1996 Cobra question

[Pitbull1052]

i'm going to look at a 1996 Cobra this weekend is there anything i should be on the look out for? i don't mean like body and what not just mostly with the drivetrain....... car has minimal mods

[blue5.8]

make sure it runs

[Pitbull1052]

make sure it runs




they are suppose to run? hell i never know i just thought i'd flinstone the shit out of it.....


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[akagreg3]

they are suppose to run? hell i never know i just thought i'd flinstone the shit out of it.....


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Haa--- good shit

[bobtsgt]

typical leaks and rust, road test of course, check for broken parts and things that don't work. have a guy who brought his 97 in and it looks like it was stored on top of a salt pile.

[Pitbull1052]

typical leaks and rust, road test of course, check for broken parts and things that don't work. have a guy who brought his 97 in and it looks like it was stored on top of a salt pile.




roger that Bob i was thinking just 4v specific to look for, this one is really clean i do know it just had the heads done........ are the sn's prone to hidden rust anywhere? or just look in typical spots like a fox frame rails etc....

[chris91]

Yes the SN's have their spots too. Look inside the trunk down in the wheel wells behind the panels. My red 94 was mint but when you looked in there they were starting to rust. Then your typical areas, frame rails, floorboards, etc. They also like to rust up front on the outside of the strut towers where the K member bolts up. Just look in through the wheel wells.

[Pitbull1052]

sweet thanks Chris that helps a ton

[chris91]

No problemo mang! If you need someone to ride with you for a second set of eyes lookin things over, lemme know. Im free almost all weekend.

[Pitbull1052]

hells yea thanks bro i should be alright i just wanted to make sure i was looking everywhere i need to....... you all arent doing anything what's up with that

[Stangman]

As stated, frame rails at the strut towers, rear wheel well lips, and the lower quarters on the inside of the bumper cover. Also check the floors. Just about every fox chassis car has a crack behind the passenger front seat right rear bolt. And the floors at the front by the firewall.

[USMCPONY]

Do you still have your fox?

[Pitbull1052]

Do you still have your fox?




Yea i'll never get rid of it i just ran across a 1996 Cobra that's a freakn steal

[Pitbull1052]

As stated, frame rails at the strut towers, rear wheel well lips, and the lower quarters on the inside of the bumper cover. Also check the floors. Just about every fox chassis car has a crack behind the passenger front seat right rear bolt. And the floors at the front by the firewall.



it's a 1996 cobra jess

[Stangman]

it's a 1996 cobra jess

Its still a fox based chassis.... they're virtually identical.

[chris91]

hells yea thanks bro i should be alright i just wanted to make sure i was looking everywhere i need to....... you all arent doing anything what's up with that

Chelle just had her neck surgery. Fun times I tell ya. lol

[Pitbull1052]

ahhhh is she doing alright how's her range of motion

[chris91]

Shes doin great considering shes only a week out. Range of motion is very limited. They let her take the brace off yesterday. She only has to wear it while sleeping and while riding in a car.

[akagreg3]

id check the strut towers and front frame rails, there prone to rust

[blown96cobra]

i'm going to look at a 1996 Cobra this weekend is there anything i should be on the look out for? i don't mean like body and what not just mostly with the drivetrain....... car has minimal mods

try to be there for a cold start and listen for the timing chain tensioners to rattle, also check the transmission over very good. The t45s are know to have very weak shift forks.