1969 Ford Cobra

My ‘69 Cobra has its numbers matching 428CJ and C6 tranny. The motor was rebuilt in ‘03 with Edelbrock aluminum intake, heads, water pump and a 750CFM carb. Since I bought it, my son and I have replaced the fuel pump, lower control arms, upper ball joints, shocks, alternator, coil and added a new Progression Ignition distributor; plus minor repairs inside. Also had the power steering valve and gear box rebuilt. Now I enjoy driving it on weekends and fixing little things as they need it.

Edited by blitzkrull - 19-April-2024 at 2:17PM

Wow, that is a very sharp Torino! What gears are you running? It must move out nicely with the aluminum heads on the 428. Is it a stock cam?

Appreciate it. I read your story on your 72 Torino. That’s a nice job you did on it. I like that it’s an understated, “old lady” base-model body, but everything else is the guts from the Michigan GTS. I’m a big fan of sleepers. Yours isn’t quite a sleeper, per se, but I bet most folks don’t know what they’re rolling up on when they see it. :)

Nice Cobra!  How was changing out the front suspension parts?  I've got the parts to upgrade my '69 GT, but the springs give me pause to change myself.  What spring compressor did you use?  Thx.

I had the same concern, so I took it to a friend who has a shop. He recommended just doing the upper ball joint and not the whole control arm, so we wouldn’t have to tear everything apart. So, we did that and then the lower control arm which was easier.

Looks great!