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A question about converting an 89 GT

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I want to convert my 89 GT to full Cobra R standards. What year is the most hallowed Cobra R Fox, is it 93 or 90? I want 100% authenticity.
 

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only made them in 93
 

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Distortion 5.0 said:
I want to convert my 89 GT to full Cobra R standards. What year is the most hallowed Cobra R Fox, is it 93 or 90? I want 100% authenticity.
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that would be up for some debate, some would say the 93, because it actually exists and has performance written all over it, but then we have the die-hard enthusiasts who would pay millions for the ultra-rare 1990 mustang cobra R
 

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Well, the '90 Cobra R would be much more rare than the '93 Cobra.

I am confused (I dont mean this as a smarty remark), but you are doing a conversion, but want authenticity?

Good luck with the project.
 

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I didn't think that would go over very well. Sorry, but I don't feel like trecking the us searching for a real one, nore can I afford it.
 

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I didn't think that would go over very well. Sorry, but I don't feel like trecking the us searching for a real one, nore can I afford it.
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Not at all. Personally I have not one issue with it (you and I will probably be in the minority). Some of the guys here are real purists. We know there are enough Faleens running around as it is (another thing I have no issue with). These are cars to be modified however one sees fit.

I really did not know what you intended, so that was why I asked/questioned it. You just want to do a really good clone, I think.

There are cobra specific drivetrain items too - the Cobra spec T5, 24# injectors, puter (needed for the MAF/injector interface) etc.
You know the cosmetic stuff.

Good luck and keep us posted on how it all goes.
 
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