Owner built on a budget;

[Hray]

Jim: I think you are right, I must like building them more than driving them.

I have an entire barn full of cars, hardly ever get them out to drive. I told myself once retired that would change. It has a little, but not near enough.

I was sort of waiting for my haggerty policy to expire, then get another policy which includes the cobra. so telling myself that it would not have been that good of an idea to drive it without insurance anyway.

take care, and I will not be gone so long next time.

Ray

[James Stern]

Ray after all that work DO NOT drive it without insurance. That would be a potential tragedy. I was involved in a 4 car accident involving a drunk driver and found out (at least in my case) that the rear bumperettes do provide some protection. Just lucky sometimes.

Jim

[Hray]

Dear Diary, and fellow cobra friends.

Couple weeks back took the budget build cobra to Elk grove Muscle cars in the park show and shine. Got a second place trophy for two seater sports cars. Lost first place to a tricked out 02 vette, Craig got a first for his firebird, and the z28.

On vacation in Kauai this week, met tons of gearheads here and visited a couple of builders. Saw one of those AC continuation cars, glass body, I didn't know they built a glass body continuation. But I don't know lots of stuff.

building a 57 belair this winter, maybe next winter will build the other CR.

Hey Krewton what about a update on the build for the tall guy.
DV did you sell your unfinished CR. People love my car and are inquiring about finding one like it.

Anyway nice to play catch up on all the cr threads here.

Later Ray

[Double Venom]

Hray,
Howdy! I did sell the Cobra last Spring to a well deserving fella out of Texas. His was stolen and totaled, I think we had everything he needed and is back to getting it on the road!

DV
PS.. If you need any Chevy. Original Muscle car motors for that collection of yours, let me know! 396 Excellent blocks -2Bolts, early 70's 4 bolt and two bolt 350's left plus more parts than I know what to do with!

409's, 427', 454's are all gone-lots of OEM 454 heads though and a few HI-Po small block heads left.

[Hray]

Hello to my diary;

Last month, June 2011 got the car licensed, insured, and driving on the road. if I have any clue it was this much fun would not have waited over a year just to drive it.

The car drives like a dream, the light weight springs on front ride great, absolutely no cockpit heat coming in at all. have got about 400 miles on it with no problems at all.

I sold my other CRL to a friend in Southern California, and he is attempting to get it done sooner rather than later.

Well, guess I did have one problem, at 116 miles on the odometer it just quit working, have not checked to see what the problem is yet.

I do not think I would do anything different from the way it built it. Rides like a dream, I love the CRL exhaust, gets loud when on the gas, but when crusing you can carry on a conversation without hollering.

The 3;37 gears seem to be perfect for the T-5 trans, crusing at about 65mph at about 1550 rpms.

I did show it at the Folsom Motor Fest in June and got a first place trophy for my class.