Sheikh_Yerbooty Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 This is my “winter” project….a 2008 SVT Shelby Cobra in Torch Red. Although there’s only 36,000km on the odo and a fully stamped service book from the Ford agency, the car had been badly neglected and was in need of a complete refurb to bring him back to his true glory. Everything was standard….5.4L supercharged V8 with 500bhp/ 480ftlbs and for the price of $18,000 this was some serious bangs per buck! Here’s a few pics of the car as was at the dealership… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Stunning car.... I have had the good fortune to work on a few over the years, an absolute beast of a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Awesome motor, would be good to watch the progress you make Just to rub it in for us Brits, how much will it cost to fill the tank over there?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Very nice, can't beat the bang for buck value of mustangs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Just to rub it in for us Brits, how much will it cost to fill the tank over there?!!! No more than £15 I reckon!!.....sickening aint it :( I see it's minus the decals on the other thread has you painted it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh_Yerbooty Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Just to rub it in for us Brits, how much will it cost to fill the tank over there?!!! No more than £15 I reckon!!.....sickening aint it :( I see it's minus the decals on the other thread has you painted it? 98 grade works out at 0.31p a litre I couldn't afford to run this thing in the real world! The decals in those pics are the OEM doodles....they were looking very sad, starting to peel in lots of places and also prevented a full paint correction. So they got nuked. I'm waiting on some custom vinyl stripes from Bob White Decals in the US to start the end of this project...They've been stuck in customs for 3 feeking weeks now! They don't smell of pork at all guv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh_Yerbooty Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Work in progress....Everything which comes off without a gas axe is coming off so that I can do a full paint correction unhindered. Although not badly marked or scratched, the paint was suffering from a "pink" effect due to have been left in direct sunlight for too long, and swirls everywhere. The passenger side front fender & door panels had also geen given a poor respray and would benefit from some major correction. The OEM Le Mans racing stripes were cut, drilled, wearing badly and peeling in places....the main hood and roof twin stripes came off easily. The GT500 rocker stripes just disintegrated, leaving some cack to clean up. I then snow-foamed the car using neat fairly liquid to remove any previous waxes or sealants. Next, a spraying with neat mineral white spirit to remove any tar, grease/oil and glue residue. US paint is generally very hard and solvent resistant, so I didn't have any worries about the white spirit messing up the paint. On to the best decontaminant on the market, Iron-X. I sprayed a good 500ml all over the car and got a good purple bleading from the front fenders and the roof. This then followed by another FL snowfoam, and a dry off. I next removed the front & rear bumpers, splitter and grilles for a separate detailing and finish. The wheels also came off at this point. This one is awful....two previous owners who were dentists in previous lives Badges left to de-glue in an organic orange oil based solvent, paint friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipck Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 way to get down to the raw deal! Im always one for getting down to the foundations of a situation, cant imagine a better way of getting things put straight and exactly how you want it all to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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