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05-02-2009, 03:31 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gulf Shores,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 351, 5speed
Posts: 62
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What was it like? The day you finally got your COBRA!
What was it like? The day you finally got your COBRA!
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05-02-2009, 03:40 PM
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6th Generation Texan
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Devil's Backbone,RR 32,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star Classics #240,Candy Apple Red,Keith Craft 418w - 602 HP,584 TQ
Posts: 8,157
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I drove off with it from LSC on April 12,2002.
I was so excited I was almost a hazard on the highways. 
These photos were taken are I stopped after my first 60 miles that day. Just had to give a few rides to show it off.
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05-02-2009, 04:03 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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JB in Alabama
I take it you do not have a Cobra, Yet?
Dwight in Northern Alabama
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''Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne
"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
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05-02-2009, 04:19 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gulf Shores,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 351, 5speed
Posts: 62
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Close....very close.
But not yet.
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05-02-2009, 04:53 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,029
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It put a grin on my face that my exwife could not have removed.  |
05-02-2009, 04:59 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 1,226
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
It put a grin on my face that my exwife could not have removed. |
Must have been like the grin I had when my ex-wife left. Happiest day of my life.
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05-02-2009, 06:10 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Williamsport,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Kellison Stallion 468 FE
Posts: 2,703
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the night was sultry....................
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05-02-2009, 06:59 PM
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Senior CC Premier Member
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
Posts: 3,574
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I got to drive one in 1973. Barely had my license. I was a carpenter back then, and my boss gave me the shot. That's all it took....
Been an FE guy ever since, and had many very fast Fords. Medium Risers, Tunnel Ports, Cammers etc. But my dream was always to get a Cobra. Married 25 years now and my wife has had to listen to me talk about it the whole time. When I finally figured out how to get it, she supported it all the way. When it came home, she actually cried. Yes, I have a good woman. Now, let's all pray that the kids get scholarships!
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All that's stopping you now Son, is blind-raging fear.......
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05-02-2009, 07:01 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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lets see
JB do you want to build one or buy a Cobra?
Small block or big block?
carb or fuel injections?
webbers?
Black, Red, Blue, White, Silver, other color?
with stripe or with out stripe?
one roll bar or two roll bars?
four speed or 5 speed or auto?
nine inch, 8.8 or IRS rear end?
FIA or 427 SC body?
race or street?
What other questions can we ask JB to help make up his mind?
fast, faster or fastest?
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''Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne
"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
Last edited by Dwight; 05-02-2009 at 07:04 PM..
Reason: spelling
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05-02-2009, 07:22 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
La.
Cobra Make, Engine: Waiting to Order a BDR, engine to be a SA C408. TKO to hook it up.
Posts: 1,259
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Small block or big block?
stroked and/or poked?
huffed?
puffed?
blown?
or a T-56 6-sp?
15" or 17" on his BDR? 
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Pull a gear .... drop the hammer .... and enjoy the Drive !!
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05-02-2009, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gulf Shores,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 351, 5speed
Posts: 62
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Hey:) enough about me, was the car all you had hoped?
Hey:  ) enough about me, was your car all you had hoped when you finally got it?
But I do want a chevy powered with an automatic trans  NOT |
05-02-2009, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Orange County,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF Brock Coupe #88, Keith Craft 427w
Posts: 707
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A picture says a thousand words. Just out of the container from South Africa...
It felt like the weight of the world had been lifted (from my wallet!)...
Doug
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Now back to my midlife crisis...
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05-03-2009, 07:22 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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The American Hot Rod - Cobra
I started in 2000 on my built, got it titled in 2002. I make major changes every winter. Two paint jobs, three trannies, two sets of rims, three sets of tires, three pairs of heads, three cams, two intakes, 2 throttle bodies, 4 mass air meters, coated my pipe three times, interior carpet twice, 3 fans, changed the rear suspension 2 or 3 times, reworked the front control arms 3 times, 3 sets of shocks etc.
Always changing something. Better and or faster
My opinion of what I wanted in a Cobra has changed a lot. I'm happy with a fast fuel injected small block that gets 21 mpg but I could be happy with a 600 hp big block that gets 12-14 mpg. I have two buddies with 600 hp Cobras that I get to drive. Love that power.
It would have been cheaper to buy a motor from Keith Craft.
When I started I thought a 350 hp small block would be enough. Now I want a 450 hp small block.
I guess a 351 W 408 stroker with 525 Hp is perfect for a Cobra. Oh, I get to drive one of those also. Good friends!
I like the idea of a hot rod. When I rode Harley's they were chopped. Lean and fast. I guess I like my toy car the same way.
And to me a Cobra is a hot rod, English body with a American V-8. Shelby's people had to change a lot of things to make the Cobra a winner. It's the American Way
Dwight
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''Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne
"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
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05-03-2009, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlsbad,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
Posts: 2,616
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The day I picked mine up, I had to drive it 150 miles through Friday afternoon rush hour traffic in LA. The alignment was way off and it rained the last 30 miles home.
My wife called me on the cell phone during the drive, as she was following me home. and all I could say was "It's raining, I'm stuck in stop and go traffic, I can barely keep this thing between the lines and I'M DRIVING A F--KING COBRA!"
Haven't stopped grinning (or spending money on it) yet!
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05-03-2009, 07:43 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
La.
Cobra Make, Engine: Waiting to Order a BDR, engine to be a SA C408. TKO to hook it up.
Posts: 1,259
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Couped - there are better lift kits available than that one.
Ohh and your caster on those teeny tiny front wheels is a little off
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Pull a gear .... drop the hammer .... and enjoy the Drive !!
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05-03-2009, 07:44 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 3,077
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The same feeling I get every time I drive it. That is the magic of a Cobra!!!!
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05-03-2009, 08:32 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, Roush 402R, Kentucky Cobra Club
Posts: 223
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I remember it well. My first drive was with the top on, ambient was 38 degrees, the trip took 13 hours with only fuel stops, motor died below 1100 rpm with a million rollback stops on twisty mountains roads and I arrived at the farm in pitch black conditions. The only mistake I made was putting the top on.
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05-04-2009, 08:24 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sacramento,Ca.,
Ca.
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates (2001)
Posts: 1,724
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Got mine Halloween day 2001 from Midstates in Hooper Neb. put body and frame on trailer and hauled a$$ back to California(dont live there anymore) and spent 5 years putting the pieces and parts together and boy was it worth the wait YYYAAAHHHOOOO. didnt know i could have so much fun with my clothes on YYYAAAHHHOOOOOOO.
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05-04-2009, 08:39 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gulf Shores,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 351, 5speed
Posts: 62
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Thanks Guys, Cool coments!
I bet you ALL smiled just thinking back to then
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05-04-2009, 01:00 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: No city...only 118 residents in Manter,
KS
Cobra Make, Engine: Cobra Auto Works body, Ron Godell Racecars chassis, 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 HO (converted to carb), W/C T-5, 3.73's in a Ford 9" Traction-Loc.
Posts: 812
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I'll let you know tomorrow, guys. I'm scheduled to pick up my first Cobra tomorrow AM.
Needless to say, I'm kinda stoked right now !!
Dugly 
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