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BDR687 is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well guys I am officially Cobraless no more!:D After stepping on my wiener more times than I can count in pursuit of this car it's finally here. The trunk lid pic shows a couple of chips in the paint which were put there when the Cobra above mine shed a bracket in transport.:( This being a holiday weekend I don't expect to hear anything from BDR until Monday, so............

But she sure is puuurrrrtttyyyyy!

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Steve

What engine/trans setup are you going with? Congrats on the new ride. Also if you don't mind me asking, which dealer did you use?

Sweet! Congratulations...!

It looks really strange without a shifter, actually quite neat.

Nice interior. The red seats really "POP" with the black background. Have a great time with it.:D

Jim

FABULOUS!! Now I know my #688 can't be far behind. I hope my car didn't damage your car. Great looking colors. Frank Dodd emailed me that mine should clear customs on the 10th, the drivetrain will take two days to install and they need a week to "sort it out" on the road. But with all the rain we've had, they've fallen behind in being able to road test cars. I think I'll drive down there and haunt them as soon as the roller shows up. YIPPEEE

Enjoy your car- you will love it. here in ct it's rain all thru the holiday which means mine will sit in the garage which REALLY SUCKS!
joeg

I like the color combo you went with. You will really enjoy the car, I had the front of mine repainted after 4000 miles. even with the cheesy 3M film I had so many rock chips just past the protection. The trunk will be an easy fix. with a black car you might want to look into getting a Paint Protection, like film or armorcoat spray on! well worth it!! 2500 miles on mine and no chips.

http://armorcoat.armorauto.com/

Congratulations, glad to see you back in the saddle, again what powertrain are you going with?

Have fun!!!

Congrats man..........that is my Car's twin.
you are right she sure is purty

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Originally Posted by nsurence man (Post 858070)

What engine/trans setup are you going with? Congrats on the new ride. Also if you don't mind me asking, which dealer did you use?

The engine will be a 428PI block w/ Edlebrock heads, the trans is a TKO600RR. I went through Jay @ Vintage Motorsports and he's been very patient.:D

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Originally Posted by sp1410 (Post 858079)

Sweet! Congratulations...!

Thanks James.

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Originally Posted by James Stern (Post 858101)

Nice interior. The red seats really "POP" with the black background. Have a great time with it.:D Jim

Thanks Jim; the weird thing about them is that the light makes a huge difference in how they look. In bright light or a flash they look bright red but in lower light they look almost maroon. Kind of neat really.

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Originally Posted by RalphSchmalph (Post 858107)

The car that spit the bracket onto mine is silver with black stripes and red pin stripes. It's a striking combo. But it is already on it's way to Conn.:D

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Originally Posted by emberglo66 (Post 858141)

I'll have to look into that, thanks.

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Originally Posted by madmaxx (Post 858148)

Congratulations, glad to see you back in the saddle, again what powertrain are you going with? Have fun!!!

Thanks Max.

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Originally Posted by SACoupe (Post 858196)

Congrats man..........that is my Car's twin.
you are right she sure is purty

Dang, it is almost your car's twin. I went with dual roll bars and a red interior though. Then there's that whole steering wheel on the wrong side thing! What's even more weird is that I'm a big bald guy with a goatee as well!:LOL:
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Thanks guys, Steve

Steering wheel on the wrong side...

You are right about the steering wheel on the wrong side.........I have no idea why you Yanks keep insisting on doing that.....
Now do u think Tony and the guys could be convinced to build me an Up-armored one for use here in Kandahar afghanistan?? i dont care which the steering is on as it doesnt seem to make a difference here......just drive on whichever side of the road is comfortable for you

I swear i could hear you making BRRRM BRRM WHAOOOOOR noises ....in the pic

great color combo, now get that motor/trans installed and go enjoy it

Great Looking car. Congrats! Where are these made >?

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Originally Posted by SACoupe (Post 858335)

You are right about the steering wheel on the wrong side.........I have no idea why you Yanks keep insisting on doing that.....

Well after we kicked the riff raff out of the country 211 years ago we had to do something different.:eek::rolleyes::LOL:

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Originally Posted by SACoupe (Post 858335)

Now do u think Tony and the guys could be convinced to build me an Up-armored one for use here in Kandahar afghanistan?? i dont care which the steering is on as it doesnt seem to make a difference here......just drive on whichever side of the road is comfortable for you

You keep that chrome dome down man. Looks like it's starting to "warm up" over there again. I retired back in 99 otherwise I might be there with you and I've got to say I'm glad I'm not.

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Originally Posted by SACoupe (Post 858336)

I swear i could hear you making BRRRM BRRM WHAOOOOOR noises ....in the pic

You forgot the "EEECH!" tire noises as I bang another gear!:LOL:

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Originally Posted by FST FOX (Post 858345)

great color combo, now get that motor/trans installed and go enjoy it

Working on that now man. 428PI block on the way!

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Originally Posted by PANAVIA (Post 858349)

Great Looking car. Congrats! Where are these made >?

Thanks man. They're built in South Africa.
http://www.backdraftracing.com/home.asp

Steve

What size tires are you running on the back and front , they look like 265 on front and 335 on the rear.

If they are not 335 on the rear does anyone know if BDRs can accept 335 on the rear and what is the widest tire you can put on the front

Also your color cobimnation looks great

Thanks Rob. The fronts are 235 and the rears are 315.

Steve