 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| 11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
| 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
 41Likes
04-14-2015, 05:44 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
Me
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 1,590
|
|
Not Ranked
When getting geared up to build my car was going to use a 454 Chevy till a Ford guru convinced me the car would sell better with a Ford engine. Same guy convinced me to go with the 460. I have never built anything with resale in mind that by itself adds limitations.
Any well built project will sell despite all you hear from the naysayers.
|
04-14-2015, 08:08 AM
|
 |
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
N.J
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
Posts: 3,897
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdross1
When getting geared up to build my car was going to use a 454 Chevy till a Ford guru convinced me the car would sell better with a Ford engine. Same guy convinced me to go with the 460. I have never built anything with resale in mind that by itself adds limitations.
Any well built project will sell despite all you hear from the naysayers.
|
True. There is an a$$ for every seat but if you want to do a Cobra replica correctly and stay true to what you are replicating there is no other way except 260, 289, 427 or 428 FE. Period.
Next.
__________________
U.S. Army Rangers. Leading travel agents to Allah.
|
04-14-2015, 09:12 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
Posts: 754
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
True. There is an a$$ for every seat but if you want to do a Cobra replica correctly and stay true to what you are replicating there is no other way except 260, 289, 427 or 428 FE. Period.
Next.
|
You forgot 390, Flip Top, and the prototypes first done in England in something like 221 cubic inch engines? You know just to stay true. |
04-14-2015, 04:43 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,696
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
True. There is an a$$ for every seat but if you want to do a Cobra replica correctly and stay true to what you are replicating there is no other way except 260, 289, 427 or 428 FE. Period.
Next.
|
I think that would pretty much go without saying, but my guess would be out of all the Cobra replicas on the road these days, the ones being absolutely true to what they are replicating probably don't amount to more than 5-10%. |
04-15-2015, 06:14 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
Me
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 1,590
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
True. There is an a$$ for every seat but if you want to do a Cobra replica correctly and stay true to what you are replicating there is no other way except 260, 289, 427 or 428 FE. Period.
Next.
|
The more I read these responses the less they mean because of who they come from. Single minded at it's extreme, thankfully we have the freedom to pursue our own paths.
Why do we spend so much time trying to convince each other who's ways of thinking are correct. We are still talking replicars. |
04-15-2015, 08:28 AM
|
|
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
N.J
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
Posts: 3,897
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdross1
The more I read these responses the less they mean because of who they come from. Single minded at it's extreme, thankfully we have the freedom to pursue our own paths.
Why do we spend so much time trying to convince each other who's ways of thinking are correct. We are still talking replicars.
|
To the politically correct I wouldn't expect my comments to mean anything. To the politically correct its all warm and fuzzy and free exchange of ideas and its "all wonderful" when right and wrong is black and white. Here it's black and white.
Political correctness is crap and is in large part responsible for where our country is today on more counts than you can shake a stick at. You can take your political correctness and ...well ..
Yes, by all means. Go down your own path and pursue it to the extreme. Pursuing the Chebby option for power in a car that is supposed to replicate a Shelby Cobra is certainly going down a path but its a path going the wrong direction.
Where does it stop. Might as well use a VW chassis. What about Pontiac power? Chrysler Hemi power? Yeah. That's cool. White walls. Very classy. Digital gauges, bucket seats with head rests. Its all good! 
The idea of a "replicar" is to replicate last I checked. Otherwise it's not a replicar is it? Its a ????????  But hey, its your interpretation so it must be beautiful. 
__________________
U.S. Army Rangers. Leading travel agents to Allah.
|
04-15-2015, 09:37 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,696
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
To the politically correct I wouldn't expect my comments to mean anything. To the politically correct its all warm and fuzzy and free exchange of ideas and its "all wonderful" when right and wrong is black and white. Here it's black and white.
Political correctness is crap and is in large part responsible for where our country is today on more counts than you can shake a stick at. You can take your political correctness and ...well ..
Yes, by all means. Go down your own path and pursue it to the extreme. Pursuing the Chebby option for power in a car that is supposed to replicate a Shelby Cobra is certainly going down a path but its a path going the wrong direction.
Where does it stop. Might as well use a VW chassis. What about Pontiac power? Chrysler Hemi power? Yeah. That's cool. White walls. Very classy. Digital gauges, bucket seats with head rests. Its all good!
The idea of a "replicar" is to replicate last I checked. Otherwise it's not a replicar is it? Its a ???????? But hey, its your interpretation so it must be beautiful. |
That has to be the most idiotic comment so far.
YOU WIN!!
|
04-15-2015, 10:06 AM
|
|
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
N.J
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
Posts: 3,897
|
|
Not Ranked
__________________
U.S. Army Rangers. Leading travel agents to Allah.
|
04-15-2015, 10:24 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
KY
Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
Posts: 9,417
|
|
Not Ranked
I really don't see where it's idiotic....
Political correctness has filled the US with a bunch of whiny babies...
And...
If you want a "kit car" that's one thing, but I agree that if you want a true replica of something, then it needs to replicate that object.
|
04-15-2015, 10:50 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sulphur Springs,
Tx
Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports #1121 427W
Posts: 105
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by joyridin'
That has to be the most idiotic comment so far.
YOU WIN!!
|
He has the ultimate replica and I respect his opinion . FE motor and
toploader 4 spd can't go wrong. |
04-15-2015, 10:57 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,696
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by FuzzyDiceRide
He has the ultimate replica and I respect his opinion . FE motor and
toploader 4 spd can't go wrong.
|
I am not disagreeing with that, but the rest of his comment assumes that just because people have a Cobra, we are all supposed to make it exactly like an original. By that theory, every 1941 Willy's should have a 6 popper and be riding on 4" bias ply tires.
If you want to make an exact replica or as close as possible, go for it. Nobody is saying anything against it, but if you like a Cobra and want to drive it and make it your own, do what you want. Who really cares? It isn't your car anyhow.
And yes you could go wrong. Why use old 1960 technology when so many newer things exist if you aren't trying to duplicate an original? |
04-15-2015, 12:38 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
Posts: 754
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
To the politically correct I wouldn't expect my comments to mean anything. To the politically correct its all warm and fuzzy and free exchange of ideas and its "all wonderful" when right and wrong is black and white. Here it's black and white.
Political correctness is crap and is in large part responsible for where our country is today on more counts than you can shake a stick at. You can take your political correctness and ...well ..
Yes, by all means. Go down your own path and pursue it to the extreme. Pursuing the Chebby option for power in a car that is supposed to replicate a Shelby Cobra is certainly going down a path but its a path going the wrong direction.
Where does it stop. Might as well use a VW chassis. What about Pontiac power? Chrysler Hemi power? Yeah. That's cool. White walls. Very classy. Digital gauges, bucket seats with head rests. Its all good!
The idea of a "replicar" is to replicate last I checked. Otherwise it's not a replicar is it? Its a ???????? But hey, its your interpretation so it must be beautiful. |
"Where does it STOP????" We have Dogs and Cats living together,,, Mass Hysteria!!!
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:10 PM.
Links monetized by VigLink
|
Hybrid Mode
