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07-19-2016, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #2119 289FIA
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A 2 bbl CARB?
Just goes to show ya, even at my sorta advanced age, I'm still capable of learning something. My brother mentioned that he'd seen an episode of Jay Leno's Garage where Herbie Hancock was showing his original 1963 AC Cobra. I had to Google it and found that he had told me correctly,that the car had a 260 V8 with a 2bbl carb. All these years, I'd of course known about the 260's being the first engines, but I had no idea that they'd come with just 2bbl carbs.
Will wonders never cease?
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"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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07-19-2016, 09:13 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Ex owner of a polished Kirkham 427 S/C. Now Cobra-less and driving a mid-engine German hot rod.
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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Just goes to show ya, even at my sorta advanced age, I'm still capable of learning something. My brother mentioned that he'd seen an episode of Jay Leno's Garage where Herbie Hancock was showing his original 1963 AC Cobra. I had to Google it and found that he had told me correctly,that the car had a 260 V8 with a 2bbl carb. All these years, I'd of course known about the 260's being the first engines, but I had no idea that they'd come with just 2bbl carbs.
Will wonders never cease?
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Karl if you want to follow suit I am sure I can dredge up a nice Autolite 2-bbl and trade you for those Webers you have! |
07-20-2016, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Phx Mike
Karl if you want to follow suit I am sure I can dredge up a nice Autolite 2-bbl and trade you for those Webers you have!
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Based solely off Karls past history, he might be better off with a single 1-bbl carb.
Just sayin...
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Superformance #884 --- Sold
No more Furds.
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07-20-2016, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
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"Based solely off Karls past history, he might be better off with a single 1-bbl carb."...and a good lug hammer..
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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07-20-2016, 01:06 PM
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No Fear. The only times I got into trouble from too much power, was in my Chevy powered car. Those worries are over now, with my tiny Ford engine.
Now, the hammer issue...done learned my lesson, and no more track time for this car.
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Karlos
"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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07-20-2016, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
No Fear. The only times I got into trouble from too much power, was in my Chevy powered car. Those worries are over now, with my tiny Ford engine.
Now, the hammer issue...done learned my lesson, and no more track time for this car.
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Good things come in small packages! And besides 1 FoMoCo horsepower equals 1.5 bow tie HP! |
07-21-2016, 09:22 AM
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"Good things come in small packages! And besides 1 FoMoCo horsepower equals 1.5 bow tie HP!"
BUT One Ford HP costs 3x as much as one Chevy HP, and the Chevy HP lives 3 times longer.
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07-21-2016, 10:00 AM
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" the Chevy HP lives 3 times longer"...seems there should be a whole lot of "depending on who's......" working on it...driving it......buying parts for it.....and a few things we won't mention.
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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07-21-2016, 11:19 AM
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Not to mention the real possibility of running out of oil, since we all know Chebbies leak,........lots.
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07-21-2016, 03:03 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Cobray-C3, The 60's body lines on todays chassis technology
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Originally Posted by Phx Mike
Good things come in small packages! And besides 1 FoMoCo horsepower equals 1.5 bow tie HP!
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FIXED YOUR TYPO FOR YAbesides 1 FoMoCo horsepower COST THE SAME AS 1.5 bow tie HP
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07-22-2016, 07:06 AM
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..as it quickly descends into "US vs. THEM" with THEM being wrong as usual... LOL
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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07-22-2016, 11:07 AM
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Location: Wickenburg AZ- PHX, Cinci, Indy before,
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Hell I just want to go and drive mine one of these days. Been so hot I feel bad for not driving around the block or something in the last month and 1/2 .
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07-22-2016, 01:32 PM
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Wazzup Fitz? You spent big bucks to have air conditioning in your Cobra. Wasn't that so you could comfortably drive it, when its toasty out? You have a hard top and windows, surely that AC would cool the tiny passenger compartment.???
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07-22-2016, 08:09 PM
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I hate to admit it but Jeff is right. But worth the extra cost anyway!
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07-22-2016, 08:11 PM
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Drove mine today. It was hot but fun nonetheless!
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07-22-2016, 10:01 PM
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Here's a link that describes Herbie's car and how he came to purchase it.
Just A Car Guy : Herbie Hancock
I like the part where he talks about buying a Ferrari and putting the Cobra into storage and he talks to the Cobra, which had been his daily driver and says "This is for your own good; you’re too valuable to drive. Look, I’m replacing you with a Ferrari; at least it’s not a Chevy!” |
07-23-2016, 08:44 AM
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Herbie is obviously a glutton for punishment, or maybe he's smartened up in his later years. A Ferrari would certainly be a hoot, but not as a daily driver. The maintenance costs are horrendous.
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07-23-2016, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
A Ferrari would certainly be a hoot, but not as a daily driver. The maintenance costs are horrendous.
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I'm pretty sure that's a secondary consideration for Herbie Hancock...
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07-23-2016, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Wazzup Fitz? You spent big bucks to have air conditioning in your Cobra. Wasn't that so you could comfortably drive it, when its toasty out? You have a hard top and windows, surely that AC would cool the tiny passenger compartment.???
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I just got my own A/C working last week.... 
Cup Holders?... Check
Power steering?... Check
A/C?... Check
Next up....: Power Windows and door locks.
Then:... Air bag suspension
And then:... 4x4 Conversion with 33 inch mudders and long travel suspension.
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07-23-2016, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by moore_rb
I just got my own A/C working last week....
Cup Holders?... Check
Power steering?... Check
A/C?... Check
Next up....: Power Windows and door locks.
Then:... Air bag suspension
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Do you have those little radar sensors in the bumpers too  |
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