Here's Everything Thats WRONG With My $3,000 COBRA Mustang

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A friend called and asked if I wanted a Mustang, I said no but send me the listing... and now I own this 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible. The 1995 Cobra is relatively rare making it 1 of 1003 produced, but this one was much more special, it was one of the 499 factory hardtop cars. Ryan took the top to use on his Cobra and left us with this dirt cheap yet very fun old SN95 Mustang.
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@Harlemcars 10 месяцев назад

Those are QUAD SHOCKS to prevent wheel hop

@dipren443 10 месяцев назад

This. They were used on fox bodies as well.

@emceeslo 10 месяцев назад

They replaced the traction bars on the Fox Bodies (Mustang and Capri, and others) in 1986.

@jamesedward5355 10 месяцев назад

My 1987 Mercury cougar XR7 had those.

@SteveBassen 10 месяцев назад

Yeah really needed for the terrible stock LCA's (the V8 bushings were like twice the size of the V6 bushings and had tons of slop). A good set of aftermarket arms usually resulted in dumping the quad shocks.

@TimParmelee 10 месяцев назад

All Mustang guys yelling QUAD SHOCKS!!!

@Blackinterceptor999 10 месяцев назад

Needs Long tube headers, Borla Crossfire X pipe, and Borla S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust Systems 14445...Bet it would sound REALLY good...Even better with a Naaasty Cam...

@Screamingtut 10 месяцев назад

John, after you fix everything on the Cobra what could you get for it when you sell it? Please let us know on the next video, thanks.

@shiftmotorsports9803 10 месяцев назад

There's a mint one on ebay right now with 27k for $13,900. With 200k, maybe $5k? Definitely a dumpster fire.

@asiancarfan 10 месяцев назад

At 17:35 JR says around $6,000.

@KevyKev543 9 месяцев назад

You guy should do some dry ice blasting to it

@johndeloach503 9 месяцев назад

I have a 97 mustang that has a parasitic drain on the #4 fuse (air bag system) can anyone tell me a fix or something.. Thanks in advance

@MitchellEdwards222 9 месяцев назад

If you drop that engine do the timing chain.

@TronApostle 10 месяцев назад

John Ross and his content has been the best in this space lately. So consistent and genuinely just good and overall entertaining vids. Please don’t ever stop!!

@pk4459 10 месяцев назад

John Ross, I think a 75/25 mix of car and house videos would be a great way forward. Both are great content! Thanks for your continued work ethic. I have learned so much over the years from your videos.

@pops55650 10 месяцев назад

As long as the seat reconditioning wasn’t just fresh tape, it’s all good. Great to see a car on your lift in your new shop!

@TheGarageDoorGeek 10 месяцев назад

Hey JR, you're kinda close with your Genie. It's a GS200, and I think those are late 60s-early 70s. The screws you pointed out are actually the force adjustment to reverse the door if it hits something whole closing or stop it if the door hits something opening. There are little pegs attached to the chain that hit the white plastic lever to stop the opener when it reaches the open and closed positions, and there should be a red one to show where to line up the carriage if you have to open the door manually. (Pull down the T handle, and turn 90 degrees - it's basically just pinching the chain into the carriage.)

@Bicketybam68 10 месяцев назад

You need a whiteboard for each project just to help keep yourself organized. Happy you got your own workshop again. Cheers for the content.

@brianhernandez589 10 месяцев назад

I have a 98 GT convertible. It has the 4.6 instead of your 5.0, but otherwise, nearly identical. What you have are they typical issues of a high mileage Mustang. Mine has just over 228,000. At one time or another I've addressed each of those issues. The low coolant is an issue with the overflow. You'll find that the rear windows is usually the door switch. The driver's seat is a chaffed wire under the carpet by the gas pedal. The steering rack mounts usually crack. The steering shaft end usually gets very sloppy. LSD diff. Usually needs rebuilt around 200k. The good news is that parts can be swapped up to 2004. So you can make cheap upgrades. I did all my ball joints and rod ends around 175k. 97 and later had struts up front. All of the parts are readily available from O'Reilly's or LMR. When you do the top, be careful of the sail cables that go down in the rear quarter area. If not, they can pull the window off the track. They're glued to the regulator, not bolted.

@robertstone9988 3 месяца назад

I had a 98 gt 5 speed when me and my wife met. I had a head gasket fail and the motor got super hot. I had just sold my house and moved in with my soon to be wife. So I had lots of extra cash laying around. Car got full blue printed bottom end with pi heads from a 99 4.6. A Ford racing cold air intake to a bbk 70 mm throttle body, bbk intake manifold, ford racing coils, Voodoo cams, bbk headers, bbk off road x pipe and two Flowmaster super 40 mufflers. Had a nice center force clutch and set of 4:10 gears in the back. Loved that car it sounded better than and new Coyote. Ownd it for 15 years. one day I got a wild hair up my butt and they had a portable dyno machine at this car show. I put my car on it and....289 hp and 320 lb feet at the wheels. 😢 all that work and it was stock 350 z fast. I sold the car to get the car i have now. The interior was starting to sn95 on me and i hate rattling. I have a 08 gt 5 speed now. All stock except a Whipple supercharger and corsa cat back exhaust. Some times I miss my 98 though it wasn't as fast and didn't have nearly as nice of a interior, my 08 is a premium and my 98 was cloth base interior.

@sivesterrp 10 месяцев назад

Excited to see working on this. I love SN95 mustangs!

@AutoAuctionRebuilds 10 месяцев назад

Yep those are the quad shocks. My foxbodies have them too.

@Tron1731 10 месяцев назад

It costs less than 1200 bucks for a scat 331 stroker kit wake it up a v8 is easy and fun to build if you assemble it yourself you can make a reliable engine with 400 hp daily pump gas tire burning 🔥 drop top

@billstreber5194 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I agree. Motors got to come out to do everything right but before you do that I think I would do a compression test and we takes a few minutes

@CarswithNash 9 месяцев назад

That car is in good shape in my opinion for it's age and miles.

@wsbill14224 10 месяцев назад

Have you been to a used car lot recently? If you can get that Cobra all straightened out it will be worth a lot more than $6k. $6k won't buy a good used Corolla anymore. Your brain has yet to adjust to Bidenomics. Not only that, some people will flock to that car because it has OBD1 like the old Toyota pickup my Dad left me. OBD1 vehicles will not forsake you.

@brian5o 10 месяцев назад

I think that that donut you thought wasn't the leak is at least one of the leaks. If you look, the flanges aren't parallel to one another. BTW, on my old 88 SSP LX 5.0, there was a pipe that ran behind the heads/valve covers and that pipe was connected to both of the headers and there was one pipe that had a weld that broke. I imagine you have it, too on this car. You might check that. It is a bitch to get to, I never fixed mine, but the exhaust leak always drove me nuts. Also, I mentioned in the first video that you need to check the heater box because of what was going on with your windshield on the drive home. I bet you have a leak. If you do, it's a PITA but should be easy for you, the entire dash has to come out to replace it. Mine went out in my Fox.

@genopingon5367 10 месяцев назад

U should ask ur viewers, subscribers to donate parts so it won't be such a money pit!? I'm sure there's people with xtra parts laying around taking space?

@AStacynky 10 месяцев назад

Don't forget exhaust hangers and sometimes if the back windows don't go down it will keep the top from working

@gottatinker3363 10 месяцев назад

sometimes you can replace that board in the trunk with 1/2" plywood and paint it. if you're lucky you can use the old damaged one as a template

@shephusted2714 10 месяцев назад

you should pull the engine and put in all new poly/graphite bushings, add a roll bar.mini cage - it will help stiffen it up significantly - at least that is what the torque wrench said - lots of mods for this car - think about heads - probably the best bang for the buck

@blamebush911 9 месяцев назад

That literally happened to me just the other day. Smog pump seiezed up and next you know I’m stuck on the side of the road lol

@gray7863 10 месяцев назад

A $3000 Mustang Cobra with a lot of time and money thrown at it to make it into a........... $5000 car

@dmann1209 10 месяцев назад

Excellent project car. Ford repair parts are plenty from the aftermarket. I usually swap in an all aluminum radiator to prevent future leaks and for maximum cooling. I am very interested to see how you tackle those painted seats and interior trim. Solid content!

@PaulyDTheKiwi 10 месяцев назад

Dear John Ross, please do a Stroker build from the 302ci to a 347ci. I have done a couple of 5.0L to 5.6L conversions and even did one with a Paxton Supercharger. Not going to lie, it was AWESOME!!! Bring from Downunder, I put it in an AU 2001 XR8 Ford Falcon Ute. It wasn’t rip your face off fast but it could definitely boogie, (also at the time I was also Drag Racing with my brother, so we were kind of spoiled for choice) so I guess it was all about perspective. Anyway I digress. It was a huge Smile maker and ran constant 10’s. Hope this helps brother and keep up the great work.

@michaelhabib1976 10 месяцев назад

You are correct, it's called a quad shock. It's to put a Band-Aid on Ford's poorly designed rear suspension that creates wheel hop. If you replace and upgrade the rear upper and lower control arms you can delete them... A mustang guy

@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto 10 месяцев назад

Tires here you would be lucky if it held up 4 years without crumbling in the middle east. It be cracked and dry rotted by the 3 year mark!

@jahorgos 10 месяцев назад

Need to put those injectors in the injector cleaner. Should be interesting especially if they are original.

@lorenmws 10 месяцев назад

Man, those light switches are going to become super confusing for anybody that buys the house after you. Definitely going to be one of those technologies that do not age well.

@WatchJRGo 10 месяцев назад

No they won’t, they get laser engraved with their functions when the design is finalized 🍻

@unstablebobgable 10 месяцев назад

If I could help Watch Jr Goes work on the Cobra Mustang I would drink the shots of whiskey with him and roll up The Numbers with him and get all schmoked up

@longjohn77 10 месяцев назад

Did you hit your head again?

@6996brandyl 10 месяцев назад

Going from big to small on the exhaust like that 5:37 is hard on the performance of the motor

@richardfarmer6570 10 месяцев назад

It has been fun watching you work on a million other things JR but I have to say it is great to see you back in your own shop working on cars again. Time to start your C5 collection up again.

@brian5o 10 месяцев назад

By the way, the headlights on my 88 LX 5.0 had a bracket that clipped into the headlight lenses and had nuts that bolted them onto the car. I am sure that this one does, too because Ford used this kind of assembly for the headlight assemblies on a lot of Ford cars. Even if those headlight assemblies are not original which I think they may be, I believe that the Cobras had this style of headlight assembly with just the horizontal lines from the factory, they always keep their adjustment if you don't mess with the adjustment when moving the metal cradle from one assembly to another. It is strange that someone had to jam some sort of wipes around the headlights to keep them in adjustment. I'm thinking that either the headlight assemblies are original and the plastic inserts for the metal frame broke or someone replaced the headlight assemblies and screwed with the adjustment and this was their way to fix it. I know you'll be able to make it right, it really is a shame someone did that but considering the car has 200,000+ miles on it, I can't say I'm surprised. I will say though, cosmetically, that car is beautiful and there the are lots of great sources for quality Mustang parts available. I'm really happy you're saving this rare Cobra.

@GrandMoffJoseph 10 месяцев назад

Great to see a car on the lift again, JR! Looks like this will be a fun project with great dividends for the work put in. Throw on some more power mods and she'll really wake up. :) Though my inner detailer is begging for a whole video just for powerwashing and undercoating so much stuff under the hood and underneath. xD Mustang folks, got a question for you all: I quickly compared this car's front end to some google images of '95 Cobras. Granted one of the headlights is jacked up, but was it always the case that the Cobra's headlights were noticeably taller than the turn signal housings? Or was that a common design thing with all trim levels of that vintage? (not trying to troll, just curious)

10 месяцев назад

My 1994 GT hade the same thing with the lights. It's because there is a rubber lip on top of them

@jeffmac3071 10 месяцев назад

It would be great for you to get an aftermarket parts company to sponsor the build.

@eldonerc2524 10 месяцев назад

Your probably want to slide under the dash and check that plastic quadrant for the clutch cable.

@KevRalph 10 месяцев назад

I thought Ford had started using the 4.6 engines earlier. What's throwing me off is the Lincoln Mark VIII.. I thought It was already in production & had the 4.6 Cobra engine in there as well

@reggeckmann3993 10 месяцев назад

They did, but didn't make it too mustangs yet that year. But a cobra with the 32v would be a hella upgrade.

@KevRalph 10 месяцев назад

@@reggeckmann3993 definitely

@mikemartin2423 10 месяцев назад

If I'm not mistaken 94 and 95 was the only two years of that bodystyle that the 302 came in...96 to 04 had the 4.6

@1corvair 10 месяцев назад

Had about 16K on the speedo when I sold this car at 2 years old. Maybe even less. Sad to see. Have to watch out of morbid curiosity. Was a beautiful car at one time.

@questioner1596 10 месяцев назад

While there is a lot of worn out stuff on that car, it looks amazingly rust free and in eastern Canada would be one of the shortest lists of work possible to pass an inspection. It's a lot of work, but at least the bolts will probably turn instead of breaking off.

@eldonerc2524 10 месяцев назад

Gonna do the rear main might as well do the clutch. 🤔

@dwarfgrumpy 10 месяцев назад

Shop needs a whiteboard

@juiceworld6093 9 месяцев назад

I Think I Bought The Cheapest Cobra Ever. It's A 1994 With 71,000 Miles. I'm A Plumber And I Traded It For A Tankless Water Heater And He Also Gave It To Me With A Brand New In The Box Vortech V2 S Trim, Pair Of Subframe Connectors And New Headlights.

@Wornk 10 месяцев назад

The small shock behind the wheel is a “quad shock” I have no idea what the purpose is but I have them on my 94 GT too

@VacFink 10 месяцев назад

Prevent wheel hop like old slapped bars

@jasonkreps6434 9 месяцев назад

ECU CAPACITORS, They will cause issues. Pull the codes. Replace Everything rubber. You must pull the engine to get your leaks fixed right.

@alansmith4734 10 месяцев назад

#47 Replace Exhaust Rubber Hanger Isolators. Remove Bailing Wire.

@starkyslp16 10 месяцев назад

It's like every single wear item needed to be replaced 50k miles ago and just never happened lol. Should come out nice after doing all that and a deep clean. Hopefully the engine is in good shape and just needs fluids and a few gaskets. Excited to see the first car up on the lifts in new shop!

@aubreyboterf9789 9 месяцев назад

Ford called the rear horizontal shock setup the "Quad Shock" rear suspension ... Started with the Mid 80's Mustang SVO I believe.

@jpat99 9 месяцев назад

The interior has been changed in that car . All 1995' convertibles had saddle leather. "A limited run of 1,003 Cobra convertibles were manufactured this year, and of those only 499 had a hardtop. Though the hardtop is cool, it’s not easily removed, which kinda defeats the point of a convertible. Every Cobra convertible from 1995 has a saddle leather interior and is painted black, with a matching black convertible top. This is the easiest way to tell the 1995 Cobra convertible from the 1994 version, which only came in Rio Red with a Saddle colored roof. If you selected the Cobra Coupe instead you had the option of Crystal White, Black, or Rio Red, and the option of Black or Saddle interior which could come in either cloth or leather."

@lordspam2721 9 месяцев назад

Air pump? Pretty sure thats a smog pump maybe? foxbodies had them and a pipe would run to the back of the heads. You can get a shorter belt to delete it and plug the head holes. Also, just buy an entire bushing poly kit and check the bushings on the rear control arms(and torque boxes while you are there). Any shocks and struts from 79 to 04 will work with a live axle from a mustang(01 cobra was IRS i think). 302's are known for oil leaks over time. Also, that rear extra shock is called a 'quad shock'. They came on fox gt's(not LX's) and sn95's and you dont have to run them if you dont want but they are cheap. .late model restoration is a good source for parts. They even remake some that are no longer in production.

@TheBBodyBuilder 9 месяцев назад

Ok let me help with the repair list…item #1) Replace entire car…done 😂 Will make for some excellent content…at least it’s rare as you are going to spend 6k and have an SN95 that’s worth at least 5K when you are done. Thank goodness for RU-vid revenue to offset your costs. The undercarriage would be an excellent candidate for dry ice blasting…and you 100% need to yank the driveline, clean and reseal everything.

@dennismackiewicz1032 10 месяцев назад

If you’re not going to keep it anyway,why don’t you just use AT205 Reseal on ALL of those leaks? It works great. Before you say that you’re going to keep it, think twice about it. You know that you always end up selling almost EVERY car that you buy.

@bmaldonado41 10 месяцев назад

This is a Racecraft suspension and those are Quadrashocks. For parts look at LMR. THERE AFFORDABLE.

@justingiese6544 9 месяцев назад

I picked up a 95 GT in similar condition last year. Just about every single mechanical item had to be replaced Speedo gear wiper stock, EGR valve, purge, solenoids, fuel pump, engine, gaskets clutch you name it. The car was completely rode hard and put away wet. it is now mechanically restored And has passed California smog so that says something. Lol. I think it would be better to remove the engine, drivetrain, clean paint, reseal and install properly given the condition of my mustang. I’m pretty sure half of that wiring is chewed up or messed up and needs major repair.

@anthonymiller3970 10 месяцев назад

I don’t think the car is worth $3,000 with all the work that needs to be done. Plus convertibles tops are very expensive with all the hydraulic pumps. I’m thinking you will have to put about 5,000 dollars into the car. Plus all the time of taking the engine out to replace the rear main seals. You have your work cut out for you. Good luck

@Blackinterceptor999 10 месяцев назад

If the engine is coming out, that would be a good time to do the upgraded like long tubes, cam, high flow water pump ...Besides its time to replace all that stuff...

@motownXJdad9565 10 месяцев назад

the extra shocks on the rear axle are called Quad shocks, they only came on GTs, they are carry overs from the fox body mustang GTs and Capri RS. Ford started using them in 82 or 83 maybe?

@HVASEA 9 месяцев назад

We had one of those Genie door openers years ago. My Dad installed it in 1980. Bought it at Sears... It still works perfectly to this day. Good American quality then.

@francoc7109 10 месяцев назад

That engine will always leak! This is experience speaking on old, high mileage, fox bodies with the 302. Front main and rear main will always leak because of crank end play engaging the clutch is what exacerbates the leak. High mileage causes the main bearing in the middle of the engine to have play with the crank, which causes the leak in the front main and rear main. I have tried every sort of sleeve for front and rear and different types of seals. PTFE Teflon rubber nothing works. You need new crank bearings. My advice is don’t even change the seals. They will leak within a couple of hundred miles. The solution is a full rebuild with new bearings .

@chipschweiss 9 месяцев назад

Those are factory Cobra wheels, used from '94 through ~'96. Many got tossed and replaced with Cobra-R clones.

@smokey2459 10 месяцев назад

Any junkyards close by to get good used parts,like seats, tail lamps,etc? After all it’s got 200k miles and is way past being a quality collectible. Save some money!

@wineinbeautifulplaces1200 10 месяцев назад

John l have to be honest l bought this 2001 ford COPRA for $2000 from a dealer auction and it came with nice wheels big flow master headers supercharger big Brombo brakes and fancy rotors and nitrous setup and the only problem with car was the clutch was bad went for cheap and l am in los angles and most dealer didn't pay any attention to the car l got lucky than l fixed the clutch and sold it to a guy in Kuwait who saw my post on instagram was interested in the mustang and sold it to him for $18000 thousand and he paid shipping in closed container that cost $3500 shipped all the way to Dubai and it took 40 days and now every one in Kuwait asking me to buy them cars from me .

@NGG1983 9 месяцев назад

those diagonal shocks in the back are called quad shocks, and yes they're designed to counter axle tramp. If you go to a very high quality lower control arm, like a Maximum motorsports LCA, they say you can just delete the quad shocks, a lot of guys do just to get clearance for wider rear tires too.

@rgbigdog 10 месяцев назад

With that many miles that oil pan gasket is toast. I had a 95 Mustang GT and had to replace the oil pan gasket at 102,000 miles. It was leaking badly, leaving a puddle every time it was parked.

@SlimWhittman 9 месяцев назад

JR, I unsubscribed a few months ago because I lost interest in your project direction. This one brought me back. I look forward to your progress with the cobra. This should be a lot of work but very interesting for your viewers.

@davebarrowcliffe1289 10 месяцев назад

The FIRST thing I'd do is get rid of that ridiculous, cheesy, cheap-looking snake decal on the bonnet. 😂 🐍 🤢

@mrmoss149 10 месяцев назад

The car should have been cheaper, based on what all is wrong. I'd like to give THAT guy a "shout out" alright....

@francoc7109 10 месяцев назад

I bet your bearings are shot. You should do a Blackstone test and never run synthetic in that engine. Compression test and leaked down wouldn’t hurt either. go with a 20w50

@michaelclark4419 10 месяцев назад

Hard critique on a car with over 200K - should not expected anything different from the beginning JR.

@klyneis 10 месяцев назад

The front control arm bushings are probably trashed as well. That would greatly contribute to the shitty ride. Replacement control arms with fresh bushings and ball joints are readily available and cheap on rock auto.

@UmmYeahOk 7 месяцев назад

lol, on that “clean carfax.” 197k miles on my 94. I’ve had the car since 1998. Since owning it, it has been in two front end collisions, and one rear quarter collision. For funsies, I ran a carfax on it. Squeaky clean. Know why? First wreck was in 98, second in 03. In 2008, it was liability only, so we never reported it to insurance. I had a totaled out 1988 BMW with a twisted frame, and front end held together by only a crossmember and aftermarket shock tower brace… …clean Carfax. If the wreck was never reported to insurance or happened in the before times, there’s no record of it happening.

@derrecksmith7898 10 месяцев назад

Great, great…… I forgot how much you can talk. I’ll buy more merch if you can “Cut it out””. Lmao.

@djstangerdude 9 месяцев назад

Hahaha @ 2:10 I'm a slithery little snakey snake! Hard to catch but such perfection!! Glad the shop is coming together so well!

@retrobear9367 10 месяцев назад

When she's all restored. I say new wheels. Smoked headlight, led tails ,and maybe an exhaust with some night carbon quad tips.

@reggeckmann3993 10 месяцев назад

You need an LMR sponsorship/ collaboration. Landon has the best Ford and mustang OEM and aftermarket and restoration parts.

@tiffanygaydos8997 10 месяцев назад

Sweet light switch in the primary bedroom. Luxury for sure. Now, I need to talk my hubby into getting us one of those.😄

@RoadGlider505 10 месяцев назад

Could be the top doesn't work because the back windows don't go down. When I hit the button on my 05 GT convert, the windows all go down, then the top.

@hecantcraft4936 9 месяцев назад

Some of that oil pan oil is likely from the oil level sensor in the side of the pan. Think I saw it there. Can’t believe the heater core is good at 200+. Might have been changed. I’m on 3rd radiator. Mishimoto for lifetime now.

@marktate2683 10 месяцев назад

It's a Mustang, well worn by an 18 year old with a few thousand bucks lol I miss my 98 GT 😭😭

@wadesautoresto1450 9 месяцев назад

Look into Maximum Motorsports lower control arms and panhard bar if you want it to handle. Then you can remove the quad shocks.

@bobmcdonough6156 9 месяцев назад

First car in New shop. Pull the motor and go nuts and raffle it.???? Happy to see you working on vars bro

@jsimmonstx 10 месяцев назад

When you fix the battery cables, using crimp-on terminals is probably the worst choice ever. Cut new cables to fit (and use the proper colors, red and black), solder/heat shrink a lug onto each end, and use MilSpec terminals that allow you to just bolt the lugs onto the terminal. Trust me, you do NOT want to be chasing down electrical issues on top of everything else. I would also replace any ground straps (block to frame) with actual 4-gauge cable, also with soldered/heat shrunk lugs.

@compasteedee 9 месяцев назад

Those smart washers blow fuses all the time. It is a good indication that there is too much sludge in the bottom, and the microbes need time to break everything down, or if it is dirt/sand clean it out. The good thing is they are very modular and have replacement parts for everything. I used to services about 30 of these on a weekly basis as a service rep for a company that had the biggest service fleet of these in the world. They are very good machines with a tiny bit of care, and way less grease/oil to deal with, and way better for the environment.

@JB91710 10 месяцев назад

Sounds like the engine is coming out and with your shop and I'm sure, people, that would be the best thing for That 200k car. It would be a massive confidence builder rather than Band-aiding it. Complete exhaust system out and back in. While it's out, remove all the smog stuff. All new coolant system would be good too. Super clean everything under the car and engine compartment. With $3000 into it to start, it would still be a good deal. Oh and, you need some pads of paper. Cardboard To Do Lists in that shop?

@kingcraigk 10 месяцев назад

I am actually glad you got a car in this condition. This is the type of cars I am seeing locally.

@donreinholz8121 10 месяцев назад

This car needs some serious tlc. It may eventually need a new engine. JR is making a list and checking it twice. The undercarriage needs rustproofing for sure.

@placeyplacey 10 месяцев назад

Blimey - in the UK we would say this is a Trigger’s Broom car by the time you’ve finished..

@brunoaraujo7750 9 месяцев назад

Wow!!!! I love the 94-95 platform!!!! They are true unicorns!!!!

@waynegibbons352 9 месяцев назад

I seem to recall that barb-less wire is am item they produce. Farmers & ranchers would be used to working with barbed wire, this wire acts very similar when stringing it on fence lines.

@douglasbray3563 10 месяцев назад

Good Evening John Ross

@genopingon5367 10 месяцев назад

Since it's a Cobra I would pull out engine n transmission! With all that leakage going on it would be easier and faster to seal everything up.

@arnoldanderson1501 10 месяцев назад

For heavens sake, put some decent suspension components on your Cobra. It is a great base to start from. Global West or Cortex has fantastic parts for Mustangs.

@mentaldiversions 10 месяцев назад

Shocks and struts for sure at 200K Might as well do bushings while you are in there. And sway bar connectors.

@RealRickCox 10 месяцев назад

Wow. I can't believe you're working on a car that is older than you!! Who'd have thought....

@cmscms123456 10 месяцев назад

IF you put $5000 parts and labor, you might be able to sell it for $2500. ALWAYS look at the 'exit'.. how much can you get for the car at the end...

@KarinesGarage 10 месяцев назад

Those headlights, the housing is probably just cracked up and shot, making the headlights themselves not hold onto anything

@kcMan7938 9 месяцев назад

That’s a nice daily driver Cobra convertible. Has lots of potential,and will be satisfying to bring it back to life .

@EJ257IHI 9 месяцев назад

Ahhh last year of the 5.0L pushrod engine, brings back memories growing up in the 90's, seeing these roam around NorCal. Good project car, lots of options.

@brianhernandez589 10 месяцев назад

Oh, and dropping the front subframe is easier than you think. It's the easiest way to pull the engine. And the only way to pull the trans and engine together.