First Ride in my New SPF In Mass!
After Procrastinating on getting it insured and registered because of some of the horror stories i have heard of i finally gave it a try and everything went right threw and registered it as a 1965 SPF Cobra. If anyone is having a problem with this let me know.
The car drives and runs awesome!!! I love it. I have had mustangs a Shelby's before but nothing like this. The power to weight is wicked. I am going to go thru the car tonight and check all the nuts and bolts. Any recommendations on things to look for?
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| mln385 |
04-22-2009 06:20 AM |
Congrats on the ride:cool: The weather this weekend is going to be great to get some seat time in her!;)
Marc
Ps. how about pictures?
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| peters44 |
04-22-2009 06:24 AM |
Glad every thing went smooth for you. Sounds like nice set up.
Best of luck and be safe.
Peter
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I'm not sure how to post pictures yet, but i'm working on it.
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| Mdman352 |
04-22-2009 07:15 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by PHM
(Post 942317)
After Procrastinating on getting it insured and registered because of some of the horror stories i have heard of i finally gave it a try and everything went right threw and registered it as a 1965 SPF Cobra. If anyone is having a problem with this let me know.
The car drives and runs awesome!!! I love it. I have had mustangs a Shelby's before but nothing like this. The power to weight is wicked. I am going to go thru the car tonight and check all the nuts and bolts.
Any recommendations on things to look for?
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Gas and oil!!!:D |
| Bartruff1 |
04-22-2009 07:26 AM |
Check to see that the ball joints are all lubed......that the emergency brake cable is secure....that the shock bolts are tight ....that the header bolts are tight (after heat cycle)....that the transmission bolts are tight...that the brakes are up to snuff on a hard stop....if the oil temp was over 110 C if the cooler is hooked up....that the pins are torqued to 80 lbs and are not split.. Did you have the dreaded 65mph shake ???
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| strictlypersonl |
04-22-2009 07:45 AM |
There was a thread not too long ago about front caliper bolts coming loose. Either the bolts were too short or inadequately Locktited. Couldn't hurt to look.
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No i didnt have any shake at 65mph. Some of the header bols were loose but havn't found anything else. Hopefully i won't.
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| Bartruff1 |
04-22-2009 09:03 AM |
I can't see very well..
and when I can I don't know what the hell I am looking at...given the remarkable performance of these things it seemed to me to be prudent to have a professional check every critical item...the local Roush dealer charged me about $400 to check it out....unlike a production car like a vette...at least my car..... had some teething problems....it is annoying, but the cars are so damn much fun to drive that it is worth it....I think it was Old Shel that observed that " these things can kill you in a second "....
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| mln385 |
04-22-2009 10:29 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartruff1
(Post 942340)
Check to see that the ball joints are all lubed......that the emergency brake cable is secure....that the shock bolts are tight ....that the header bolts are tight (after heat cycle)....that the transmission bolts are tight...that the brakes are up to snuff on a hard stop....if the oil temp was over 110 C if the cooler is hooked up....that the pins are torqued to 80 lbs and are not split.. Did you have the dreaded 65mph shake ???
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What is this 65 mile shake? |
| FUNFER2 |
04-22-2009 10:41 AM |
If you don't have chassis issues to fix, a lot of cars, wither a cobra or your daily driver, can have "Harmonic" shake. Cadillac has a special booth to test their cars and will add weights to the frame to counter act these vibrations.
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| joe g |
04-22-2009 12:14 PM |
Many Cobra repilca's get a wheel vibration around 45-50 then it disapears. Have had my wheels balanced dinamically and even then had a little vibration. I figured out its the spinners that cause it. If i take them off its better, but it looks funny with out them.joeg
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| jhv48 |
04-22-2009 03:39 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by joe g
(Post 942410)
Many Cobra repilca's get a wheel vibration around 45-50 then it disapears. Have had my wheels balanced dinamically and even then had a little vibration. I figured out its the spinners that cause it. If i take them off its better, but it looks funny with out them.joeg
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And the wheels tend to fall off. |
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