Loud Exhausts

[Alfa02]

Name calling=Done.

[Morris]

Red

You get more with honey then vinegar.....

Their are guys on this board that have won more National Championships then you will ever believe.....their experience is very valuable now and in the future....take advantage of it as they are willing to share their experience with others...both driving and building Cobras.

[sunman]

I’m getting real tired of the Newbie BS.
Tony you asked me to compare my experience with dealing with Ryan to “poking sharp sticks into my eyes”.
Sarcasm is how I took it.
It was a great road-trip. All the Sebring moulds are back in the USA, I own the Cobra hardtop moulds and there’s a good chance all the Cobra moulds will be back too.
You asked me to get back to you. You were wrong.
Ryan says “Boo”.

Loud pipes save lives

[jhv48]

I know how to drive!
Watch this!
What could possibly go wrong?

https://youtu.be/VbwNvjjgtLQ
https://youtu.be/YAmbhWLcWew
https://youtu.be/I7pKSQ-I1kQ
https://youtu.be/-105z1BHrOU

[Alfa02]

Indeed Dennis started life as a 71 240Z, was a race car pretty much it's whole life, (now a Vintage racer) I was just a small part of said life The only time I got bit Sideways @ 100+ @PIR (Portland) my fault not the cars. Chasing a pair 911 Porsche's, a little too much horsepower and a tad too soon will cause what you see here It was best for running down (Ill Driven) 934 Porsche's back in the day, a lowly old Z-car, that cost less than a rebuild on the 934, FUN TIMES Dennis!! Cheers Tom.

[Harpoon PV2]

What a coincidence, my first car was a 71 240Z! I came late to four tires, I was just short of 21, bought it for the dumbest reason, a girl! She left me when I sold the Z and bought another motorcycle, her loss! Always loved motorcycles, antique airplanes and trucks, more then cars, except the Cobra's that always seem to get away. Cheers, Dennis

[Laughing_Jakal]

Hey I'm a new guy here....mostly a lurker. I have been warmly welcomed but I have to admit I haven't gotten into a pissing contest with anyone. I can tell you I had a really nice phone conversation with Alpha a few months back. Next long layover in Seattle I'm going to look him up. He also offered to get me a Cobra ride in Arizona with some friends of his their.

I used to be paid by Uncle Sam to do some pretty harrowing things with aircraft at night on goggles and very low to the ground....however I was younger and bulletproof back then. Since then I've flown all over the world in a bunch of aircraft as an airline pilot....at the tender age of 54 I decided to get into General Aviation and got into a taildragger capable of landing off airport. Despite my flying experience, I treat this like I'm a newbie....because I am...to this kind of flying. I'm gonna treat my Cobra this way. In my crew brief now, I often tell my first officer....."If you or I get to see how well we can actually fly this airplane, and how good we really are....we're doing something seriously, seriously wrong!"

Its interesting to watch in my old community when some New Guy comes along who regales folks about his flying exploits...because the secret (known only to the old curmudgeons) is that you will never beat the low flying record and live to tell anyone. Most of those braggadocios pilots are actually pretty good once they quit sliding a ruler in their pants....usually because some one came along and told them they were making an ass out of themselves. Their dad probably told them the same thing too....but no man is a prophet in his own house.

Anyway, I'll post pics when I get some. I cheated....got a roller from Unique Automotive and had Susan Parham and Lyle build me an engine. The Weavers and Susan Parham have been an absolute joy to deal with. I was told the body just came out of the paint booth a day or so ago....Its a 289 FIA style and the purists won't like it because it will be in street trim with under car exhaust and a grill....no numbers or stripes (cause I'm neither a race car driver, or pose as one). I plan on driving the ever-loving daylights out of it....gentle, gentle for a long time. If I ever take it to the track....I'm gonna ask for help here and be all ears.

I too have a bike...it's old school kind of ....Springer....I have an old school airplane (Taildragger made of fabric) and now I'll have an old school fun car.

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by Laughing_Jakal

....Its a 289 FIA style and the purists won't like it because it will be in street trim with under car exhaust and a grill....no numbers or stripes...

Nothing wrong with any of that!
Looking forward to seeing your build thread

Cheers!
Glen

[Harpoon PV2]

Originally Posted by Laughing_Jakal

.Its a 289 FIA style and the purists won't like it because it will be in street trim with under car exhaust and a grill....no numbers or stripes (cause I'm neither a race car driver, or pose as one). I plan on driving the ever-loving daylights out of it....gentle, gentle for a long time. If I ever take it to the track....I'm gonna ask for help here and be all ears.

I don't think there are a lot of purist here when it comes to kit cars. Here is a photo I have posted before of an ERA 289 FIA in street trim like you are talking about, really stunning! Cheers, Dennis

[Laughing_Jakal]

Harpoon...Gosh that car looks good!

[Tommy]

"The Dunning-Kruger effect occurs when a person's lack of knowledge and skills in a certain area cause them to overestimate their own competence."

It's hard to know when a person is experiencing the Dunning-Kruger Effect until after they have exceeded their capability often with tragic consequences. And its hard to convince people whose self confidence has outrun their skill and judgement that they are a hazard to both themselves and others. But many of us older guys have seen it happen often enough to be wary when people brag about adventurous driving experiences on public streets. . . I personally lost a young pilot under my command to this very phenomenon and I'd hate to see it happen to someone else. So for those who feel like some of us older guys are just funless buzz-killers, know that we are far more concerned about your safety and the safety of those around you than we are with inflating your ego. . . . Adventurous driving is fun and I've done a lot of it . . . at the track. I strongly urge you to keep it there.

[sunman]

No this is simple bullying it comes from the same few guys.
I’m calling it out.
It’s called the a hole at the keyboard syndrome.
Get a life and post some build pix.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by sunman

No this is simple bullying it comes from the same few guys.
I’m calling it out.
It’s called the a hole at the keyboard syndrome.

Naaah, it's more akin to pledging. You know, midnight beer runs, writing papers for you, cleaning up the yard after the midnight madness parties, that sort of thing.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Naaah, it's more akin to pledging. You know, midnight beer runs, writing papers for you, cleaning up the yard after the midnight madness parties, that sort of thing.

Could be a dead pool too.

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by sunman

Get a life and post some build pix.

I've already had a pretty interesting life, but here one of my build pix and a track video as a bonus. And I still think that people who drive aggressively on public streets are lacking in maturity and judgement.



Track Video

[redvettx2]

Originally Posted by sunman

No this is simple bullying it comes from the same few guys.
I’m calling it out.
It’s called the a hole at the keyboard syndrome.
Get a life and post some build pix.

Sunman is 100% dead on. I didn't insult anyone until insulted. I never liked bullies. In fact most of my fights in school were with bullies who were picking on smaller or the new kid. The old man was right. "You run into a bully or bigger kid messing with you. Give them your best shot right in the nose. You might get your ass kicked but I will guarantee you one thing. It will be the last time as they will find someone who will not fight back." True dat!

I understand guys protecting their turf. I am sure I would get along great with Alfa and Mustang if I wasn't attacked. I get the cars at coffee guys out of control thing. This was not that but hey lots of key board warriors everywhere these days. Guys will stay stuff here they would not have the balls to say face to face but such is life post fake Covid.

I had a Z car back in the day and loved it. I'm a gear head and yes I have street raced a bit back in the day. Growing up in the cornfields of the mid-west there wasn't a lot to do but cruise and race cars on a lonely 1/4 mile strip of asphalt between two soybean or cornfields. Only the locals new it exited and that the start and finish were clearly marked but most people could not see them. Stop sign you lined up side by side and raced to the reflectors on both sides the road making field entrances. Well people thought is it was but it was the strip as we knew it. No houses or roads that intersected. Only clue was the black marks side by side launching south. Only damage was a few rutted-up fields or a few rows of lost corn. One of the kids who lost it racing there it was his uncles farm, lol.

Alfa I lived in WA for 25 years. I was part of the start of ERTC in Redmond. We banded a few yahoo's over the years. Living under the rain shadow we have mutual car friends. If you do local car shows you will know Mike and his Red Countach, say hello. Enjoying the car and sorry if a little tire spinning is illegal and but chirping only is allowed. No one was endangered and or anywhere remotely close to that but I get the images in your heads of a young punk side ways, smoking the tires one hand on the wheel flashing the hookem horns signs to the crowd. Relax that didn't happen and wouldn't happen but I get your point sir. Do I enjoy my cars on the street more than 98% of the mutant commuters out there, dam straight. Do I speed, they don't call me Tommy 10 over for nothing. I came out of the womb with 2 points. The thread is about loud exhausts, and it was a loud exhaust story. Ligthen up.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by redvettx2

Sunman is 100% dead on. I didn't insult anyone until insulted. I never liked bullies. In fact most of my fights in school were with bullies who were picking on smaller or the new kid. The old man was right. "You run into a bully or bigger kid messing with you. Give them your best shot right in the nose. You might get your ass kicked but I will guarantee you one thing. It will be the last time as they will find someone who will not fight back." True dat!

I understand guys protecting their turf. I am sure I would get along great with Alfa and Mustang if I wasn't attacked. I get the cars at coffee guys out of control thing. This was not that but hey lots of key board warriors everywhere these days. Guys will stay stuff here they would not have the balls to say face to face but such is life post fake Covid.

I had a Z car back in the day and loved it. I'm a gear head and yes I have street raced a bit back in the day. Growing up in the cornfields of the mid-west there wasn't a lot to do but cruise and race cars on a lonely 1/4 mile strip of asphalt between two soybean or cornfields. Only the locals new it exited and that the start and finish were clearly marked but most people could not see them. Stop sign you lined up side by side and raced to the reflectors on both sides the road making field entrances. Well people thought is it was but it was the strip as we knew it. No houses or roads that intersected. Only clue was the black marks side by side launching south. Only damage was a few rutted-up fields or a few rows of lost corn. One of the kids who lost it racing there it was his uncles farm, lol.

Alfa I lived in WA for 25 years. I was part of the start of ERTC in Redmond. We banded a few yahoo's over the years. Living under the rain shadow we have mutual car friends. If you do local car shows you will know Mike and his Red Countach, say hello. Enjoying the car and sorry if a little tire spinning is illegal and but chirping only is allowed. No one was endangered and or anywhere remotely close to that but I get the images in your heads of a young punk side ways, smoking the tires one hand on the wheel flashing the hookem horns signs to the crowd. Relax that didn't happen and wouldn't happen but I get your point sir. Do I enjoy my cars on the street more than 98% of the mutant commuters out there, dam straight. Do I speed, they don't call me Tommy 10 over for nothing. I came out of the womb with 2 points. The thread is about loud exhausts, and it was a loud exhaust story. Ligthen up.

My posts were not an attack, just a personal observation based on your posts. Newbie or not, you only get once chance to make a first impression on most, here, or face to face. In your case, you did not but your best effort towards that goal.

I’ll leave it at that.

Bill S

[sunman]

I missed that.
I was at union construction sites building churches, schools and hospitals.

[patrickt]

Well, you know what they say -- all work and no play....

[sunman]

Street raced a 454 70 Nova for play.
We cruised and had a blast.
Cruised in the number 2 dusk blue Dickie Harrell ZL-1 my friend Mike Reiter owned.
We partied in the 70s.