my 79 cobra project
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just purchased it washed it up ,now to figure out if i keep the 4 speed that is in it and 7.5 rearends i heard are not the best, but i do have the 302 which i will be using, interior is in great shape. I will keep the updates coming
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7.5 may surprise you as to the abuse it can take.
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Mustang 8.8s are so common and cheap to buy, I wouldn`t waste a dime on a 7.5" rearend.
The stock 79 4 speed is a weak, very poorly geared 3 speed with an overdriven 4th, again, I wouldn`t waste any time on it. Assuming this is to be a Stocker project, it is much better to buy decent parts from the begining. When I started racing my 85 Mustang, I was running stock T5 transmissions for the first year. By the end of that year, I had 2 broken T5s, and a box of damaged parts. |
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I blew up three 7.5's in my '83 then put in a 9".....that was in '88...haven't broke anything since.
9" isn't required with a 302 2bbl auto, but if your ever going to step it up in the future it's required and the price is a wash or cheaper for a 9" imho. Personally I'll always take a robust, removable carrier type rear, over a c-clip/tiny/weak/integral carrier type. Maybe I'm too old school? |
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The best info I can share, talk to Mark Yacavone about a converter if you go auto. I was going to start with a 7.5 as well. You can get better axles, and they are 40lbs less than a 8.8. They will hold up to a 2bbl 302 and automatic. It depends on what you budget is and what you are looking to do. I bought a 79, and was going to build it as an 82 HO, but that's done with now. I tried to do it budget, but my 'budget' and a stocker 'budget' are vastly different...
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I'm in southern PA, near york. cool project, keep the pics coming! |
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also when you get a chance post up pics of the interior
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