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04-13-2013, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrist
The problem that I see is that if you were not the one that first built the car then you do not know of any modifications that was done. How would you or most importantly the manufacture (does not matter who the manufacture is) know what modiications were made. How do you know that this area was not modified by a previous owner.
As far as the manufacture, how do they know that you (or someone else) did not modify the mounting locations?
Just a thought.
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In this case there was nothing that was modified that would have done this. I even ran this by Unique and they agreed. Stock motor mounts in the Unique locations. Stock side-pipe frame locations put in by Unique. stock Unique primary pipes. Unique later said said their jig has been modified a few times over the years. That is not my fault or concern. At my job, when we modify jigs we mark it for the aircraft number and forward and configure it so we can use the same jig for earlier and later configurations. The whole purpose of a jig is so you can build a part accurately and consistently the same way every time! Trust me, Unique knew my car and year clearly when I was ordering them. They told me what to expect and that is all I wanted or expected!
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04-13-2013, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pearland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique FIA, 425 Windsor
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Maurice, at Unique, is building a new set of headers for my car now. He insisted that I send him the current set as a jig, so that they will be correct. These are custom cars and the only way to know if a part will match up is to have the car there while building exhaust parts. Unique has always built a quality product and I am happy to do business with them.
Justin
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04-13-2013, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustOne
Maurice, at Unique, is building a new set of headers for my car now. He insisted that I send him the current set as a jig, so that they will be correct. These are custom cars and the only way to know if a part will match up is to have the car there while building exhaust parts. Unique has always built a quality product and I am happy to do business with them.
Justin
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I cant comment to this because this is apples and oranges. I had side-pipes made not headers. they never asked me for my old pipes. They assured me there would be no problem because they are made in the jig, except I may have to elongate the hole in the bracket for the frame location.
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04-13-2013, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Mooresville,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five chassis/Mr. Bruce slabside
Posts: 603
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David, thank God you didn't have a Factory Five. 
John O
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04-13-2013, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
Posts: 938
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Originally Posted by jolsen42
David, thank God you didn't have a Factory Five.
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They are not my bag, except the MKIV was a needed improvement. I have heard pretty good things about them. A lot of people I have met on Cobra events own them and seem to be happy enough. I actually have heard good things about the customer service.
No personal experience though...I'm afraid to ask 
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04-13-2013, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
Posts: 3,887
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David,
Without having to re-read two different threads on two different sites, were you finally able to get the side pipes to work, or did you have to buy a whole new set to make them work? What was involved to fix it in the end?
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Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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04-14-2013, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by decooney
David,
Without having to re-read two different threads on two different sites, were you finally able to get the side pipes to work, or did you have to buy a whole new set to make them work? What was involved to fix it in the end?
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Yes Duane, they are reworked now so they will fit any Unique Cobra. Take a look at the pics. No I absolutely did not buy another set of pipes for 680.00 plus shipping. What I did is in this thread and over on the Unique forum. i really don't feel like typing it all over again. i did provide a link. Take a look.
Dave
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04-14-2013, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Marcos california,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: 1989 KCC from South Africa Right Hand Drive
Posts: 1,605
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The real point of owning these cars is for fun........all the different parts of ownership, including coming up with your own "Unique" solutions to problems . These , as far as I have ever percieved , are the little stamps of personal ownership that we all put on our cars.
You......, us, all.....should be happy that there is a Cobra "kit" world out there affording all of us the chance to be able to drive such a supercar at all.......
Quit *****ing and get on with the joys of ownership......
If you want a car that you can go to Pep boys and buy parts for, buy a Hyundai......
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