Project "Not Yet a Cobra Jet"?
 

So a buddy and I were bench racing, and after seeing the Orange 200K Cobra Jet, I thought, how about a 4dr Maverick, 302 "Cobra N'yet"? That would be the cheapest, far from a Cobra Jet Ford I could think of. Is it viable? He has an Orange 1977 4dr Maverick, access to several 302 and C4 cores, used headers, used slapper bars, an 8" 4.62 gearset, and some 26" slicks for a start. Is it a viable car to get someone else involved (friend or wife) over the winter? Think it would run U/SA for 2k?

Re: Project "Not Yet a Cobra Jet"?
 

Yo. Looking for my parts what's up been a long weekk

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I sent you a PM. I figured they got there already? Damn post office!

Re: Project "Not Yet a Cobra Jet"?
 

Some local scrounging netted a 10" 4200 stall converter for a C4 and a short block from an 83 Lincoln. it had CFI and 80k, and zero bore wear. Looks like we will try a quickie hone and re-ring, and send the cam off to be reground. Still need correct heads, so next week back to the wrecking yard! Maybe we make it run before it snows again?

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This project is coming together way fast! We found a pair of 14x5 front wheels with 185/75R14 tires and front drum brakes at the wrecking yard, as well as a manual steering box. The heads are already at the machine shop and ebay netted Accel wires, cap and rotor, roller rockers, and an oil pan for under $200 total. There is still less than $500 cash invested and this thing is a cam away from running!

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Pictures...WE NEED PICTURES!!! LOL!

Building a Ford...awesome! Followed your other thread, living vicariously though you, want to do the same but $$.

Collecting parts slowly though...

Good luck and don't give up.

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I will get pics coming, I brought home an uglier 75 Comet 4dr for myself. My buddys car is a 6cyl, found out that swapping to a V8 costs a bit of cash (V8 Mav frame mounts are not cheap nor easy to find used), so he's on the hunt for those. I paid $200 (actually I traded, but that's scrap value for the car) for mine, and saved the electric fuel pump, fan, and water pump from my old build. Mine already has a running 302/2bbl and C4, plus a trak-lok and 3.00 gears. I am going to do a little cleaning up and change fluids, and drive it around a little, but won't touch anything else probably until spring, when I can baseline the car before changes.

I will start a new thread on it, and keep folks posted. I have a ton of parts credit from the wrecking yard, so I will see what low-buck goodies I can find.

Stay tuned!

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iraceitall, you have a PM......