Chris Shea wrote:
> heh, good point on the repairs -

I saw one in a showroom, and thought, "quite a car, but no f'ing way".

> if you notice just about every one of those cars have the 26 spline
> shaft/clutch and upgraded axle shafts

I did.. naturally, with that kind of yank, those upgrades are needed...

> not to mention that a few of the motors have already been rebuilt...
>
> but yes they can be VERY fast cars - the article is just about the ones with
> the irs and 6-spd. the ones with solid axles and autos i think run 9's, and
> are streetable

"C4" was what really grabbed me. I mean, not AOD, not C6. The same
damned C4 I had in my first '67 C-code. The lighter weight, smaller C4
sure can handle a lot when built for racing. Relatively cheap, a proven
design, and motors with a lot of area under the curve (like high-psi,
blown modulars) make three speeds adventageous with the right convertor.
The solid axle part in lieu of IRS interested me, too. "Which way is
progress, in this sport" type of thing...

> on mine i want to ultimatley go solid axle and kenne bell - but it sure aint
> gonna happen anytime soon tho, this machine is keeping me broke!!

They'll do that. For my street '67 I'm pondering a 4-bolt 302 with a
Paxton centrifugal. For that $, I should just drop in a nice cammed FE,
but I could do the blown wheezer in two "phases". Still got time. It's
gotta be very streetable regardless.

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> chris
> 04 comp orange cobra vert
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>
> Wound Up wrote in message >...
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wrote:
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>>>http://musclemustangfastfords.com/fe.../0503mm_shoot/
>>>
>>>Thought some of you might find this interesting. I think it's f'ing
>>
> awesome!
>
>>>Boy what I'd do for a Sonic Blue '03 SVT Cobra =).
>>
>>It was. And I'd love an '03 Cobra if I never had to pay for repairs. =)
>>
>>Here's a quote from the 2nd-place finisher, who slammed out a 10.79,
>>demostrating what those in the know think of Old Iron:
>>
>> "I'd like to put a C4, a live axle, and maybe a Kenne Bell or Whipple
>>on it and go nines," Jerry says.
>>
>>Nines, after swapping out the T56 and the IRS for a 40+ year old back
>>half. Well, whaddya know about that?
>>
>>
>>>-Mike
>>>
>>>--
>>>A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT
>>>Cold air intake
>>>FRPP 3.73 gears
>>>Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
>>>Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo)
>>>Hi-speed fan switch
>>>255/60R-15 rear tires
>>>Subframe connectors
>>>Aluminum adjustable clutch quadrant
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Wound Up
>>ThunderSnake #65
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