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Bill, Very Nice!!
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She’s all done. Took her for a spin. Ride is much more comfortable with the new tires. Stilts a bit low in the rear so going to raise the rear 1.5-2.0 inches.
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Beautiful car Bill. Well worth the immense effort, with that as an end result!
Congrats, Glen |
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I remember your post, some time ago on which you did look forward to stop everything and sale the project.
Seeing you now driving, with I assume a big smile on your face, is great. Congratulation to your nice looking 289 :) |
That is a stunning project completed! You should be very proud!
What was the color of blue you settled on for your paint? I always had a soft spot for the lines of the 289 FIA cars. I am in Boston area for now and your build has inspired me to visit and inspect the FFR 289 car on Monday at their factory. Thom |
Subaru Horizon Blue
This isn’t a typical FFR car. Only the frame, windshield, seats, and suspension parts are from FFR. The rest is custom. Even the frame is heavily modified |
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. My problem is if it took me 8 yrs to build one like yours I would be 78 yrs old and I doubt a walker would fit in the car! LOL Thom |
Another beautiful build Bill D. Congrats on completing it.
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No build is ever complete! Very well done, I have enjoyed the journey’s ups and downs..
I have some great plans for a home-built helicopter…. I’m just saying…. Blas |
Tried painting flat black spats with plastiDip and it was a complete failure. Wasted more money and a whole day. More failures than I can count with this project
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Bill,
It's our failures that build character. Successes only serve to build ego, you have grown as a person through this endeavor. Time to enjoy it. Take care, Jim |
Took the Cobra for its longest drive. Had to cross a major road. While waiting at the light guys were giving me a thumbs up. Guess that’s a good sign.
When I got home I checked the wheels. All nice and tight. Checked engine bay and found the bolts that hold the throttle arms were missing the nuts. For the life of me I dont know what held them in. Found some lockouts in my bins and fixed. Whew! Dodged a bullet. Car now has 16 miles on the odometer. Getting more comfortable driving it. Will need to get gas soon. Only 1/4 tank left and unsure if the gauge is accurate https://thumbs2.imgbox.com/2a/38/nrctX27P_t.jpeg |
My gauge was advisory. It was on full for most of the tank (somewhere around 1/2) and then dove to empty quickly - so 1/2 was really about 1/4. I never ran it dry buy when I saw how fast it dropped from coming off full to 1/2 the first time I stopped and that was when I made the "calibration".
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Bill D - I have really enjoyed watching your build. Thank you for all the posts. You did a great job and the car is fantastic! I hope you really enjoy it.
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Bill that is pure car porn at it’s best! Congratulations we’ll deserved ��
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Fantastic
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That is awesome, Bill! Now you can change your name from "Buil D" to "Buil T!" Well done! |
Received my Griot’s 6” variable speed random orbit polisher/buffer, foam pads, Wolfgang polishing glaze, Chemical Guys Butter Wet wax, and microfiber towels. All set to polish and wax the car today.
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