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MY 78 COBRA ll. INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT I'VE DONE?

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  • Start date Start date Dec 21, 2003
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danimaltheanima

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MY 78 COBRA ll

THIS HAS BEEN A 6 YEAR PROJECT. IT HAS BEEN LURCHING IN THE DARK DEPTHS OF MY GARAGE. SLOWLY COMING ALIVE PEICE BY PEICE. WAITING FOR THE DAY WHEN IT GETS PUSHED OUT TO THE BLINDING BRIGHTNESS OF DAYLIGHT ONCE AGAIN. IT WILL BE APPROX 1 YEAR FROM NOW THIS CAR WILL ONCE AGAIN ROME THE STREETS OF JOHNSBURG IL AND TERRORIZE THE PAVEMENT STARTING WITH THE GROWLING BASS COMING FROM THE GASPING SMALL BLOCK MOANING, BEGGING ME TO STOMP ON THE THRODDLE ONLY TO FEED IT HIGH OCTANE RACING FUEL DO TO ITS 12:1 COMPRESSION. THE ONCE GASPING 302 NOW SCREAMING OUT AT 6500RPM DISAPEARS ONLY LEAVING BEHIND A DARK SMOKING PILE OF RUBBER AS A REMINDER, IT IS OUT THERE.

Engine: 425HP 415 Ft lbs Torque at 6000Rpm - 302 - 4.03 bore - Forged pistons - Comp XE Cam Intake224 Exhaust230 - GT40 heads - Polished & Matched Chambers - Edlebrock Air Gap intake - Port Matched Intake - Holley 770 Street Avenger Carb - Roller Lifters - 1.7 Roller Rockers - Windage Tray - Carter Fuel Pump - Edlebrock Aluminum Water Pump - Powermaster Chrome 140 Amp Alternator - New Power Steering Pump - New Stock Starter - MSD Distributor - Ford Motorsport Chrome Valve Covers - March Sepentine Pulley's & Brackets - Heddman Fiberglass Wrapped Headers - All New Russel Fittings - All Lines are Russel Stainless Steal Braided Hose - Perma Cool Remote Oil Filter Blocks - K&N Oil Filter - Perma Cool Oil Cooler - Block Painted Ford Blue

Trans: C4 Fully rebuilt - Shift Kit - 2 quart B&M Deep Trans Pan W/Temp Gage - TCI 3500 Stall Street Fighter Converter - Machine Grey Kickdown Cable Bar - New Nuetral Safety Switch - Trans Painted Machine
Grey - TCI Trans Fluid - New Stainless Steel Lines to Radiator - Double Hump Crossmember - New NOS Shifter - B&M Hammer Shifter set a side

Suspension: PST Suspension Kit Front & Rear - Zero Gravity Springs - Powder Coated Upper & Lower Control Arms & Trailer Arm Machine Grey - All Rear Brackets Shackles/plates Emergency Brake Brackets Etc Painted Machine Grey - New Leaf Springs Painted Black - KYB Shocks all around - 1'' Anti Sway Bars Front & Back - all Polygraphite Bushings

Rear End: 8" Painted Machine Grey - 380 something gears I forget - 411 set a side - Auburn Posi Gear

Brakes: Front - New Rotors - New Calipers - New Pads - Rear - New Drum - New shoes - New Hardwear - New Emergancy Brake Cable - New Master Cylinder - All New Stainless Steel Brake lines - Russel Stainless Steal Braided Brake Hose Kit

Drive Shaft: Balanced - Heavy Duty U Joints - Painted Black

Odds and Ends: Undercarrige completley re-done and Painted with Line X (black hard truck bed liner) - MSD 6AL Ignition Module - New Engine Bay Wire Harness - New 3 Row Heavy Duty Radiator - New Fan Shroud - New Flex Fan - New Interstate Battery - New Battery to ground cable - New Battery to Solinoid Cable - New Solinoid to Starter Cable - New Speedo Cable - Engine Bay Painted with Line X ( Black Hard Bed Liner) - All Bolts/Washer/ Nuts Are New & Grade 8 ( and when I say all I mean every nut, bolt, washer on the entire car from ground up) - New Carpeting - New Dash Pad - New 120 mph gage Cluster With White gages ( still working on getting that D7Z-BC Tach though) - New Bezels on bolth sides Brushed Aluminum - New Chomed Coin Tray - All Interior panels painted Black - New Seats - 6 Point Roll Cage - Frame Ties - Back End Cut out, New Sheet metal Put in with a Custom fit Fuel Cell - Alpine CD Player - Boston Acoustic Mids & Tweets - Alpine V12 6 channel Amp - 2 JL Audio 10" Subs - BEL Radar/Laser Detector Custom Built into Dash - Viper Alarm System - Fiberglass Splash sheild in front - Fiberglass Valance in front - Fiberglass Side Scoops - Side Window louvers - Back Window Louvers - 3 peice Spoiler in back - New NOS Antenna Kit - THERE IS TO MUCH TO LIST I COULD GO ON FOREVER

Things I still have to do or buy: Get Fiberglass Body Panels - Get new Q panels - Get new bumper reinforcments ( the metal things that are behind the bumpers & attatch to the shock absorbers) - Paint Job (Midnight Blue W/ 2 Arctic White Stripes) - Shaker Hood Scoop - Rims/ Tires - Exhaust - Finish Wiring up Engine bay Harness - Put on new End Links on Rear Sway Bar - Weld in new lower radiator support - LIKE I SAID ABOVE TO MANY THINGS TO LIST STILL

Some things I have listed above I have and are ready to install but cannot due to needing the car painted and needs to be taken off in order for them to do so. Mostly all the interior. The doors, fenders, hood, hatch, grill, carpeting, seats, dash is all taken out of or off of the car right now. Plus I would like to go with Fiberglass body parts. But I do have all the parts and they are all refurbished. Although I could probably use some new side cargo panels and rear taillight panels. Mine are pretty scratched up and have some holes drilled in them from previous owner.

MY NAME IS DAN EDWARDS PROUD OWNER OF A LEATHAL ll
 

kingdan

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Sounds sweet, get some pics up here when it's done :worship:
 
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1badII

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:worship:
 

MUSTANG J II

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Sounds very kool, keep us posted!
 

woody258

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Sounds nice! pics?
 

TheEvII

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JOHNSBURG!!!!!!! You are five minutes from me. I will be waiting for you so we can have more than one II in town. I can't wait to check that thing out!
 

TheEvII

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Holy crap, this thread is old! Just looked at the date of the first post. I wonder how Dan's project is going?
 

TheEvII

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keep us posted Dan! Welcome back.
 
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Darkhorse845

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Welcome back Dan! Sweet ride any
pics?
 
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