Hey guys I have a 1974 Ford Maverick with a 250 I6 and a c4 transmission. I just bought an 87 mustang with a 93 cobra engine in it as well as a manual T-5 transmission. I know people have done the swap but I am curious on what problems come up. It seems like the shock towers would be in the way and I don't know if the drive shaft would hook up properly. And what parts could I use on the 87 mustang that are interchangeable with the maverick? Would the power steering and suspension swap over as well as the disc brakes? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys
Not much on the 87 Mustang will fit a Maverick...maybe the cigarette lighter. The engine/trans will swap with Maverick mounts, oil pan, and other Maverick parts to swap out the Mustang parts
you can use the mustang drive shaft. you just have to take the flange off of the rear u joint. then you need to change the u joint to the right size for the diff yoke. the power steering pump should work with the maverick steering ram or you can switch in a borgenson power steering box. you will need maverick motor mounts and frame stands. you will need to make a custom trans crossmember or buy the one from frank (71 gold) on this site. you will need a maverick clutch pedal. you will need either a hydraulic clutch set up or a cable clutch set up. you can use the mustang cable but its tricky to get the cable to clear the exhaust. you will need maverick specific headers or exhaust manifold. are you sure its a 93 cobra motor? a 87 is a speed density system and wont run a 93 cobra motor very well due to the bigger injectors, different cam, heads and intake manifold.
ditch the mustang motor mounts oil pan and flange on drive line then add maverick parts and drop in after cutting hole in floor for shifter you should ditch the cable and get a hydrolic clutch set up. its a little work putting it on but its better than being restricted on your headers and or exhaust what year did they start the 4.7? that motor you have is a 5.0? its not one of those dual over head cam motors right? those newer motors dont fit without some trimming on the shock towers. the older 5.0 will drop right in
Thanks guys and the guy I bought it from owned a custom shop and received the mustang as reimbursement from a kid. The papers say it's an 87 mustang but I'm just assuming the engine is a 93 because it's when they started making cobra engines. The old owner said he bought it off summit 2 years ago and it only has 30k miles on it which I don't really believe because it just looks like a 90's cobra engine. it has the cobra 5.0 on the intake manifold as well as cobra on the valve covers. Anyway to check the legitamicy and year of the engine without tearing it apart? The guy said it's a speed density system as well.
Look for casting numbers on the block. Its a very common upgrade for stang guys to throw a cobra intake, etc, etc, etc on. I'd go hydraulic clutch setup and throw a performer rpm intake and carb on that thing and toss it in the mav with the mav pan, mounts, and stands.
What injectors are in it??? If swapped to the orange top 19Lb units I could see a speed densety ECM running it without issue... Well it'd likely be a little down on power but unless one was familiar with '93 Cobras, probably wouldn't know the difference... And what's that going to tell us??? AFAIK all late 5.0 blocks are E7TE castings just like the heads... The GT40 heads used on Cobra engines have three small bars cast in on each end that will ID the heads...
the 93 cobra motors didnt say cobra on the valve covers. they were black stamped steel valve covers. the fuel injectors should have blue tops. that means they are 24lb injectors. the heads are gt40 heads. they will have these 3 bars cast in to the front of them. also the 93 motor will need a mass air flow meter to run correctly. the 87 didnt have a mass air flow meter. it not hard to convert them over to mass air flow. it just takes a meter an add on wiring harness and a mass air flow computer. so if your mustang has the mass air flow meter in the intake pipe then thats a good sign that you have a cobra motor. if it does not have the meter than chances are you a have a regular 5.0 ho motor with a cobra intake manifold and the cobra dress up valve covers. now this is not a bad thing. with that intake on a ho motor it can easily make 250hp and if you add good exhaust and other little tricks you can get that motor up near 275 hp. the speed density fuel injection system the 87 was the fastest fuel injection system on fox mustangs.
Other than the engine, and transmission, and maybe the seats, that's all that will be a simple swap. You won't be able to use the headers from the Mustang. As for a Cobra motor, unless you pull it apart, there are not many distinguishing features from the outside, compared to any other Mustang 5.0L of the same vintage.
