[Dangerous Doug]

On the BB/SB question, I first set out to build a 427/BB Cobra. As I got to looking at the build cost, though, I realized an FE was going to be very expensive, and this occurred at a time when my "Cobra fund" was getting tighter (think: post internet-bubble stock options...). I realized that a SB car was more in my budget (After Ernie swooped in and bought that 427 ERA from the infamous "First $25K Takes it" thread. See picture above...) I got to looking at the 289FIA by ERA, and completely fell in love with the shape of the 289FIA over the 427.

Rarely do I wish I had more power---okay, maybe a little bit. My 289FIA still stuns virtually anyone that sees it, and it has enough giddyup to keep me satisfied---for now. I'm sure I'll be up for a KC stroker on the inside of 36 months, though.

The nice thing about a 289FIA (other than it has a small block, heh, heh, heh) is that the body shape is a bit different than most of the Cobras people usually see running around, which are predominately the 427 body shape. I like being "different".

DD