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Old 09-30-2003, 06:46 AM
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Default A word of warning about OZVENOM

I thought some of the newer players here might want to take note.....

Don't visit Scott at Venom Cobras unless you are prepared to walk away from there with car parts that you hadn't even planned on buying in the first place.

Dad and I went down for a visit this morning in my 9 month old ute, which I have intentionally left totally stock standard. I always thought it would be nice to have at least one car that I own that I could drive past a police car without flinching...

A visit - nothing more. So here's what my car looks like tonight.... 18x8" and 18x9" with Falken 225 and 255 tyres. I tell you - he preys on your weaknesses.

If I ever need to buy any car parts in the future, I'm going to give Scott a call first. You just never know what little gems are lying around his shed!!!
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Old 09-30-2003, 06:52 AM
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Even our dog was licking her lips at the sight of them!!!
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What sort of vehicle is that? Kind of looks like an El Camino.
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Old 09-30-2003, 08:24 AM
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That must be on hell of a shed to have those "just lying around"

Great looking wheels. Did he entice you with the sly, "leave them next to the car" trick or was it the "hey, wouldn't these look great on your ride" ploy. Please tell us how you broke down and caved in for those.

Does your wife know you've been training the dog to lick his chops on command?

Again, they look great!!
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Old 09-30-2003, 09:16 AM
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trularin - No wife yet.... must be why I can go and buy goodies like this without getting prior permission ! You're right about making the decision - once the wheels are near the car, how could you refuse?!? Scott's a great guy - as a supplier, but more importantly as a friend. There's never any hard sell, he simply sells good product at good prices, and that makes it hard to say no. That shed of his turns out some amazing fabrication. If it's not lying around in the shed, the lathe and TIG fire into life and a pile of stainless steel is suddenly turned into yet another custom part for the Cobra. BTW - Sorry to hear about your bearing problem


CC - It's a Ford Falcon Ute. 5.0 V8 Rides like a family car, but can carry a ton of gear in the tray - best of both worlds! Here's another photo of it (before Scott got in my ear about those wheels )
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Old 09-30-2003, 09:39 AM
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Pretty nifty little buggy, there. Kinda like a down-under Ranchero! You guys get all the cool stuff. The wheels are a bit over the top, tho. I'd keep the stocker's.
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Good to have friends who take care of you. Scott sounds like a true asset.

Thanks for the note on the bearings. I am still mulling it over.

Keep driving around in these "fine" autos and you will probably have to accept one of those young ladies who are hanging from your neck as a mate.

Keep the faith and stay away from Scott with your pocket book full!!!

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Hmmmm,,,,,,A Ford Falcon Ute?? I tell you I just love the car culture down under. You just never know WHAT will show up next.

Watching some of the Aussie movies drives me NUTS! You see a car in the movie, maybe in the back ground and you gotta look twice! Is that a Ford? Nah, they don't make Fords like that,,,,,,,do they? Or, I SWEAR thats a Chevy, but they never made one like THAT,,,,,,did they?

OR,,,,I think it's a Cobra, but nobody makes one like THAT. OH, it's an Aussie Cobra, well then it makes perfect sense.

By the way, do they have any Chrysler products down there?

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Old 09-30-2003, 11:42 AM
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I know they had some muscle cars with a 225cid in line six HEMI! Don't know what they have now.
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dalola - the stock wheels looked to me like they were slanting the wrong way, almost like I'd have to drive backwardss for them to look right The motor is basically an Explorer motor (DIS, coil packs, Explorer intake - but different heads I think)

trularin - I'll keep visiting Scott's shed, but I might leave the wallet at home for a while!

Ernie - Chrysler were pretty big over here in the 60s and 70s. We're seeing ads on TV for the new Crossfire - it'll be out here in 2 months. The E49 Charger was the most famous Aussie Chrysler, a 265 Hemi powered 2 door, and it made most of the V8s of the time look pretty mundane. http://www.valiant.org/charger.html tells a bit of the story. In fact, the 6 cylinder cars of today are looking pretty good. Ford have brought out a turbo 6 that's making over 300hp. I'm picking it as our next "cult car". Already, guys have upped the boost and they're making around 600hp !!!
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Hi all

Ozvenom comes highly recommeded. Just finished talking to BTSNAKE in Arizona. Whoa did he say good things.

Does he really know him

Will catch up at Wakefield Park Raceway. Just chickened out on taking the car.

It is really pouring here and in Melbourne.

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Old 10-01-2003, 04:24 AM
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I don't know if Hersh told you the story about trying to get his GT40 ready for a 4000 mile drive across America. Scott, Hersh and I put in 15 and 16 hour days in the week leading up to the drive. Well, Scott did heaps, Hersh did quite a bit, and I drank the Coronas that were in the fridge..... The car simply wasn't ready to go unfortunately, so we headed off in Hersh's Cobra and Dodge for the Fling.

What a fantastic trip!!! Can't wait to do it again.
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The little Chrysler 6 was turning 14 sec 1/4 miles as delivered from the factory! Amazing numbers even by todays standards. How embarrasing that must have been for the "other guys".

With all the low numbers we commonly see here at Club Cobra for 1/4 mile times we loose site of the fact that a 14 sec 1/4 mile really is FAST. Over the years there have ONLY been a handful of cars to run that fast AS DELIVERED from the showroom.

How many of TODAYS production cars can claim a 14 sec 1/4 mile from the show room? I think you would need only ONE hand to count them! Chrysler was doing that in the 70's with a SIX??? WOW.

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My Ford XR8 ute will do a factory floor 14sec quarter. 5.4L quad cam, 5 spd manual, 260kw (340hp) all for $42000.00Au, ($27700.00US).

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AC Andy......thats one finger, four to go! lol

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Andy - that's all well and good, but think how much better it would be with a Vortech Do you think we'd get a group discount if we bought them at the same time?

Ernie - Australia's a great place to live, but Hawaii does have it's benefits..... the natives
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Craig, you are determined to get a vortech on that ute of mine arent you! How will i ever get my cobra on the road if i spend money on the ute. Not sure what the Ford dealer would say when they come to service it either!!!!!!!!!

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With the grinding sound the Vortech makes, they might replace the noisy alternator for you under warranty If they're anything like my local Ford Service shop, they won't even notice it's there.

I have my car serviced 200 metres away from them, at a mechanical shop owned by a friend of mine. He has built the bulletproof transmissions in my XY and Cobra. It's funny - when people ask where I got my you-beaut, custom modified, billet everything, big dollar racing trans from, I tell them the local UltraTune shop. They don't take me seriously....
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Hey Craig

Yes had a great talk with Hersch there.

He told me all about your visit and how keen he is on having Aussies over there with him - just watch us change that - next week.

He has the GT40 finished and was telling me there is a feature coming up in Kit Car. Its out in the states so we should get it in a few weeks.

I will get some photos of it and Post them when I can get my Posting bit^# Jason organised - hope he is not reading this.



I expect a fair bit of shi# from him for not bringing the car but it actually poured all the way from western Victoria to the out skirts of Geelong.

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Will catch you up at Wakefield Park Raceway.

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Too bad that Dad and I sold the newsagency - we don't get freebie car magazines anymore.... I'll keep an eye out for KCM though. Hersh has turned out a really nice GT40. It's a pretty tough sounding thing, too!!!

I'm not going to Wakefield, but I'm eagerly waiting for reports throughout the weekend.
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