a few things, but overall it wasn't too bad.


Center console and dash bezel in place. To add a little aggravation, I had to remove the bezel after initially putting it in place because the knee panel was in the way. One of the wire connectors on the right side somehow slid into a spot on the bezel and wouldn't come out. A five minute fight ensued for me to try and free it


Shifter and center console stuff in place. I still need to put the radio in, but I forgot that I need a lower bucket and bracket from a donor car still. I'll just have to deal with it later.


Got the headliner in. I thought this would be more of a pain than it ended up being, it actually went fairly smoothly which was nice! Getting the sunvisors to line up correctly for the first time was a little harder, but once I got them the screws went nice and easy. Incidentally, getting the LRS screw kit was a big help because this car was missing quite a few of them.


Finalyl got the rear seats and quarter trim back into place. The quarter trim was a bit of a battle because of the new weatherstripping I think. It was pretty tough to get them to line up where I needed, but I finally got them. The rear seats were a battle to just figure out what I was doing.


Put in the front seats, mostly without issue.


Final pic of the night with the headrests in place.