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riggsjr 03-01-2020 02:54 PM
Why is the tire not in the center of the rear wheel well.
 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Shelby...AAAOSwkU9eWizX

Why is the tire not in the center of the rear wheel well? This looks awful.

patrickt 03-01-2020 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by riggsjr (Post 1472712)
Why is the tire not in the center of the rear wheel well? This looks awful.
And who pays $6k for a tune up?:confused:

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...and paid V's Auto Repair & Performance, Inc. in Orange, CA $6,642.85 to tune it.

eschaider 03-01-2020 03:31 PM
This is a huckster or a very stupid individual. Either way a fairly risky transaction.

Ed

riggsjr 03-01-2020 03:38 PM
It looks like a nice build except for those rear tires not being in center with the rear wheel well.

Tjd 03-01-2020 04:10 PM
The tire is not in the center of the rear wheel well because that’s the way the originals were if you do not believe me find some original pictures I had a customer in the 80s that call me up after he received his car complaining there was no adjustment to move the rear wheels back and I told him that’s where they’re supposed to be
Tom

ERA 626 03-01-2020 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1472714)
And who pays $6k for a tune up?:confused:
V's performance is very expensive... but Vlado is good

ERA 626 03-01-2020 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by riggsjr (Post 1472719)
It looks like a nice build except for those rear tires not being in center with the rear wheel well.
It may have something to do with the rear wheels should be toe in slightly? The rear wheels like to toe out during acceleration... maybe Im wrong

t walgamuth 03-01-2020 04:31 PM
Looks like camera angle to me.

Gaz64 03-01-2020 04:51 PM
The rear wheels are definitely forward of centre in the wheel arch, as viewed from the 2 side on photos.

But as Tom has said, that is how they are.

As with any vehicle of value, be very cautious.

I smell a rat, since a few things like $6k for a tuneup? I would give 30hp for $1k.
The text left margin cut off?
Using somebody else's ad for comparison?

snakeeyes 03-01-2020 05:28 PM
I think the main issue is that it needs to be lowered. This is my Hi-Tech; if you look at the rear wheel it’s closer to the front of the fender opening than to the rear, but being lowered it doesn’t accentuate the space behind the tire like the blue car does.

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...3EE9A8F03.jpeg

snakeeyes 03-01-2020 05:36 PM
Same car when I first got it, before I lowered it and painted the wheel centers white.

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...ED72CE47F.jpeg

Buzz 03-02-2020 06:52 AM
It is as God and Shelby intended. ;)

snakeeyes 03-02-2020 06:59 AM
I don’t know what the aspect ratio of those billboards is but I suspect they’re enhancing the issue.

Alfa02 03-02-2020 07:22 AM
Never quite understood (Dripping, layering, spreading) all this Armor-All type crap on the Tires :confused: #1 tires don't look like that (New or Cleaned) #2 after a few miles driving the stuff flips up on the bodywork, and road dust sticks to it, and makes it look like Sh-t. #3 Tires are suppose look Black & Dry. Am I the only one here that feel's this way %/ Thought's Boy's :p Cheers TommyRot.

LMH 03-02-2020 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Alfa02 (Post 1472772)
Never quite understood (Dripping, layering, spreading) all this Armor-All type crap on the Tires :confused: #1 tires don't look like that (New or Cleaned) #2 after a few miles driving the stuff flips up on the bodywork, and road dust sticks to it, and makes it look like Sh-t. #3 Tires are suppose look Black & Dry. Am I the only here that feel's this way %/ Thought's Boy's :p Cheers TommyRot.
The first concours I was in years ago, cost me points for just that! Too much ArmorAll on the tires! I was still in the show car mind set and not concours. Learn as you go!
Larry

joyridin' 03-02-2020 08:14 AM
Kind of hard to see on the top car, but the 2 below it have the tire moved forward. Compare car profiles

bwcobra15 03-02-2020 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by snakeeyes (Post 1472740)
I think the main issue is that it needs to be lowered. This is my Hi-Tech; if you look at the rear wheel it’s closer to the front of the fender opening than to the rear, but being lowered it doesn’t accentuate the space behind the tire like the blue car does.

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...3EE9A8F03.jpeg
Love that color!!




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snakeeyes 03-02-2020 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bwcobra15 (Post 1472784)
Love that color!!




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Thanks, Bob! If I could change one thing I would remove the white stripes, as I've always loved solid red Cobras, but I think I can live with them. :D

On the Armor All thing, at one point in my life I guess I was guilty of over-applying it. Then, as Tom mentioned, I noticed that it sprayed all over the paint and made a mess of things. Now I put the low-gloss stuff on and then wipe it down after it sits for a bit. I like black sidewalls, but not black sidewalls I can see my reflection in. :JEKYLHYDE

bwcobra15 03-02-2020 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by snakeeyes (Post 1472786)
Thanks, Bob! If I could change one thing I would remove the white stripes, as I've always loved solid red Cobras, but I think I can live with them. :D

On the Armor All thing, at one point in my life I guess I was guilty of over-applying it. Then, as Tom mentioned, I noticed that it sprayed all over the paint and made a mess of things. Now I put the low-gloss stuff on and then wipe it down after it sits for a bit. I like black sidewalls, but not black sidewalls I can see my reflection in. :JEKYLHYDE
If I eventually paint our cobra, it will be 1960's Ford Candy Apple Red, solid / no stripe.

I only use Aerospace 303 protectant on my Goodyear Billboards, for UV protection.

Anthony 03-02-2020 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by snakeeyes (Post 1472786)
Thanks, Bob! If I could change one thing I would remove the white stripes, as I've always loved solid red Cobras, but I think I can live with them. :D
Yes to both !!

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...ont-driver.JPG


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