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Just bought it..... Lesher Daytona Coupe
Just made the plunge, I have been working with Ryan Lesher on the purchase of one of his Daytona Coupe Kits. My wife and I went to CA and looked at his operation and bought the car on site. The car will be delivered on OCT14th.... Can't Wait. Ryan has been Great about helping me with any questions that I have. Now the Build Begins!!!!!!! more to come. Looking make the car very close to original with some upgrades. In South TX and A/C a MUST. Any Help or sugestions from you club cobra guys will be taken.... Any Pictures of any original coupes will be greatly apprecieated.
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Now that looks like fun. Congrats, please post up pics of your build progress.
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Sweet ride, what color are you going to do, I like the dark gray, and silver stripes.
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Okay, I'll trade you these pics for yours:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/830f677a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/20d93ec4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/4267b5ae.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/ba6572c0.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/79c2280e.jpg And a video (hope yours sounds better): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...h_171bbf9c.jpg |
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http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=6455&thumb=1 Mreid,
I dont think I can top those pics. but here are some more... I like the traditional blue and white and all the racing logos with it. I already know that the # will be the the number 14. For local hero A.J Foyt. I will be posting up dates as build it. ????????????????? ??????? one question. chose engine size 302------------ stroked to 347 with webers or 351------------stroked to 427 with webers.. I know I want a 6 speed manual I already have a 3:54 Jaguar rear. What's yalls thought???? http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=6454&thumb=1 |
B&D, I'm not that familiar with your coupe, but many 351w based engines have issues with hood clearance when trying to maximize hp. The Webers may make this less of an issue. The shorter deck 302 based 347 may be a better bet, but check with Ryan to see if this is a significant consideration.
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i dont think that the size of the 351 will cause any issues. Ryans Personal car below has a 351 with good size intake. My thought is if I go with small block 427 then I will have all the power I will EVER need. but I dont know if I need ithttp://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=6457&thumb=1 http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=6458&thumb=1 http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=6456&thumb=1
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6 speed all the way, your car is a grand tourer, a 6th gear is magic on the highway.
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Nice car, you know that that is the old Contemporary/Upstates Coupe. You will enjoy it. Is he supplying the suspension or is Cobraracing?
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Ryan, has some extra suspension parts that I will purchase, the rest will come from Curt Hamilton.
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I've got to second the use of a 302 block in stead of a 351 block. Just my opinion but the taller 351 block just looks wrong to me. Even at 347, it could be more power than you can effectly use and it looks right.
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We did a 5-car Western States Cobra Group display this year at the Sacramento Autorama featuring each type Cobra with slabside, FIA, 427, Daytona and GT40. Ryan's Lesher Motorsports Daytona Coupe looked very nice on display. I had a few different people approach before setup, during the show, and afterwards asking me f he might consider selling his personal Daytona. It has a very authentic look and profile to it. I like Ryan's Daytona alot.
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ooo please more power than you can effectively use.Anyway the car looks great have fun with your build!
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Arguably the same reliability & rev-ability as a 347, but with a few extra inches. :) |
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Upstate Coupe in Red
Congrats B&D in Texas on your Lesher Coupe. I've got the last one Bill Connelly built before Ryan and Crystal bought the molds and tooling. Let me know if you have any questions on the build. Here's what it looks like in red.
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Sweet ride, the coups are so bad ass.
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Fuel injected 408, BAD to the bone
408 with weber style fuel injection. I have the Dynatek system on my GT 40. Contact Dale with Accuform
dale@accuformmfg.com for details on their system. and there is Wayne will Very Cool Parts Stack EFI Manifolds Dwight http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...597resized.jpg Picture of Coach's KC 408 in his Shell Valley Coupe Coach had the body shop to raise his scoop 1 1/2" so he could get a large air filter onto the 408. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0/IMG_0553.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0-11-09_5_.jpg best pic in my gallery of Coach's motor http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d..._5-1-08_7_.JPG |
Eight Stack injection system
I emailed Dale to ask about seals that I had lost from the wire harness and also about their new web site.
Eight Stack Injection- customer installations I have had several problems because it was installed incorrectly by the builder. I had to call and get them to help me, so far their customer service is great. My injection system look good. I checked it out mechanical and everything checks out. I should have it running in a few days. Then it's off to the dyno shop. I'm already planning on a new 347 for this GT 40. But that will have to wait till this spring. Dwight |
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