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Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 01:20

post up a timeline of your car... when you bought it, and where it is today. tell us what you've done too. :cool:

the Cobra...
bought it bone stock in Nov 2003 with 10,000 miles on the clock.
the only thing i had done to the car in these pics was stick a runny pony in the grille (it had an old shelby snake in the grille when i bought it)
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra2.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra21.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra32.jpg

the first mod i did to the car was order the right snake for the grille and stick there in there...

i parked the car after two weeks of ownership to head to germany... i was there for 5 months before i flew home to get the woman... when i got home, i installed a 2003 Cobra rear bumper cover, had my 2003 Cobra side view mirrors from my last car painted and i installed those and i picked up a pair of 35th anniversary GT door panels. i installed a pair of smoked foglights and i also installed a Steeda Tri-ax shifter and MGW T bar shift knob as well as a few little interior upgrade pieces
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra29.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra17.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra78.jpg

on my next trip home... i added a pair 2003 Cobra side skirts, GT side scoops, black 18 x 9 FR500s wrapped in BFB KDWs (265/35/18), 50% taillight tint :nono2: (shame on me, peeled it off on my next trip), and a pair of strut caps (used to be stock equipment on 94-95 stangs)
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra64.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra68.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/cobra46.jpg

i actually bought 2 different hoods for this car... niether worked out...
i bought a 2000 Cobra R hood... UPS dropped it and broke it
and i bought a 2003 Mach 1 hood and shaker set up... but the selller dropped it and broke it. :cry:

anyway, on the next trip after that, i added a new, two tone leather wrapped steering wheel. i think thats it. i went back 6 months later. :whoknows:
http://www.cobra-dan.com/newcobra8.jpg

and for the next trip home, in Dec... i have a pair of flowmasters, highflow SLP cats, Bullitt pedals, Bullitt fuel door, Saleen S281 wing and i MIGHT paint my Bullitt side scoops and install those... i dunno.

thats it for me. i may post up the V6 tomorrow or something. :coffee:

phenixone

10-09-2006, 01:30

2004 Cobra. Bought it April 17 this year with 16,000 on the odometer. So far I have a Magnaflow cat back, JLT CAI, Steeda 2.80 blower pulley, Afco pro series heat exchanger (still in the box due to my laziness), Cobra grill emblem, style bar, window tint, Cobra floor mats and a couple billet interior dress ups.

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/1962/6758/106510.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/1962/6758/106508.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/1962/6758/106509.jpg

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 01:31

you got more miles on yours than i do on mine. :cool:

edit: and you suck at the picture resizing. you squashed them pics.

phenixone

10-09-2006, 01:35

you got more miles on yours than i do on mine. :cool:

edit: and you suck at the picture resizing. you squashed them pics.
#1 - blow me
#2 - I could disconnect 2 spark plugs and STILL be faster than you. :lol:

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 01:38

#1 - blow me
#2 - I could disconnect 2 spark plugs and STILL be faster than you. :lol:
that bothers me not. i'm just fine with my NA DOHC.

phenixone

10-09-2006, 01:38

that bothers me not. i'm just fine with my NA DOHC.
Pffft. NA is teh lose.

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 01:40

Pffft. NA is teh lose.
your mom is na... and she's fast.

phenixone

10-09-2006, 01:40

your mom is na... and she's fast.
Not as fast as if she was supercharged. Like your mom. Booonnng.

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 01:43

ok ok, back on topic.

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 07:42

bone stock when i bought her in Feb 2005 with 6,000 miles.
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks4.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks8.jpg

i knew i was buying the car before i actually picked it up, so i had a few parts laying around at my house ready to go on...
i installed a rear bumper letter kit, a 35th anniversary honeycomb panel, mach 1 grille delete, mach 1 chin spoiler, GT fog light kit and a set of reverse glow gauges from UPR.
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks13.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks27.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks11.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks24.jpg
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks18.jpg

next, i added GT side scoops...
http://www.cobra-dan.com/darkshadow14.jpg

then i bought and installed a factory cruise control kit for the car... pic and install here...
http://www.forums.militarystangs.com/showthread.php?t=1174

then came an LED rear brake light...
http://www.cobra-dan.com/vsicks23.jpg

then one day i decided to sell the car... so i removed and sold the chin spoiler, grille delete, and the honeycomb panel. i took the billet stuff out and took it home to the Cobra... i took the LED brake light out and mailed it to my dad for his car. and i was messing around and ruined the gauges... so the car is back to stock except the side scoops, cruise control, and fog lights.:whoknows:

MustangSteveGT

10-09-2006, 11:02

trust me. you dont wanna see what my car has looked like!

88GT

10-09-2006, 12:19

Bought mine about 2 years ago. It was born green, but was blue when I got it.
1st thing I did was have the tranny rebuilt.
Then replaced a missing door handle and some interior parts.
Then started on eliminating rattles. (mostly loose crap in the trunk)
Then painted it the color all Stangs should be. :D
Added an MSD and gears
Then rebuilt the motor.
Then lowered the front via cutting the springs. :nod: :cool: Best mod for dollar so far ($0)

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 13:31

Cobra Dan

10-09-2006, 13:31

trust me. you dont wanna see what my car has looked like!
eh, post it up dude.

MustangSteveGT

10-09-2006, 15:15

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/Mustangbw.jpg
picked her up in 2001

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/CrashedStang.jpg
crazy illigal immigrant in mini van vs. my stang during 2002

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/cobracervinis.jpg
2003-
the cobra R front bumper which didnt last long after i joined the navy and my mom who was taking care of the car rammed into parking slabs and curbs like 100 times.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/kristinStang.jpg
2004 stfu...
After being in the Navy i picked up my car and had it while i was going to surgical technician school. pic of my car with some temporary rims. that is my ex girlfriend kristin in the picture. this was a transitional phase. chainging over to the black widow body kit and 03 cobra front bumper i still had primered.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/VerySmallStang.jpg
early 05
after i had the entire car repainted silver again but with black stripes.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/DirtyEngine69.jpg
2005-
the pre Fox Lake P-51 Procharger & 42lb fuel injector pic. much added hp but no need for a tune yet since the chip came with it.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/P51b.jpg
2006-
The engine bay in its present state. I need a tune. it has the supercharger,p-51 intake w/ 75mm throttle body, svt focus fuel pump and the 3.73 gears when this was taken
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/OpenHoodFar.jpg
supercharged and painted with smoked foglights. no grille yet

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/NewGrille2.jpg
grille and smoked headlights
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/000_0880.jpg
Unpainted new roush side skirts and new borla side exit exhaust. A work in progress. I've finally decided on a body i want. Shinoda chin spoiler is on the way to make the front level with the sides. My vision is for it to be visually the same concept as the Cobra R- low in the front, high in the back with a staggered look due to the side exhaust. imagine it had a chin spoiler. if my car were to have a concept or theme other than the cobra r i love so much it would be the merging of classic and modern new edge designs. and doing it cleanly. its taken me a lot of time and money to come to the decision i have on what i want it to look like but the end result makes it worth it to me.
i've got the paint job locked on as soon as it gets tuned to paint the rear spoiler and side skirts.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/MustangSteveGT/weakdrawing2.jpg
This is very rough concept drawing using microsoft paint. its ghetto i know

i know you'll all make fun of it but oh well whatever. i like it

SMOKE

10-09-2006, 15:33

Quite an evolution, MustangSteveGT.

Mars0341

10-11-2006, 05:51

Ok heres my story as seen from my wife's perspective:

Bought car in May of 2005 wifey=:D

Started modding car shortly thereafter wifey=:confused:

Further modded car wifey=:rolleyes:

Started getting into more extensive mods (gears, etc) wifey=:nono2:

Bought wheels, springs, struts, etc. this past spring wifey=:mad:

Damn, I wish UPS would get some stealth delivery trucks :ponder:

Cobra Dan

10-11-2006, 05:55

White Knight

10-12-2006, 16:22

2005 GT purchased in April 2006 with only 1300 miles on it. Yes, 1300. You can be jealous. :D

I've done absolutely nothing to it yet other than a couple oil changes but I plan on having alot of fun with this thing. Lots of performance upgrades will come in the future but for the time being I'm still enjoying the power I'm getting from stock.

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang.jpg

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang1.jpg

For the exterior I'm thinking of putting a Boss kit on it. Or I may go the other way and give it a Saleen look. I'm still confused. One thing I definately want to stay away from is getting an ELNR kit or anything that will make my car look anything like it.....too played out.....which is kind of a shame because Cervini's makes me happy in pants.

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang2.jpg

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang3.jpg

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang4.jpg
I've seen some stangs out there with the bullit dash, nobs, lock pins, etc and liked the look of that so I'll definately end up ripping out the dash on this one. I'm also thinking about going with 2 tone leather seats but that's going to be very low on my priority list.

http://www.boomspeed.com/superpsn/stang7.jpg

Cobra Dan

10-12-2006, 16:26

which is kind of a shame because Cervini's makes me happy in pants.

too bad that kit will make you very unhappy in the pocket book though.

nice car dude. i'm a huge fan of the 2005+ Mustangs. i'll have one someday. :cool:

edit: as far as the dash goes... no need to rip it out... just buy the interior dress up kit pieces and install them. :nod:

White Knight

10-12-2006, 16:31

too bad that kit will make you very unhappy in the pocket book though.

nice car dude. i'm a huge fan of the 2005+ Mustangs. i'll have one someday. :cool:

You ain't lying. 12 grand to have them just do the body kit and I think it can go anywhere up to like 26 g's........which is more than I paid for my car to begin with.

Cobra Dan

10-12-2006, 16:34

You ain't lying. 12 grand to have them just do the body kit and I think it can go anywhere up to like 26 g's........which is more than I paid for my car to begin with.
yeah, their prices are usually competitive and their quality is second to none... but that new kit is crazy. it looks sharp, but for the price, i'd find something else.

the new Saleens are simply amazing... their best yet in my opinion.

White Knight

10-15-2006, 07:13

yeah, their prices are usually competitive and their quality is second to none... but that new kit is crazy. it looks sharp, but for the price, i'd find something else.

the new Saleens are simply amazing... their best yet in my opinion.

Oh yeah, that C500 is a freaking animal. 535 horses under the hood = raging woody. I don't doubt the quality of their work at all. I was searching around the net the other day and came across this particular Stang and was rather impressed with it and think I'd like to go in this general direction as far as the exterior is concerned.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mustangtuning/crides000038.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mustangtuning/crides000038-2.jpg

Stang22

10-26-2006, 12:25

Cobra Dan

10-26-2006, 12:38

Oh yeah, that C500 is a freaking animal. 535 horses under the hood = raging woody. I don't doubt the quality of their work at all. I was searching around the net the other day and came across this particular Stang and was rather impressed with it and think I'd like to go in this general direction as far as the exterior is concerned.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mustangtuning/crides000038.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mustangtuning/crides000038-2.jpg
eh, all that is going on there is a hood and duck tail spoiler. both nice additions... especially that hood... but the fact that he put Cobra emblems on it and GT500 side stripes... that totally lessens that car.

:whoknows:

edit: oh snap, i just got major. :cool:

Cobra Dan

10-26-2006, 12:45

Mine is about 5 pages worth, so I wrote up a write-up for my web page. I get a lot of questions, so I just point them to the page. Take a look!

http://leemotorsports.com/stang22/ click on the scrolling marquee, "Stang22 Story".

Tim
nice write-up dude. that's alot of work! looks real sharp though. that is simply a gorgeous fox Mustang. :drool:

Stang22

10-26-2006, 17:47

nice write-up dude. that's alot of work! looks real sharp though. that is simply a gorgeous fox Mustang. :drool:

Thanks dude! I moved some of the pics around on my server and now I have to re-link them. :(

Tim