Gumball
10-22-2013, 11:21 AM
A recent thread about "essential mods" caused me to revisit my list of mods, changes, and additions I've made (or will make) to my Mk3 during the past four years. After reviewing and updating the list, I can now see why it's taking me so long to finish this thing. I'm sure that I missed a few things as there are some that I did quickly years ago and may have forgotten to add to the list. It's getting hard to explain to people just what came with the kit and what I did on my own, but here - in no particular order - is a pretty good summary.
-Riveted hood scoop, modified contour per Competition Cobra (FFR)
-Rivets ringing the leading edge of the hood as on the original comp and s/c cars
-Rolled wheelwell / flare lips
-Smoothed and painted body interior - (Eastwood Alumi-Blast to replicate look of bare aluminum)
-Hidden body side mounts
-Revised front body mounts - looks like original-style riveted mounts
-Original style hood prop rod and storage clip (3/8" stainless tubing - McMaster-Carr)
-Bumpers w/hoops – polished stainless steel from FFR
-Roll hoop, driver’s side only – 1 ½” Mk4 version from FFR – chromed by Kerr West
-Side pipes – semi-gloss black (ceramic coated locally)
-Four-into-four headers - semi-gloss black (FFR - ceramic coated locally after stripping original silver finish)
-Smiths mechanical gauges set in an S/C dash layout (speedometer, tach, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, volts, and fuel from Nisonger)
-Smiths rally clocks - stopwatch and clock (UK supplier from ffcars.com thread)
-Period correct switches, knobs, and indicator lights on dash (********** and Moss – MG and Healy parts - mostly Lucas w/relays)
-Lock-out style shift lever with correct flat-top black knob with 4-speed markings
-Pull straps on doors (hooked to door latches to act as a release pull) – black leather
-Door panels, black, with map pockets – black leather with vinyl pockets (**********)
-Locking glove box to match dash covering - lock and finger tab from local RV store
-Ashtray - OEM-style Cobra part (Cobra Restorers)
-Footwell drain holes with plugs
-Waxed cord wrapping on wood steering wheel at spokes (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Chassis weep holes at low points - 1/4"
-Tags (AC Cars and Shelby American) – stamped with SVT engine # and my personal build #
-Dash to transmission tunnel tubes (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Underdash support panel (Breeze)
-Seat mounting pans (Breeze)
-Kirkey low-back vintage race seats - modified contour, leather covered by local upholstery shop, inflatable lumbar on both, and seat heaters
-Serge-bound carpet edges where visible (local upholstery shop)
-Black leather covering for visible chassis tubes in cockpit
-Black leather dash and top portion of rear bulkhead
-Rubber heel and side pads on carpet by pedals (local upholstery shop)
-Degas tank – OEM Ford (modified big block tank, aluminum tubing, Breeze lower radiator hose kit and bracket, and various OEM hoses)
-Coolant catch tank connected to degas tank - mounted to Breeze radiator shroud - stainless steel, media blasted to match raw aluminum
-Old-style engine front cover w/v-belt pulleys for crankshaft, waterpump, and alternator
-OEM Ford dual-point distributor with Pertronix
-Pertronix coil w/spray painted yellow top and reproduction Ford decal (vintage Mustang supplier)
-OEM Ford style spark plug wires and boots
-Turkey pan for Holley 650 double-pumper
-OEM-style mechanical fuel pump with single in-tank pickup from Breeze (non-return) and one-piece stainless steel chassis fuel line
-Ford big block valve covers on adapter plates - "Cobra LeMans" (reproductions from vintage Mustang supplier and plates from a clubcobra.com vendor)
-Canton "T" high-capacity road race oil pan with original "Cobra - American Shelby" decals
-Stellings and Hellings (small) air cleaner w/K&N filter
-Hood opening under scoop modified to fit turkey pan
-Oil catch can on firewall (Original S/C design from Cobra Restorers)
-Girling remote brake reservoir cans (pair from Moss Motors) with braided supply lines (Pegasus Auto Racing) and adapter nipples (Lodestone Billet Works) to attach to OEM Ford ’94 SVT master cylinder
-Original style hood hinges (Breeze)
-Hood hinge filler panel modified to look like original radiator bracket with extra tab, post, and pin (Breeze)
-Hidden trunk hinges (Breeze)
-Turn signal – self cancelling with small tip - no switch (Russ Thompson)
-Dash switches from ’65 Mustang – ignition, lighter, lights (any vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-Trunk lid support rod (**********)
-Trunk lid, modified without peak (Karl Gess)
-Grommets, rubber, front bumper brackets (**********)
-Grommets for roll hoop (McMaster-Carr rubber)
-Rectangular Lucas taillamps (**********)
-Recontoured body at taillamp mounting pads to match rectangular lamps and to add more "roundness" to the tail
-Lucas front marker lamp lenses (ebay UK)
-Windscreen support rod and bracket (**********)
-"Beclawat" windscreen tag
-Lower windscreen support bracket - attaches to bottom of frame and to top of cowl (fabricated by me)
-Windscreen wipers - Lucas (FFR)
-Windscreen washers, bottle, and pump (Moss Motors)
-Heater (FFR) w/original style body-color defroster vents on top of front cowl and "Smiths" decals on blower motor in engine compartment
-Lucas tri-bar headlamps
-Rockguards, chrome wire, headlamps (**********)
-Driving lights (Lucas PL700) in radiator opening (Moss Motors)
-Halibrand-style 15" wheels with knock-off centers (FFR)
-Avon or Goodyear billboard tires
-Fox-width axles in '94 8.8 solid housing - allows wider wheels/tires
-Soft top and side curtains (FFR old-style)
-Soft top bow support brackets under body to chassis (fabricated by me)
-Tonneau cover – black vinyl (FFR)
-Lift-the-dot posts and side curtain ferrules with drain tubes showing on door interior
-Rolled cowl front and rear with exposed rivet heads on lower edge
-AC pedal covers (brake and clutch)
-Original-style throttle pedal on Russ Thompson pedal lever
-Mechanical throttle linkage (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Side louvers painted body color (**********)
-Badges (Cobra) for nose and tail (**********)
-AC badge for steering wheel center
-Self-contained dual tone airhorn – European tones (Griot’s Garage)
-“Powered by Ford” badges for sides (289 style without engine size)
-Badges, AC logo for knock-off hub centers (**********)
-Wind wings with original style mounting blocks - not the clamp-on style - for use with the original style side curtains (FFR)
-Sunvisors (FFR)
-Windscreen side post plates and washers (**********)
-Vintage Road America water transfer decals for the windshield / wind wings / side curtains
-1965 Road America tech sticker - reproduction from local decal maker
-Grab handle on passenger side cowl (**********)
-Safety wire on wheel knock-offs
-1965 license plate (CA Shelby manufacturer)
-"Cobra - Caroll Shelby Motors" license plate frame
-Trunk carpeting (FFR)
-Fire extinguisher (fire system with aux. small handheld)
-Foot-well ducts with period-correct pull knobs on far outside edges of dash (non-powered flapper-baffles)
-Map reading light on passenger side of dash (MGA parts from Moss)
-Engine bay battery box with Lucas decals and fake filler caps on battery (Breeze)
-Vintage battery cell caps from fake battery topper - glued to top of standard battery
-Low-expansion foam filler for inside doors (controversial - can cause bowing of inner and outer skin - be very careful)
-Rolled door openings with exposed rivet heads on underside of roll
-Ballistic blanket for bellhousing (Levy Racing)
-Foot dimmer switch for headlamps with rubber pad (Ford OEM part from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-Vintage Ford style engine bay wiring harnesses (reproduction Ford part from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-OEM Ford solenoid and voltage regulator (reproduction from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-OEM Ford 1G alternator with “Autolite” production ink stamp and OEM appearing brackets (fabricated by me)
-Oil cooler (Setrab from FFR)
-Factory-appearing placards/decals/labels (Year One, NPD, Mustangs Plus, Moss Motors, etc…)
-"FoMoCo" stamps on appropriate hoses and parts (supplied by local rubber stamp maker)
-Trunk floor storage bin (Dark Water Customs)
-Tecelamit grease gun in trunk as original cars (ebay UK)
-Spare tire and jack (OEM Ford parts, including hold-down hardware – space saver from donor car)
-Scissors jack - modified OEM Ford part from donor to work on FFR chassis
-Tool roll - period correct look, but not OEM AC or Shelby
-Rear fender spats - polished aluminum - modified by cutting top 1/3 off and recontouring (from Brian Alvarez vendor at ffcars.com)
-Splashguards inside leading edge of rear wheel wells (Dark Water Customs)
-Splashguards, front body/bumper support structure - aluminum panels to close the area to the sides of radiator (fabricated by me)
-Luggage rack - removable, polished stainless steel (racelandusa.com)
Whew!
-Riveted hood scoop, modified contour per Competition Cobra (FFR)
-Rivets ringing the leading edge of the hood as on the original comp and s/c cars
-Rolled wheelwell / flare lips
-Smoothed and painted body interior - (Eastwood Alumi-Blast to replicate look of bare aluminum)
-Hidden body side mounts
-Revised front body mounts - looks like original-style riveted mounts
-Original style hood prop rod and storage clip (3/8" stainless tubing - McMaster-Carr)
-Bumpers w/hoops – polished stainless steel from FFR
-Roll hoop, driver’s side only – 1 ½” Mk4 version from FFR – chromed by Kerr West
-Side pipes – semi-gloss black (ceramic coated locally)
-Four-into-four headers - semi-gloss black (FFR - ceramic coated locally after stripping original silver finish)
-Smiths mechanical gauges set in an S/C dash layout (speedometer, tach, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, volts, and fuel from Nisonger)
-Smiths rally clocks - stopwatch and clock (UK supplier from ffcars.com thread)
-Period correct switches, knobs, and indicator lights on dash (********** and Moss – MG and Healy parts - mostly Lucas w/relays)
-Lock-out style shift lever with correct flat-top black knob with 4-speed markings
-Pull straps on doors (hooked to door latches to act as a release pull) – black leather
-Door panels, black, with map pockets – black leather with vinyl pockets (**********)
-Locking glove box to match dash covering - lock and finger tab from local RV store
-Ashtray - OEM-style Cobra part (Cobra Restorers)
-Footwell drain holes with plugs
-Waxed cord wrapping on wood steering wheel at spokes (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Chassis weep holes at low points - 1/4"
-Tags (AC Cars and Shelby American) – stamped with SVT engine # and my personal build #
-Dash to transmission tunnel tubes (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Underdash support panel (Breeze)
-Seat mounting pans (Breeze)
-Kirkey low-back vintage race seats - modified contour, leather covered by local upholstery shop, inflatable lumbar on both, and seat heaters
-Serge-bound carpet edges where visible (local upholstery shop)
-Black leather covering for visible chassis tubes in cockpit
-Black leather dash and top portion of rear bulkhead
-Rubber heel and side pads on carpet by pedals (local upholstery shop)
-Degas tank – OEM Ford (modified big block tank, aluminum tubing, Breeze lower radiator hose kit and bracket, and various OEM hoses)
-Coolant catch tank connected to degas tank - mounted to Breeze radiator shroud - stainless steel, media blasted to match raw aluminum
-Old-style engine front cover w/v-belt pulleys for crankshaft, waterpump, and alternator
-OEM Ford dual-point distributor with Pertronix
-Pertronix coil w/spray painted yellow top and reproduction Ford decal (vintage Mustang supplier)
-OEM Ford style spark plug wires and boots
-Turkey pan for Holley 650 double-pumper
-OEM-style mechanical fuel pump with single in-tank pickup from Breeze (non-return) and one-piece stainless steel chassis fuel line
-Ford big block valve covers on adapter plates - "Cobra LeMans" (reproductions from vintage Mustang supplier and plates from a clubcobra.com vendor)
-Canton "T" high-capacity road race oil pan with original "Cobra - American Shelby" decals
-Stellings and Hellings (small) air cleaner w/K&N filter
-Hood opening under scoop modified to fit turkey pan
-Oil catch can on firewall (Original S/C design from Cobra Restorers)
-Girling remote brake reservoir cans (pair from Moss Motors) with braided supply lines (Pegasus Auto Racing) and adapter nipples (Lodestone Billet Works) to attach to OEM Ford ’94 SVT master cylinder
-Original style hood hinges (Breeze)
-Hood hinge filler panel modified to look like original radiator bracket with extra tab, post, and pin (Breeze)
-Hidden trunk hinges (Breeze)
-Turn signal – self cancelling with small tip - no switch (Russ Thompson)
-Dash switches from ’65 Mustang – ignition, lighter, lights (any vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-Trunk lid support rod (**********)
-Trunk lid, modified without peak (Karl Gess)
-Grommets, rubber, front bumper brackets (**********)
-Grommets for roll hoop (McMaster-Carr rubber)
-Rectangular Lucas taillamps (**********)
-Recontoured body at taillamp mounting pads to match rectangular lamps and to add more "roundness" to the tail
-Lucas front marker lamp lenses (ebay UK)
-Windscreen support rod and bracket (**********)
-"Beclawat" windscreen tag
-Lower windscreen support bracket - attaches to bottom of frame and to top of cowl (fabricated by me)
-Windscreen wipers - Lucas (FFR)
-Windscreen washers, bottle, and pump (Moss Motors)
-Heater (FFR) w/original style body-color defroster vents on top of front cowl and "Smiths" decals on blower motor in engine compartment
-Lucas tri-bar headlamps
-Rockguards, chrome wire, headlamps (**********)
-Driving lights (Lucas PL700) in radiator opening (Moss Motors)
-Halibrand-style 15" wheels with knock-off centers (FFR)
-Avon or Goodyear billboard tires
-Fox-width axles in '94 8.8 solid housing - allows wider wheels/tires
-Soft top and side curtains (FFR old-style)
-Soft top bow support brackets under body to chassis (fabricated by me)
-Tonneau cover – black vinyl (FFR)
-Lift-the-dot posts and side curtain ferrules with drain tubes showing on door interior
-Rolled cowl front and rear with exposed rivet heads on lower edge
-AC pedal covers (brake and clutch)
-Original-style throttle pedal on Russ Thompson pedal lever
-Mechanical throttle linkage (see my "how to" on this forum)
-Side louvers painted body color (**********)
-Badges (Cobra) for nose and tail (**********)
-AC badge for steering wheel center
-Self-contained dual tone airhorn – European tones (Griot’s Garage)
-“Powered by Ford” badges for sides (289 style without engine size)
-Badges, AC logo for knock-off hub centers (**********)
-Wind wings with original style mounting blocks - not the clamp-on style - for use with the original style side curtains (FFR)
-Sunvisors (FFR)
-Windscreen side post plates and washers (**********)
-Vintage Road America water transfer decals for the windshield / wind wings / side curtains
-1965 Road America tech sticker - reproduction from local decal maker
-Grab handle on passenger side cowl (**********)
-Safety wire on wheel knock-offs
-1965 license plate (CA Shelby manufacturer)
-"Cobra - Caroll Shelby Motors" license plate frame
-Trunk carpeting (FFR)
-Fire extinguisher (fire system with aux. small handheld)
-Foot-well ducts with period-correct pull knobs on far outside edges of dash (non-powered flapper-baffles)
-Map reading light on passenger side of dash (MGA parts from Moss)
-Engine bay battery box with Lucas decals and fake filler caps on battery (Breeze)
-Vintage battery cell caps from fake battery topper - glued to top of standard battery
-Low-expansion foam filler for inside doors (controversial - can cause bowing of inner and outer skin - be very careful)
-Rolled door openings with exposed rivet heads on underside of roll
-Ballistic blanket for bellhousing (Levy Racing)
-Foot dimmer switch for headlamps with rubber pad (Ford OEM part from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-Vintage Ford style engine bay wiring harnesses (reproduction Ford part from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-OEM Ford solenoid and voltage regulator (reproduction from vintage Mustang restoration supplier)
-OEM Ford 1G alternator with “Autolite” production ink stamp and OEM appearing brackets (fabricated by me)
-Oil cooler (Setrab from FFR)
-Factory-appearing placards/decals/labels (Year One, NPD, Mustangs Plus, Moss Motors, etc…)
-"FoMoCo" stamps on appropriate hoses and parts (supplied by local rubber stamp maker)
-Trunk floor storage bin (Dark Water Customs)
-Tecelamit grease gun in trunk as original cars (ebay UK)
-Spare tire and jack (OEM Ford parts, including hold-down hardware – space saver from donor car)
-Scissors jack - modified OEM Ford part from donor to work on FFR chassis
-Tool roll - period correct look, but not OEM AC or Shelby
-Rear fender spats - polished aluminum - modified by cutting top 1/3 off and recontouring (from Brian Alvarez vendor at ffcars.com)
-Splashguards inside leading edge of rear wheel wells (Dark Water Customs)
-Splashguards, front body/bumper support structure - aluminum panels to close the area to the sides of radiator (fabricated by me)
-Luggage rack - removable, polished stainless steel (racelandusa.com)
Whew!