10-28-2003, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Surprise,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: 2004 Kirkham 427 Roadster. New BBM Sideoiler Block, 484 cu. in. built by Valley Head & Racing Engines, Northridge CA. installed 3/20/2016
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Scott, No "original" Cobra from the factory in the '60's ever came with a Tremec or any other 5 speed trans. My brothers 1964 289 that he bought new in 1964 from Shelby's dealership Hi-Performance Motors in Los Angeles, has a Borg-Warner T-10 Trans in it. He still owns it, pretty good $6000.00 investment eh?
1st. (2.36), 2nd. (1.78), 3rd. (1.41) 4th. (1.1) with a 3.77 in the rear end. My '66 street GT-350 had a Borg-Warner as did our GT-350R.
Most or all of the Big Block cars came with Top Loaders.
I'm was talking real Cobras here, built buy Shelby in the '60's. Not Reproductions, kits or Mustang Cobras.
Those are some real good times. The last time I was on Willow was 1988 driving one of those German cars with motor in the wrong end. And the street legal Yokohama A008-RS tire we were using were much better tire's than the Goodyear racing tire's were in the late sixties. The track had some suttle changes from the '60's for the better. I'd love to drive a Cobra, or a GT-350R out there again and see how I'd do 35 or so years later. If everthing goes right, I'll do it soon.
John is a good friend of mine, I've known him since the BRE days. We live about 5 miles apart, next time I see him I'll ask him about it. He's gone alot faster than that out there. I was at Electromotive Engineering in 1988-9 when he drove thier Nissan GTP car with Geoff Brabham, and those cars were serious fast.
What kind of Specracer was it?
I always thought a JBL was a Stereo Speaker. No? Damn!
Sorry I don't know all the manufactures.
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