Progress Thread 95 2-Top Cobra Build Thread- Never ending

Noobz347 said:

Super nice man!



It's funny how all I see in the wild are black and silver, for the most part. Have you figured out how many they made in your color and options?


I've got a Gen 2 V:



They only made 62 in this color for all of Gen 2. Only 12 of those were manual. This one is Auto and I wouldn't change a thing.

Most expensive brake rotors evar!

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There were about 580 total stealth gray V1s between 05 and 06. If I want to get super specific like the Vette guys, in 06 they only made 62 with my interior color. My future goal is to get into a V2 next, I would want a thunder grey, glacier ice, or stealth blue like yours I beliege. I love the balance of power and comfort. An auto would be a nice pairing with the cobra

Noobz347 said:

It will likely never happen but I would [love] to add this Gen 3 to my stable:



It's just dead sexxy

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a CT5 blackwing or a V3 in that pedestal bronze would be a dream car!

So being that the blower install is within two weeks, I started to look at how the power will be put to the ground. I currently drive this car every other week commuting to college campus and back. Right around 3k miles a year. I plan to run these wheels: https://www.aodhanwheels.com/products/aodhan-wheels-ds08?variant=37849037734045
18x8.5 +35 front and 18x9.5+30 rear
The car currently is on an 18x9 in the rear with a 275/35/18 Sumitomo HTRz3 360 treadwear. Punching it in first, it spins for a few and then hooks up well. Spins straight and very predictable with the 3.73 gears. Now going forward I am adding about 120whp and a good bit of torque so I am expecting it to be very rowdy with these 3.73 gears. The car is simply a commuter car with the occasional play on the street and drag strip maybe once a year. I am between going for a drag tire, the Nitto NT555R2 which is supposed to be a street friendly DR. We have it on the Grand National and it dead hooks and drives very nicely. My concern here is performance in rain and tread wear life. Would probably only get 8k miles out of a set is my guess but the car will be very safe and hook up when giving it some gas. The other option would be a highly rated summer tire such as the Conti Extreme Contact Sport or the Michelin PS4S. These tires have excellent reviews and are run on many high performance modern vehicles that would make more power than me. With the older suspension tech and lack of traction control I am not sure how they would hold up to the centri/3.73 combo. The plus side about these tires is I would have a 15k mileage warranty, and more peace of mind in the torrential downpours we get here in Florida. I know that is a mouthful but I would be very appreciative for any insight on what you guys are running tire wise on your boosted STREET cars.

Options: DR- https://www.nittotire.com/competition-tires/nt555rii-dot-compliant-competition-drag-radial-tire/
Street tire: https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/continental-extreme-contact-sport

The time has finally come! Tomorrow will be the first day of blower install. My goal is to pull the upper intake, install the Ford 47lb injectors, install TR6 plugs, new plug wires and seal back up the intake with a fresh gasket. Modest day of work to begin with. After that, I will begin on the methanol kit. I have some camber bolts I’m also going to throw in to straighten up the front end. Currently has 3 deg neg camber

Todays tasks finished:
-TR6 Iridum Plugs installed
-Edelbrock Ultra 50 plug wires
- New upper intake gasket
-47lb Ford Racing Injectors
- MSD Blaster Coil
-Drilled and tapped blower discharge for meth nozzle
Tomorrow I will begin with the vortech instructions and get to the main portion of the install now that the supporting mods are done.

Primed everything to make sure there were no leaks and all is well!

Rainy and gloomy day here in Florida hindered my progress. Still did what I could however to keep moving forward. Not many pics to show for today

Todays progress:
- Installed my custom gauge pod for methanol controller and connected power and ground, still need to mount pump and reservoir to finish wiring
- Ran wire from AEM wideband Analog output into the engine bay to tap into the EGR for datalogging
- Removed coolant hoses, water pump pulley, crank pulley, alternator and smog pump + associated brackets
-Assembled Vortech bracket and it is ready to install into the car tomorrow



My goal for tomorrow is to mount the meth pump and install new windshield washer reservoir and run all the feed lines, cut the hole for the power pipe, trim coolant hard tube and install the vortech bracket. The goal right now is to have the car on the road by Sunday