The Life and Times of the Cobra TC

[phayzer5]

I've owned this car since September of 2002. Purchased it from a local car lot for $1100. With the next chapter of its life about to start I thought I'd take a moment to review its past from the first photo I took, how it transformed into the present state, before we step into and document it's future progress. We may be here for a little while...

First photo I ever took of it, about 9 months after purchase with my first camera. Didn't take long for mods; 5% limo tint, cherry bomb duals, and the "bodies in the trunk" suspension


Window sticker from the glove box


A preview of things to come...

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New gauges


Engine v1


Cargo coil install... at night


Reppin' the boxes at an Orlando meet


Fresh wash

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Real-life Keystone photochop


K-code swap time!


Now with Gabriel Hijackers


The Linc's first drag race


The flock grows


Visit to the panhandle

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More panhandle fun

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Just'a good ol' boys
Never meanin' no harm...





New shoes


And this, because I don't know why I made it

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Carb swap time!

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'78 z-28 hood scoop installed


Box dyno day in Jax with 88grandmarq. My car isn't pictured on the rollers, but it's my dyno sheet




Had issues with the Holley Red used during the carb swap. Got a gauge installed and found it's free-flow pressure is a bit over 10.5psi


PI sway bar installed

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Cavalier rear ended my Linc, then got rear ended itself. Car in middle was on a flatbed before I left, dont know if #2 made it. I got these scratches, bent license plate frame, and a check for $250 from their insurance co.




FRPP wide-ratio kit


Shipped it up to Scott for a trans build from his guy. Month-ish later, Scott drove it down to Eric's for an install weekend while I busied myself installing new Silverstars

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About half way home from the trans install in ATL, one of my stock rockers decided to make like a banana and split. I just so happened to have a set of rockers in my trunk from the e7 install earlier in the year, so I managed to fix it on the side of the road by flashlight in the middle of nowhere Georgia


New 3-core radiator


And that brings me to the end of 2004. A lot of action for this car in a short amount of time. Stay tuned for the next installment. Same bat time, same bat channel

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[DerekTheGreat]

I really like the look of the 80-84 taillights. Sweet car, funny that so much was optional on a Lincoln back then. Even interval wipers & rear defrost weren't standard lol.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Ah, good times. This car was a lot of fun!

[Tiggie]

Never seen a rocker split like that!

[P72Ford]

Takes me back to when I was new on this board and very in love with my red P72...

Ironically it was Ben ^^^ that wooed me to GMN from Cardomain.