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12-05-2009, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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When you buy a unpainted aluminum car, whether CSX or Kirkham, you can either fully polish a brushed car or go back to a brushed car from a fully polished finish. In your case, you could buy a fully polished car, if one presented itself to you used, then brush the finish back from it's fully polished state. That's the beauty of raw aluminum for at least.
Take a look at "4pipes" gallery. He has a beautifully painted Kirkham.
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12-14-2009, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Fresno,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 184/482ci Shelby
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
When you buy a unpainted aluminum car, whether CSX or Kirkham, you can either fully polish a brushed car or go back to a brushed car from a fully polished finish. In your case, you could buy a fully polished car, if one presented itself to you used, then brush the finish back from it's fully polished state. That's the beauty of raw aluminum for at least.
Take a look at "4pipes" gallery. He has a beautifully painted Kirkham.
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So does Evan...
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Last edited by Jamo; 12-14-2009 at 10:46 AM..
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12-14-2009, 11:03 AM
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I bet Evan will find it hard not to laugh at that one!!! That is funny!
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12-14-2009, 11:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pottstown (East Coventry),
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Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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Originally Posted by Jamo
So does Evan...
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Is someone intentionally trying to get on Santa's naughty list?  |
12-14-2009, 11:28 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamo
So does Evan...
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I think Jamo wants to close this thread.  |
12-14-2009, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ridgewood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports, Southern Automotive 428 FE
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To me, the aluminum body is piece of art. Fiberglass can look great but if you look at the time, effort and soul that goes into an aluminum car...it's like a sculpture. If you haven't already, go check out chuckcobra's site where outlines the scratch build of his Daytona (and he hand built a 289). After reading his blog, I came to have even more appreciation of the aluminum bodies. Heck, if I had the time, skill and/or talent to do what Chuck did....I would go that route! |
12-14-2009, 01:03 PM
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Location: Darnestown,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289FIA, 289 stroked to 331, 392 HP
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If bare naked polished is "illegal," how about just a clear coat over the aluminum? That way you could say that it was "painted." Would that get an effect similar to bare polished?
As for painted outside and aluminum inside, there are several fiberglass cars out there in various colors that have at least the underside of the hood "plated" in aluminum. It looks pretty good in pictures. I would think original aluminum would would turn out at least as good looking.
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