Well made a deal and wish it was a couple thousand less, but for a SPF I feel good about it. Not much time left to drive it till the salt hits the roads here. I’ll shop tires this winter, look at the gauges that need attention and stare a lot... oh and do lots of reading.
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by timemachine
Well made a deal and wish it was a couple thousand less, but for a SPF I feel good about it. Not much time left to drive it till the salt hits the roads here. I’ll shop tires this winter, look at the gauges that need attention and stare a lot... oh and do lots of reading.
I’ll read up on rear shock mounts today.
Good job. You don't always have to make a "killer deal" on things that make you happy. These cars are an unbelievable amount of fun.
Good job. You don't always have to make a "killer deal" on things that make you happy. These cars are an unbelievable amount of fun.
It's hard to have more fun with your clothes on.
timemachine: I hope you're prepared for the 'thumbs up' you'll get (particularly from HD bikers, for some reason), the requests for photos ("can I take a picture of your car"), and the many strangers who will want to talk - at stop lights, gas stations, whenever you park, etc.
Be ready with answers to various questions:
Is it original?
Does it have a side-oiler?
What kind of car is that? (I had someone ask if it was a Corvette - presumably thinking it was an early one)
Tires, rear shock mounts inspection/upgrade, coolant, battery, general service related items (oil, filter, grease, etc), brake fluid flush, misc. nuts and bolts tightening are all things you can do over the winter yourself or have done. Also SeaFoam in the fuel tank... maybe 2 cans.... great stuff....
I would guess the knock-off's are going to be.... "Difficult" for lack of a better word and will be your first real maintenance challenge. You'll also need some anti-seize for wheel reassembly.... search CC for varied opinions on this. You'll also need a good lead hammer to start with... bigger is better (Note: they are expendable tools...). I might suggest a section of a dense foam water pipe insulation be put on the wheel-well body lip when wielding the lead hammer on the knockoffs just in case... Nothing says "%$#@*! like taking off a section of fiberglass with the lead hammer. Also get a safety wire and a spinner tool, both available from Harbor Freight for knockoff reassembly.
Mike Stenhouse at Second Strike makes a great manual for the car too....
You can get lots of tips and help here on CC.
If you have Superformance questions feel free to contact me with a PM or email.
Blas
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How long was the test drive and how cold was it outside? Sam wondering if the oil temp gauge was not working, or if the oil had not warmed up enough for it to register. It can take a while for the oil to warm up, especially with an oil cooler.
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timemachine -- one of the benefits of these cars is that it gives you the ability to buy, and have custom built, all sorts of tools that you wouldn't think of. Like this little gem instead of that mutha thumper hammer:
Car belonged to dealers brother in law. Kept in his man cave at his house which is where I saw it. I have second home in NH and going to try and keep plate and register here. I’ll trailer it back and forth depending on season.
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Also get a safety wire and a spinner tool, both available from Harbor Freight for knockoff reassembly.
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