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By reading the comments posted in this thread, it is evident even owners of cobras have challenged information.
A true character study for us to understand the public as they 'AWE' at the classic lines and heart pounding exhaust. I find many do not know what it is. Tru |
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I also think that part of the problem is the old kits which weren't very good or safe in many instances. The ones now are far superior to those old ones and many people make them even better with their modifications. About any kit can be made into a very good car now if whoever builds it takes the time to do a good job and changes anything that isn't good. That friend of mine that is building the GT-40 has done some fantastic modifications on it and he added a rear camera so he can see what is behind him along with other modifications, some of which the company has now incorporated into their kits. I think Kirkham and Shelby Cobras will always be the top of the line, especially if anyone wants to sell theirs later on, but I have seen some really great ERA, Factory Five, Superformance and other cars at the shows. Ron |
If CSX 2000 is the only real one, I'm never going to have a real one..........
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I used to work with a guy who always had the best, the fastest, the best deal, it didn't matter what it was.
What you had was ****. The Nut |
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vqClWdOcWog"
Its more like this for me now. Enjoy way more. That's why I stopped trailering it around. |
I don't know, maybe I'm an outlier here but there's a lot of assumption in the OP's comments.
First of all there are boorish people that own cobra's, ferraris, and F150 pickup's. To read much into the ownerships demographics and/or knowledge base is based on what exactly? Also while everybody should embrace whatever approach blows their skirt up, last I heard a "kit" is just that, a partial or full collection of parts or pieces constructed by you, others, amateurs or pros. I built a lot of models from "kits". Some guys build cars from "kits". Long standing factories, in anything, usually beat Joe-Bob, plumber by day. This is a free market for these cars and there are reasons for a wide price strata. Your car is your car and if you believe it's the absolute best for whatever reason, hey, great country, have fun, the broad generalizations kinda get a little dicy. And FWIW I've spent decades in the financial world, so misconceptions and dealing with them is just a part of life. I always figured it was their world, we just get to live in it. |
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So, I think most people will realize their shortcomings quickly, but I think you must be speaking not of the technically-challenged, but of the STUPID. That's a entirely different and FAR LARGER category. If were talking about detention camps for segments of the population, I can think of a few other categories of people to be put in detention camps, the STUPID, being one of them. :LOL: |
Technically challenged = ramming a screw driver through the oil filter to get it off.
Stupid = ramming a screw driver through the oil filter to get it on. |
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Evan...leave the politics at home. Thanks.
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Not to give you a complex or anything, but there is a vast network of folks that observe and report on every damn thing you post. :p
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I agree with you 100%. The things that I don't have the room or equipment or actual experience to do I have done by people that know what they are doing and how to do it. I had my Coupe completely gone through by a very knowledgeable and good mechanic and it was then tuned by Robello Racing. I can do most of the regular things but when it came to the tuning and some of the more complicated things I wanted it done correctly as I raced it some and drive it hard. I did get scales and had it corner balanced as well. The few people that we still have around here who have these cars do much the same as I do.
Ron :) QUOTE=cycleguy55;1362977]Regardless of the quality of the kit or roller, I'm more concerned about the folks who build, modify or maintain these cars who don't seem to know the difference between a pipe wrench and a torque wrench. In the 15 months since purchasing my car I've torn apart and re-built a lot of stuff that just made me shake my head, including:
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Die hard Ford guy from the olden years:D Did everything myself. 1985/2004 worked for guys with Buick GNs. Prob 75% didn't know or care to make the car faster. That was my job. Now got into another BBFord Cobra an really don't feel like working on it. That's where son in laws come in . ;)
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