03 Mach 1 money pit

[KBScobravert]

Sounds like mine. Jack stands for life.

[Hmbre97]

I drove it with the Eaton swap for about a year before I started having issues with the alternator and power steering pump all the time. I parked it one day and started tearing into it to replace the alt and power steering pump. While it was apart, a member on here was selling a built teksid motor from a 96 Cobra so decided to replace the motor before I blew mine up. Had it pulled apart to hone the block and replace the rings and bearings. Found some issues once it was apart so wound up getting the block punched and putting new pistons in as well. Also had the dress up stuff powdercoated wrinkle black.




While all this was going on, I started shopping for a KB or Whipple... and wound up buying a turbo kit.




THEN my wife got pregnant and I started back in college to finish my degree. The car literally sat in the garage collecting dust until last year once life started slowing down. I wound up selling the original turbo kit I bought and picked up an on3performance forward facing kit. I sold all the extra shit it came with and just kept the piping.

That's where I'm at now.

[KBScobravert]

Very nice. Looks like it is built the way you like.

[crapstang]

What are you going to do about the hole in the hood?

You can rig up the shaker.

[Scott Mc]

What are you going to do about the hole in the hood? I am jealous because I have been looking for a lower setup for a few years now. All that shit is pricey.

[crapstang]

I love the look of the IRS, since it gives the rear a beefy appearance, but it's just so heavy! I've been wanting to do this, so if you decide you have to bail out fast....

That's a clean Mach 1. And yes, you might have well beat that guy down with a bat for the price you paid for those parts. The damn heat exchanger brackets alone go for 200+ sometimes

[Hmbre97]

Got the car back together after a 3-4 months and finally had my "Cobra"








Car put down 460rwhp with stock pulleys but I had issues with detonation in the heat of the summer since the stock motor was 10:1 compression.

[Hmbre97]

Might as well go all the way now if it's going to have an Eaton.

T-56 and Cobra tank




IRS with full FTBR bushing kit




Swapped to coilovers up front




Had the stock Eaton rebuilt along with a stage 1 port

[Hmbre97]

A little back story on the car. In 2006, I had just sold my 99 Cobra with the intention of looking for a 03-04 Cobra. While crusing autotrader, I found a super clean 03 Mach 1 in Houston. Car was fairly stock save for some Eibach springs, catback and 18" replica wheels. It was also about $8k cheaper than a similar Cobra so I pulled the trigger on it.






After owning it a few months, I started regretting buying it as I still wanted a terminator. I started looking around for a Cobra again when I came across an auction on eBay for some Cobra parts. It's been downhill ever since.

I got all of the stuff in the pic below for $50 shipped. For anyone who knows what Cobra parts bring (especially in 2006), I literally stole all this shit and was on my way to swapping an Eaton on the car.




Buying more shit