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02-05-2010, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Glendale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports 427
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First Hurricane Drive
After 4+ years Hurricane #1011 hit the road today. No paint or carpet but what an incredible ride. No vid either I had my handsfull with the KC 427. Did the alignment yesterday with turnplates and a bubble caster camber gauge. Ended up with no pull a straight steering wheel and very easy wheel effort. I really thought this would possibly be an ILL handling rough riding car but I am very impressed. Very smooth and can take my hands off the wheel and cruise in a straight line. I will be pulling MAN CARDS for the ones saying 450 Hp is more then enough for these cars. At 563 HP and 583 TRQ 373 gears TKO 600 .64 final it would be hard to create a better combination in a Hurricane or even any off brands . IMO. And yes you will still use 1st gear. Dan #1011
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Driving Sprint cars and Midgets, nothing better. Next adventure a Hurricane Motorsports Cobra.
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02-05-2010, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Rowlett,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports; KC408w: 546HP/ 553TQ
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Congrats Dan, on birthing another Hurricane.
Now the real fun begins.
Be Safe.
John
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02-05-2010, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: centralia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: B&B cobra (sold), Hurricane HMS1002 (sold), Kirkham 289 FIA, (sold) RCR GT 40(sold) SPF GT40 2122(sold) Hurricane HMS2002, (sold) RCR SLC (sold) GTR on the way!
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Dan, great report! Its time to pass out the cigars!
What color are you going to paint it? I hope I'm in a similar position in a few months.
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02-05-2010, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Burbank,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Motors, 351W, Richmond T-10 4 speed,
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Congratulations on keeping the rubber on the road the first time out! Can't wait to see the final photo's. I'm a little envious, Hurricanes were way up on my list of manufactures I wanted.
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02-05-2010, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Los Angeles,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports, 427w
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Congratulations and welcome to the family! Like John said, be careful. I had a pucker experience early on when I tapped the gas (didn't even push the pedal half way) in third gear to pass a car and saw the tail of my car coming around to pass the front. Call it sideways as sixty!
What are your plans for paint?
Enjoy.
Matt
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02-05-2010, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Glendale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports 427
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Paint
Actually the Kit and powertrain choices were easy and obviously the best decisions made. Paint is a real hair puller. Spent a little on practice colors such as Brandywines but may end up with a metallic dark charcoal and graphite type stripes, So many colors, to me this is the final result of our hard labor. Black has always been my color but so hard to maintain. Silvers are a very sharp looking color but at some angles they look like primer waiting for paint, also many very nice blues and reds. Bottom line is it's my choice but the hardest one to be made. Dan #1011
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02-05-2010, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Prosper,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 #169, Ford 408 Stroker & ZF Transaxle
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Nice pic of your unpainted car up on jack stands. Congrats! How about a few more pics of engine and chassis if you took some..........
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02-05-2010, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.A.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane #1037, 351C, TKO 600
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Very Nice!
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02-05-2010, 07:01 PM
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Paint was my hardest decision as well. Good luck.
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02-05-2010, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Glendale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports 427
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paint
JWD your car is one reason I lean to silver. Matt, you are right about the go pedal, just a few throttle pushes in this car makes you respect the HP. Dean, You already know we are all looking forward to your build and your input. Everyone please keep us posted
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02-05-2010, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
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That's great Dan!
I still think you should clean up that messy garage though! 
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02-08-2010, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ridgewood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports, Southern Automotive 428 FE
Posts: 420
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Congrats! I hope you have many days of fun with her.
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06-05-2010, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five, 302 powerdyne supercharged
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Grats on your new ride. I'm still up in the air on what I'll end up getting. I'm sitting at 19k saved. It's either gonna be a hurricane kit that I build myself or an already build cobra (whatever looks good and is within my budget).
Knowing me I'll end up buying an already built one cause the cash will be burning a hole in my pocket.
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06-05-2010, 04:26 AM
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Evryday is a roadstr day
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Jakarta, Indonesia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RHD Hurricane street roadster HM1081 aging nicely in the garage
Posts: 5,725
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Glad to see you are on the road, 1081 is still a long way off. Hpe you can post some more photos soon, I'd vote for titanium and silver....but then gel coat/ primer is easier to fix road rash in..... 
ken
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06-05-2010, 06:08 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
Posts: 1,346
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Dan, congrats ! the real fun starts now and will continue everytime you get behind the wheel.
I just found out that Jim Koepke who lives in Minnesota just bought a vacation home in Havasu City. Now there will be two Hurricanes in Havasu, maybe we all can meet up sometime.....like the Route 66 Fun Run next year.
Post a picture when you get it painted.
Bill
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06-05-2010, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sacramento,Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates (2001)
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Dan....get some paint chips and throw them up on the dash of your daily driver and look at all the colors in the different light as you drive around during the day and night and the color will come to you....congrats on the maiden voyage....now enjoy.
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06-05-2010, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
Posts: 1,850
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Congrats on putting one more Hurricane on the road.
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