I sold Hack Job & picked up an 04 Cobra

LaserSVT said:

Well, sure didnt see that comming. No Fox at all now, huh.

Moving on, GREAT FIND!! 5400 miles AND a Whipple! Dare I ask how much?

Welcome to teh club! How did ya like the drive home other then the bad weather? Takes bumps nice dont it? Love the way they handle on ruff roads too.
Has good power mods now its time to work on teh chasis and suspension
BTW, if it dosent have one get an IRS brace ASAP. You load the rear at all in a corner and it flexes enough to cause the rear to leak Also get the PCV oil filter kit, these things suck ALOT of oil into the intake and coat the screw and the intercooler :notice:
And if you are gonna get a new shifter then get the MGW, I promis you will not be dissapointed

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I sold Hack Job a few weeks ago. I got a phone call about it and I almost said I didn't want to sell it, but the guy was super interested and he kept calling me, so I figured eff it, give him directions and see if he shows up.

Thanks for welcoming me to the club. I absolutely love the way the car handles and drives. You don't feel the "duh-dum" feeling and sound when going over bumps. The IRS dampens the "duh-dum" feeling and it's smooth like a Cadillac. If had some wheel hop but it was like 30 something degress and wet. It still has the stock F1's so I just hope that it won't be too bad once the Nitto's go on there. I have looked at the braces, and a couple of small sets of poly bushings, but I am not gonna make that decision til spring. Even the front suspension seems night and day difference from my 96 Cobra. I just replaced all the front suspension on my Cobra too, and there is no comparison. The MGW is a badass shifter, I just put one in the 96. The Hurst feels great too, but I can't fully compare the two shifters in each car since the stock handle is in place. 3rd gear almost touches the radio. I don't like that. I let my Dad drive it around after work Saturday and he said he hated that too.

To all of the other members who posted up...THANK YOU. The car is Torch Red, not competition orange. Competition orange is a sweet color though. I didn't care what color I found really. Black or red were the top picks. Sonice blue, comp orange and yellow would have been a top pick too, but they are RARE and the ones I found had 30-50K on them. I was NOT considering Metallic Red Fire, Silver, or White. Not my style. I have 54K on my 96 and there is no way I would replace my 96 with an 04 with the same mileage. I have always wanted one, and I am happy I found one in such good condition.

Another HUGE plus was the car being worked on at the same shop my 96 goes to. All receipts, windows already tinted, exhaust already done, and he gave me a California car cover with it, a couple extra original parts, a belt, the owners manual and a couple of neat laminated information booklets. I also got an Xcaliber handheld tuner with it that he never used. I'm not messing with my tuners tune, so I'm gonna off that. At least that will help me recoupe a few bucks I guess.