I'm selling my 94 GT that has been restored by me over the past 10 years. Its been appraised for over 20k replacement value. The list below is only the upgrades and does not include regular maintenance items.
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Engine
MCRP built 306
TRW forged pistons, stock crank and rods
FTI custom grind cam (have specs)
Melling oil pump with ARP oil pump driveshaft
Oil filter upgrade to use WIX 51268 (track boss upgrade)
GT40 Iron heads, factory stock prep, with upgraded beehive springs and good retainers.
Scorpion 1.72 rockers
Pioneer SFI balancer
Foxbody valve covers, powdercoated - oil fill moved to drivers side (bung and baffled).
Custom tune with Moates Quarterhorse
Made 300 on the engine dyno, 250 rwhp and 300 torque on the chassis dyno
Air / Fuel
60 lb injectors
Aeromotive gauge on the rails, upgraded -6 fuel lines from the rails to the hard lines
Kirban regulator
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
90mm mass air
94 cobra intake, powdercoated, with BBK 70mm throttle body
T5 Trans
Pro -50 shifter with steeda shift knob
Maximum Motorsports cable, firewall adjuster and UPR quick release quadrant
King Cobra Clutch has 5k miles.
Rear
Straightened and welded tubes
Maximum motorsports urethane housing bushings
Ford 3.31 gears
Stock differential rebuilt and upgraded with 03 Cobra S spring
All new timken bearings, seals, pinion flange and crush sleeve eliminator (ratech)
Ford racing differential cover / brace
Does not leak!
Brakes
04 Mach1 brake swap - painted engine enamel black
All stainless braided brake lines
Earls speed bleeders on each caliper
Hawk HPS pads
03 Cobra Rotors front and back
93 Cobra Master Cylinder
Chassis and Suspension
2003 cobra front lower control arms
Steeda rear upper control arms
Maximum motorsports adjustable height lower control arms.
Cobra R wheels and new tires
Maximum Motorsports Subframe connectors, welded perfectly
Prothane motor mounts
Eibach pro kit springs (vert specific) with maximum motorsports isolators
Tokico shocks and struts
Wheels
Cobra R wheels 17x9 not perfect - 7/10
New tires, front and back
Under Hood
MSD Coil
Moroso Ultra 40 Wires
Autolite 103 plugs
New AC lines, upgraded condenser to 97+ design. AC blows COLD.
Champion 3 row radiator
Motorcraft reman alternator with 'big 3 upgrade' (4GA to the battery, 4GA ground, upgraded grounds)
Exhaust
BBK ceramic coated shorty headers
BBK x pipe
Gibson flow through mufflers
Stainless tail pipes
Body
Painted, new doors, fender and 1/4 panel. Paint is 8/10 - car is driven!
Kee convertible top
Shorty antenna
Cowl cover upgraded
Interior
New window motors front and back
New window switches, Dash and heater control LEDs. License plate LEDs
Visors replaced with newer ones - great shape
Pioneer stereo, with bluetooth and upgraded mic
Sony xplode speakers, front and back
Two Rockford Fosgate 8's in the trunk, Sony XM1s amp, mono at 500w
FR500 steering wheel, black airbag and trim - this was a huge and expensive upgrade
Seats replaced with newer / better condition stock seats. Also have Corbeau LG1s, for additional price.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Drag Racing and Autocross!
Last year I joined some friends at Island Dragway. My best friend, a veteran index racer, had his wife there in her new 07 Mustang GT making some passes for the first time in her life. It was really cool to see her hot lap the car - the look on her face was pure joy after every time she went down the track and collected her time slip. It brought me back to the days of my 90GT that I tried to make into a street / strip car. I had a lot of time slips with that car. That car taught me there's no real way to make a great street car that is also great drag car. The specs for one are nearly opposite for the other.
I came across my terminator and parted out that 90 GT. But I tell you, seeing that look of joy on her face, I went home that night and bought a helmet and said "I'll be doing some racing next year!"
And that I did. So far I've tracked both the cars. We trailered the terminator to Mustang Week in Myrtle beach South Carolina. I promised myself that as soon as I had the car and a trailer to get it home if it broke, I was going to do all the events. I took it on the speedway, did the autocross and even took it to the drag strip. It reminded me how much fun it was, even if I wasn't being competitive. I had such a good time I can't wait to do it again next year.
Speedway run
Autocross first run
Autocross second run
NMB Dragway
Towards the end of the season, I got into a group called the Venom Wolfpack. The NJ Venom Outlaws is a pretty cool car club. The Wolf Pack is a smaller group of that club that hits the drag strip. I took the 94 GT Vert out to do some drag racing on a Friday night at Island and I really had an awesome time. It also reminded me of how a street car is not that great at the drag strip. I had a few problems.
Venom Wolfpack
Vs. Frankie
Vs. Sheryl
Wheels and Tires
On my 94 GT is the original set of wheels from the Cobra. They are wrapped in Nitto NT555 G2, stock size 275/40/17 for the Cobra. Turns out that these wheels are absolutely terrible off the line. They are great street tires, but drag tires they are not. I could either launch at a low RPM and ride the clutch out a bit in second, or the wheels would just spin and kill my 60ft time. These tires are definitely not drag tires.
The remedy for this will be some diamond racing steel wheels - 16x10 with a 6 inch back spacing (12.7 offset), and some M&H 26x11.5 (26x10 essentially) bias ply tires -Link Here. That will allow me to launch this car properly when the tree drops!
Brakes / Lack of a line lock
There's two issues here. First, when I took the entire brake system from a Mach 1, the pads were unknown. Couple that with the fact that the rotors did not have much life left in them. I have upgraded SS braided lines, but the first time I jammed the brakes at the end of the 1/4 mile, I know I boiled the fluid in the brakes. Chalk it up to excitement. It also reminded me that the pads and rotors are less than ideal. Another issues is that when staging the car I needed to foot brake it and do a burnout to clean off the tires. Thats not going to work with the new drag wheel / tire setup.
The remedy for this is some parts I already have on hand! I had the stock rotors, front and back, from my cobra. I had them surfaced and cleaned up (only 30k miles on them before removed for the Eradispeed). And I picked up some hawk HPS pads and speed bleeders. I'll be using Motul brake fluid also. This install is coming soon!
Lastly is the line lock. I'll also be installing that so that I can do a proper burnout. Pump the brakes, hold, press the button and it locks the front brakes. Rev up, drop the clutch and let the smoke fly until I release the button. I've had it before, works perfectly!
Rear End
The weak link in the 94 drivetrain is definitely the stock axles and differential in the rear. The housing has already been straightened and the tubes welded. Upper and lower control arms with good bushings, and the posi was rebuilt with an upgraded S spring and better clutches, new pinion flange, solid pinion spacer and 3:31 gears. But that stock differential and 28 spline axles are not going to survive with the drag tires.
The remedy for this is a better built 8.8 rear. I picked up a complete 8.8 housing out of a 95 GT. I sold off the entire disk brake setup including the brake lines. I'll be disassembling it, straightening it, welding the tubes and then have it hot tanked and painted (maybe powder coated?). It will get Strange 31 spine axles and an Eaton Trutrac torsen style differential, along with fresh bearings, races and seals. I'm debating on keeping the 3.31 gears or going 3.55. The 3.55 does sound nice.
The built rear, brakes, and the wheels and tires should make for a lot of fun at the drag strip! Until the new motor gets finished (read my other blog about the big bore 347), we will see what the best this iron headed 306 can do!
I came across my terminator and parted out that 90 GT. But I tell you, seeing that look of joy on her face, I went home that night and bought a helmet and said "I'll be doing some racing next year!"
And that I did. So far I've tracked both the cars. We trailered the terminator to Mustang Week in Myrtle beach South Carolina. I promised myself that as soon as I had the car and a trailer to get it home if it broke, I was going to do all the events. I took it on the speedway, did the autocross and even took it to the drag strip. It reminded me how much fun it was, even if I wasn't being competitive. I had such a good time I can't wait to do it again next year.
Speedway run
Autocross first run
Autocross second run
NMB Dragway
Towards the end of the season, I got into a group called the Venom Wolfpack. The NJ Venom Outlaws is a pretty cool car club. The Wolf Pack is a smaller group of that club that hits the drag strip. I took the 94 GT Vert out to do some drag racing on a Friday night at Island and I really had an awesome time. It also reminded me of how a street car is not that great at the drag strip. I had a few problems.
Venom Wolfpack
Vs. Frankie
Vs. Sheryl
Wheels and Tires
On my 94 GT is the original set of wheels from the Cobra. They are wrapped in Nitto NT555 G2, stock size 275/40/17 for the Cobra. Turns out that these wheels are absolutely terrible off the line. They are great street tires, but drag tires they are not. I could either launch at a low RPM and ride the clutch out a bit in second, or the wheels would just spin and kill my 60ft time. These tires are definitely not drag tires.
The remedy for this will be some diamond racing steel wheels - 16x10 with a 6 inch back spacing (12.7 offset), and some M&H 26x11.5 (26x10 essentially) bias ply tires -Link Here. That will allow me to launch this car properly when the tree drops!
Brakes / Lack of a line lock
There's two issues here. First, when I took the entire brake system from a Mach 1, the pads were unknown. Couple that with the fact that the rotors did not have much life left in them. I have upgraded SS braided lines, but the first time I jammed the brakes at the end of the 1/4 mile, I know I boiled the fluid in the brakes. Chalk it up to excitement. It also reminded me that the pads and rotors are less than ideal. Another issues is that when staging the car I needed to foot brake it and do a burnout to clean off the tires. Thats not going to work with the new drag wheel / tire setup.
The remedy for this is some parts I already have on hand! I had the stock rotors, front and back, from my cobra. I had them surfaced and cleaned up (only 30k miles on them before removed for the Eradispeed). And I picked up some hawk HPS pads and speed bleeders. I'll be using Motul brake fluid also. This install is coming soon!
Lastly is the line lock. I'll also be installing that so that I can do a proper burnout. Pump the brakes, hold, press the button and it locks the front brakes. Rev up, drop the clutch and let the smoke fly until I release the button. I've had it before, works perfectly!
Rear End
The weak link in the 94 drivetrain is definitely the stock axles and differential in the rear. The housing has already been straightened and the tubes welded. Upper and lower control arms with good bushings, and the posi was rebuilt with an upgraded S spring and better clutches, new pinion flange, solid pinion spacer and 3:31 gears. But that stock differential and 28 spline axles are not going to survive with the drag tires.
The remedy for this is a better built 8.8 rear. I picked up a complete 8.8 housing out of a 95 GT. I sold off the entire disk brake setup including the brake lines. I'll be disassembling it, straightening it, welding the tubes and then have it hot tanked and painted (maybe powder coated?). It will get Strange 31 spine axles and an Eaton Trutrac torsen style differential, along with fresh bearings, races and seals. I'm debating on keeping the 3.31 gears or going 3.55. The 3.55 does sound nice.
The built rear, brakes, and the wheels and tires should make for a lot of fun at the drag strip! Until the new motor gets finished (read my other blog about the big bore 347), we will see what the best this iron headed 306 can do!
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