Cobra Completion Fundraiser for 767Jockey

elmariachi · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 12:52 PM

I don't have a dog in this fight, other than I have been involved with plenty of close friends and family with cancer and Doug and I have become friendly acquaintances via Club Cobra. To that end, this has gone on a year and I'd like to suggest a few options to get this moving:

1. As CobraEd suggests, we pick a date and converge on Ed Combs' place to wrench and make substantial progress.

2. We find someone else with the available time to get busy working on the car.

3. I live in NW Houston and Doug lives 20 miles NE of me in the Woodlands. If we could get the car down here Doug and I could work on it together with other very talented HCC members in my 3-bay garage and finish it. Hell, he could have a key to my garage and work on it as if he were home. It may be possible for me to take a few days and go get it in late October, but that's very tentative at this point. I could more likely meet someone mid way between Texas and Michigan.

I'd like to hear from others on these options, especially Ed Combs. Bottom line, this needs to start happening one way or another.

Jim

YerDugliness · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by elmariachi

I'd like to suggest a few options to get this moving:

3. I live in NW Houston and Doug lives 20 miles NE of me in the Woodlands. If we could get the car down here Doug and I could work on it together with other very talented HCC members in my 3-bay garage and finish it.I'd like to hear from others on these options, especially Ed Combs. Bottom line, this needs to start happening one way or another.

Jim

I split my time between Huntsville and Rosenberg (about 30 miles SW of Houston on US59).

I am retired and have plenty of time to help with a group effort. I am attempting to go back to work, but we all know how hard it is to land a decent paying job in this recession, and my retirement does allow me to survive, if not prosper, so I suspect I'll have time for quite a while.

Let me know if I can provide some "sweat equity" for Doug (YEA!! Another Doug!!).

Cheers from (a different) Doug

!!

mtpockets · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 02:40 PM

ElMariachi> We have contacts in northern Michigan, I'll reach out to them today. Count me in on the completion team.

CobraEd · #4 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 02:46 PM

You guys are great. It seams we are moving toward some progress again. This is what Club Cobra is all about!!!! Good for you !!!!!

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dcdoug · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by elmariachi

3. I live in NW Houston and Doug lives 20 miles NE of me in the Woodlands. If we could get the car down here Doug and I could work on it together with other very talented HCC members in my 3-bay garage and finish it. Hell, he could have a key to my garage and work on it as if he were home.
Jim

So is this currently the plan? Quick update on finances: I still have about $1,350 in the paypal account plus $350 in cash. The other funds were sent to 767jockey awhile back for the heads, etc.

Oh, and sorry to be AWOL for so long. Having another kid and moving in the same year pretty much consumed all of my free time. I only drove the Cobra about 3 times this summer.....

elmariachi · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dcdoug

So is this currently the plan? Quick update on finances: I still have about $1,350 in the paypal account plus $350 in cash. The other funds were sent to 767jockey awhile back for the heads, etc.

Oh, and sorry to be AWOL for so long. Having another kid and moving in the same year pretty much consumed all of my free time. I only drove the Cobra about 3 times this summer.....

Congrats on the new baby Doug.

Yes, the plan was actually to go get it this coming weekend (Feb 25) but I have a business commitment Friday that has just popped up. Doug and I are working on alternate dates in early March now. Keep all of you posted.