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02-05-2004, 07:31 PM
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WOW! Did my garage change today!
It's amazing how one's life can change in an instant. After patiently waiting over 7 months for my FIA car to be built, I found myself last Saturday at exactly the right place at the right time.
Although not the car I was planning to build, a combination of a lucky Google search, a series of whirlwind events, some frantic phone calls and emails, and my garage today has undergone a sudden and unexpected transformation that I never could have thought I could afford....So, now I will cut my teeth on my first Cobra with a big block instead of a small block...Thanks to Bill S (Mr Mustang) for a great delivery job. Now, hurry up springtime!!
See the before and after pictures of my garage below....
GARAGE BEFORE
GARAGE AFTER
oops, forgot the picture...see below
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Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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02-05-2004, 07:34 PM
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Congrats! Great looking car.
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02-05-2004, 07:36 PM
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Bruce
Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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02-05-2004, 07:44 PM
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very very sweet. I love the color!. Drive safely!!
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02-05-2004, 08:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Dawsonville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 302 done, CSX289 comp body, leaf spring chassis to original specs...
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Rick thats a cool story. I was at ERA last friday...that drip mark on the hood is my drool...sorry, man.
Congrats!
-John
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02-06-2004, 06:13 AM
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Location: Royersford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR2479K, 351W yellow/black stripes
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Luke,
Congrats!!!! I'm sure you'll be peeking in that garage every 15 minutes or so. And to answer your question...yes, it's really there, yes, it's really yours. Bill S. is a great guy, so you can feel good about it.
First day over 40 degrees and you're taking it out, aren't you?
Well, I hope to see you at our meetings and events here in the area. We've got lots of great people here.
Steve
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02-06-2004, 06:31 AM
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Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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02-06-2004, 06:32 AM
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Luke,
Questions - you mention your car is an FIA (I assumed 289 FIA), but looks it has the rear braced roll bar, and gas filler in the 427 location, and the side pipes coming out thru the fender 427 style?
Was this your specification?
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02-06-2004, 06:35 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Mgreene,
His car is a 427 style as you can see by the rear quarters and the doors.... I can personally attest to the body being of the 427 lineage........
Bill S.
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02-06-2004, 06:37 AM
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Ah, Bill, thanks for the clarification.
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02-06-2004, 06:38 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters 351 Windsor 405 HP
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Wow I wish my garage looked that clean!!!
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02-06-2004, 07:58 AM
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Is that a right-hand drive?
Picture almost makes it look RH.
Great looking car!
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02-06-2004, 08:17 AM
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Bill - I know it ....Here I am in my early '50s'a and still a "Cobra Virgin" - never driven one, and actually never even ridden in one....closest I've ever been was my Tiger....talk about anticipating springtime...thanks again for the great delivery.
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Luke,
Questions - you mention your car is an FIA (I assumed 289 FIA), but looks it has the rear braced roll bar, and gas filler in the 427 location, and the side pipes coming out thru the fender 427 style?
Was this your specification?
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mgreene - you are probably being thrown off by my tag line...I still am "enjoying and anticipating" my 289FIA....it's just that this BB came into my life and I couldn't resist. Like Peter P of ERA says "once you get the FIA bug, it's impossible to get rid of it"...anyway, I think ERA601 will help pass the time while I'm waitin'... 
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Wow I wish my garage looked that clean!!!
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Art - thanks for the comments - it is an ongoing battle to defend the "shop" from kids bikes, hockey stuff soccer balls, etc as well as wife's gardening tools and stuff.... 
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Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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02-06-2004, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by klayfish
Luke,
Congrats!!!! I'm sure you'll be peeking in that garage every 15 minutes or so...
Well, I hope to see you at our meetings and events here in the area. We've got lots of great people here.
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Steve - thanks! Can't wait for the June gathering at Washingtons Crossing!
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Is that a right-hand drive? Picture almost makes it look RH.
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Trularin - no..it's conventional LHD - must be the picture angle - look carefully at the roll bar brace position relative to the stripe
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Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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02-06-2004, 08:27 AM
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Location: San Antonio,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner: JCF 289 slabside, ERA #329 and 424, GTD "Essex Wire" GT40; currently enjoying Hi-Tech 427 #147
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02-06-2004, 10:48 AM
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Luke,
Great looking car. Now if I could just get my garage to improve like that. You will have more fun than you thought possible once you get started driving it.
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02-06-2004, 11:09 AM
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Wow Luke,
That is a great garage improvement. It makes your refrigerator look so much better!
Seriously, it's beautiful. The BEST color, too. Inquiring minds want to know more about it though. Want to share the specifications?
Paul
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02-06-2004, 08:01 PM
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Thanks, Snakeyes and Ron for the comments....gawd, I can't wait for my first drive... 
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Wow Luke,
That is a great garage improvement. It makes your refrigerator look so much better! Seriously, it's beautiful. The BEST color, too. Inquiring minds want to know more about it though. Want to share the specifications?
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Paul - here is the story...the car came into my possession through a DEA auction - I stumbled onto the auction with 3 hours left in the bidding - I was "high" bidder in the closed bid auction by $150.00, so I didn't leave much money on the table! (It was even "DEA guaranteed" to be drug free!).
The downside to this whole deal was I didn't get to enjoy the step-by-step build I had been planning on, so I can't speak for all the details such as motor innards, etc - the upside was I got it for what I think was a very good price. Upon closing the sale, I took the car straight to ERA. ERA of course knew the car - Doug and Richie checked it out, custom fitted the turkey pan and missing heat deflectors, and pronounced it A-1. Peter P's comment was all it needed was "someone to love it" - it was a bit grimy from sitting for a year, but will polish up just fine.
It is an '01 build with 2000 miles on the odometer, 428, toploader, and various nice-touch options such as leather seats, MSD, the chrome add-ons such as bumpers/overriders/rollbar, coated exhaust, car cover, etc. It also came with a killer sound system, which I will remove shortly...
So all in all, bring on the springtime!
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Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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02-06-2004, 08:08 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: E.R.A. FIA #2088 1964 289 w/Webers
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Awsome! Can't get a better car than that 
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02-08-2004, 09:25 PM
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Sunday night about 10:30.
I finally had my very first moment alone with the car, since bringing it home........
you know, the first "really alone moment"......I pulled the car cover back ever so slowly, starting from the front....
gawd, these are beautiful cars.......... 
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Enjoyment may be 9/10's anticipation, but that last 10% is oh so sweet....
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