Description
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We ordered our cobra kit from Hurricane Motorsports in 2012 and completed the build in 2019.
Chassis & Body
- Manufacturer
- Hurricane Motorsports
- Front Suspension
- Mustang II based, Fully Adjustable QA1 Aluminum Coil-Over Shocks, Unequal Length Tubular Upper & Lower A-Arms, 1-1/8" tubular anti-sway bar
- Rear Suspension
- Ford 9-inch solid axle, 3.50:1 limited-slip differential, QA1 Aluminum Coil Over Shocks & Adjustable Ride Height, 3-link suspension system with panhard bar, 31 Spline High-strength Axles
- Brakes
- Front: Wilwood 12.2" Ultralite vented rotors, Wilwood Dynalite 4 piston aluminum calipers
Rear: 12" solid rotors and Ford SVO floating disc calipers
- Wheels & Tires
- Trigo 427 Cobra 5-pin aluminum period correct wheels - front: 7.5" x 15", rear: 9.5" x 15", hub adapters, tri-wing knockoffs. Goodyear Eagle sportsman "Billboard" tires - front: 26.5 x 8.0-15," rear: 26.5 x 10.5-15"
- Color Details
- no paint - still in factory black gelcoat! The livery decals are from Race Line Digital, as the 1963 289 Cobra CSX2128 driven by Dan Gurney at Sebring, Florida in 1963
- added front shock tower support square tube, same as original 427 cobras
- Fabricated a hidden receiver hitch for towing a cargo trailer
Engine & Drivetrain
- Displacement
- 427 cu. in.
- Engine family
- Ford 351 Windsor - Dart block
- Induction
- Quickfuel 780 cfm carburetor, Edelbrock Performer RPM port-matched intake
- Valve Train Details
- AFR 205 aluminum heads 75cc
- Ignition
- MSD Pro Bil1et Distributor, MSD coil, MSD 6AL ignition box
- Exhaust
- Custom 5/8" tube headers from Hurricane Motorsports, side pipes with Classic Chambered 24" x 3" I.D. Cobrapack mufflers, silver ceramic coating
- Transmission
- Tremec TKO600 5-speed 0.64:1 Overdrive with bronze fork pad kit, carbon synchronizer kit, 2-3 shift rail modification by Texas Drivetrain Performance in Hurst, TX
Our 351W/427 small block Ford engine dyno'ed at 599.6 Horsepower, and 600.5 ft/lbs torque. Completed the original period-correct look by adding FE-style expansion tank modified for SBF, and remote oil filter.
Interior Details
- Interior Details
- To resemble period-correct originality, all gauges are Smiths and toggle switches and knobs are Lucas.
- Gauges
- S/C dash layout with all Smiths gauges: OEM style all-electronic with 270° sweep counter-clockwise 180mph speedometer, tachometer, oil pressure, oil temperature, water temperature, fuel level and voltmeter.
OEM genuine Lucas toggle switches, ignition switch, wiper knob, dimmer knob.
- designed and built clutch, brake and accelerator pedal setup identical to original cobras.
- OEM Style custom door pockets and door latch pulls
- designed and built original style street Cobra glove box with correct pull.
- LED lighting under dash and inside glovebox
Special Features
- Fabricated a hidden receiver hitch for towing a cargo trailer
- added Rugged Radio STX Stereo intercom and headsets, for voice activated in-car communication, Bluetooth connectivity to cell phone for streaming music and phone calls, two-way radio ready.
- Custom tonneau cover matching the racing livery
