cobrajeff
Sat June 4, 2011 4:57am
Rating: 10
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Skylight and garage fan
What seemed like a great idea at the time, that didn't quite work out - a ceiling fan to circulate air, and a roof skylight to let in natural light. The fan restricted the height I could raise the lift - I eventually deleted it. The skylight (brightest rectangle to the right) attracts bugs who overheat and die, dropping onto the cars. And, even though the contractor ASSURED me, "these new skylights won't leak" - it does in a heavy rain. So for Winter storage, I have to put a plastic shower curtain over the car cover so the water dripping down will run off and not soak the car cover.
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LightNFast
Mon February 18, 2013 9:33am
Rating: 10
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FIA_Suitcase_Study1
It’s documented that (2) AC factory cars were prepared with FIA suitcase "dimples" (See Photos). The second modification was to enlarge the trunk base to allow the suitcase to fit upright (vertical) and further down into the trunk as shown. If you look closely at the photo you can see the suitcase also fit horizontal and was held in place with a “bungee cord”. You can also see the bolts protruding out the bottom of the suitcase which originally held the suitcase upright. I think this also explains why some of the FIA cars had dimples while others didn’t.
As for the actual size of the suitcase – FIA Historic Racing Championships - Appendix J. Both 1964 and 1965.
State:
“270 - Luggage trunk
A covered space being an integral part of the coachwork but outside of the space occupied by the front seats, large enough to receive a trunk of
65 cm X 40 cm X 20 cm. minimum, besides the spare wheel, tools or the folded hood, shall be provided, excluding the spare wheel, tools or removed canopy.”
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LightNFast
Wed February 20, 2013 4:13am
Rating: 10
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11_CSX_2259_Sebring2
FIA car (2259) at Sebring 1964 - Never made it to Europe and also didn't have trunk dimples.
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Wbulk
Sat August 3, 2013 7:57am
Rating: 10
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B&B Carpet Project
This carpet did not come with the kit and was custom cut with blind stich binding sewn on.
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Wbulk
Sat August 3, 2013 7:57am
Rating: 10
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B&B Carpet Project
This carpet did not come with the kit and was custom cut and blind stich binding sewn on.
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Hail427
Sat April 26, 2014 1:53am
Rating: 10
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my Pace build #21
I wanted a yellow/bright colour how many times have you heard I didn't see you?
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rodneym
Tue July 1, 2014 12:24pm
Rating: 10
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disconnected Paxtons
I disconnected the Paxtons for a different flavor. Glad I did - I found a vacuum leak at one carb - never noticed it with positive pressure. Idles better, too. Now I have a track day option.
I considered giving the Paxtons a break for the Summer but she didn't run any cooler. Lesson learned.
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satprepgroup
Fri May 15, 2015 5:51am
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Online act test
Online act test - The individuals below are people we find to be exceptional. They are not necessarily SATPG alumni. We just think they exemplify some of our values of entrepreneurship and self-empowerment. Hopefully their stories will inspire you as much as they did us!
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Dwight
Mon December 28, 2015 4:37pm
Rating: 10
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2008 raffle tickets
LCS raffle tickets Great numbers. I did not win the Cobra but I helped with the fight against CF
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Dwight
Mon December 28, 2015 4:37pm
Rating: 10
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Burn out on main street
I think this was the year he did 56 runs
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CompClassics
Wed January 27, 2016 9:51am
Rating: 10
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Fuel cap locking ring
Competition fuel cap locking ring fabricated the same way Shelby's race shop fabricators did in the 1960s.
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super
Sat May 20, 2017 11:56am
Rating: 10
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... holy V8
That's what I did during the last weeks ...
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Bill E
Fri May 25, 2018 9:10pm
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cobra crash
This Emerson cobra was built to save its driver. The gas tank did not rupture. The head rest saved the drivers life. No other cobra has the safety built into it that is standard in an Emerson.
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Anthony
Mon May 11, 2020 6:08am
Rating: 10
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1965 Dodge Coronet W051 Super Stock
An original 1965 Dodge Coronet Super Stock. Dodge produced 101 examples, as did Plymouth, for a total of 202 super stocks for 1965. This car was ordered, purchased in the Cleveland, Ohio area by Harm Friend. He campaigned this car for 5 years at numerous local tracks, one year competing in the nationals, losing in 6th round by red lighting. Harm set a national AHRA record with this car in 1969. He ran mid to high ‘11’s in the upper 120’s . He initially named this car “Man from Mopar”. He then renamed it “ N Harm’s Way” , based off of the John Wayne movie. He sold the car in 1969 with 84 original miles. Now, the car has 116 original miles.
All Dodges carried the serial number beginning with W051****. The corresponding Plymouth's had serial number R051*****. The super stock option was listed as A990, so the Dodge cars are referred to either as W051's, or A990's. In 1964, the Dodge / Plymouth Super Stocks were built with a cast iron block / head 426 cross ram hemi, and with fiberglass and aluminum body panels to lighten the cars. As Ford was also producing cars with lightweight parts, NHRA decided to make a new rule stipulating that for 1965, all super stocks had to be built with "stock" steel body panels. So Chrysler redesigned the Super Stocks for 1965, by substituting aluminum heads and water pumps on the 426 Race Hemi's, and lightening up the steel body panels by acid dipping the fenders, doors, hood, to reduce the car weight back to that of the 1964's, class minimum weight of about 3400 lbs. Truly a work of art !!!!
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powrby4d
Wed September 23, 2020 3:33pm
Rating: 10
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SVC cobra clutch bellcrank type arm
This arm is on my Shell Valley Cobra that comes out of the back of the firewall inboard of the brake master cylinder which is bolted to the firewall. So the left to right position of the pedals is actually reversed on the firewall due to some strange linkage inside the pedal box. Try8ng to find out if this is part of the reason why my clutch is essentially undrivable, and whether this is a standard Shell Valley thing or some kind of complex setup somebody did to avoid the headers.
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