Would this make me a poser?

Stefan · 08-03-2001, 10:48 AM

I've always loved the look of the 98 Cobra hood with the bigger, forward facing snorkles. Were the 96-97's that way too? Anyway, i'm not trying to make a Cobra clone ie no badges, rear bumper cover, round foglights, etc. I just love that hood. Is it ricey or would I be posing if I got that hood for my 96GT? It just looks so much cooler than the GT hood. I would think without all the other badging and stuff it wouldn't look like I was fakin' it but I respect all your opinions. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Brett

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66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe
Laser Red 96GT Ragtop
30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

Rev · 08-03-2001, 11:44 AM

I'm with you Stefan. I say if you like the looks of it, then go for it. You're not trying to fool anyone.

I have a GT rear valance and a Shelby front valance on my '66 because I like the looks as well as the function. That doesn't mean I'm tryiung to pass it off as a GT or Shelby.

To me these are just custom touches that personalize a car. Of course things should remain in good taste, but there's always room for argument there.

Rev

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'66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph
1/4 mi.

Stefan · 08-03-2001, 11:54 AM

Cool. That's the only other exterior mod I planned on doing. The only thing that makes it look different right now is the side exhaust. Everything else looks stock right down to the rims (although I want some polished Torque Thrust II's in 16's or the new GT Torque Thrust style in 17's. That will be the extent of exterior stuff. Any other opinions?

Thanks guys,
Brett

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66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe
Laser Red 96GT Ragtop
30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

cyberstang5.0 · 08-03-2001, 11:57 AM

I say go for it. I have a 92 GT 5.0 and I have a cobra spoiler and rear bumper. If you like it, buy it. As long as you don't make it look EXACTLY like a cobra. A few nights ago, I looked at a "Saleen S281" but it was really a GT. He had everything, even the decals. It looked like one but after I examened it closer, I noticed he didn't even have the correct stickers. They weren't even close to the original. My point is, a cobra hood on your pony will not make you a "poser"!

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Cyberstang5.0
1992 Mustang GT 5.0

joe4speed · 08-03-2001, 12:53 PM

Go for it, dude, I have cobra badges and taillights, but it's not a cobra, and I tell people it isn't one, but I still get $hit for it. I think it looks better, and really, that's all I care about! So if you like it, DO IT!

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Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com
99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph!
1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

Stefan · 08-03-2001, 01:14 PM

Right on. This is what I wanted to hear. Uninitiated car people wouldn't know the difference anyway of whether it was a Cobra or not. Are there any aftermarket firms that make a knockoff cobra hood just like stock? I know there are variations of the hood that are out there but I want the exact hood. I am stuck with just the Ford part? Thanks for all the help guys.

Brett

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66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe
Laser Red 96GT Ragtop
30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

Fox Body · 08-03-2001, 01:26 PM

Naaahhh, it wouldn't make you a poser. Putting the bumper on would kinda, but you'd still be in the safe zone.. as long as you don't put on all the badges and stuff. I don't see a GT with a Cobra hood as a poser, but I kinda do see a GT with Cobra hood, front and rear bumpers, badges, etc as poser IMO.

But as I have said many times, it all comes down to what you like. DO WHAT YOU WANT to your car.

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351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang notchback
Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl, C4 w/ shift kit
Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, Al driveshaft
2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters
Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s
14 x 4” K&N air filter (getting the Xtreme setup someday)

"Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

Vector · 08-03-2001, 08:05 PM

Is there any design reason for the Cobra hood to have those snorkels? If there is, why don't you get the Cobra hood and then make it a project to install the intake systems that utilize the hood

Then you wouldn't be posing at all!

dinomite · 08-03-2001, 08:44 PM

no, that'd be fine. i'm lookin for a gt front so that i can use the fog light holes as brake cooling.

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90LX AOD Convertable: Lakewood control arms, FMS springs.
Best 1/4: 15.277@92.25 (2.27 60')
AIM: dinomite1, roadracestang
dinomite@softhome.net

69fastback · 08-04-2001, 02:55 AM

hey go for it. I did kinda the same thing with my car. It is not a mach 1 but i did put the front spolier and the tailights form a mach 1 on my car i just think it looks cool.

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69 428 cobra jet: tons of mods.
97 f-150 5.4 xlt mark III
BUCKLE UP. SUCK IT IN.
Objects in the mirror are about to disappear...
QUICKLY!!!!!!

84LX89GT · 08-05-2001, 03:20 AM

You'd only be a poser if you didn't do anything except for slap COBRA badges every where and in every orifice and put stickers everywhere.
If you think it looks cool, then do it. Screw what other people think, it's your car

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previous name: 84stangLX
'84 Mustang 5.0 LX
my LX
'89 Mustang GT
my GT

Stefan · 08-05-2001, 04:13 PM

I was away from my computer for the weekend so I just wanted to thank everyone else for their replies. Vector, i'm pretty sure the hood is non functional like the GT hood. It just looks meaner in my opinion. I'm gonna start checking prices soon and see what I can come up with.

Brett

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66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe
Laser Red 96GT Ragtop
30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

08-03-2001, 10:48 AM	#1
Stefan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Manhattan, KS 66502 Posts: 599	Would this make me a poser? I've always loved the look of the 98 Cobra hood with the bigger, forward facing snorkles. Were the 96-97's that way too? Anyway, i'm not trying to make a Cobra clone ie no badges, rear bumper cover, round foglights, etc. I just love that hood. Is it ricey or would I be posing if I got that hood for my 96GT? It just looks so much cooler than the GT hood. I would think without all the other badging and stuff it wouldn't look like I was fakin' it but I respect all your opinions. Any thoughts? Thanks, Brett ------------------ 66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe Laser Red 96GT Ragtop 30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

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08-03-2001, 11:44 AM	#2
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	I'm with you Stefan. I say if you like the looks of it, then go for it. You're not trying to fool anyone. I have a GT rear valance and a Shelby front valance on my '66 because I like the looks as well as the function. That doesn't mean I'm tryiung to pass it off as a GT or Shelby. To me these are just custom touches that personalize a car. Of course things should remain in good taste, but there's always room for argument there. Rev ------------------ '66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph 1/4 mi.

08-03-2001, 11:54 AM	#3
Stefan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Manhattan, KS 66502 Posts: 599	Cool. That's the only other exterior mod I planned on doing. The only thing that makes it look different right now is the side exhaust. Everything else looks stock right down to the rims (although I want some polished Torque Thrust II's in 16's or the new GT Torque Thrust style in 17's. That will be the extent of exterior stuff. Any other opinions? Thanks guys, Brett ------------------ 66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe Laser Red 96GT Ragtop 30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

08-03-2001, 11:57 AM	#4
cyberstang5.0 347ci of HORSE POWER!!! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,416	I say go for it. I have a 92 GT 5.0 and I have a cobra spoiler and rear bumper. If you like it, buy it. As long as you don't make it look EXACTLY like a cobra. A few nights ago, I looked at a "Saleen S281" but it was really a GT. He had everything, even the decals. It looked like one but after I examened it closer, I noticed he didn't even have the correct stickers. They weren't even close to the original. My point is, a cobra hood on your pony will not make you a "poser"! ------------------ Cyberstang5.0 1992 Mustang GT 5.0

08-03-2001, 12:53 PM	#5
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Go for it, dude, I have cobra badges and taillights, but it's not a cobra, and I tell people it isn't one, but I still get $hit for it. I think it looks better, and really, that's all I care about! So if you like it, DO IT! ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com 99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

08-03-2001, 01:14 PM	#6
Stefan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Manhattan, KS 66502 Posts: 599	Right on. This is what I wanted to hear. Uninitiated car people wouldn't know the difference anyway of whether it was a Cobra or not. Are there any aftermarket firms that make a knockoff cobra hood just like stock? I know there are variations of the hood that are out there but I want the exact hood. I am stuck with just the Ford part? Thanks for all the help guys. Brett ------------------ 66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe Laser Red 96GT Ragtop 30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!

08-03-2001, 01:26 PM	#7
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	Naaahhh, it wouldn't make you a poser. Putting the bumper on would kinda, but you'd still be in the safe zone.. as long as you don't put on all the badges and stuff. I don't see a GT with a Cobra hood as a poser, but I kinda do see a GT with Cobra hood, front and rear bumpers, badges, etc as poser IMO. But as I have said many times, it all comes down to what you like. DO WHAT YOU WANT to your car. ----------------------------------------- 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang notchback Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl, C4 w/ shift kit Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, Al driveshaft 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s 14 x 4” K&N air filter (getting the Xtreme setup someday) "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

08-03-2001, 08:05 PM	#8
Vector Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Comox, BC, Canada Posts: 119	Is there any design reason for the Cobra hood to have those snorkels? If there is, why don't you get the Cobra hood and then make it a project to install the intake systems that utilize the hood Then you wouldn't be posing at all!

08-03-2001, 08:44 PM	#9
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	no, that'd be fine. i'm lookin for a gt front so that i can use the fog light holes as brake cooling. ------------------ 90LX AOD Convertable: Lakewood control arms, FMS springs. Best 1/4: 15.277@92.25 (2.27 60') AIM: dinomite1, roadracestang dinomite@softhome.net

08-04-2001, 02:55 AM	#10
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	hey go for it. I did kinda the same thing with my car. It is not a mach 1 but i did put the front spolier and the tailights form a mach 1 on my car i just think it looks cool. ------------------ 69 428 cobra jet: tons of mods. 97 f-150 5.4 xlt mark III BUCKLE UP. SUCK IT IN. Objects in the mirror are about to disappear... QUICKLY!!!!!!

08-05-2001, 03:20 AM	#11
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	You'd only be a poser if you didn't do anything except for slap COBRA badges every where and in every orifice and put stickers everywhere. If you think it looks cool, then do it. Screw what other people think, it's your car ------------------ previous name: 84stangLX '84 Mustang 5.0 LX my LX '89 Mustang GT my GT

08-05-2001, 04:13 PM	#12
Stefan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Manhattan, KS 66502 Posts: 599	I was away from my computer for the weekend so I just wanted to thank everyone else for their replies. Vector, i'm pretty sure the hood is non functional like the GT hood. It just looks meaner in my opinion. I'm gonna start checking prices soon and see what I can come up with. Brett ------------------ 66 Tahoe Turquoise Coupe Laser Red 96GT Ragtop 30 Years & 30 inches apart in the driveway!