Starting a CMC build!

65pb736 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2012, 09:43 PM

Well its been awhile but I finally got the garage finished and the Cobra is in the garage. I have a little grunt work to do since this was started in 1992, there is some surface rust covering most of the chassis that has to come off. So if anyone has a suggestion on anything to coat the chassis with let me know. I heard from the engine builder today and he is almost done with it. I need to touch base with the guy that is making the intake manifold and see wwhere he is with that.

Tuck

65pb736 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-12-2012, 10:42 PM

Here's a few pics of the chassis and body in the new garage.

65pb736 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 07:47 PM

Now that the car is in the garage instead of the nieces barn, I have finally had a chance to start looking things over. I just discovered that the rear end is a 7.5 non limited slip 2.73 gear ratio differential with 4 lugs and drum brakes removed from a ford Fairmont maybe 1979.

This is not going to work. So now we go looking for a suitable rear end. Any suggestions? I think that I need to look for a 8.8 from maybe a 1993 mustang gt with 5 lugs, disk brakes, and limited slip.

SunDude · #4 (**permalink**) 04-09-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 65pb736

...there is some surface rust covering most of the chassis that has to come off. So if anyone has a suggestion on anything to coat the chassis with let me know...

Lots of builders use POR-15 paint to protect the chassis from rust.

RedEye · #5 (**permalink**) 02-21-2013, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SunDude

Lots of builders use POR-15 paint to protect the chassis from rust.

You have a great story, it's almost exactly the same as mine about 8 months ago.

As per the rust. I highly recommend stripping the frame - having it sand blasted to bare metal - and then checking all of the angles and levels. We ended up cutting the car apart and then putting most of it back together again - but the end result is pretty nice and we then had it painted with a high solid epoxy black paint. Looks pretty good.

65pb736 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-26-2013, 06:51 AM

And Then there's this.

65pb736 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-29-2013, 07:38 PM

A little update: The new intake manifold has finally arrived along with the Electromotive Ignition system. The engine builder has been finished with the engine for some time but now has the intake and ignition. He is also supplying a fresh rebuilt tranny and as soon as he has it all together then I will bring it all home and really get rolling with this project. So stay tuned.

65pb736 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-09-2013, 08:42 PM

I spent a good part of the day today coating the chassis with POR-15 and then painting the whole chassis with black paint. Here are a few pics: