First, let me start off by saying, this is a non donor built car, all parts listed below were purchased new for this build, unlike so many lesser priced factory five builds currently on the market:
The following Cobra has all of the right parts, in all of the right places. Less than 4,000 miles on the completed Cobra....
Below are some of the major highlights of this car:
Ford Motorsport 351W crate engine rated at 385hp (Ford Motorsport Sportsman block with,
Forged pistons
Forged rods
Hydraulic cam
SVO Aluminum "X" heads
Roller alloy rockers
Edelbrock Air Gap Intake
Modified Holley 650cfm double pumper (chassis dyno tuned for car)
Moroso throttle mount
DurasparkII distributor
MSD 6AL ignition
Billet aluminum flywheel
Billet aluminum damper
March billet aluminum alternator brackets and pulleys (runs 6 rib serpentine belt but is crank rotation – NO idler pullies)
Cobra polished aluminum valve covers
Chrome Sunbeam Tiger "AC" Air Cleaner assembly with K&N filter, regular K&N 14 inch air filter assembly included
8 quart Canton Road Race
oil pan with matching windage tray and pickup
Ford Motorsports 351W headers
Braid steel lines to remote
oil filter
Braid steel fuel line (all the way from tank)
HD Carter electric fuel pump
Earls inline fuel filter
Super Duty T-5 Road Racing 5 speed transmission by Gordon Levy Racing
Ram HD Clutch, Pressure Plate, and throwout bearing assembly-
Custom shortened driveshaft
Factory Five tubular upper and lower front suspension
Flaming River rack
Poly bushings
Flaming River rag joint eliminator
Ford Motorsports 5 lug rotors
1988 Mustang style front calipers, with competition brake pads
New Ford 8.8” housing with Richmond 3:55 gears and Auburn HD traction loc unit
Ford Motorsports 5 lug axles and drums
Factory Five tubular upper and lower rear control arms
All new brakes (slave cyl, shoes, springs, master cylinder, etc)
PS Engineering 17” Halibrand replica wheels with 245/45/17 BFG Comp T/A's on the front, and 275/40/17 BFG Comp T/A's on the rear
Painless wiring harness with Fuse block mounted cleanly under dash
Mike Mack heater and windshield wiper assemblies
Original Smith Gauges with correct reverse rotation speedometer
Full convertible top with correct sliding side windows
Factory Five Cobra seats
Forte's upgraded carpet set with DEI heat suppression matting underneath
Correct AC pedals fitted to custom pedal arms
Master kill switch for battery power
Correct (and comfortable) leather wrapped 15 inch steering wheel with Cobra center logo cap
Cold fire(tm) fire suppression system (this is the bottle you see in the trunk picture below)
Two sets of side pipes, one set Jet Hot Coated (currently on the car) one set of original black painted.
Trunk hoop and turn signals by Russ Thompson
Custom door panels by Ariel
Simpson 4 point harnesses for the driver and the passenger
And far too many top quality smaller details to list here (wind wings, sun visors, etc and so forth)
Painted Viper GTS Blue with White Stripes and removable static cling vinyl decals.
All the right parts, in all the right places. Set up for road racing or street cruising, or car shows. Never overheats, runs excellent even in the heat wave of 2002.
The old adage, "you get what you pay for" prevails...In this case, you will be getting far more than what you are paying for, as you could not duplicate this car for anything less than $43,000, (not including labor) these days.
Pictures can be seen at the following url:
http://www.bills2.us/1965cob.html