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04-20-2018, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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Dan - looks like both you and the Cobra survived with minor damage. Glad you're ok and the car is fixable. Be careful out there, but keep right on enjoying and living life.
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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04-22-2018, 10:20 PM
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Dan we are glad you are okay. sorry to read your not going to make the fun run. we will miss you. Take care
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04-23-2018, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
Posts: 1,945
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Dan, just saw your post, glad to hear it was not worse. Look's like it can all can be fixed even the top of your hear will heal, too bad our Cobras don't heal them self's. Take care, Tom.
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04-23-2018, 07:53 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: All original, with Chevy engine since 1964
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You just HAD to one-up Karlos on the Canyon Lake road, didn't ya....???
That isn't a contest you should be trying to win, Dan. Let Karl wear his "King of the offroad Cobra" crown... Quit trying to take it away from him... 
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04-23-2018, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Mesa,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #2119 289FIA
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Can't you just hear Boris Karloff.... "It's Alive! It's Alive!"
Robert hasn't popped into CC ever since selling his Cobra.
No need to be a stranger, we still love ya.
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Karlos
"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
Last edited by Karl Bebout; 04-24-2018 at 08:35 AM..
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04-24-2018, 06:23 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: All original, with Chevy engine since 1964
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Robert hasn't popped into CC ever since selling his Cobra.
No need to be a stranger, we still love ya.
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I'm still around... And still struggling to invent time, where none previously existed. 2018 has started off right where 2017 left off in that particular department... 
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04-26-2018, 01:37 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
Posts: 7,501
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Rob, believe me I had no intention of trying to take the mountain climbing Cobra crown from Karl. This was a stupid thing that I did and I know better. I do regret it, and I would once more caution everyone about loosing respect for these cars or what they can and cannot do. THEY CANNOT CLIMB ROCKS! THEY CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL! Even after 11 years, I took what I estimated as a small chance and was stupid. Not a mistake i will make again. As for making time, split your skull and break your neck and you'll have more time than you can figure out what to do with. Surgery on Monday..
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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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04-27-2018, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Paradise Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MK3/302/570 street avenger
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Dan,
What's the surgery for ? Hope all goes well.
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04-27-2018, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
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Surgery is to set the collarbone. Right now my left shoulder is just hanging around.
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Dan in Arizona
CCX3209
"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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05-01-2018, 07:30 AM
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Hope your surgery went well Dan... Here's to a speedy recovery.
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05-01-2018, 09:27 PM
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Two plates and five screws later I can say that surgery went great. I should be up and around in about 6 weeks
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Dan in Arizona
CCX3209
"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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05-02-2018, 06:25 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MK3/302/570 street avenger
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When will your car be up and around ?
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05-02-2018, 04:42 PM
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Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
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About the same time I am
6 to 8 weeks after the work is authorized by the insurance company.
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Dan in Arizona
CCX3209
"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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05-02-2018, 05:00 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
Posts: 21,897
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danr55
About the same time I am
6 to 8 weeks after the work is authorized by the insurance company.
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Well we're all glad that you can laugh about it now, even if it hurts a bit. It could have been much worse. Was there anything in particular that went amiss? ie, drop-throttle oversteer, just too fast for the curve, etc.? |
05-03-2018, 06:20 AM
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Patrick, I started to make a u turn when the right front wheel got caught behind a rock. Rather than backing up and making a Y turn, I gave it a little gas to go over the rock. Well, it went over the rock and the rear end kept going. The tires broke loose and the ass end spun around and got off the road. That was enough for the front end to get in the dirt and enough angle and momentum for the car to roll. Had the road pavement been two feet wider, I would have been ok.
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Dan in Arizona
CCX3209
"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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05-03-2018, 09:33 AM
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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 Danr55
Patrick, I started to make a u turn when the right front wheel got caught behind a rock. Rather than backing up and making a Y turn, I gave it a little gas to go over the rock. Well, it went over the rock and the rear end kept going. The tires broke loose and the ass end spun around and got off the road. That was enough for the front end to get in the dirt and enough angle and momentum for the car to roll. Had the road pavement been two feet wider, I would have been ok.
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05-03-2018, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Glendale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MkIV 427
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Glad to hear everything is going as well as can be expected.
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05-03-2018, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Dan,
Gad to see that you are healing well and the car can be repaired. It is amazing how quickly things can go wrong in these cars. Wish that I had the camera on the car when I did the 360 at Watkins Glen. At speed and with the power that these cars have things happen quickly. Good luck.
Jim
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05-03-2018, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Augustine,
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Cobra Make, Engine: E-M / Power Performance / 521 stroker / Holley HP EFI
Posts: 1,912
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Dan,
Not at all sure any extra traction would have helped in your mishap described above; on the off-chance it might have, here's a thought.
I notice the Cooper Cobra G/T tires on your car have a wear rating of 440. This indicates a sort of medium level of traction and longer wear.
You may want to consider replacing them with a 200 wear rating tire having noticeably more traction capability. There are quite a few available in different brands, sizes and tread patterns depending on your taste and intended use - e.g., some are better in the wet than others. Google is your friend and I suspect you'll have some time to research and decide.
Just sayin',
Tom
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05-04-2018, 11:34 PM
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Danr, try this site:
Gityerheadouttayerass.com...
Worked for me, I think.
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Karlos
"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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