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04-11-2018, 07:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Cobra Make, Engine: Rowan Replicars, 352 4V
Posts: 94
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Tesla Powered Cobra
Saw this thing run at Del Mar on Sunday, I also got a chance to chat with the owner.
It's really amazing how all it takes is the motor with differential, batteries, and controller to run this car.
The owner is a really nice guy and spent quite a bit of time explaining how the car works, crazy burnouts.
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04-11-2018, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Phoenix,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Ex owner of a polished Kirkham 427 S/C. Now Cobra-less and driving a mid-engine German hot rod.
Posts: 828
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Hopefully he took the side oiler that came in the Cobra and put it in the Tesla!
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04-11-2018, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Danville,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6079 482CI CSX cross ram
Posts: 1,354
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how to post photos?
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04-12-2018, 03:37 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,554
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Is this the motor and is it in the front or rear end? It looks as if it is below the frame rails if that is what those are.
Ron
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04-12-2018, 07:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,725
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The future of hot rodding is bright indeed. The young gearheads of tomorrow are going to have some awesomely fast toys to play with.
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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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04-12-2018, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Maryville,
TN
Cobra Make, Engine: '65 Shelby Cobra, '66 Shelby GT350's
Posts: 279
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I'm betting he got the idea from the Texas owner of the '68 Mustang named Zombie 222, Google it for info.
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6S1806, 1966 Shelby GT350 B/P Race car.
6S246, Shelby GT350 "carryover"
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04-12-2018, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 2
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Must be weird seeing a cobra move with no sound
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04-12-2018, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilroy,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2291, Whipple Blown & Injected 4V ModMotor
Posts: 2,645
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron61
Is this the motor and is it in the front or rear end? It looks as if it is below the frame rails if that is what those are.
Ron
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That's it Ron.
That one is the rear drive motor. There is also a second motor option that is available for front deployment effectively providing 4WD.
Ed
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Help them do what they would have done if they had known what they could do.
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04-13-2018, 06:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
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Thanks Ed, I appreciate the answer. I have never seen one with the electric motors and was wondering how they are mounted along with the battery.
Ron
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04-13-2018, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 618
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Blasphemy
Kind of like casting Scarlett Johansen to play an ugly old man...
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04-13-2018, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
Posts: 1,942
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Side pipe exhaust outlet look especially clean, Plus no burning of the leg's So batteries in front, and Motor in rear? Correct? Neat idea, but I think I'll stick with the other way around (Engine up front, Battery in rear)
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04-13-2018, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilroy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2291, Whipple Blown & Injected 4V ModMotor
Posts: 2,645
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I think the battery location is determined by the battery manufacturer. If they used a Tesla Model S battery it looks like a rectangular pancake and mounts below the floor in the Tesla. The Model S is a 4 door with a lot more real estate below the floor than a Cobra so I am suspecting a different battery was used and probably mounted where the engine would normally go.
It would be interesting to see a shot with the hood open to see how he built the power source into the car. One of the nice things about the Tesla battery is the under floor placement lowers the car's CG which should translate into better handling.
Ed
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Help them do what they would have done if they had known what they could do.
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04-13-2018, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Cobra Make, Engine: Rowan Replicars, 352 4V
Posts: 94
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04-14-2018, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates/Shell Valley Street Cobra
Posts: 888
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What is next....a battery powered Harley ???............................l know
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04-15-2018, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,725
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartruff1
What is next....a battery powered Harley ???............................l know
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Don't worry - it's coming!
Harley, feeling the pinch as the younger generation loses interest, is seriously pursuing EV technology as a direction for it's future.
Article here:
https://newatlas.com/harley-davidson...orcycle/53234/
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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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04-15-2018, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Naracoorte,
SA
Cobra Make, Engine: CR Cobra 3169
Posts: 818
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The biggest power drain would be the 1000 watt stereo system it needs to produce the same sounds as a real Harley. JD
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04-15-2018, 07:19 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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Tropical Buzz
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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04-16-2018, 03:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jonesboro GA,
Posts: 382
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Hope the fabrication under the body is better than the build quality on the surface. Electric or not, thing looks like a pile to me.
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04-17-2018, 04:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Brisbane,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeinatlanta
Hope the fabrication under the body is better than the build quality on the surface. Electric or not, thing looks like a pile to me.
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Wiring zipped tied to frame is a bad sign.
Big electrical fire about to happen.
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04-18-2018, 02:54 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Clarksville,
TN
Cobra Make, Engine: Scratchbuild, 289 FIA Replica
Posts: 198
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeinatlanta
Hope the fabrication under the body is better than the build quality on the surface. Electric or not, thing looks like a pile to me.
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Or it looks like an original Competition model Cobra.
Funny how this vehicle that once was a rough and ready race car is now viewed as nothing but a shiny new replacement penis.
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