I'm doing this installation with the help of my dad in my uncle's garage in Huron, Ohio.  We don't have a lift, and neither one of us has a job in the automotive industry, but we have a good deal of experience working on 96-98 Cobras.

I bought the car used back in September 2005 with the intent of slapping on a HP Performance twin turbo kit.  When I picked the car up from its 1st and only owner it had 78,000 miles, a ripped top, and a transmission that felt like it would break with the flick of a wrist.  I immediately took it to a custom interior and convertible top shop and had the top replaced.  According to Chuck, the white haired, long bearded, ZZ-top look-alike guy at the shop, the new top couldn't be lowered for 7 days.  It didn't matter, within two days I was sitting in the car on the side of the road with a transmission that wouldn't come out of 3rd gear.  At that point I was content letting the car sit for the winter while I ordered, waited for, and installed the HP Performance twin turbo kit and everything that goes along with it.

I'll complete the installation of the kit in two stages.

Stage 1: Installation of the turbo kit on the stock long block.  Also install the suspension, an upgraded 11" clutch, and an upgraded fuel system.  I plan on running the turbos at 6 psi to start with, reduced from the 8 psi the kit produces stock.  I'll do this by downgrading the Tial 38 mm Wastegate spring to a lighter pressure which should put the power at a livable level for the stock pistons and rods.

Stage 2: Build and install a forged short block and T-56 transmission, and up the boost to a nearly stupid level.  I'll run a flip switch with a few different tunes on it and use an electronic boost controller to vary the boost level in accordance with the tune.  This should make for an outrageous street car.