SharpSNcoyote Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Don't get your hopes up too soon. Im not doing the swap just yet and it will likely be awhile but for those that are willing to be patient with me I hope you enjoy this build thread. I do have the coyote in my posession and I do have a 03 cobra IRS I plan to swap as well with a 6 speed tranny later. However as of right now Im driving my 98 every day with its little stock NPI 4.6 while I get my feel of the car and do some much needed refreshing of the paint/body, interior and overall mechanics of the car. Im actually enjoying the car a lot like it is right now, looking forward to making a few smokey burnout videos and a few passes at the track even though I know it will be painful to see the time slips haha! When I got this thing about 2 weeks ago it had silver tail lights, the auto zone stick on fender vents above the GT emblems, a ERICA decal across the trunk, the drivers window about to fall off the tracks and looked like it had a 4x4 lift on it. While all of that has been changed I still have a long way to go all the while having my main goal of swapping the coyote in it in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 This thing was and still is in many ways everything one would see a 98 GT mustang from south Ar/North La being. But in the end that will be the beauty of this entire build... A testimony of bringing one of these cars back and saving it from a typical lifestyle that so many of them end up in. So here it is as it sits right now 2 weeks after I got it. Not much has changed yet but I did lower it and put a set of tail lights in it... And took "ERICA's" auto zone fender vents off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 And here is the coyote and all its glory. Where I stand right I need the BBK headers, the ford racing harness and ECM (thanks ford for making the factory harness and computer useless) and the Moroso oil pan. I do plan and want to get a tubular Kmember as well. So yeah that's the list of whats physically holding me back right now however I want this done right and look good so I will be taking my time to get the car cleaned up and in good shape for it because as we all know this thing is 7x what this car is worth haha! It would be a shame to throw it in a hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Definitely excited to see this as is progresses. At least you already have the big purchases covered with the Coyote and IRS, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Yeah aint that the truth! Im probably going to get the IRS swapped first as soon as i get everything I need for it. Which btw any help would be much appreciated. Ive been reading various threads on the swap so Im not totally in the dark. Im going to need brakes though because the guy I got it from took them off before hand. Good time to upgrade all the brakes i guess right?! Haha! I want to get the bushings and everything from MM as well unless you can suggest a better route. Ive heard good things about their IRS stuff though.Also on an unrelated IRS note, new headlights, cobra front bumper and finally about to replace these ratty flowmasters with a couple magnapacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 excited to see this take shape. curious as to why/how you had a coyote and an IRS laying around before you even had the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted December 22, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 excited to see this take shape. curious as to why/how you had a coyote and an IRS laying around before you even had the car? No kidding! I can't wait to see this come together. I wish I had done the same some days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 excited to see this take shape. curious as to why/how you had a coyote and an IRS laying around before you even had the car?It sure begs the question right?! Haha! Ive actually had it now for about a year. I owned a 86 fox that I was planning to put it in but as time went on I decided to sell it. Then I bought a 51 f100 that i thought I would put it in but then decided that was a little more work than I wanted. So came to the conclusion that I wanted something I could drive now that would be a good candidate for a coyote swap in the future. So here I am today as the proud owner of a 98 sn. Dang near had to sell my soul to get this thing lol. Some people may think im crazy and the wife still don't like to talk about it, i say its all in what a man wants. But here is how I paid for the coyote. Done it all myself with the help of my brother. Hopefully this will put a little confidence in me for the ones tagging along for the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperstang1994 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 looks like a good build. I love seeing all the IRS swaps around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 And here is the fox that it was originally going in. Also my first car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Regarding bushings, I'd recommend looking into Full Tilt Boogie Racing, I have just about everything they make other than the Ford Racing rear cover in my IRS and cannot say enough good things about their stuff. Their site has complete install videos, list of torques, etc. A very thorough and knowledgeable company, I wouldn't hesitate to send someone their way. Some reading: http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?260665-Cobra-Mustang-IRS-Delrin-UHMW-Alum-bushing-kit-w-adj-sway-bar-links-amp-bumpsteer-kit&highlight= And their website: http://fulltiltboogieracing.com/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Regarding bushings, I'd recommend looking into Full Tilt Boogie Racing, I have just about everything they make other than the Ford Racing rear cover in my IRS and cannot say enough good things about their stuff. Their site has complete install videos, list of torques, etc. A very thorough and knowledgeable company, I wouldn't hesitate to send someone their way.Some reading:http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?260665-Cobra-Mustang-IRS-Delrin-UHMW-Alum-bushing-kit-w-adj-sway-bar-links-amp-bumpsteer-kit&highlight=And their website:http://fulltiltboogieracing.com/index.htmYou know I actually had a friend recommend and send that link to me as well. So yeah I was def going to read on what they have. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Its looking like christmas around my house! My favorite mufflers, magnaflow magnapacks. I was under the car looking around at everything after I first got it and wondering what crappy exhaust there was that was making the godawful noise when it was running and found 2 ratty flowmaster that were litterally rotted from the inside out. Huge holes in the sides of them and whatever baffles were on the inside were long gone. Just 2 empty shells. So first on the list was these lol. I refuse to drive something that sounded that horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Awesome! Thanks man! My last big purchase for the drivetrain is a 6 speed. I can use the 4r70w from what I have read, at least for the time being until i can get a 6 speed. So yeah that helps a lot, maybe he will have a tranny for me for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallblocksn95 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 +1 on full tilt, my friend just got the full it's kit on his 03 cobra, it's amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SharpSNcoyote Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 This is kind of a side note but how often does anyone see a 3.27 gear car? Lol curious if I just got lucky or is it pretty common. I thought they all came with either 2.73s or 3.08s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 This is kind of a side note but how often does anyone see a 3.27 gear car? Lol curious if I just got lucky or is it pretty common. I thought they all came with either 2.73s or 3.08sThis is kind of a side note but how often does anyone see a 3.27 gear car? Lol curious if just got lucky or is it pretty common. I thought they all came with either 2.73s or 3.08s[/quoteDon't quote me but I though a lot of cobras were 3.27?Either way, my gt was a 3.27 car from the factory. Most of the 248a optioned cars and GTS models were 3.27's Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Nice! At least it has 1 thing going for it as it stands lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 What use to be a muffler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Ive got 2 of these new/used flowmasters Ill be selling... $75 OBO LMAO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 "Gently used" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yeah, they have the new straight threw design to optimize performance? Lol I swear this car has 1 rusty ass glass pack on the drivers side just before the H pipe where I assume a converter crapped out? MERICA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Alright so who has the late model restoration's cobra front bumper? I have about 6 years of paint and body experience and my brother has about 11 so we are pretty confident in getting it to fit right but sometimes its just too far off to do lol. Anyone have any stories on these? Fit great? Good? Horrible? Mine should be here next week...Also i decided to try the black one piece headlights which will be in monday. Ive heard it took a little bit of tweaking to make those work but I have seen pics that they look to fit just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I HATED my one piece headlights. My biggest annoyance was that you could not adjust the highbeam vs the lowbeam. you had one adjustment for both. So my low beams were fine, and my highbeams lit up the tree tops. on top of that I had a little bit of a rake going on and the gap from the headlights needing to be adjusted up was ridiculous. Can kinda see it here, but below the corner marker there was a massive gap on each side. Then someone backed over my hood and i wisened up and bought some decent 2 piece units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yikes! I see what you mean. Well I will find out today I guess as they are to be delivered today. The ones I got look to be different than the ones you had but still one piece none the less. It was a toss up between the one piece and some smoked 2 piece but I decided to try the one piece headlights out. I like them both so if these don't fit I'll be getting some 2 piece smoked instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yikes! I see what you mean. Well I will find out today I guess as they are to be delivered today. The ones I got look to be different than the ones you had but still one piece none the less. It was a toss up between the one piece and some smoked 2 piece but I decided to try the one piece headlights out. I like them both so if these don't fit I'll be getting some 2 piece smoked instead.quality could have changed for sure, this was almost 5 years ago now. I do love my smoked 2 piece ones much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hell yeah, that looks really good. I hope I don't regret this lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Then again I have seen some cars with the 1 piece headlights just like the ones I got that looked really good and fit well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 just wait till you get em installed, im sure they'll be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 What one piece lights did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Alright so who has the late model restoration's cobra front bumper? I have about 6 years of paint and body experience and my brother has about 11 so we are pretty confident in getting it to fit right but sometimes its just too far off to do lol. Anyone have any stories on these? Fit great? Good? Horrible? Mine should be here next week. i'd like to know this as well. seems like anyone that gets an aftermarket cobra front bumper ends up with this hood and grill surround area gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 What one piece lights did you get?These ones lol. i'd like to know this as well. seems like anyone that gets an aftermarket cobra front bumper ends up with this hood and grill surround area gaps.And yeah Tony we done a little research on them and from what we have came up with if your going to go aftermarket the late model restoration is the best bet. Thats going off of reviews from people that have them. Just thought maybe someone on here has tried one and could give me a little more detail. But regardless, before long I will be able to tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 never seen those before. very interesting, get some installed pics asap! ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Will do! I guess the reason why I like them is it seemed that they were trying to incorp the new edge headlights design into the sn lights. They kept them simple and clean unlike a lot of aftermarket headlights. If they fit well enough it should pull off a more modern factory look in a older car. At least thats what I imagined... We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Well it was freezing outside but in just 30 - 45 minutes I had them in and adjusted pretty damn good i think. Ill perfect them when the cobra bumper comes in wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 those dont look to shabby! please, describe freezing though It was -16 when I came into work this morn. not ready for this cold BS. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Dude im in south Ark, its only like 38 haha! Weez tropical people lol. My original plan is to tint these slightly so I will probably do that as well. But yeah I like them forcsure. Pics don't do it much justice and that raggedy cracked up bumper don't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 what are you gonna use to tint them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpSNcoyote Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 what are you gonna use to tint them?We do a very light coat of black and then clear them. Works very well, just use automotive paint. Looks like factory smoked lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...