Introduction

The year 2013 marked the 20th Anniversary of Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) production and was another milestone for my own Cobra: its 10th birthday. With that in mind, I decided it was a perfect occasion to create a website. This project was something I generally had wanted to undertake for quite awhile, but I really had two reasons for putting it together. The first was that I simply wanted to share all the documents (and knowledge?) I have collected, and what a better way to do it than with a web site. Second, I had just become really annoyed with the endless flow of bad information on the internet (and that is putting it politely)! It was the perfect time to get creative.

Just a warning though: you actually have to read if you are seeking information! If you prefer the back-and-forth banter of some Facebook group or a forum and would rather be spoon-fed instead of searching on your own, then maybe this isn't for you. In any case, there are a lot of links, along with images and documents that are very informative and well worth having (and reading!), especially if you are a fanatic about your own car. To quote a line from Fast Times at Ridgemont High: "Learn it, know it, live it". I will also add that when I originally began this adventure all those years ago, it was set up for viewing on a laptop or desktop computer. Unfortunately, some of the pictures may get a bit jumbled if you are on a smart-phone or tablet, but I have confidence that it's still easy to read. One of these days, maybe I'll spring for it to be optimized across all devices!

Moving right along, there is no doubt the Terminator is a unique vehicle with an interesting production story and a cult-like following. Although many of the documents and information I will include on this site date back to 2003 and earlier, for a complete history, I can't recommend enough that you read Iron Fist, Lead Foot, by Frank Moriarty to get the real inside story. Frank has a lot of great pictures and documents from his adventures in Dearborn, and saying it is worth reading is an understatement, to say the least. Even better, there was a 10th Anniversary full-color, hardback edition released in January, 2016 - a must-have for any Terminator owner (I was honored to contribute to it, which was especially cool). Thanks, Frank!

As for my site, the menu is located along the left side of each page and will take you to the corresponding section with a simple click. Each page will have various sub-sections, or additional pages, and may have a basic description of OEM components for comparison, plus a lot to download.  All the modifications I have performed are what suited me and my tastes, so this site is filled with them, and my opinions. I also won't boast about any street races or quarter-mile times, and I definitely will not refer to the car as a "Termi"! There are also no drag radials, solid-axle swaps, fuel system conversions, etc., etc., etc. in here. My modifications have been what I consider tasteful, and even better - they work perfectly...