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09-12-2017, 06:44 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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While my car certainly does not have a modern suspension and design, the transverse leaf springs and girling brakes do provide for a fun ride and performance on the track. I was not pushing it in my first time out at Watkins Glen, but the car did handle well and I finished in front of a 1969 Corvette and a Porche. As I become more familiar with the car and get it fine tuned, who knows what I will be finishing in front of? 
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09-12-2017, 07:24 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,787
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Beautiful car and a fine example of a well engineered and built Cobra! You must be over the moon finally driving and enjoying it after all of the planning and building.
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09-12-2017, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
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914-6's were 2.0L.
Carry on!
Larry
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09-12-2017, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Looks like this might be some competition! 
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09-13-2017, 04:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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Outlier!! 
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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09-13-2017, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cape Town, South Africa/Mainz, Germany,
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in 2004 I bought a 1996 South Africa built "LDS" Cobra. LDS built racing cars in the 60s already.
Weight was 2.233 lbs, 302 cui, 290 hp and AP brakes from a Ford Sierra V8 with the McPherson struts in front and homemade rear control arms. BFG threaded tires.
I had 100 laps of "tourist-day" experience driving my '91 964 RS in Hockenheim, and the Cobra came within stock Porsche 911/930 times after 30 laps in Killarney (Cape Town).
Raced the day later against John Atkins in his 289 and could have won the 2nd heat, but decided NOT to loose it in turn 2 and possibly slide into him, even though he went wide to give me space. My car was already sold, his quite expensive..
What I am saying, this was an excellent car for a novice to have a lot of fun.
I also chased a 400 hp 2004 911 along the 100 mph bends on our backroads. But you didn't hear that from me.
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09-13-2017, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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This thread brought back memories and prompted me to look up GaryJettrike's build thread of the first of the awesome handling XCS Fusion Cobras. Not everyone's cup o' tea, especially the purists; but if I'm looking for a truly fast and capable, modern incarnation of a Cobra (as opposed to the usual Shelby 427SC replica) this would probably be it. Everything from chassis jig to road test video and race against a 545hp Aston Martin.
new space frame chassis
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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