04 Mercury Marauder Build

[rtusnake]

Car is a buddies at work and wanted alittle more power. Figured a 03 cobra swap would do the trick:jester:

Engine is a pullout 03 cobra engine. Engine mods will be the basic cobra upgrades. Upper and lower pullies, accufab plenum and lfp sbtb. Ported blower and meziere electric water pump.

Fuel will be 60lb injectors, dual gt pumps, dual fpdms and 8an line from hat to factory rails.

Exhaust is kooks longtubes to x pipe and dumped magnaflows.

Stock trans with ptc conveter and the car already had 4.10 gears and metco upper lower controls arms and wyatts link.

[rtusnake]

Ready for tear down
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/73A5EDFD-1E3B-4D42-857B-02F3CF9DE1F8-94332-000008029D1C7DEB_zpsbb9f0436.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/73A5EDFD-1E3B-4D42-857B-02F3CF9DE1F8-94332-000008029D1C7DEB_zpsbb9f0436.jpg.html)
Out with the old, old motor is going in my 96
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/906B1DBE-CA81-47BB-9234-26F4B31D91FB-94263-0000080043FC8DC6_zps12029895.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/906B1DBE-CA81-47BB-9234-26F4B31D91FB-94263-0000080043FC8DC6_zps12029895.jpg.html)

[rtusnake]

Framed notched to clear alternator
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/6F2297E1-CB91-4B5B-9AC6-6256519EF0CC-94263-000008003A58E115_zps11818526.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/6F2297E1-CB91-4B5B-9AC6-6256519EF0CC-94263-000008003A58E115_zps11818526.jpg.html)
Headers installed
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/20E9B00D-8532-46DD-AC64-2D80409738F6-94263-0000080053738D00_zps1e1e295a.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/20E9B00D-8532-46DD-AC64-2D80409738F6-94263-0000080053738D00_zps1e1e295a.jpg.html)
Sitting her in
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/C0839671-E78B-4D7F-80FB-EAA2B52CBC81-94263-000008002225FE2D_zps7add8891.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/C0839671-E78B-4D7F-80FB-EAA2B52CBC81-94263-000008002225FE2D_zps7add8891.jpg.html)

[rtusnake]

Frpp remote oil adapter for some clearance issues on the steering rack
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/22784E33-79D0-4781-850C-8AB1F7A6A723-94263-000008003282FBA8_zpseb74985d.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/22784E33-79D0-4781-850C-8AB1F7A6A723-94263-000008003282FBA8_zpseb74985d.jpg.html)
Water pump
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/98F38A53-C3A3-4F53-B128-FB38041616E3-94263-0000080059A278CD_zps5e6ba947.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/98F38A53-C3A3-4F53-B128-FB38041616E3-94263-0000080059A278CD_zps5e6ba947.jpg.html)
Lower pulley and alternator mounted
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/52790573-2fe2-49be-895c-6d9ef613363a_zps64966b94.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/52790573-2fe2-49be-895c-6d9ef613363a_zps64966b94.jpg.html)

[1sicklx]

Nice!

[ncontt]

I have always loved those cars and the cobra motor will only make it better!!!

[rtusnake]

Finished the blower up

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/AE2151A7-E791-419C-9CF7-DC7A97CAC0DF-24468-000002EBE711A6DA_zps53317f68.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/0E050B6C-A249-4017-A57D-A5EA0F87B7C6-24468-000002EBF03A6729_zps65c84361.jpg

[EHardy1971]

I've seen some of these pics before. Is this thing getting the bottle too?

[rtusnake]

Yeap, haven't posted the pics anywhere else though

[EHardy1971]

Yeap, haven't posted the pics anywhere else though

Your buddy showed them to me. He wants to run the Lightning when it's done.

[rtusnake]

Ah ok, hopefully we will be done in around 3-4 weeks

[waypastcrazy]

Should make a good sleeper.

[rtusnake]

Getting ready for some track times

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rtusnake/D2738D92-2DBA-46C1-AFE7-8EEF711F0E70-22011-0000103BD17414A2_zps0a88ec7c.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/rtusnake/media/D2738D92-2DBA-46C1-AFE7-8EEF711F0E70-22011-0000103BD17414A2_zps0a88ec7c.jpg.html)

[04350Z]

Badass

[coupe]

Aren't those the "Greg Weld" wheels from Summit? (Might have a new name now). Curious to see if those Chinese wheels hold up to slicks on that land-yacht.

[rtusnake]

They are the racestar industries wheels. They are decent