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07-14-2016, 07:20 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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2007 thread I know but
anyone with a Street Beast out there?
I have one in my shop to finish for a guy. Just a frame, motor, trannie and body. And a couple of boxes with small parts.
Good looking kit. Time will tell how easy it goes together.
Dwight
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07-15-2016, 07:29 PM
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Ouch Ouch Hot Sand
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Daytona Beach,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: Street Beasts w/302 Twin Turbocharged....Under Construction!!
Posts: 1,796
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Dwight.
I built mine from the ground up, the only thing I didn't do was the paint work, if I can be of any help let me know. Do you have the manual, which isn't real good, but somewhat useful?
Earl
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Safe Flyin, errrrr Drivin, Earl
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07-16-2016, 05:57 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
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Yes I have a couple of manuals. Street Beast reprinted the Classic manual. Not bad for a Cobra build manual. I've seen a lot worst.
This is a 11 yr old kit with just the front suspension and the wrong rear end in it. The new owner had a shop to install a 428 and TKO600. Which is good because it's less for me to rework.
I had to change the rear end, pulled the trannie because it was missing the engine plate, there is a problem with the clutch fork that I'm working on. I may move the motor back to solve a couple of problems but I'll have to think about it for a couple of days. Motor sit pretty tall in the frame right now. I'll have to put the body on to check hood clearance.
Earl what rear end did you use?
What rims did you use?
I'll have a lot of questions before I finish with this one.
Thanks
Dwight
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''Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne
"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
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07-16-2016, 10:45 AM
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Ouch Ouch Hot Sand
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Daytona Beach,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: Street Beasts w/302 Twin Turbocharged....Under Construction!!
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I used the Mustang 8.8 rear and converted it to disc brakes. I have the Coy's Wheels.
http://www.coyswheel.com/coys-c67.html
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07-16-2016, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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When I was building my CMC, I used a 93 Mustang 8.8 and converted it to 5 lug using Ranger axles. I got rear caliper mounts from Forte and added the 11.65" Cobra rear disk brakes. If you use the 94 and newer unit, it is 1.5" wider (if I recall) due to the anti-lock brake rings on the axles.
I think I then had it narrowed a few inches on each side and used Moser rear axles to get a wider tire under the rear.
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07-16-2016, 06:23 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
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update
Thanks guys
I understand the front suspension is a little to wide and maybe rims will correct that. What front end and rims are you guys running?
I bought a '94 rear end and installed it. I had a pair of 9 1/2' Team III rims in the back room, so today I put them on and took a few measurements. Looks like I need to cut the rear down 2" to have room for big tires.
This one has a FE in it and it's going to be a challenge to get that big motor in 
After looking at it for a couple of hours today I decided to move the motor back 2" - 3" and down 2" or so. That is the only way this big block will fit under the hood.
Dwight
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07-16-2016, 06:25 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
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Earl do you know the backspace on your rims?
They look good.
Dwight
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"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
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07-17-2016, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: White City,
SK
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 460 CID
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwight
Earl do you know the backspace on your rims?
They look good.
Dwight
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Agreed on the look. I was thinking those might be about right for my West Coast to replace the 15" Torq Thrust wheels.
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07-16-2016, 10:49 PM
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I used a 93 Mustang GT rear. The rear end width is uncut and otherwise unmodified. I have SSBC 12" rotors and calipers all around. The rear Halibrand 17" wheels have Nitto 555 drag radials 275/40/17. With the Mustang 8.8 factory width you can't put a larger tire on the back of a Street Beast without narrowing, modifying the trunk fiberglass or running the risk of tires contacting the fender's.
The stock Mustang II front width required me to go with maximum wheel back spacing where as the rear was just the opposite with the wheels dished.
Last edited by 40k Later; 07-16-2016 at 10:52 PM..
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08-27-2016, 04:51 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
Me
Cobra Make, Engine:
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I took the long way around when setting up the wheel and tire combo on my car wanting the look of an original. Was told to shy away from pin drives for the street next best thing once I found the correct back spacing and dish for both front and rear wheels not to mention where the tire sets in the fender opening. Had custom a-arms built for the front also to help with getting the correct alignment spec. The 9" was narrowed for the correct look ordered wheels from PS Engineering.
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08-27-2016, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Wolcott,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: CMC,Ford 302
Posts: 56
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I'm still in the process of building mine. I used a 94 8.8 rear end with disc brakes. I found a company that made a conversion to add brackets and Moser 5 bolt axles to bring it down to fox body dimensions. I used a Heidts mustang II tubular front suspension, my steering column is a smooth Ididit column and mustangII pedal assy. Last month I finally got it wired and right now a friend is helping me go through the dif. (The backlash was off) as soon as that's done the body goes on.
Check out the Cmc, Street beast owners group section there's a lot of great help/guys there.
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