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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by chevrunner21
what do you consider hard? i've got 2 close friends that both take junkyard 5.0's slap some used heads, intake, header, exhaust on it and a used cam in it hit it with a 90shot with slicks and a 5g dump 11.4 lol. they've basically built their car for like 2g's including the price of the car. sohc 4.6's take alot more money to make fast than 5.0's. garbage imo. that stang is clean but im with whoever said they are notch fans i love me a notchback.
I'm a DOHC guy, can get 96-98 cobra motors or mk8 motors cheap, and pistons and rods and to the sky with the power. I'm aware with the junkyard stuff you can go fast, but without spray or forced induction they aren't to fast. I got my 5.3 very cheap and I think the LSX motors are just stronger. I dont dislike 5.0s, just like LSXs better.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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AJE makes a kmember with mounts for a direct bolt in of an LS1, i think it's $349 for kmember w/mounts. Lots of guys on this site seem to be using it. What does it have for a kmember in there now, stock?

Love the car, super clean, will make a great ride when done. What brand of TT kit is that? You'll have to keep us updated how it all works. I've got a '93 Notchback i plan to stick either a 5.3 or 6.0 in it, and i had a dream last night about doing a twin turbo setup. lol.
I have the Maxium Motorsports K-member
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Here iss everything that has been done to the Chassis and car...

- Full OEM 93 cobra body kit / 93 cobra steering wheel mint cond. / orig cobra badging sides and rear.
- Maximum motorsports chromoly front K member / tubular a arms / bumpsteer kit / caster camber plates / bilstein coilovers
- Simpson 5 point platinum belts - rotary cam lock
- Maximum motorsports 6 point cage w/ swingout door bars
- Torque boxes welded in on rear control arms / sub frame connectors
- Battery relocate kit in rear / optima with billet clamp
- 10# nitrous bottle- translucent red powdercoated - billet clamp - with lines and solenoids and purge kit
- Cross drilled / slotted / gold zinc coated rotors sn95 cobra with cobra brake upgrade fromt and rear - 13" front ...11.65" rear w/ wilwood master cylinder and proportionng valve
- Knock off FR500 black wheels 17x9 front w/ 255/40-17 bfg kdw --- 18x10 rears w/ 285/30/18 bfg kdw
- Full stereo system brand new pioneer cd player with mb quart high end and visonic sub with amp.
- Has dash pod/ vent / and triple piller with all guages FORD RACING autometer - Fuel level / nitous pres / oil pres / air fuel / tach / bat.. hell every guage u can imagine all mint cond. Blue back lit all guages
- Cobra R hood
- inner fenders smoothed in w/ all wires hid / not a bug mark or scratch on the front of this car......
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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I got some work done to the car today. I'm hoping to have the radiator in place next week so that I can get the car to Todd Moyer to do all the piping...

I'm waiting on the F-Body oil pan so that I can bolt the rack back up, when I get the car back from Todd I'm going to do all the fuel system and wiring. Once the car is running I'm going to pull the motor out and send the car to get the engine bay painted. While the car is getting paint I'm going to change the heads and cam.







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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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How much boost do you plan on running??? Nice car for a stang!!
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Chad
I have been getting the crap bashed out of me on other sites for putting a LS motor in this clean Mustang.
Just tell them that it is already pretty, now you want it to be fast. So you had to put a GM motor in it.

That should be enough to really get the Ford and Mustang purists in a rage. lol
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by RacerXLs1
How much boost do you plan on running??? Nice car for a stang!!
Maybe 8-10? I'm not concerned with racing it, I just wanted a good looking street car that has plenty of power to spank some Mustangs.

Originally Posted by NJSPDER
Just tell them that it is already pretty, now you want it to be fast. So you had to put a GM motor in it.

That should be enough to really get the Ford and Mustang purists in a rage. lol
I know I'm going to catch some **** for cutting the strut tower but I would rather cut it than have to move the header tube.
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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What turbo setup is that, or did I just overlook it?
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BLWN1
What turbo setup is that, or did I just overlook it?
It is a turbo kit I bought for my C-5 Vette. I decided to leave the corvette stock so I used it for this swap
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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thats what I thought, resembles the ebay kit...
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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Man, that really is a clean fox!! It's gonna a badass car when you get it going!
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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looks really good, ive been considering going with a single turbo over the winter. are you modifying a kit for a mustang of fabbing your own?
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by colby72olds
Man, that really is a clean fox!! It's gonna a badass car when you get it going!
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Originally Posted by lt4malibu
looks really good, ive been considering going with a single turbo over the winter. are you modifying a kit for a mustang of fabbing your own?
I bought this kit for my C-5 but decided to use it for this build and leave the Corvette stock. I will have have someone fab the cold and hot side but that will be pretty easy.
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Car is clean as hell..Looks like your making some good progress..
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Originally Posted by 97'-lt1
Car is clean as hell..Looks like your making some good progress..
its coming along, I just orders a bunch of stuff for it yesterday and today. If I get time this week, I'm hoping to get the fuel system ran, radiator mounted, all the accessories mounted, drive shaft cut and mount the exhaust.

Hopefully I can send it to get the piping done next week
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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Very nice car, should be a hell of a ride when it's all done.
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Wont the hole you cut in the shock tower for the header, leave your front end weak as hell. You might want to add some other bracing.
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 72Elkytpi
Wont the hole you cut in the shock tower for the header, leave your front end weak as hell. You might want to add some other bracing.
its going to get fixed when I remove the motor to get it painted. I'm going to be some round tubing bent and cut it in half so that the curve matchs and looks good
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ive been considering going with a single turbo over the winter.
DAMN IT NO!!!!!!......I'm tired of spending money on mine......


Nice ride Chad. That thing is going to be sick!
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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93 Cobras are beautiful (even clones)



good luck with the build, should be a fun car when done.
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