It's ALIVE!!

[SublimeRT]

Hi everyone! I am so pumped right now. I just fired up my car for the first time in a while. Around the beginning of March I blew up my T5 racing another red '94 Cobra. I parked it, put in a TKO600, Astro Performance clutch, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, FRPP 96-up aluminum driveshaft, BBK Ceramic coated LTs, new plugs/wires, Fiore quadrant & firewall adjuster, and LDC clutch freeplay kit, and a few other little odds and ends. I also did a bunch of cleaning/wire hiding under the hood so I'm so not embarrassed to pop the hood now. Please excuse the red engine though, the previous owner did that and I hate it. It fired right up, no leaks or anything!! One thing I did notice though is that my harmonic balancer was wobbling a little bit. I'm curious if you guys think I should replace it? I'll probably go with the Romac if I do. Haven't driven it yet because my tags are expired and my BBK X pipe doesn't fit (btw, any ideas on how to make it fit?). That will be the true test. Here's a few pics of everything to make it interesting. Questions, comments, and critiques are all welcome.

The car.


Some before pics.



After.





The crappy fitting x-pipe.

 

[The Green GT]

HB's always will look like they are wobbling because of the groove they have cut in them..But if you do change it get an upgraded one.

 

[SublimeRT]

Good point. I completely forgot about that.

 

['66 coupe]

That looks amazing.
I want a Cobra. LOL

If your HB is actually bad, you may get a vibration at like 1300 RPMs. I first noticed mine was bad because the styling bar would vibrate.

 

['66 coupe]

As for the x-pipe, is the catback bolted tight? I'd losen everything, get it all bolted together, then be careful to tighten everything evenly.

 

[Venom351R]

Wow what a difference your car looks really nice now. Good job with all the installs and not having any issues

 

[95strokerPSU]

Engine compartment looks so much better. Very nice

 

[vp6799]

Looks like you forgot to re-install your ac in the after pics....

Car looks awesome..

Vic

 

[Kingcater]

Did u just use degreaser and power washed your bay? JW.....

 

[Blackened302]

HUUUUGE difference, man! looks AWESOME!

 

[SublimeRT]

Thanks for the kind words. Makes it worth it. As for the x-pipe, that's a crappy picture, but the tube closest to the camera needs to be bent or something about and inch or so. The flanges don't even meet up. I tried bending it with two giant pipes by sticking them in the X and spreading it. I just bent the pipes I was using. It will bolt up to the catback and 1 of the headers just fine. To clean the bay I used diluted Simple Green, Purple Power, a bucket of car wash and water, garden hose with a nozzle on it, and assortment of brushes and rags. I also put a coat of wax on all the painted sheet metal. I also repainted a lot of little things, but you don't really see it in the pics. Next I gotta repaint the motor, accessory brackets, intake, and all that junk, but for now I just want to drive it.

 

[buddyf87]

dude your car looks amazing, im gonna have to hide all the wires now whenever i get a day off