1977 Mustang Cobra II / Monroe Handle kit

1977 Mustang Cobra II with Monroe Handler body kit (there were 7 original builtand about 35-50 in US, ery rare)

New crate Ford Racing 302 Engine M-6007-XE3M_XB3Mfrom JEGS Performance, ompression ratio of 9:0:1, ord Racing Cam, ord Racing GT40 heads

Dyno tuned at 362 horsepower out of crate

New 650 Holley double pumper carb

New MSD 6AL ignition and Distributor

New March performance serpentine pulleys and components (Alternator, S Pump, C)

New TCI Street Rodder transmission to handle 525 HP. Equipped with a TCI automatic valve body with a Valve Body Improver Kit, t allows you to achieve a firmer, et not too harsh shift and remains fully automatic. Retains the stock shift pattern.New hoses, ines as well

Huges matching rebuilt torque converter with correct 2500 stall

New heavy duty transmission cooler installed (recommended by TCI transmission)

Competition Hooker headers with two inch exhaust intoa Flowmaster 50 series Delta Flow muffler

New Custom 4 core radiator, lectric fan with shroud, ew hoses

New heater core, ew and Updated (newer model) AC components (needs hoses and system charged)

Restored fuel tank,New Holly electric fuel pump, ew steel fuel lines

Custom 9in 31 spline big bearing positive traction rear-end (Narrowed and built by Moser Engineering)

New complete brake lines, otor,calibers, ads, nd shoes, pgraded to larger11 in disk brake in front, 1 in drum brake rear

Body and frame off was completely sandblasted for custom paint and graphics

New body frame connectors with rebuilt leaf springs (one additional spring added), ew front coil springs, ew shock absorbers

American wheels, ront tires - Cooper Cobra Radial G/T P245/50R15, ear tires-Cooper Cobra Radial G/T P295/50R15

Customseats with red stripeinserts

New carpet, estored dash, achometer, onsole and shifter

Sound proofing in floor and roof (can't keep out thatawesome sound though)

New Custom Cobra steering wheel

New Custom old school look radio with mp3, peakers and tweeters mounted in doors

New windshield installed by Safelite Autoglass

All new rubber around doors and windows

Mileage on odometerdoes not go above 100,000, have 750 miles since restored

Mostly everything is new, ebuilt,restored, ubbed, ouched, icked, low on, lease come take a look before you bid if you like (you're always welcome)

PER HOTROD MAGAZINE 1977 ISSUE: The Monroe Handler Mustang was built to promote Monroe's Handler line of shocks, nd the first part of the build appeared in the June '77 issue of HOT ROD, here the finished car was also on the cover, hen the "IMSA look" was the hot thing. IMSA of course stands for International Motor Sports Association, hich runs today's American LeMans Series among others. The IMSA look emulated the IMSA race cars of the time, ith wide, quared-off fenders, ots of rubber on all four corners, nd suspension dialed in for improved handling. The look now is pretty dated, ut the concept sounds a lot like Pro Touring, oesn't it?

The styling of the car came from a contest-winning sketch and was combined with some creative additions by big-time designers Harry Bradley, od Gerstenburger, nd Harry Weeks. Creative Car Craft's Dave Kent, noted road-race car builder, reated the body kit out of steel, nd Jack Roush built a 400hp, 63ci small-block for it. Trevor Harris at Harris Dynamics in Costa Mesa, alifornia, odified the suspension to lower the car and make it stiffer, sing, f course, onroe Handler shocks. After the original car was finished, onroe liked it so much the company commissioned Kent to build six more for promotional purposes, hich he did, ut this time with fiberglass. On his own, e sold complete body kits to any Mustang II owner who wanted one, or $1,250. Other sponsors on the cars were BFGoodrich, evell (model kits), nd Motorola, ho kicked in the eight-track (yeah!).

Tony Hall got his hands on one of the 'glass cars and restored it to be more like the original steel car with a rollbar, uel cell, nd rear-seat-delete. Deviations are mostly with the Center Line wheels-originals were 14s but he installed 17s because he thinks they fill the wheelwells better-and a functional ram-air hood and breather. He still has the original 14-inch wheels and hood, hough. -Rob Kinnan

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