93 LX Build thread

[91TwighlightGT]

Hello everyone,

I'm in the process of converting my 93 LX 2.3 to a Cobra clone. I've got a build thread going in the body shop section of the corral, but the 2.3 section over there is totally dead. Being that my car is a 4-cylinder and staying that way, I figured I would post up my progress over here for the other 2.3 owners who would care! So, without further ado...

Early February. Giving the new ride a first look. Not too impressive. Needs a windshield, and the driver's window isn't opened, it is missing!

All 105 HP out of the 18 year old 2.3L Four Cylinder.

Left front fender apron damage. Looks like a minor frame pull is in this car's future. No biggie.

Left front fender area. Probably going to need both fenders. New lights are ready to installation in the future.

Door is pretty wavy. Probably going to need another one of those, too.

More damage! Going to need a little pull on this quarter panel. New gas door is going to be needed.

This hatch is wasted. Fiberglass will replace this rust prone hatch.

New tail lenses on the way.

Car has a lot of little spots to repair, like this one.

I usually make it to the toilet before I take a dump. I guess the people who owned this car weren't quite as good

Interior... needs a "good cleanup" to say the least. New carpet, seat disassembly and cleaning, and a new headliner should bring it back nicely.

Door hinge kit on the way. Can't close the door without lifting it up, as it hangs down about a full inch when opened.

 

[91TwighlightGT]

More...

That's the driver's seat! Looks pretty different without the foam cushions and cloth seat covers! This one is getting a couple of new welds to fix the "gangsta lean" these cars are known for.

New fuel tank, housing a new fuel pump. Previous owner damaged the last tank so that it was leaking.

My repainted differential cover. Had to take remove the axles to replace the rear axle bearings.

New parking brake cables. They were frozen, and had the rear brakes locked on. Car has brand new front rotors, calipers, pads, front wheel bearings, rear wheel bearings, rear shoes, rear drums, and brake hoses all the way around. She'll stop

Tail lenses off of an 86 GT. They need a little refinishing, but they are on right now so I can get the inspection all squared away.

Brand new exhaust on the way. Could probably save some of this, but... nah.

Interior is looking a little different these days!

Passenger rear floor pan is... uh... rusty! Cutting and welding on the way!

The old exhaust manifold. Ditching the heavy, no flow POS for a Ranger tubular piece.

Ranger header looks nice with the new paint. Quite a bit lighter than the stock junk.

New rack and pinion. The old one was leaking, so it was time to upgrade to a sport rack. 2.5 turns lock to lock, down from 3.

Another shot of the interior. Still a long way to go here!

Okay, what the hell did these people do in this car? You know what, I don't want to know. Seats are disgusting.

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The fearless. Me on the left, my Dad on the right.

Washing out the seat covers after they are removed. Yum!

 

[91TwighlightGT]

Sorry, no body work stuff yet But, here are a couple more pics from what we have been working on!

Painting the seat bottom

Driver's seat back welded and ready for paint

Seat foam ready to be cleaned

Driver's seat (cleaned) compared to passenger seat

Junk on the trunk

Interior still looking rough

New exhaust finally installed...

New Battery

Ranger header installed!

New striker bushings installed!

Back seat cleaned and reupholstered

Torn seat foam reinforced with leather backing

Driver's seat tracks repainted

Passenger seat tracks in original condition

The blend door wouldn't operate properly because the cable was frozen. Working on lubricating and freeing up the cable. Might just have to replace it.

Cowl Vent panel is damaged. Going to have to get a new one it looks like.

 

[79'293stang]

Nice! Looks like you have a lot of work ahead. You are making great progress so far. Any plans on the engine or just keeping it stockish?

 

[91TwighlightGT]

Thanks

Yeah, I would say another year before it is road ready. No engine work during this phase of the build, perhaps a turbo motor in the future, but it would be a ways off.

 

[Stanger93Curt]

I want the 5-speed so bad. I think driving a manual is a little less boring than the automatic.

 

[91TwighlightGT]

Yes, definitely. I won't buy another auto if I can possibly avoid it.

 

[Dan P.]

Where did you get your new exhaust from? Nice work on the seats

Dan

 

[91TwighlightGT]

The exhaust came from carquest. It is stock, I just painted it silver with high temp paint. Thanks for the compliments!

I haven't really kept this thread as updated as the one on the Corral. It is a lot of work to upload the pics to multiple forums.

Check out more build progress here...

1993 LX - Cobra Conversion Project... - Ford Mustang Forums : Corral.net Mustang Forum

 

[Stanger93Curt]

Idk why but the seats did that in my car too. I don't think it was some one not making to the bathroom although that would be weird if someone did that in my car too. Must just be the way those seats wear (idk about correct usage of wear) lol. But I want to put racing seats in mine. Think they'd look nice and clean.