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New Guy Here
Next week I am going to my local Backdraft dealer and starting the build process on a new Backdraft Cobra. As of right now I think I am just going to go with the Iconic 427 for the power plant. I would really like to get thoughts from other Backdraft owners as to what they wish they would have added to their builds but did not and the reasoning behind wanting it.
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I was going to order a brand new car. Had my heart set on it. Vintage would have been my choice of dealer. I was lucky enough to have found a 4 year old car that only had 1500 miles on it. The car had a lot of things I wanted but weren't going to get because they would have driven the price up into the cost prohibited range. Roush 427r, TKO 600, oil cooler, ceramic coated headers, Wilwood power braking, glove compartment and heater. Saved myself about 30k and didn't have to wait. Power steering seems to be the hot ticket although the purists frown on it. Shop a little. There are some very nice low mileage cars out there. Also, research if there might be potential registration problems bringing a used Backdraft into your state. I live in NJ and the car I found was also here. Car is titled now as 65 replica which means it follows 1965 guideline. Good luck.
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I have been looking at some low mileage used Cobra's but even the used I am finding are priced within a couple thousand of what I could build for so I figured I might as well just build it with the color and everything I want.
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I'll add this. I bought mine used with low miles and a 427fe for right at 60k. The car is an absolute animal. Great fun and scary fast. Id like to have a glove box, but dont. I do have the heater. It currently is not hooked up. I can see where it would come in handy. I also do not have snaps on the body for a top. I do like the cleaner look of no snaps, but in a way it would be nice to have an optional top. Mine is blue on white and I absolutely love the color combo.... |
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I have raced cars and motorcycles here at Raceway Park but nothing compares to these things especially with the high horsepower engines. I have had my car for a little over a year and I will only put the peddle to the floor in third gear as it breaks the tires free in the lower gears and then it's hang on when those secondaries open. Absolutely thrilling. If you are going to splurge, do it on the motor.
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This particular set up runs the fe block with edlebrock performance heads and rpm intake manifold. Plenty of room on sides, but cant go much taller than a two inch air filter with the current oval air cleaner. |
Shoot me a pm. I have several pics topside showing clearance but again, the site wont allow the uploads....
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Depending on what's in the used market at any particular point in time you might just get more than you would have bought in a new purchase and conversely you might get less. Usually you can get more. Ed |
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https://www.cobracountry.com/cobras-for-sale/ Cheers, Glen |
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Nice car. Same colors as mine. Engine fits in there pretty nice. What type of tires are those. The site is very quirky with picture uploads. You must make the size of the picture very small under 150kb or it rejects them.
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The F1s are what Backdraft used to deliver with.
I recommend checking the date codes to see their age. https://www.tires-easy.com/blog/tire-dot-date-code/ Mine were 13 years old with less than 800 miles when I purchased my car. Rubber was hard as a Hockey Puck. |
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I appreciate all the input. I have been looking for close to a year now hoping to come across a used one but nothing has come up in the color combo I want. This is definitely a car that I plan on driving quite regularly so I am really not into all the fancy interior options. As far as I am concerned I would rather splurge on the performance aspect of the vehicle. I will be sitting down and building it this coming Monday and I am getting pretty excited. I have already been told there will be a 3-4 month build time which I am fine with because the snow has already started to fall here in Northwest Missouri.
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