04-28-2013, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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Many years ago I bought a '66 911 that had a '69 911S engine in it. Webers and Bosche ingnition. The shifting mechanism was very vague on the early cars and it took some time to get used to it. I had just moved out of my parents home, got an apartment; I was living large. About 30 days after I got it I was racing a guy and at the top of 3rd gear at about 6800 RPM I went for 4th gear and stuck it in 2nd!!!! Floated all the valves broke several rocker arms and crushed the ring lands on all the pistons. THAT was an expensive lesson. Having worked exclusively on British stuff up to that point, I was amazed at the quality of the castings, forged rods and various other components and most importantly their PRICES!!!
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As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never be pointing the wrong way 
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