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09-14-2009, 06:12 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Midland Park,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 389 427s/o
Posts: 1,247
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamo
How do you say "watch this!" in Southern German?
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vacktch dis |
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09-14-2009, 06:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Mechanicsburg,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison, 429CI
Posts: 98
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
I think that will buff out for the most part.
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ROTFLMFAO about the quote. Heir Inspector should be shot. |
09-14-2009, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,786
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Holden ze beer und vackth dis!
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Originally Posted by JWheaton
vacktch dis
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Jeezis! The poor dude prob'ly lost it when he bit his tongue trying to pronounce that. Germans always sound like they're cussin' even when they're trying to be nice.
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09-14-2009, 08:18 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Midland Park,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 389 427s/o
Posts: 1,247
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz
Jeezis! The poor dude prob'ly lost it when he bit his tongue trying to pronounce that. Germans always sound like they're cussin' even when they're trying to be nice.
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Just the phonetics on that .. not true germanese.  |
09-14-2009, 08:50 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
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The title of this thread says it all.  |
09-14-2009, 10:48 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain,
ESP
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary with 482 KC/SO, TKO600,IRS Jag/AMP, 3.54 Salisbury PL,
Posts: 582
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How do you say "watch this!" in Southern German?
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"guck a moy"
and I am sure he said
"verdammte Schoass"
after he hit the rock.
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09-14-2009, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pottstown (East Coventry),
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
Posts: 2,333
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Do you really think that will need a new frame? The large main frame rails are not that close to the door edge, are they?
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09-14-2009, 11:54 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
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"Stupid is, as stupid does. That's all I have to say about that."
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09-14-2009, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
"Stupid is, as stupid does. That's all I have to say about that."
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Uh-huh, have you checked your pressure plate bolts lately?  |
09-14-2009, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
Uh-huh, have you checked your pressure plate bolts lately? |
What's a pressure plate and why does it need any bolts? 
I let my team of mechanics handle the details.  
So hitting a safety inspector in Germany hitting a boulder is as stupid as someone (me) not checking that my pressure plate bolts are torqued down properly? I'll get right on it. I don't want to be stupid, at least this week.
OK, I'll bite. How many cars have crashed and/or burned and how many lives have been lost due to loose or missing pressure plate bolts? |
09-14-2009, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
How many cars have crashed and/or burned and how many lives have been lost due to loose or missing pressure plate bolts?
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The Kirkhams report three (not lives lost, but serious problems). I thought you had been following this thread and just hadn't posted. TKO600 clutch If you haven't read the thread, take a moment and do so -- especially if you have an aluminum flywheel. Checking the bolts will take you about 15 minutes if you dangle a remote bump switch under the car. It'll take much longer if you bump it over using the key. It didn't occur to me to dangle the remote switch down through the engine bay until I had bumped it over maybe 20 times with the key.  |
09-14-2009, 12:59 PM
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I was recently bump starting my motor for a timing issue marker thing. Doing that destroyed several teeth on the starter drive. It was acting funny shortly after and then went out completely in a parking lot. Maybe it was the cheap $59 starter that was the problem... 
Got a couple of guys to push the car and bump started using 2nd gear to get home and replace the starter (another cheap $59 unit). |
09-14-2009, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Excaliber
...replace the starter (another cheap $59 unit).
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I use the old style, big-a$$ Ford starter. You can drive around the block with it, and it weighs more than RodKnock's entire car.
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09-14-2009, 01:12 PM
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I used to have the high dollar mini-starter, the non-replaceable starter drive went out on it and I was left with a high doller mini-starter piece of junk. Sometimes, "old school" works out better the "new school". |
09-14-2009, 01:41 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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[quote=patrickt;983436]I use the old style, big-a$$ Ford starter. You can drive around the block with it, and it weighs more than RodKnock's entire car./QUOTE]
Nice hyperbole.
While I do have complete confidence in the shop that did the install and subsequent upgrades of my car, and handle everything with the utmost scrutiny and quality control, when I do change my oil this Winter, I'll try to have a look-see just to play it safe. |
09-14-2009, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
While I do have complete confidence in the shop that did the install and subsequent upgrades of my car, and handle everything with the utmost scrutiny and quality control, when I do change my oil this Winter, I'll try to have a look-see just to play it safe. |
Just lookin' out for ya.... |
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