65 427 S/C ROADSTER PROJECT

Wheels arrived 11/26/02 direct from Halibrand Wheel Company

Real magnesium (not aluminum), real pin drive, no lug nuts, light weight!

Halibrand logo     Cobra II logo 

Rear End IRS near ready to install 11/30/02:   

Here we are so far

Trigo hub adapters arrive 12/5/02    Installed on front   

Goodyear Eagle Tires 295/50R15 & 235/60R15 arrive 12/8/02    

26 inch diameter and 11 inch wide  

Exhaust headers from Mustang, ceramic coated 12/5/02 

Engine front SS bolts added 12/13/02    

Wheels machined to fit adapters 12/12/02

Wheels sent to polisher 12,/16/02

Spinners sent to polisher 12/16/02

IRS installed 12/11/02 by Teacher's Quorum   

More IRS detail: driver's side     passenger's side

Ordered SS brake lines, Cobra clutch, adjustable clutch quadrant & alt brace 12/12/02

IRS completed 12/14/02

Wiring received from 1995 Cobra donor 12/14/02

Used March pulleys for SN95 ordered 12/14/02

Birthday 16 Dec 2002: no progress but thank you Saluone's for the nice gift:

Received wheels back from polisher Skip's Wheel Werks and Lonnie Gilbertson's polish and gold anodize work on the spinners 20 Dec 2002:

Close up rear Halibrand Cobra 15" x 9 1/2" rim and Goodyear Eagle GT II 295/50R15 tire.

All four rims have 3 5/8" backspace including 3/8" adapter. (4" without adapter)

and front Halibrand Cobra 15" x 7 1/2" rim and Goodyear Eagle GT II 235/60R15 tire:

Notice no lug nuts and polished magnesium is a slightly different color than aluminum, a little more brass or rich looking.

Width of system: 68.25" including 11" wide tire tread prior to wheel alignment (calculation was 68.25")  

Should clear 70.5" wide fender ok.  

Fast forward to July 19, 2003 Battleground, WA

The Magnesium does polished up nicely!  

Dec 2004 Order a pair of Trigo's for the rear and snagged a pair of Mickey Thompson ET Street, size 26x11.5-15LT

Ran 100 miles on the street.  Will use the Goodyear GT II regular on the street.  These will be for PIR "street drags".

The Goodyear Eagle GT II fit great with the IRS because of the 4" rim backspace is deep enough to keep the fat tire away from the fenders and still have low ride height.

The gold spinners replicate CSX 3002, the first 427 Cobra:

Spare Trigo's arrive 4/3/07: "Radiant"

Mounted on rear:

Fronts installed:

Side view:

The "radiant" rims were installed on the street tires:

NOTE WEIGHT: 62 lbs

The Goodyear BIG LETTER tires were installed on the magnesium rims:

Note Weight: 42 lbs

Difference: 20 lbs per rear corner!!

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