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11-16-2014, 06:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Port Huron,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #644 428FE
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Originally Posted by krausewich
Any chance that you may consider going red with the wheels to play off of the red elevator and stabilizer of the P51 shown in the pic.? Maybe even red center, yellow lip?
MK.
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MK,
Haven't decided what to do with the wheels yet, but we have made some changes to the overriders.  May also paint the pusher fans and motors.
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11-25-2014, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Wallingford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 148 Nightwatch Blue
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11-29-2014, 05:36 PM
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Location: Port Huron,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #644 428FE
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The P-51 Cobra is Home!
The P-51 Cobra is home a tucked away in it's hanger. Will pull it out tomorrow for some (actually a lot of) photos.
Ron & Pedro,
Thanks again for making this such a fun project! You guys did an incredible job!
We are proud to be driving ERA??? and MMI001.
P-51 & Mrs. P-51
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11-29-2014, 06:46 PM
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Glad your trip went well and looking forward to seeing those photos..
I'll post the short video I took of the p51 cobra being loaded for its trip home after your photo post
Last edited by Metal-morphous; 11-29-2014 at 07:04 PM..
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12-13-2014, 09:50 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #644 428FE
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Pictures - Finally!
Finally got around to posting some pictures.
Thanks again Ron!
Rick & Tonya
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12-13-2014, 09:52 PM
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More Pictures
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12-13-2014, 09:55 PM
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Last Photos for Now
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12-13-2014, 10:46 PM
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Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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Photos are great, but I bet people would need hours to absorb every little detail when they're standing beside the car.
Very, very cool.
Great vision; perfectly executed.
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12-13-2014, 11:23 PM
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Congrats on the build, the transformation is outstanding.
I bet the heads turn when you are out and about!
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12-14-2014, 02:16 AM
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Location: Cape Town,
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That is awesome - congratulations to all involved and thanks for sharing.
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12-14-2014, 02:51 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Leicestershire,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #523, 427 S/O
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Fantastic. I absolutely love it. Well done and congratulations.
Paul
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12-14-2014, 08:34 AM
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Thanks everyone for the kind remarks.
It was a little scary stepping so far out of the box, but we are thrilled with the results!  Now we just need some warmer weather so we can go for a rumble.
Here are a couple more pictures.
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One of the details that you miss in the big pictures is that Ron brushed all of the chrome so it has a satin finish. Subtle, but makes a big difference. Also, in this shot you can see the Dzus fasteners, rivets, flush rivets and panel lines.
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Got to get a better picture of the front, without all of the junk around it.
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12-14-2014, 08:59 AM
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Location: Dadeville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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Can't wait for the video of this car behind a Mitsubishi or Audi, pulling lead for a gun pass.
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12-14-2014, 11:25 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR track car, SL-C track car
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Just.... wow.
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12-14-2014, 04:05 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: LA Exotics
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The best build thread in a long, long time.
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12-14-2014, 07:11 PM
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Very cool! My grandfather was a p51 pilot and the level of craftsmanship and creativity has me going back to look at his plane pics.
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12-14-2014, 09:42 PM
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Location: San Marcos california,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1989 KCC from South Africa Right Hand Drive
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Fantastic job.......
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12-27-2014, 06:55 PM
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First Shake Down Flight (Cruise)
Well the NJ weather cooperated today. Hit 57 degrees. So we took the P-51 out for its initial shake down cruise. Thanks to the guys at ERA for sprucing up our 11 year old car and for Ron and Pedro for the transformation. We were out for about an hour and a half and everything worked great. Tonya was like a kid on Christmas with the open header switch. Love that rumble when the exhaust is wide open!
Ron - I did find the oil leak behind the dash. Was the oil pressure gauge line. Only took 6 hours and three trips to the auto parts store. Good thing I started early this morning working on it!
Rick & Tonya
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12-28-2014, 03:21 PM
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Location: Holderness, NH, US of A,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4772 old iron FE
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The details and craftsmanship are brilliant. This has real hot rod ingenuity all over it.
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12-30-2014, 03:59 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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Yeah I love it, very nicely done. It's great to see something different and unique. Get a GT40 and do the same process...just saying..
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