🔧 BUILD FESTER665's 1993 Foxbody Cobra build - Coyote/Tremec incoming - 22 years in the making.

[Jimy Bilmo]

Im taking the Shawn1112 approach, I have no kids and cant take it with me when I die, fuck it.

At least let me enjoy my car again.

Otherwise the fucking thing was never going to get done sitting in my garage.

I'm glad I pushed you to get going on it again.

 

[Shawn1112]

Im taking the Shawn1112 approach, I have no kids and cant take it with me when I die, fuck it.

At least let me enjoy my car again.

Otherwise the fucking thing was never going to get done sitting in my garage.

Just leave me the car and everything that goes with it in your will. I promise I wont put anything bigger than a 22" rim on it
Might sell Jimbo the motor and make the car fast with a LS

 

[FESTER665]

The guy said his Dad was looking at the rest of the car to talk about the entire thing getting done eventually, so that idea is already starting.

 

[FESTER665]

Just leave me the car and everything that goes with it in your will. I promise I wont put anything bigger than a 22" rim on it
Might sell Jimbo the motor and make the car fast with a LS

 

[FESTER665]

Speaking of which, I'm going to send an email to Makers to see when my rims are getting shipped. Stupid special IRS offset.

 

[Shawn1112]

The guy said his Dad was looking at the rest of the car to talk about the entire thing getting done eventually, so that idea is already starting.

Have you mentioned who is doing the work? I dont think I ever seen that info.
What other shops are going to be involved with this build. My experience, the least amount the better as everyone will always be bale to point a finger at the "other shops". If I wind up doing another build, I already told Ricky, he is getting the complete build. It could take a year or 2 years but he is doing it all.

 

[FESTER665]

Most I would ever do is maybe do a ridetech airbag setup on it.....

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Most I would ever do is maybe do a ridetech airbag setup on it.....

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No

 

[FESTER665]

Have you mentioned who is doing the work? I dont think I ever seen that info.
What other shops are going to be involved with this build. My experience, the least amount the better as everyone will always be bale to point a finger at the "other shops". If I wind up doing another build, I already told Ricky, he is getting the complete build. It could take a year or 2 years but he is doing it all.

The majority of the work is going to be done by Nick at Streetcar Shenanigans in Antioch...... They did a coyote swap for a customer that they named Lochness and I went up to see it when it was done and it came out great so I wanted them to do this. It's just been tricky with everything he has going on but the work he does is really good, with a touch of OCD which I appreciate.





Being in Anitoch, he uses a shop in Kenosha for the body work, PAB Auto Body so I had them do the engine bay and it came out better than I expected based on what I see in the pictures he has been sending, so I will likely use them for the entire car when it gets to that point as well. Prices were very reasonable considering some of the prices I was seeing, and they were able to get in me fairly quickly compared to some places as well. When I went up there to put down a deposit they had some beautiful builds going on, including another Foxbody that a guy sent up from Georgia to have them do.

 

[FESTER665]

No

Well not going to happen now that I threw the entire MM catalog underneath it and an IRS in the rear, but still like the look.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Well not going to happen now that I threw the entire MM catalog underneath it and an IRS in the rear, but still like the look.

Roadster Shop chassis is the next step, no air ride.

Antioch is a hop skip and a jump away. 03GTGreen lives up that way too. Let us know when you're up there at some point (on a weekend) and we'll grab lunch/beers.

 

[FESTER665]

When I saw this I was thinking "sold" lets get mine going.....

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

What intake manifold are you going to run?

 

[Shawn1112]

Roadster Shop chassis is the next step, no air ride.

Antioch is a hop skip and a jump away. 03GTGreen lives up that way too. Let us know when you're up there at some point (on a weekend) and we'll grab lunch/beers.

Because he is poor and from Streamhood, you cant invite him over to your mansion for beers?
Just tell your neighbors your interviewing him for your landscaping so they dont look down on you for hanging with poor people.

 

[Shawn1112]

When I saw this I was thinking "sold" lets get mine going.....

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You getting the same hood?

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Because he is poor and from Streamhood, you cant invite him over to your mansion for beers?
Just tell your neighbors your interviewing him for your landscaping so they dont look down on you for hanging with poor people.

My neighborhood is quiet and peaceful, no need to invite the riff-raff. It's bad enough when 03GTGreen comes around.

 

[FESTER665]

What intake manifold are you going to run?

Just the stock Gen 2 for now, will be on the lookout for a deal on an 18+ but all the research Ive seen says the 18+ is more than enough for the typical NA build..... I dont want to spend a fortune on an intake and new TB setup and all that if eventually the engine ends up looking like this:

 

[Shawn1112]

My neighborhood is RICH, quiet and peaceful, no need to invite the riff-raff. It's bad enough when 03GTGreen comes around.

Fixed

 

[Shawn1112]

Just the stock Gen 2 for now, will be on the lookout for a deal on an 18+ but all the research Ive seen says the 18+ is more than enough for the typical NA build..... I dont want to spend a fortune on an intake and new TB setup and all that if eventually the engine ends up looking like this:
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N/A lol, who you kidding. Your eventually going to throw some boost at it, especially when some 18yr old with a Hellcat is walking you

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Fixed

Nah, I'm not in the The Beast N20GT and GLADIATOR realms of wealth.

 

[FESTER665]

You getting the same hood?

Still on the fence honestly.

I kind of really want the factory look with the stock hood, but I will need the clearance if I ever go with a blower so I might as well just do the cowl hood right away.

 

[Shawn1112]

Still on the fence honestly.

I kind of really want the factory look with the stock hood, but I will need the clearance if I ever go with a blower so I might as well just do the cowl hood right away.

Like I said N/A lol

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Just the stock Gen 2 for now, will be on the lookout for a deal on an 18+ but all the research Ive seen says the 18+ is more than enough for the typical NA build..... I dont want to spend a fortune on an intake and new TB setup and all that if eventually the engine ends up looking like this:
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Check-in and see what Dr. Drew has laying around the shop 01bluesnake he might have a CJ and TB that you can put on now, have fun with, then resell for the same price down the road.

 

[FESTER665]

N/A lol, who you kidding. Your eventually going to throw some boost at it, especially when some 18yr old with a Hellcat is walking you

 

[GLADIATOR]

Nah, I'm not in the The Beast N20GT and GLADIATOR realms of wealth.

I drive a 1985 Tacoma