I wonder why you dont see more mustangs as retro mods - g machines

[sacarguy]

Guess what i do for a living ? I own a late model performance shop that SPECIALIZES in fords particularly efi forced inducion and late model cobras.
No cobra irs will hold 1000 horsepower without a set of 1500 dollar half shafts the stockers die around 600 rwhp with any kind of a sticky tire and honestly i see more 03 cobra rear ends in these cars do to it being the "cool" and "different" thing to do then I do proper solid axles .. especialy as i said with all the crap kits out there to put them in the cars.

im not talking about some nine inch on a leaf spring set im talking cuting it all out and doing a solid axle rigth with a panhard or a watts link.


as for the unique acution obviously you didnt go look at the shells in person.

90 pecent of them were not painted or restored just in various states of blasting and or primer and alot were just sitting there unrestored at all

the finished shells were not of poor quality at all i was personaly there and inspected several and they were not that bad body work wise.

you been watching to many bs tv stories

have you ever been in abody shop when a show paint job is being done ?

ever seen american hot rod and boyds street rods ? ever seen how much putty they put on one of those cars.

in a proper paint job if you want the car perfectly straight you may put 8 gallons of putty on .. but you sand 7.75 gallons of it back off.

the only way you get a car that straight is to do that simple as that .. now i prefer lead work in the seams etc.

[427gt500E]

Originally Posted by sacarguy

Guess what i do for a living ? I own a late model performance shop that SPECIALIZES in fords particularly efi forced inducion and late model cobras.
No cobra irs will hold 1000 horsepower without a set of 1500 dollar half shafts the stockers die around 600 rwhp with any kind of a sticky tire and honestly i see more 03 cobra rear ends in these cars do to it being the "cool" and "different" thing to do then I do proper solid axles .. especialy as i said with all the crap kits out there to put them in the cars.

im not talking about some nine inch on a leaf spring set im talking cuting it all out and doing a solid axle rigth with a panhard or a watts link.


as for the unique acution obviously you didnt go look at the shells in person.

90 pecent of them were not painted or restored just in various states of blasting and or primer and alot were just sitting there unrestored at all

the finished shells were not of poor quality at all i was personaly there and inspected several and they were not that bad body work wise.

you been watching to many bs tv stories

have you ever been in abody shop when a show paint job is being done ?

ever seen american hot rod and boyds street rods ? ever seen how much putty they put on one of those cars.

in a proper paint job if you want the car perfectly straight you may put 8 gallons of putty on .. but you sand 7.75 gallons of it back off.

the only way you get a car that straight is to do that simple as that .. now i prefer lead work in the seams etc.

Since you do own a performance shop then I would imagine you've heard of Level 5 halfshafts? That's what this car will use and will handel every bit of the 850 advertised hp from Shelby.

Did you realise UP was using prison labor to build their cars?
I have some actual video of the prioners using buckets of bondo filling up holes and rusted panels.I sure don't want to get into a pissing match with you and it has been an interesting conversation.Take care

[sacarguy]

yup and like i said for the 1500 bucks you spend JUST for those half shafts you can get a right length nine inch with brackets and axles and third member wich is far stronger..

even with the level 5 half shafts the stock cobra dif will give out with any hard drag use above 800 horsepower I would know i broke two of them in my 2006 mustang wich makes 750 rwhp

and you also have to spend a grip of money on irs bushings etc to properly setup a cobra irs you will spend aproc 2500 bucks to make a cobra irs handle 800 + horsepower and you stil havent put the thing in the car..

Like I said you need to stop watching tv shows UP was using prisoners to do stripping and removal blasting primering etc and instaltion of panels just basic stuff NOT any kind of finish body work that would take serious skill that was done at UP at one of its locations.

you are simply falling for the BS tv inflamation of the story.



i have personaly had several of the UP elenor cars on my chasis dyno here in san antonio and been over them and they were not as you describe.