HI...my little introduction...

[MzShelby]

I'm new to this forum.. had it a couple months ago but wasn't frequent so i forgot my other password and sign on name.. but anyways.. i just received a
'65 shelby cobra kit car (with a 302) from my Dad this weekend.. And thought I'd say hello to the Bay Area Cobra club. I don't know too much about cars but i DO want to learn so hopefully you guys can bare with me, and crossing my fingers that i catch on quick

[rustyBob]

Welcome Mz....
you will learn plenty here....
post some pics of what you got
and we can enjoy it with you..

[Ron61]

Welcome to the club and as Bob said there are plenty of people that will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have. And I 2nd the picture posting. The Bay Area Cobra Club has some great people in it and they will always help you.

Ron

[BBfangs]

Welcome, I hope you enjoy it. Members are very willing to help out.

[Clois Harlan]

How about some basic's about your new Cobra:

Engine size
Transmission
Color (Colour for Wilf our English mates)
Wheels and Tires etc.

Most of all welcome to this wonderful site.

Clois

[Seagull81]

Welcome to the madness! Don't forget to post some pictures with the specs.

[csx wnab]

welcome, and hello. we here at clubcobra are tickled to have you as a new member. if there are any questions you might have......... don't be afraid to ask. we are all pretty much willing to help. how about some pics of the cobra? and some specifics.

[MzShelby]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, guys! I would LOVE to post pictures... I decided to join while i was at work so at the moment i don't have anything here, but will be posting the pictures as soon as i get home..

It's black (well fiberglass with the black gel coat), has a 302 block, 5.0 baca racing engine.. It's not running at the moment. Still has minor things but i'm hopefully getting it into a shop by the end of the month (hoping SOONER)

I was wondering if anyone had an reccomendations on where to get side pipes?? And what are the costs?? Please & thanks (start with something small)

[scootter]

Congratulation on the new car. Black is always a good choice!
Scott

[WardL]

Wow, how did you get your wheels so shinny? Bee-u-te-full!

[tkb289]

Welcome

Glad to have another new member! Come out and have breakfast sometime ... every Saturday at the Rock House in Livermore or keep your eye on postings for South Bay gatherings once or twice a month. Sometimes at Alice's in Woodside at Hwy 35 & Hwy 84 or other locations.

More info at http://www.baccevents.com/

See you soon

[289fia_cobra]

Welcome aboard. Will see what you post for pictures. We may be able to help; from the description, wondering if it's a factory five. If you sit in the drivers seat and look at the 2" frame just behind the steering wheel and a few inches lower and to the left, (close to the door hinge) you should see something like : FFR100####### etched in. This assumes there's a frame there to begin with but I'm just guessing at this point, until you post pictures.

[MzShelby]

Originally Posted by scootter

Congratulation on the new car. Black is always a good choice!
Scott

WOW.. You're car looks great.. I'm jealous, those are DEFINITELY the rims i want!! HAHA.. Black IS an awesome color, but isn't it hard to maintain??

[MzShelby]

Classic Motor Carriages: Here's the pics i promised.. I'm hoping my car is running by January so i can register it *fingers crossed* and then maybe before that i can worry about the paint, wheels and interior.. LOL.. One at a time, though.. Last Picture is of our garage, My BF's car on the right, a rare R33 Skyline GT-R

[289fia_cobra]

CMC - that hasn't been talked about in ages around here. And wow, that gel-coat is 100x better than when my FFR's body came to my house.

Off topic a bit but is your BF's Skyline a right-hand driver? All of the gray-marketed skylines that came into the port of Los Angeles from Japan should all have been RH drivers.

That garage is full of two potent machines and both legendary. Congrats!

BTW: do not paint the car at this point. Get it worked on and running and get any bugs out of the way (creaks, electrical bugs, etc.) and once you feel it's running w/o any issues that would require removing the body (not even sure you can do that with CMC or not), then get it painted.

Let us know if we can be of any help. Many of us here are gear-heads and could even come over to assist. (if you go to my link, you'll get an idea).

[Tony Ripepi]

Hello MZShelby,

Welcome aboard you may want to drop by the BACC breakfast in Livermore every Saturday. Meet fellow Cobra enthusiasts and tap into to the groups expertise.

Here is a link to the events calendar and at the home page directions to "Rock House" where we meet, we have been getting together every Saturday for last 10+ years.

http://www.bayareacobraclub.com/index.html

I agree Black is a great color for a Cobra.....




This is a pic of my old car CSX4264


Tony R. (Just Another President BACC)

[MzShelby]

Originally Posted by 289fia_cobra

CMC - that hasn't been talked about in ages around here. And wow, that gel-coat is 100x better than when my FFR's body came to my house.

Off topic a bit but is your BF's Skyline a right-hand driver? All of the gray-marketed skylines that came into the port of Los Angeles from Japan should all have been RH drivers.

That garage is full of two potent machines and both legendary. Congrats!

BTW: do not paint the car at this point. Get it worked on and running and get any bugs out of the way (creaks, electrical bugs, etc.) and once you feel it's running w/o any issues that would require removing the body (not even sure you can do that with CMC or not), then get it painted.

Let us know if we can be of any help. Many of us here are gear-heads and could even come over to assist. (if you go to my link, you'll get an idea).

Yeah DEFINITELY.. my MAIN concern is to get it running.. All that stuff i listed is for future wants.. I also want to make sure i take it to someone i trust, because i was already very protective over my car and i hope that habit doesn't get any worse HAHA.. I want to double check that all the work my dad did was efficient and to get it all done before anything else so it can run like a champ

But yeah.. My BF's car is RHD.. I love being riding shot gun, even though i do get worried if i'm texting would a cop pull me over because he assumed i'd be driving *shrugs* who knows?? haha..

Hope everyone is having a good morning!

[MzShelby]

Originally Posted by Tony Ripepi

Hello MZShelby,

Welcome aboard you may want to drop by the BACC breakfast in Livermore every Saturday. Meet fellow Cobra enthusiasts and tap into to the groups expertise.

Here is a link to the events calendar and at the home page directions to "Rock House" where we meet, we have been getting together every Saturday for last 10+ years.

http://www.bayareacobraclub.com/index.html

I agree Black is a great color for a Cobra.....




This is a pic of my old car CSX4264


Tony R. (Just Another President BACC)

GREAT.. Thank you!! I'll definitely try and make it one of these days.. i work on the weekends, but i can definitely try and work things out.. WOW.. The pics you guys are sharing, makes me SO jealous but VERY determined Your car looks amazing.. Black is a NICEEEEE color!! I really want to go and meet everyone just so i can all the local club members.

[scootter]

Black is hard to keep clean, but I don't think many colors look better when it is. Even my bike is black and chrome!
The wheels came polished, so it's just a matter of keeping them that way. I use What-a-Shine polish that I get from the Peterbuilt shop. Stuff works great!!
Scott

[Spur408]

Welcome...........................

Lane.