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My car does not look like this now is is in a thousand pieces with bondo all over it and its all sanded and it will be red fire metallic in a few weeks


1st pic is the inside the day i bought it

2nd pic the inside after like a month

3rd pic me and my baby of course lol

4th pic my guage setup

5th pic my MSD mount

6th pic my motor a week after i bought it with my new TB

7th pic a side view of the old paint

8th pic my new MAC 3 inch rolled tips

ok my mods are

MAC shorty headers

2.5 inch MAC offroad H

2.5 to 3 inch MAC catback

Hurst short shifter

autometers

70mm professional products polished TB

73mm C&L MAF

Anderson Power pipe (not in pics)

MSD ignition and coil

white face guages

and im going up to a 75mm TB with my new street heat and bigger MAF

im buying the $400 5-lug swap soon to mount my 03 rims

and buying some corbeau GTS II for it i have a strut brace on order and clear headlights for my new paint.

i want to try and get you paint progress pics but its hard without a digital camera



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im liking it.

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your ashtray door isnt even broken!

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5 oh


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nope im going to try for recent pics today i need to find one of my friends with a camera

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Lookin good!

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wheres the new pix!?

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never got any my buddy who did the body work didn't have his camera.

-- Edited by 5 oh at 17:05, 2007-07-16

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remember if you're doing that $400 5 lug swap, you'll need to grind down that rotor hat to make those Cobras fit...

Just an FYI before you go buying it not knowing.... like I did.

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my car has a 5 lug swap but i didnt do it. the 95 cobra's fit on mine though.

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Those are one of the few that will clear. Try putting a 99 or 03 rim to see if it fits... if you can get a hold of one.

I ran into this problem as I only wanted to run the 99-01 cobra wheel. The rotor hat was too big and the wheel wouldn't mount up. I had to grind the rotor hat down and then it worked, but I had center cap clearance issues.

I ended up getting too frustrated and sold the whole set up and started piecing together my sn95/cobra brake swap....... I had no idea what I was getting into!!!!



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yeahh. i almost got bullits and sold the cobras, but i just put 500 bucks worth of rubber on the cobras, so theyre here to stay!

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so your telling me i have to buy 94/95 front rotors?

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Yes. You need the 94/95 spindles, then a compatable rotor/caliper IF you want to run a bullet wheel, 99/01 cobra, 03 cobra.... Go to www.corral.net and look in the suspension parts classifieds. Only a few 5 lug wheels will match that $400 conversion rotor.

Now if you want to do all wheel disc, you will need to change the booster/MC...

I did this swap and learned ALOT in the process, so let me know if you have any questions. And ask alot of questions before you tackle this project...



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Read this a few times... it'll help answer a lot of questions.

http://www.sn95brakes.com/5lug.php

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thats awesome! thanks a lot man!

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ya pat i ran into the same problem w. my bullits on my red car....instead of grinding the rotor, grab a set of gorilla perf. 5/16 wheel spacers and longer studs, it saves alot of work and headaches cuz u wont find the studs at any store in stock....id keep ur 95 cobras, there the smoothest wheels around, i had em on my last car and i fuckin loved em, wish i didnt sell them

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thats what im thinking frank! no one really runs the 95 cobras. i think they look horrible on the 94+ but mint on a fox. i just put 500 bucks worth of rubber around the cobras, so theyre definatly here to stay for a while!

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frank thanks for that idea and no i dont want 4 wheel disc but if i have to do 94-95 spindles and rotors i will.

oo yea will the back fit with the drums?

-- Edited by 5 oh at 17:37, 2007-07-18

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The back won't be an issue...

I agree that the 95 cobras are niiiiice. Especially on an 87-93 LX. I would stick with that wheel and only do the other brake swap if you want a different wheel or "need" that excessive stopping power...

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ok so the 94-95 sopindles will bolt right up to me 5.0? with rotors with a 94-95 calipaer which will also bolt right on my stock brake line?

tell me exactly what i need-

94-95 L/R spindles
L/R 94-95 rotors
L/R 94-95 calipers

i just want to piece it all together and bolt it on in a weekend.

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do you think big franks idea is good?

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OK. Lets start with what wheels you want to run???

If you are running a 9" wheel, then make sure you get the stock length axles for the rear... (you can get them from a Ranger)

If you are running an 8" wheel, then I would suggest using a SN95 axles to increase the track width. (this is what I am using) You may need to have your fenders rolled eventually when all is said and done.

For the fronts, you need the 94/95 spindles to maintain the stock track width, OR if running a 8" wheel (like the 99 cobra that I have) then I would recommend using the 96 spindles w/ an increase track width. (i should've done this, and may in the near future).

This is copied from the website above: Parts needed

'94-95 spindles from a V6, GT or Cobra. They are all the same. Left and Right side. These will keep the stock front track. You can use the '96+ newer units, but the track will increase 8mm per side.

2 hubs. These come in ABS and non-ABS units. Either one will work. If you need a new ones, contact PPI for the best price on them.

2 hub nuts to spindle

2 dust caps

4 spindle to caliper mounting bolts (same bolts on all 94-present mustangs)

0.330" tall spacer, 5/8" inside diameter , 1.5" outside diameter (or a stack of washers totaling 0.330"). This is needed to properly fasten the crown nut on the lower control arm ball joint (the fox ball joint is about 1/2 taller than the SN95s and you will run out of threads, pic). If you are buying new tubular A arms, get them with the SN95 ball joints. Here are pics of a homemade one: [pic 1] [pic 2]

calipers and rotors -- see part 3.2 to help on this decision!

If your car is lowered, plan on offset rack bushings or a bumpsteer kit with the '94-95 spindles, measure on the '96+ modular units.



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That's some good shit! Thanks for that!

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No problem.

I researched the piss out of every type of 5 lug conversion possible for my car, so I know this stuff pretty well.

Let me know if you have any more questions...

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i think im gonna stay 4-lug w. my notch just cuz i already have cobra's for it and plan on buyin draglites if i can find some cheap, the only reason i did 5-lug on my other cars is cuz i got the bullits w. rubber for 200$ out of a junk yard and they were mint, and my 89 was so nice and i got the 94 cobras for cheap as welll...if u wanna do a regular 5-lug i can get u the rotors from my work for cheap....and get a set of axles off of summit..then your golden....get moser, they handle 1200hp so ull most likley never need another set of axles again

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i need rotors for my stang frank, what ones should i get? any idea?

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http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=789


One choice.... just remember they need to go with your current spindle set up. Don't know of any other options than these...

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i foget exactly how much they are but i think there like 40 a piece....there off a 89-90 lincoln mark 7 i can get them next day, thats all u need ......unless u have the sn95 spindle set up, im not shure tho, watk ind of front brakes do u have

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they appear to be stock front breaks

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Get the Lincolns... They'll work just fine.

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