FIRST DRIVE Of My Abandoned Cobra Mustang After Sitting For 21 Years! It Broke But SOUNDS SO GOOD!
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In this video, I drive the World's Fastest Cobra Mustang for the First time in 21 years! I may have discovered it's broken after the drive but it was still a blast from the past! Enjoy!
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Thanks, Alex! This will make working on my '10 SHO Taurus a cinch and unlock so many more possibilities. ❤
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Bro please put some Flo Master mufflers 🙏
Did you buy the typhoon
I wish everyone could actually hear how loud this car is. It's majestic, and it shakes our entire building! Like literally the ceiling tiles in the office all rattle when this car is running in the shop!
When’s the next car meet, Max? Hopefully this summer. Then I can get that towel muhahha
Best cars also have to be the loudest cars!!
@@orange2352 hopefully soon!
@@NewEdgeDesigns couldn't agree more!
damn, my hear is bleeding trough a video on a stupid smart tv with no audio setup, i can only imagine how could be loud and superb live!
Bro, I can't explain the amazing time I have with my 4yo little boy watching you. He laughs at all your antics and has a HUGE smile on his face the whole time. Thank you for doing what you do and putting smiles on all our faces. God bless and so much love from Az. 🤙🏻
Thanks for watching guys!!
We just visited AZ! It's was great!
@@LegitStreetCars Until it's 120° out. HaHa it's beautiful out right now though. Next time you're out here I'll take you for a ride in my TBSS. 🤙🏻
Teaching the young! I went to visit my son and did the same couple weeks ago, when my son saw it, he smiled because he remembered me doing the same with him when he was little boy.
@@LegitStreetCars Arizona in the winter and Arizona in the summer are two different places for sure 😆 I was down there to see my dad and work on his Baja Bronco. Put a wrench down for 30 seconds and damn near 3rd degree burns 😂
Every kid born in the 80s should love these cars
I'm from 90's, these are my dream cars too
And their still on the road today
Best American cars ever made, I may be a little biased..
Eh. I was selling Pontiacs in the 80s, so I was a Trans Am guy, not a mustang guy.
Had a few. Don't miss them.
Tech tip. Don’t push the line all the way into the fitting. There’s a line inside the fitting that you’ll push the hose too. I’d say 2-3mm from the lip in the fitting. Allows for expansion when inserting the rest of the fitting
*40:00** You're one of the few channels that I watch the ENTIRE video without skipping.*
I replaced a set of wheel studs in a parking lot in a shady part of Memphis Tennessee back about 10 years ago. Had a homeless guy hang out through most of the job. He was actually a lot of help and never asked me for anything. I bought us some McDonald's in the middle of the job and we had a great talk while cooling off in the AC. We used a whole bunch of washers to press the studs in because it's all we had on hand. The dude was so cool and helpful. I wish I knew whatever happened to him. Just goes to show that when you're working on a vehicle, someone will usually come to help or at least ask if you need help.
Sounds amazing Alex! I don't think you have a transmission issue, I think you have a drag race style transmission that requires lots of throttle input and at least 4,000 RPMs to complete a shift. I have an AOD built like this in my W124 Coupe. Go out there and hammer on it and I almost guarantee you it will shift and slam you into the seat.
I had a great time explaining the Italian Tune-Up to my wife yesterday as we were driving home in Mexico. Thanks, LSC!
I think that big "fuel line" is actually the EVAP vapor line. From what I remember most Ford's around that time had 3/8 feed and 5/16 return. I maxed mine out with 500 something to the tire.
This really brings me back about 20 years to being on The Corral and watching the development on this car... epic fix series.
I believe the cobra rotors are an inch bigger than the GT. The calipers are definitely cobra specific as they are twin piston. My 98 has those, PBY made them. The lettering on the rotors is cast and when you see remans it’s rare to get them with lettering. Rebuild is the way to go to keep that cool originality.
GT 11inch Cobra 13 inch
Rears are little bigger like an in I have a 98 cobra also 👌🏻
Rear calipers are the same as a GT or a V6. The caliper bracket and rotor is larger.
The same 13" rotors and PB two piston calipers came on all Cobras through 2004 as well as the 03-04 Mach 1s. On the Mach 1s they were blank and did not say Cobra.
The rear calipers are the same as a gt or v6, but cobra has vented rear calipers and therefore slightly thinner brake pads. Looks like that solid rear and has gt brakes on it
It’s always funny to me seeing how happy Alex gets from parts coming off like engineered. Being in Florida I’ve never fought rust unless it was old and I was replacing anyways. I couldn’t imagine dealing with it in the rust belt. Hats off to all of you!
If tuning hurdles occur, may need to move maf to the fender attached to filter. May have to switch BOV to Bypass also. Decades ago to swap a 4 valve into a GT, required an engine, ecu & harness from donor. Perhaps, a Lincoln Mark VIII or Mercury Marauder (32v & auto)
Lets go ! the red Cobra is finally back on the road ❤ Looks so good.
Leave the electrical tape on the braid and pull fitting over the tape and lastly remove tape works awesome!
This car brings back some memories. As others mentioned, new edge cobra rotors were larger than GT and had twin pistons. That wing is not a replica Cobra R wing as that would be much taller (I ran one from Cervinis on my '01 GT). That looks more like a Steeda rear wing. Or replica of one. Anyway, look forward to the next episode.
She lives!!!!! I remember reading the magazine with her in it when I worked at the local grocery store back in the day. I love watching your team's videos, everyone is so genuine and the knowledge is solid.
The process of getting AN lines into the fittings takes me back… to a time before I purchased a set of Koul Tools.
@ 28:16 GT guy here. Our brakes are just a little bit smaller in diameter. Cobra brakes are a bolt on upgrade for us, but you lose the ability to run your spare tire on the front if you do.
G'dayY Alex, I reckon the trans appears to be an MV Box? Therefore, the gears need to be manually shifted ... OR, the sensors are unfortunately rubbish ~ Drop the pan and check their condition. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺.
Mad congrats on getting the Cobra up and moving under its own steam! @42:11 there are a check engine and od light. It could be something as simple as the OD switch / band or something in the wiring harness could be different. Best of luck figuring it out, looking forward to the next video 👍
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Alex, you gotta remember, this is a drag car. Its normal operating RPM is probably 4500-8000. In order for it to shift into the higher gears, you gotta be up there on the revs.
Latex driving gloves, love it.
Fix the speedometer and it will shift
Great video guys! As a curious human, I personally would've enjoyed all the harness install / tranny re-pinning goodness too. I'll take education over entertainment every single time. Great job getting her running again Alex, and thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
The longer studs are required by nrha for track safety for anything faster than 10.0.
instead of having to test drive in "Mexico" just don't have a working speedometer! ;)
Please clear up the headlights and do a paint correction. This cobra is beautiful. 🐍
FYI. Factory 99 and up Cobras did not have a return line. They had a fuel pump driver behind the drivers side trunk panel that modulated the power going to the pump and a dead headed system. The factory fuel rail had the inlet in the back and a fitting on the divers side front for a fuel pressure sensor. As mentioned, the large line is EVAP.
I'd love to see the entire LSC team back in future videos. I also love how hou saved this iconic Cobra.
There was a guy from Chicago that moved to N. Fort Myers FL, right across the one bridge.. anyway.. Thursday he would do a STUFFED deep dish (you had to order it in the morning so you KNEW you were getting good food that night!) anyway.. he did HALF price and like $3 PITCHERS.. I think it was football season only because he'd run the Bears games on ALL the tvs.. I forget the name of it but anybody who's ever LIVED in Ft. Myers area and cared about good deep dish pizza knows the spot. It was a FULL house there almost all the time and they'd run out of pizzas EARLY.. yumm... and I'm from the Trenton, NJ area so deep dish isn't how we do it around here, but man a real deal deep dish from Chicago.. yeah baby!
Also look into the head cooling mod on these cars. It’s really really really needed on these.
Man I say this every video on this but it needs to be put back to a 6speed manual. Guess I’m a manual elitist jerk but that car will be much more fun and it’ll be correct!
Get cobra 13" front rotors and some ats brembos and the stm kit. Worth every penny also just a warning those maf sensors are calibrated for the internal pipe diameter of the pipe they come in. It could cause tuning issues in the future I know mine did
Thank you for the Cobra content! Those deep dish 10.5 wheels are going on my ‘99 Cobra. They are EPIC! I wish yours had the manual trans because I’d love to see you do a clutch cable and quadrant replacement.
That Cobra sound is like music for my ears without anything stuck in my ear,I love thoes open headers,it never gets old❤❤❤❤
I tell you this! After working all week it's nice to sit down on Saturday mornings and watch you do the hard work! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Koul Tools for fitting "AN" fittings. Makes life really easy.
I now look forward to my Saturday mornings watching your show sideburns lol
Great clip in the beginning thanks for always makin me look forward to something every Saturday 👍
The GT actually has larger caliper pistons but the cobra used larger rotors.. There was a lot of thought put into keeping these car’s light..
Trans has a manual valve body you shift 🤷🏼
Alex it’s your speed sensor in your transmission. I had my 02 SS transmission rebuilt and it did the same thing you’re experiencing. It’s a sensor on the driver-side at least it was on the Camaro.
I’ve owned 3 terminator cobras. I was so excited to see this car come back to life! Keep up the good work!!
The best sounding exhausts on the new edges is by far the slp lm2s, magnaflow magnapacks and the bassani catback. I love these cars and was one of the first platforms I went big power and bit cost on. I always had foxes, Camaros/firebirds (third gen) and etc. Couple things. Please keep the front bumper and rear taillights. The bumper and tails are about $1k+ on the second hand market. Get some black housing headlights and it will change the entire look. Yes I’m excited about this build just bc I watched this car go from stock to what it was on forums and in real life.
The time travelling double Alex segments are 🔥!!
tip on drilling metal. you dont apply nearly as much pressure on the drill as you would with wood. basically add a little pressure to make sure its straight and level and let the drill do all the work.
Try looking at 94 Mustang GT and 96 Mustang GT rear rotors to see if they are different (though I don't know why they would be) It might be worth getting a Mustang GT rotor though if they have washers to shim the caliper, might be able to eliminate that 'jankiness'. Rotors might be original from the IRS maybe? If not then the only thing i can think of would be Crown Vic rotors but also doubtful.
love all you videos but this one was good in that the content can be used in so many different scenarios - great info in many things many of your viewers would perhaps find basic . I leaned a lot. Thanks.
Man! You are living my dream! Classic european, american beautiful cars from the past, you got the tools, the money, the place, the time, the passion for it. And you are funny, speak very understanable, you don't present yourself as professionalist just a man who wanna do something great to keep these legends alive. Love your videos man! Keep up the good work!
Alex, the long studs are mandated for vehicles that go a certain speed at the track. Chances are this was fast enough that it was needed in order to legally run at the track. Also check the rear rotors off of an explorer, those might be the correct rotors for that. Like a 97-98 explorer with an 8.8 diff with disc brakes.
Nice work Alex! love the car. Was so good to see it get back on the road. Now we just need the trans working correctly and on to the dyno!!! Get some rest and get to feeling better. Take Care, Clay
Thanks for great content and your generosity in your community.
I always cover the stainless braid with clear or black heat-shrink tubing to prevent the stainless braid from abrading or wearing other hoses or wiring harness.
I think the new edge all had returnless fuel systems. At least that's the case with my 2000 V6. On mine I have a focus pump (forgot the lph but I want to say it's 310) plus a boost a pump. Fuel is limiting more power on mine. Back in 05 when I built it, I really needed the 03-04 cobra dual pump system with an upgraded gauge wires.
I’m having so many flashbacks with this car, Alex! I worked at a Ford Performance shop in the early 2000’s and we built cars just like this one. I swear I could smell the rubber and feel the pain in the ends of my fingers when you cut that first fuel line! I did quite a few Aeromotive systems and I got much better at them the more systems I built but I always poked a few fingers enough to make the rest of the job painful. Good times!
I ended up with left hand HF drill bits as a kid cuz they came in ultra cheap random grab bags of bits, turns out they work amazing for drilling out broken fasteners
I was a kid spending summers in grand junction CO. There was a guy in the early 2000s that had a yellow svt Cobra. With the Wing. That was a cool car from my childhood. I can still hear that x pipe to this day
Yes! My Saturday morning fix. Now off to my garage to get dirty
Awesome job Alex. Knowing I watched this car make it's final death run all those years ago and now seeing it come back to life in almost the same condition it was when I last saw it is amazing.
Rear rotors are from a v6/gt. Both of those had the solid rotors. Cobra, Bullitt and Mach 1 got the 13” front rotors and vented rear rotors
You should bring that to the Iowa Mustangs Unstabled “Stang Invasion” at Cedar Falls Motorsports Park in Cedar Falls, IA on June 8th!!! It’s always an amazing time, and yes, you’ll be able to put her on the track!
Wish it was this easy working on my cars, funny words magic man
Love your content and this car is on of my favorites besides the trans am and that wicked van you have. hope all is well much love and respect to you and your family. Have a wonderful weekend.
The vibes were high in this one man, the cobra is really sick. I’m super excited to see the Lightning get picked up again, it’s been like an ominous prescience hanging in the back of the other series lol
I love the artwork on the wall above the work bench ❤ great motivation when you are feeling a bit low or when things aren't going to plan 😀🤙
glad it all got sorted out. Looking forward to SVT lightening content in future , chapeau and well done.
One of the best parts of Saturday morning. Great vid alex.
You've (almost) done it again! You know your way around an engine for sure. And you're detailed oriented like myself, thumbs up to us!
I can always count on Alex for my Saturday morning fix, get it? Hehe. Thanks as always brother keep up the great content.
A little late to the party but super pumped Alex been waiting for the finishing of this mustang for the last couple weeks Glad to see it's coming together! Always makes my Saturdays when a new legit street car's video goes up! Keep up the awesome work and great build's before you know it you'll have your own show on motortrend
It’s not a fake Cobra R wing, it’s actually a Steeda wing,I have the same one on my Cobra. And Cobra front brakes are 13” and are upgrades compared to GT front brakes. I love this build, I have a 1999 Cobra convertible that I’ve owned since 2003 and is built for auto cross. I was hoping you’d eventually get back to this build. And when you got to the PATS system I was really feeling for you. These cars are getting so hard to find cosmetic parts for. It’s getting so bad I’m starting to fear driving my car as many parts are becoming unobtanium.
Congratulation Alex what a labor of Love for sure, look forward the the next reveal of this historic piece of muscle car history.
Just in time for a new LSC video!! So excited 😂😂😂
Alex your amazing! Can’t wait to hear this cobra run and drive! Wow sounds awesome!!
Shorter studs will be fine if all you’re doing is driving it on the street. Certain classes at the drag strip require those studs though.
Out of all the youtube channel intro videos this one made me hit like straight away, love your work Alex
I love your DIY style, man! Gettin’ isht done with those lug studs. 🙌🏼
Alex, I've finally pulled my 02 GT into the shop! Been down since 2018 after hydroplaning on the freeway. Finally have everything together for the rebuild. Super pumped! Cobra is awesome btw
It's so cool that you're getting this car up and running again! Probably a good idea to change out the old rubber brake lines they are pretty old.
I was told that some tech inspectors and raceways depending on what side of the country you are on prefer you to have long wheel studs for safety reason
Alex, right f’n on, brings back memories, I’m an ‘80’s kid , loved the build, love all your videos, keep it up!!!!!! Waiting for the lightning
I remember the first drive in my 99 Cobra after 15 years of sitting this things wicked I can’t wait to see it go down the strip
When spring comes around, rent a 1/4 mile track for a few hours or go in with a track rental with someone and start getting 1/4 miles from all your cars, you have a bunch of cool cars! Run-em!
Longer wheel studs are for safety and are required for some classes of drag racing.
@22:50... Just keep in mind, if you ever drag race this thing, the studs will need to engage 1/2" of thread on your lug nuts. You should run open ended lug nuts, so tech inspection can see this. @27:38... I'd just replace it with a K&N dry (no oil) filter, since you're using a MAF. @34:50... Get some bee's wax to lubricate that bit. Cuts so much cleaner.
Coming along, nice work Alex 👍🏻 the exhaust noise level though 🤪 😂
Great to see the mustang run again, saw all the episodes, can't wait for the next one. 😊
I really enjoy seeing you work on legit street cars. Its like its everything a car for the suburban streets should be. Thanks 🎉
an fittings was good - the code scanner as was totally topical - glad you finally got this car going - not an easy one
God dang, you caught me off guard with a BWM in Carly sponsorship :D I had a face like "Damn, is he going to work on a BMW soon?" (Keep in mind that I myself am a BMW fan and daily drives one)
That BMW looks awesome for being an 07! Greetings from Belgium!
Big money pit though, I hope they can afford it as a first car
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Not a fan of deep dish pizza, but I do love some Lou Malnatis! I live in Michigan but my daughter goes to college in IL and every time she comes home, she knows she better have Lou’s pizza with her! 😂😂
Also, way back in the day they didn't have any quick-disconnects for the factory-style hard fuel lines. Now you can just buy them.
Alex I have been doing my fuel lines and fitting the same way as you for years, Cobra looking good, I think the Trans is a manual valve body. Good luck and I'm waiting on the next video, thanks
Like others have said, definitely check to see if it's a full manual valve body (or reverse manual valve body). Love the awesome content and videos, Alex!
Brilliant channel 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Great video Alex!
Great video, memories of stoplight racing my 87 T top gt 5sp then my 88 lx 5.0 5spd hatch back down Telegraph Rd here in michigan in those years...
The larger stainless "fuel line" you pointed out is actually the factory EVAP line. The smaller stainless line that is next to the one you pointed out is actually the factory feed line. The 99-04 Mustangs use a "return-less" style fuel system that pulses voltage to the fuel pump to achieve the desired fuel pressure. It looks like someone put a fox body(or sn95) style tank on there when they put the in-line pump setup on it. It also looks like they just put an adapter on the passenger side of the factory fuel rail inlet to hook an AN style line to it.
Loved the education between the two different types of lines and pros/cons of them. Can we ask where you get your fuel line supplies from?