Small block Chevy in a cobra?

[kyleb]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Here in Australia we still have a reasonable supply of SBF’s available, but for some reason that I’ve never been able to understand, more than three-quarters (my guess) of the Cobra “replicas” here are fitted with Chev engines. Most also have Tremec gearboxes in their 427s, but that’s a separate (but similar) argument, in my opinion. I'm a Toploader fan, if you hadn't already guessed.

Makes me think back a couple of years, seeing Prince Harry and new wife Meghan departing the wedding celebrations in a very nice E-Type (XKE) Jaguar, which it turns out had been fitted with an ELECTRIC MOTOR! What sacrilege!

Rant over.



Cheers,
Glen

The reason some of us had no choice in Oz was because the emission and noise levels were so restrictive that even the 5.0 late model ford wouldn’t pass, therefore the only choices were ford modular,(too wide for my car without major modifications) or the Chevy L.S.
I had a 428 CJ for it originally that was never going to even come close to passing, therefore the L.S was the only way being same dimensions as the SBF and able to pass emission testing at the time for registration.
Not long after my car was registered the authorities relaxed the requirements so the small block ford was then able to pass emissions again.

Would I change it now? Nope! It makes just on 600hp easily and I would get in and drive it to the other side of the country without hesitation...Not having a roof is the deciding factor for go or no-go

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by kyleb

The reason some of us had no choice in Oz was because the emission and noise levels were so restrictive that even the 5.0 late model ford wouldn’t pass....

kyleb,

What is the situation in Victoria now? I know you now have club/historic registration, so with that, do you still need to meet an emissions standard, or is it 'open season'?

Cheers,
Glen

edit: attn Mr. Dimis - any comments from you?

[kyleb]

Originally Posted by xb-60

kyleb,

What is the situation in Victoria now? I know you now have club/historic registration, so with that, do you still need to meet an emissions standard, or is it 'open season'?

Cheers,
Glen

edit: attn Mr. Dimis - any comments from you?

G’day Glen
All bets are off with Club/historic registration in Vic nowadays which is great for cars that can’t get full registration or owners that want to utilise the much reduced rego cost.
Club registration can be problematic if you want to drive between states though.
I wanted full registration for my car so that I wouldn’t be restricted in any way.
Cheers

[xb-60]

G'day kyleb,

"all bets are off" means that if on historic registration, there are no emissions requirements....yes?

We (SA) don't have a historic registration yet for our Cobras (club is working on it, but it's a monumentally slow process). My Alfa is on "conditional" registration (90 days a year, on a log book), and from memory the car can be taken interstate. Oh, for consistency between States!

Cheers,
Glen


edit: apologies Dimis, I'm a little off-topic