Midstates Classic Cars & Parts
(Shell Valley)
888/246-0900
www.shellvalley.com
Owner
Name: Dean Hornbacher
City, State: Riverside, California
Vehicle
Year and type/model: 1965 Midstates/Cobra
Pricing
Price of Kit: $15,500
Total Price as Tested: $55,000
Components Included In Kit
Chassis
Frame: 4-inch round tube main framerails
Wheelbase: 90 inches
Rearend: Ford 9-inch housing custom made by Speedway Engineering-Strange aluminum pumpkin with Richmond 3.55 gears, Dan Press torque proportioning center section, fully floated 32-spline axles, unique to this Cobra-Wilwood Wide-5 hubs (bearings are the same as a one-ton pickup) front and rear
Rear Suspension: four-point links with Panhard bar
Front Suspension: Mustang II IFS with tubular A-arms
Sway bar: Speedway Engineering front 1-inch diameter, adjustable
Shocks: AFCO shocks with coilover springs front and rear
Rear Brakes: Wilwood 12-inch Superlite four-piston calipers and rotors (0.081-inch rear)
Front Brakes: Wilwood 12-inch Superlite four-piston calipers and rotors (0.125-inch-thick rotors)
Master Cylinder: Wilwood master cylinders and brake pedal assembly
Steering: Woodward power rack-and-pinion (IMSA type) 16:1
Front Wheel: 15-inch Real Wheels
Rear Wheel: 15-inch Real Wheels
Front Tire Make & Size: 255/15-inch BFGoodrich Radial TA
Rear Tire Make & Size: 295/15-inch BFGoodrich Radial TA
Body
Paint: Two-stage clearcoat, Toreador Red (1999 Crown Victoria), stripe Silver (1999 Cougar)
Painter: Brown's Auto Body, Rialto, California
Windshield/Glass: Midstates
Rollbar: Midstates
Bumpers: Midstates
Lights: Lucas
Mirrors: Midstates
Fuel Tank: Custom, 22-gallon aluminum (foam-filled, not a fuel-safe bladder)
Interior
Gauges: Auto Meter Ultra-Lite
Wiring: Custom harness
Seating: Midstates Cobra-style
Material: Vinyl tan with matching tan nylon carpet
Drivetrain
Engine Brand: Chevrolet
Engine Type: '68 427ci Corvette L88 bored 0.030-inch over
Engine builder: Dean Hornbacher
Headwork: Diversified Engineering, Beaumont, CA
Radiator: Griffin custom aluminum
Heads: GM signature aluminum oval port heads-ported
Valves: Manley stainless steel race valvesSprings: Comp Cam springs, titanium retainers with Comp Cams stud girdle
Pistons: Vinola 9.5:1 compression
Camshaft: L88
Rods: L88
Water Pump: Weiand aluminum high volume
Intake manifold: Weiand Stealth aluminum
Carburetor: Barry Grant 825-cfm Mighty Demon
Distributor: MSD billet
Ignition: MSD
Transmission Type: Jerico NASCAR Top Loader four-speed (straight cut gears)
Clutch: Center Force 11-inch with Tilton hydraulic throwout bearing
Driveshaft: Custom chrome-moly
Shifter: Hurst
Accessories: Midstates hardtop option
Performance
Acceleration
0-60 mph: 4.37 seconds
Braking
Minimum stopping distance from 60 mph:137.89 feet
Handling
Lateral acceleration: 0.67g (rookie driver)
Balance: Oversteer
Slalom Speed (420-foot slalom): 36.2 mph
Lateral seat support: Good
Test Conditions
Temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit
Humidity: 30-percent
Elevation: 52 feet above sea level
Location: El Toro Marine Base, El Toro, California