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I love the looks of the 2008-2014 Cobra Jets but there was no way I could afford one.
This is as close as I will get, so here goes the story of the build of my S197 Mustang 3 Valve GT up to the point that I took it to the Div. 3 race at Indy in late April. I wanted to build it for H/SA and see what the car would run with the required Stock Eliminator mods done to the car. Link to that day @ Indy: http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=62048 After thinking about building one of these cars and searching all the ads on the internet for over a year, I finally got my big break in late Feb. of this year. A friend sent me a screenshot of a rebuilt 2005 Mustang GT and I found the CL ad. Up to this point it was the cheapest 3 valve GT I could find. I contacted the owner and locked in a deal where I would be the first person to look at the car. After looking at it and driving it for 5 minutes, I threw the seller an offer and we exchanged cash for the title. The car had been hit front and rear and was rebuilt with a clean KY rebuilt title. I had my car, but now I had to work fast to get it ready for Indy. The car mechanically checked out good. It had fantastic anti-lock brakes, strong engine and the trans felt fine. This was the very first 3 valve Mustang GT I had ever driven. Up to that point I had been used to my 95 Mustang GTs. The A/C and power steering felt great. Too bad because both would soon be taken off. ![]() ![]() ![]() It had the wrong headlights, turn signal markers, and was missing the lower grille and left rear side marker. I managed to get a set of headlights locally for 40 bucks. The other items I had to get on ebay because the local salvage yard here did not have any 2005 and newer Mustangs. So I paid about $ 140 for all the correct lights, markers and grill, so now the body of the car was legal. ![]() The first mod would be to allow my skinny drag wheels to work. These cars have huge (and heavy) front brakes but require a special part number ARP studs. Thanks to the S197 forums, I armed myself with enough info to order the correct 3 inch wheel studs and a stud installer. All 10 studs were $ 123.00 delivered. Not cheap, but they are the only ones I could find. ![]() I also purchased a stud installer for 23 bucks. That is one great tool. I would screw a lug nut on the old stud, lightly tap on the stud while applying pulling pressure on the backside of the hub with a crowbar to try and absorb some of the impact of the hammer. Those hubs are sealed and non serviceable, so I did not want to damage the bearings any more than possible. ( I put a lug nut on the old stud while hammering it out to prevent it from hitting the ABS tone ring ) ![]() ![]() All 5 studs were installed in less than 20 minutes and the wheel fit perfect. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT Last edited by ALMACK; 05-03-2016 at 01:09 PM. |
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