Well after a flight to Oklahoma City and 800 miles of driving here and there and everywhere... the 1984 Predator Cobra is home. it was a whirlwind weekend filled with adventure and a detour or two.
The car is the true definition of a labor of love... The guy I bought it from was nice and didn't know much about it aside from what he had heard from Orlando when they spoke. It was pretty much in the condition you see here when they got it aside from the gas tank being taken out and disposed of unfortunately. After pushing it onto the trailer and making my way back to Oklahoma City, I headed out to Killeen to pick up my engine block.
Fully reconditioned 1986 block bored over .040 with new rods and pistons, engine stand included. All I have to do right now is get the paint off of it that got spilled onto it. Not bad for $300, huh?
After Killeen I headed to Austin and met up with Jeff (SVO here). He had a wrecked 85GT that he saved from a salvage yard and after checking the photos of the Predator I sent him, pulled out what he thought I would need.
Him with the Predator:
Truck-O-Parts. Rear end and T-5 transmission, gas tank along with boxes containing rear wing, air filter assembly, gauge faceplate, a host of other pieces
Seats and Dash
Jeff's 85 LX
And His 85 Coupe 4 banger (work in progress)
A couple other cars in his shop:
2008 Shelby Terlingua V6. Currenty being repaired from hail damage
2008 Shelby GT500 GR40RT
I have to give Jeff heaps of thanks for all his help. he really jump started my build with the amount of parts/advice he was able to give me this weekend. And once the new car smell wears off from having my new toy and I have a better idea how I plan on proceeding with the build, I will probably be taking the car to him for the bodywork among other things.
I'll have more pics of the goodies I got on my trip over the next few days, as well as the good news/bad news I have on what needs to be done to put her back together.
Matt
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