Beware West Coast cobras/Vern Redel

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VERN REDEL recommended and installed the Edelbrock Torker 2 intake. The only decision I had here was single plane or double, or have a massive hood scoop installed which he did not recommend (If I kept the original Victor Jr. Intake) So VERN REDEL'S installation of the Torker 2 intake was the culprit in my motor dying at 3,000 miles due to water getting into the cylinders and oil. I have pictures and the witness of the engine builder who originally tore the motor down. There's no excuse for such shoddy work and much worse Vern Redel HAS NOT HONORED HIS WRITTEN WARRANTY.

Then there's the clutch and TO bearing issue.. VERN REDEL did not adjust the TO bearing correctly if at all.. it was so far out of the proper setting that the car was DELIVERED to me with blown hydraulic line 0 rings. Vern knew something was wrong and he even paid for the first repair to get his final money from me. He must have known he did something wrong but he will not now pay for the repairs or even respond to my registered letters or e-mails. The mistake I made was not holding out 10 grand for the one year of ownership. I would never recommend this guy to build your cobra. The ostensible reason the WCC is a decent car if built by a good builder is that Vern had little to do with it's creation. He's basically a salesman. He had almost 2 years to build my car and it languished in an unheated stall and in fact had rust on some parts that I am having to re-chrome and repaint now due to this. Let's not forget he almost killed me and or my passenger by sticking a piece of RADIATOR HOSE in as the filler tube between the Lemans cap and the plastic tank he calls a "fuel cell". Get this: NO HOSE CLAMPS WERE TO BE FOUND AND THE TUBE WAS LOOSELY LAYING IN THERE. It should have been fuel grade tubing with SS hose clamps. The first time I filled up the tank a strong gas smell arose at my first pit stop, ...my trunk was saturated with gas! I have a battery and 600 watt amp in that trunk! We could easily have been a BBQ. A minor additional point is that my trunk still smells like gas because my premium wool carpets were saturated I will likely have to pay more to have them replaced when I finally put a real aluminum fuel cell in there. The topic of this thread bares repeating: Beware West Coast cobras/Vern Redel!

The tranny repair is being handled by a very good local shop and I will repeat my instructions to check bellhousing alignment, thanks for the heads -up!