RedTwilight Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Is it bad that the idea crossed my mind of swapping everything over from the '98 into the Triumph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 41 minutes ago, RedTwilight said: Is it bad that the idea crossed my mind of swapping everything over from the '98 into the Triumph? I like the way you think. If I was a trust fund baby, or had an unlimited supply of cash, you'd see a lot of creations like that haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 FYI on the part out, the hood scoop nostril inserts bring a mint on eBay. Excited to see more updates as the transplanting process begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 4 hours ago, CompOrangeSN95 said: Update: The drive train has arrived. '98 cobra, 105k miles, with some cosmetic damage. I'll be using the engine, trans, hydroboost, and abs module. The front brakes are going to my Dad and the rest will be up for grabs. My car is currently on the lift and waiting for me to pull the rear. PS: The Triumph Spitfire is being parted out as well. If you happen to know any enthusiasts give me a shout. It's a 1979 with an original hard top. Engine runs, and the trans shifts. whats the interior look like on that one cobra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 6 hours ago, Blackmage said: whats the interior look like on that one cobra? It's pretty bad. Brown leather interior. I'll post some pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 22 hours ago, 95riosnake said: FYI on the part out, the hood scoop nostril inserts bring a mint on eBay. Excited to see more updates as the transplanting process begins! I'm hoping to get as much cash out of it as I can. I have quite a collection of mustang parts now. I may end up getting a spot at carlisle to see if I can unload a bunch of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Now you see it... Now you don't... Next up is to cutout the spare tire well and a majority of the trunk floor. Once that's out I'll weld in a chromoly brace, media blast the underside, paint ia, and install the IRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted May 18, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Looking good so far! Really jealous of the IRS... Especially your custom parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Speaking of... when are those toe links hitting the market? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanter Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 3 hours ago, 95riosnake said: Speaking of... when are those toe links hitting the market? lol There is an ad on the facebook page for them. I am not sure if they are ready to ship or not the ad is pretty old. https://www.facebook.com/groups/361920087214925/permalink/998893250184269/?sale_post_id=998893250184269 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 @95riosnake They're currently for sale, and I have 1 set ready to ship and material to make more. I've had some interest, but no takers yet on account of them not being real world tested. They're also up on our website www.ARGperformance.com. I'm pushing really hard to get the car on the road so I can get some time on them, but until then I have to trust the math. This is what's included with the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 ^ PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 The floor is gone. I'm going to seem weld the LCA mounting boxes as well as the rear sub-frame. Then it's on to the frame for my fuel cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Update: Rear frame brace is in. The sheet metal warped while I was welding it... operator error. The brace is nice and straight though, and that's all that matters. I added gussets and 1/4" angle iron to tie the back sheet metal to the frame and gives me a place to mount my new bumper support. Next step is cleaning everything and preping it for the IRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabres Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 So envious of this project. I would love to build a car like this. Can't wait to see more progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 36 minutes ago, Tabres said: So envious of this project. I would love to build a car like this. Can't wait to see more progress! It's slow, but will definitely be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I got the car outside today and power washed the underside. Since the car doesn't have a trunk or rear, we just jacked it up with an engine hoist and wheeled it outside. Once it was clean we rolled it back onto the lift and got the rear end in place, again using the engine hoist. Got everything lined up, installed it, and marked the frame to drill holes for the rear mounts. I ended up machining some 3/8" 6061 aluminum plates to put on top of the frame rail but forgot to take a picture of the finished product. Here's some pictures of the rear end installed, before we took it back out to drill the frame and install the aluminum plates. I'm hoping to get some more work done on it in the next few weeks. Also looking at getting some maximum motorsports mm2 coil overs at the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 That looks extremely badass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 damn an independent rear looks so killer in an sn95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thanks guys. It was a long time coming, but it's in. Looking forward to mocing up the frame for my fuel cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Having no trunk floor definitely has its benefits, I wish I could have installed my IRS with an engine hoist lol. I had to do it using two floor jacks and it took me an entire day of stress to get it in without scratching the hell out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, 95riosnake said: Having no trunk floor definitely has its benefits, I wish I could have installed my IRS with an engine hoist lol. I had to do it using two floor jacks and it took me an entire day of stress to get it in without scratching the hell out of it. The hoist and car lift are a god send. I'm very lucky to able to use one whenever I need it. We still had to do a bunch of finagling to drill the holes in the frame for the rear mounts. I can only imagine how much of a nightmare it is to do on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted June 7, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 1 hour ago, 95riosnake said: Having no trunk floor definitely has its benefits, I wish I could have installed my IRS with an engine hoist lol. I had to do it using two floor jacks and it took me an entire day of stress to get it in without scratching the hell out of it. Looks like I'll be suffering the same fate in a few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Small update: The frame for the fuel cell is complete, minus the top mounting holes. Did a moc-up with the fuel cell and it looks pretty cool. I have some work to do on the fuel cell before I can finish mounting it and plumbing the fuel system. I'll be running a swirl pot, and duel redundant pump setup to prevent fuel starvation even under the harshest conditions. I will also be machining a new flange and filler neck so I don't have to worry about the derpy D-ring cap that came with the tank. The current plan (which is ever changing, thanks brain) is to finish the suspension, get the engine and trans swapped in, and drive the shit out of it. Once I've tested some of my parts and put a little more money in the bank, I'll be continuing with my under body aero and full cage. P.S. if you know anyone interested in a bone stock 3.8 v6 and auto trans, give me a shout. Engine runs great, trans needs to be rebuilt. Bonus picture of the brake setup on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Another update: Sub-frame connectors are done, jacking bars are done, and the engine and trans has been pulled from the 98 cobra. Time to tear into it a bit and make sure everything looks good. Planning on doing the COP mod, rear coolant crossover mod, and most likely en egr delete to make space for future plans. Also looking to swap the coolant pipe to AN hose and fittings. Hoping to have my front suspension this December. Slow build is slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Nice progress! Slow and steady wins the race, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 subframes and jacking rails look good under there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Thanks guys! This car probably had the straightest pinch welds I've ever seen on an SN95. Made the install of the jacking rails go really smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideTech_Ryan Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 looks great! love seeing the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfateam Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Yeah, I've made some progress on it. Got the v6 out and cleaned up the engine bay. Wire brushed the inner fenders and strut towers and threw some black paint on. Got my front suspension, brakes, eibach sway bars, rear coil overs, wiring harness, and fuel system. Just trying to make time to work on it. Also cleaned up the engine, AN fittings for coolant all around, COP conversion, and underdrive pulleys. Found some metal when I took the pan off so I'm going to pull the mains to see if I can locate the source. I'm really pushing to have the car on the road/track by May. I'm using a 1 gallon fuel cell as a swirl pot. DW250 feeding the swirl pot and a DW350 feeding the engine. Sleeves to use mm coil overs with my KB lower control arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Front suspension is in. Just finished putting new studs in my new front hubs, so those will be on this weekend. Cleaning up the steering rack and installing my MM bump steer kit as well and it'll finally be sitting on it's own feet again. I also finalized my design for a divorced shifter. Going to ditch the center console and moc-up something custom.Bad news: I tore into the motor and found the one cylinder has deep gouging in it. On top of that, the crank was rubbing on one of the main caps, wearing a considerable amount of material off. Going to bring the block and crank to my engine guy and see what he says about them. The previous owner really fucked this thing up. front suspension divorced shifter engine gore idk what's up with the head gaskets that were on this thing but all of the coolant passages only had a 1/8" hole... This engine definitely suffered from heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted January 24, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 What sway bar mounts are those? And what sway bar? Something I still haven't bought for my car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanter Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Are you not running a center console or modifying it for the shifter. I saw a divorced shifter setup in a datsun z with no console and it looked awesome. Edited January 24, 2017 by Lanter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 15 minutes ago, Psychorugby said: What sway bar mounts are those? And what sway bar? Something I still haven't bought for my car... They are maximum motorsports mounts. Moved it forward for the offset arms. The sway bar itself is eibach. 1 minute ago, Lanter said: Are you not running a center console or modifying it for the shifter. I saw a divorced shifter setup in a datsun z with no console and it looked awesome. I'm taking out the center console. It'll just be carpet with a boot for the shifter and a boot for the parking brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
410sn95 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 It looks like you are using the 94-95 spindles. The spacer stack for bump steer will be kinda crazy, if not impossible to get correct bump steer. The 96+ spindles are the way to go cuz the steering arm for the tie-rod is straight vs. offset. MM does not recommend using the 94-95 spindles when using the upper mounting holes on the k-frame cuz it makes the situation even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, 410sn95 said: It looks like you are using the 94-95 spindles. The spacer stack for bump steer will be kinda crazy, if not impossible to get correct bump steer. The 96+ spindles are the way to go cuz the steering arm for the tie-rod is straight vs. offset. MM does not recommend using the 94-95 spindles when using the upper mounting holes on the k-frame cuz it makes the situation even worse. Hmm, good to know. I didn't realize they were different. Conveniently I have a set from a 98 cobra, I'll clean them up and install them instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Love that shifter design! Sad news about the motor, at least you will know it's 100% when you get it out on the track though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompOrangeSN95 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 1 hour ago, 95riosnake said: Love that shifter design! Sad news about the motor, at least you will know it's 100% when you get it out on the track though. Thanks man! Yeah it's a bitter sweet scenario. Means the car won't be on the road this year, but at least it will be bulletproof when it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabres Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 The shifter is awesome. I saw a guy on SVTPerformance build something similar several years back and have wanted to do it with my car ever since. It would be so much more ergonomic to drive with how far back I have to sit because of how tall I am. Embarrassing to say almost, but I haven't ever perused it because I don't really want to give up my cupholders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...