Rick's Lone Star Classics Cobra

2002 Chassis and body.
Description
2002 LSC car, heavily modified

Description

Chassis & Body

Manufacturer
Lone Star Classics
Front Suspension
Custom built lower control arms and bushings. Upgraded lower control arm mounts on frame. SPC upper control arms. QA1 ball joints and coilovers. Speedway engineering sway bars with Heim joint links.
Rear Suspension
Scratch fabricated independent rear suspension. Upper and lower control arms and uprights. Using Ford 8.8 aluminum differential from Explorer, as well as the wheel bearings and modified half shafts. Diif contains Eaton True Track module.
Brakes
Wilwood 12.2" rotors with 6 piston calipers front and 4 piston rear. Wilwood tandem master cylinder mounted to a custom mechanism that rotates master cylinder position 90 degrees. C4 corvette single stage vacuum brake booster with electric vacuum pump and vacuum reservoir. Proportioning valve mounted in cockpit for on the fly adjustment.
Wheels & Tires
Mustang Cobra R style wheels in silver. 17x9 front and 17x10.5 rear. Nitto NT555R tires. 245/40R17 front and 315/35R17 rear. Custom machined center caps with cobra logo badge inserts.
Color Details
Metallic blue with white stripes and red pinstripe

Engine & Drivetrain

Displacement
347 Stroker
Engine family
Ford Windsor
Induction
Custom built fuel injection system based on Megasquirt 3 control system. Edelbrock 1000CFM throttle body. Edelbrock injectors and fuel rails. Aeromotive pressure regulator. Holley lift pump feeding 1/2 gallon surge tank with Walbro injection pump. Stainless steel rigid fuel lines.
Valve Train Details
Standard pushrods with 1:6 ratio stainless steel rocker arms.
Ignition
Custom ignition system controlled by Megasquirt 3. Added Bosch coil drivers to circuit and connected 2 - 4 way coil packs in place of the distributor. System operates in wasted spark configuration. Windsor cam sensor module installed in place of distributor to operate oil pump. Custom made 36-1 trigger wheel on crankshaft with DIY Auto Tune Hall effect sensor.
Exhaust
1-3/4" stainless exhaust header feeding into 3" collector. Glass packs fully welded on side pipes to prevent rattles.
Transmission
Tremec TKO500 5 speed

Interior Details

Interior Details
Black marine grade carpet. Black leather tunnel cover and rear wall center. Intatrim black leather seats with no sliders. Mounted as low and as far back as possible. Electric seat heaters.
Gauges
Auto Meter 5" electronic speedo and tachometer. 2-5/8" oil pressure, volts, coolant temp. Vacuum pressure gauge to monitor brake vacuum. Ammeter gauge under the hood.

Special Features

Microsoft surface tablet mounts to transmission tunnel. Bluetooth connection to Megasquirt allows engine tuning and diagnostics on the fly. Rugged radio headsets and intercom system.

Item information

Category
Roadsters
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Location
Cedar Hill, Texas

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