Just bought a clean, low optioned, 80K mile base coupe. Deconstruction has already begun. The plan is build a "street legal" Cobra Jet clone, using a big Windsor. More pictures to follow...
Almost done. Believe it or not, it actually fits under the stock hood (sort of). And yes, the headers were a major headache. I used Kooks Fox-body 1-7/8" headers, but needed to re-fab tubes 7 and 8. All good now. I'm hoping to fire it up this week.
Bird Guy: The hood closes without rubbing. I had to trim off a small section of the hood inner structure. The black felt liner has also been left off. Using a 3" K&N filter with a drop base is nescessary. The intake is an Edelbrock Super Victor. The passenger side header needed to be "spaced" out 1/2" from the head. I made custom exhaust port spacers to do this. The driver side needs custom fab-work to clear the steering shaft. Modifications to the Kooks headers are extensive, but still easier than starting from scratch. I've got some street miles on her now, and everything is working well. Hope all of this helps.