19COBRA93
Ford Racing
It seems like once a year, or more, I swap my whole engine or blower setup for something different. This year is no exception. However, I'm hoping this setup will be good enough for me to finally just drive it and enjoy it for a long while.
Recently I bought a wrecked 07 GT500 with 9,000 miles. It had been rear ended and also hit hard on the front right. The car was mostly stock aside from the Whipple 2.9L kit, and the ARH long tube headers. It belonged to a local guy who just had the Whipple and headers put on two weeks prior to the accident. I am swapping everything over to my car. Complete drivetrain (except rear axle assembly), all the harnesses including body, dash, engine, and headlamp harnesses. And all the interior. I had previously already upgraded my seats to the 2010 GT500 red stripe seats, so I sold off the seats from the wrecked 07.
On to pics:
Actual crash scene (believe it or not, that hood doesn't have a scratch on it):
Donor car:
Dyno sheet from the donor car (666rwh):
Pulled the whole motor/trans out the top like a boss!
Donor stripped:
My 05. Disassembly starting:
Interior gutted:
Engine Removed:
Bitch of a body harness coming out:
Reassembly:
Interior done:
And that's where I'm at. Tonight I'm swapping in a new clutch before I drop the motor in. I should have the motor dropped in tomorrow night, then final assembly on Thanksgiving. I swapped every electrical component from the donor car, so it should fire right up once I connect the battery. The PCM and PATs system will never know any different. I even swapped all the key cylinders and keys.
I'll update this thread as I move along. I wanted this to be a two week process working on it nights and weekends when I can, and so far I'm on track.
Recently I bought a wrecked 07 GT500 with 9,000 miles. It had been rear ended and also hit hard on the front right. The car was mostly stock aside from the Whipple 2.9L kit, and the ARH long tube headers. It belonged to a local guy who just had the Whipple and headers put on two weeks prior to the accident. I am swapping everything over to my car. Complete drivetrain (except rear axle assembly), all the harnesses including body, dash, engine, and headlamp harnesses. And all the interior. I had previously already upgraded my seats to the 2010 GT500 red stripe seats, so I sold off the seats from the wrecked 07.
On to pics:
Actual crash scene (believe it or not, that hood doesn't have a scratch on it):
Donor car:
Dyno sheet from the donor car (666rwh):
Pulled the whole motor/trans out the top like a boss!
Donor stripped:
My 05. Disassembly starting:
Interior gutted:
Engine Removed:
Bitch of a body harness coming out:
Reassembly:
Interior done:
And that's where I'm at. Tonight I'm swapping in a new clutch before I drop the motor in. I should have the motor dropped in tomorrow night, then final assembly on Thanksgiving. I swapped every electrical component from the donor car, so it should fire right up once I connect the battery. The PCM and PATs system will never know any different. I even swapped all the key cylinders and keys.
I'll update this thread as I move along. I wanted this to be a two week process working on it nights and weekends when I can, and so far I'm on track.
