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06-10-2009, 03:34 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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My neighbor has a FFR and we get along swimmingly. I marvel at the fact that he virtually did everything on his car. It looks fantastic.
I don't think he does, but I hope he doesn't look down upon me because he turns an excellent wrench and I don't.
However, I did have to pull out the wrenches to tighten the nuts on the loose hood prop holddown this past weekend.     |
06-10-2009, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Phoenix,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR: 302 w/aluminum heads, Edlebrock injection. Street car trim, no scoop, side pipes or rollbar.
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Maybe you guys that get snubbed just need to bathe more often. 
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06-10-2009, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Carmel,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4990-shelby 427
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maricopa
Maybe you guys that get snubbed just need to bathe more often. |
I would guess we all smell the same......like exhaust |
06-10-2009, 04:02 PM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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I don't know...
... if I had spent a couple of years building every aspect of my FFR, lost a finger or two in the process, maybe the wife & kids even left because I spent all my time in the garage and. admittedly, it looks a "little rough around the edges," it just might bug me that another guy strokes a check to Peter P. or the Kirkham bros. (or for that matter SPF, etc.)....  |
06-10-2009, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: La Quinta, CA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 1498, 351 stroker
Posts: 144
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This thread reminds me of a recent incident…I also have a Porsche and belong to a local Porsche club. Yes there are some snobs it is a Porsche club. Anyway at a recent gathering I brought the Cobra and most of the people loved it, loads of questions, compliments and even some pictures. There were a couple of guys who definitely did have an attitude because it was not an original. Finally something came up about the power and I was able to confidently say “it can out run anything on this lot up to 100, even your GT3”. The guy with the GT3 was one of the ones with the attitude...he heard the car when I came in and really did not have much to say. A Cobra really does have a nasty intimidation factor.
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06-10-2009, 05:13 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Evans? Sal? Tom? Anyone?
Really, if you think about it, this thread is setup for failure.
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06-10-2009, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Really, if you think about it, this thread is setup for failure.
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The object is to engage in banty rhetoric, all the while treading lightly enough so as to avoid the dreaded yellow card. |
06-10-2009, 05:28 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
The object is to engage in banty rhetoric, all the while treading lightly enough so as to avoid the dreaded yellow card. |
Two yellows make a red card. |
06-10-2009, 05:36 PM
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Location: Dadeville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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I haven't experienced the snubbing that inspired this thread, but it may be because I'm not much of a car show guy. I love cruise-ins and unjudged events, but my car was built for the track, not the trailer. I go mostly to look at the other cars and talk to people who have questions about mine. .. I have observed that quite a few car show people in all types of cars take the whole 1st place / second place thing very seriously. If you bump into one of these, don't be surprised if he looks for some way to directly or indirectly say that his car is better than yours.
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06-10-2009, 05:44 PM
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Location: Wilmington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster, 302, roller cam, Holley 650
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There are axxholes in every crowd. I like the comedian who came up with the response "You could just be someone I don't know." This was to the guy who told him "I could be your best freind or your worst enemy." I have a pretty good list of people "I don't know".
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06-10-2009, 05:51 PM
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Hey, If you want to get use to others snubbing you because of what you have, try the corvette club. This is one persnickety bunch, I just sold my 2002 Z06 Lingenfelter twin turbo, because I'll never be like them. Not the only reason, but a good one. They were the most, well I'm not going there. Anyways, they seem to lighten up a bit when I would bring around the cobra. Funniest thing I have ever seen, some of these guys.
If you have other cobra owners snubbing you for what you have, then you are with the wrong group of guys. KCC are the best when it comes to genuinely great People.
Bill
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06-10-2009, 07:06 PM
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I've had mine in about ten shows since it was finished last spring (Tommy - it hasn't even been on a trailer since the build was complete, some folks do drive them to shows). 
Haven't been snubbed yet, I'm sure it'll happen one of these days, when it does, I'll be ready, thats for sure! 
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06-10-2009, 05:28 PM
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Location: Tarpon Springs,
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Snub
I am scratch building mine and could give a s..t what anyone else thinks..It was that way with my Harley....T-bucket..."30 ford coupe..etc.Don't plan on any shows, just us out cruising........
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06-10-2009, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
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Birds of a feather snub together. I even see it on the road with my fellow Corvette owners. Yeah, we have that "wave" and all (and it's kind of cool when you think about it). But, you're still finding yourself comparing your ride to the next guys. I think it's just simple human nature, no different than dogs sniffing each other's azz. If you get snubbed, just roll your eyes and continue to enjoy the ride. |
06-10-2009, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fontana,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar LS427, 408w, 48IDA Webers, TKO 600, 9" Currie 4-link 4.11 rear
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Yeah, last week I was parked at a show, and for some reason (I still can't get over this) out of all the real hot rods, Camaros, Corvettes, 32' coupes, 57 Chevys, 60's Mustangs - traditional hot rods - I am with the 1990's - 2000's Mustang group, not that I do not like Mustangs, but this guys treat them like Lamborghini's and they are all stock - V6? What the hell? I am not knocking the Mustangs, but trust me when I say these ones need to be kept going to and from school and shopping.
I was parked there with them for some damn reason - and I have about 10 people around my car, a lot of attention - A LOT. The "leader" of the mustang gang with his SVT says to the others "Reach under the fender - if you feel fibreglass - its a peice of s**t". I overheard him and said "You should speak a little more softly - someone may over hear you. If you want - the Fontana Speedway has open track night in a week at the dragway, how about the loser pays the other's entry? You can bring your friends and show them what fibreglass can do to a stock SVT Mustang. How about it?"
Red in the face - still no response...hmmmm.
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06-10-2009, 06:31 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR- Ford 5.0 EFI
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AtlantaCobra- I've found the Cobra community to be very receptive and nice. I've only been snubbed once (non FFR owner) and chalked it up to the guy's a jerk no matter what he had. There are a lot of us in the ATL area and get together quite frequently. You are more than welcome to join us on a ride or track day. This isn't my first post here but can't get my old log in info so this is a new ID for me. I'm just up the road past Buford.
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06-10-2009, 06:35 PM
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Location: Carlsbad,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
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I'm being snubbed right now by my fellow FFR owners as soon as they found out I had ordered a new SPF.
However, they said I can still go on rides with them as long as I stay in the rear at least a half mile back so no one thnks I'm with them.
And they will even let me pay for everyone's lunch when we stop.
What a great bunch of guys!
I'll miss them!
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06-10-2009, 06:42 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jhv48
I...they said I can still go on rides with them as long as I stay in the rear at least a half mile back so no one thnks I'm with them.
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You have to stay that far back in order to see over the oversized hindquarters that the FFRs have. |
06-10-2009, 09:47 PM
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Location: Lost Wages, Nevada,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five, 302 EFI
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Not true . . .
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Originally Posted by jhv48
I'm being snubbed right now by my fellow FFR owners as soon as they found out I had ordered a new SPF.
However, they said I can still go on rides with them as long as I stay in the rear at least a half mile back so no one thnks I'm with them.
And they will even let me pay for everyone's lunch when we stop.
What a great bunch of guys!
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jhv48,
Move to Vegas . . . We gather every Saturday or Sunday and there are a few SP,s, a few Backdrafts, a few FFR's and a few more mixed breeds. WE don't snub anybody and if anything, we try to gather more and more every time we see a "newbie" driving around that we don't recognize. The more the merrier . . .
Doc 
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06-10-2009, 09:57 PM
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Location: Scottsdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Black CSX 4910, Roush 511 8 stack
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I dont really think it has anything to do with whether someone built theirs or bought it, it depends on whether the person is a jerk and a $#!Q@&! to begin with. I personally do not have the time nor the ability to build my own but I don't apologize for that. I know my limits(at least most of the time) I admire those that have the patience of a saint and the ability to build their own but i will never be one of them. Does that make me less of an enthusiast becuase I didn't build mine? - I don't think so. I have wanted one since I was 5 years old and when i could almost afford to own one I jumped.
In the end I think a lot of people would agree it can cost the same. The SPF I sold someone got completely done and ready to drive for half of the build cost. Tell me that isn't a good deal for someone.
It someone doesn't like you or your cobra - walk away and be thankful you aren't married to him!  |
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