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I hope you don't mind, I edited your two photos you posted up today in Photoshop just to make them pop a little more. Feel free to use them as you wish.
I hope you don't mind, I edited your two photos you posted up today in Photoshop just to make them pop a little more. Feel free to use them as you wish.
I hope you don't mind, I edited your two photos you posted up today in Photoshop just to make them pop a little more. Feel free to use them as you wish.
No problem, I am just a point & shoot picture taker.
No glovebox and no cupholders? And where do you put the cellphone?
I might add cup holders to the trans tunnel. The guys sink, no pun intended, boat style aluminum billet cup holders flush with the tunnel top.
Cell phone stays in my pocket. Radio is AM, FM, CD & Satellite with Bluetooth hands free phone capability.
Satellite antenna is a small square lump between the roll bars on the rear deck. You can just about see it in the COYOTE plate picture on the red center stripe disturbing the shape of the water temp gauge
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 03-17-2015 at 07:04 PM.
I should add there is no glove box because I mounted the heater core where the glove box would normally go. The rest of the free space between where the heater core is & the instrument pack starts are a number of black boxes for some of the computer controls.
Also use the Bluetooth connection for my iPod that is loaded with my 50/60/70's oldies songs. My doors have pockets built into the interior trim that can carry things like the iPod.
Overall the Cobras are pretty spartan because they were designed as race cars that could be driven street legal to comply with sanctioning body rules for production sports cars. Their sole purpose in life was to give Ford a car that could beat the StingRay in production car racing here & in Europe
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 03-17-2015 at 10:24 PM.
I was kidding about the cup holders-- I don't think a Cobra is a car you want to drive one-handed.
Originally Posted by BEAR-AvHistory
I should add there is no glove box because I mounted the heater core where the glove box would normally go...
I saw the hose leading to the vent on the passenger side, but thus asked about the glove box.
And from what I recall about the Cobras and Corvettes with side pipes running at SCCA autocrosses, you probably will have some difficulty hearing phone calls on Bluetooth.
Agree on one handed driving since they are all MT's that could lead to no handed driving.
That said this is typical of those installed:
Side pipes are very loud under load but can be manageable at cruise RPM's. Used a '67 StingRay with 4" hooker side pipes, same as you saw on the SCCA cars, but with muffler inserts, they shake out for the track, as pretty much a DD for over 20 years. I bought mine directly from Hooker Headers but they also sold them through GM as a Chevy Performance Products item with a heavy markup.
No problem on hot drinks; I like coffee more than soda.
Heat shielding is up to the builder. I used two styles. Thermo-Tec, (Summit Racing) is a space-age aluminized heat barrier is made up of woven silica with a flexible aluminized finish is capable of withstanding radiant temperatures u to 2000F.
This is on all the outer surfaces that face heat, firewall, transmission tunnel, foot boxes, etc. Areas where the heat source is close its doubled up. Also the inside of the side pipe heat shields are lined with it.
Reflectex (Home Depot) has two 94%+ reflective layers of aluminum film bonded to two internal layers of heavy gauge polyethylene bubbles. This has been placed under all surfaces that have carpet on them.
All the rest of the weather facing sheet metal surfaces has been sprayed with black truck bed liner.
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 03-19-2015 at 07:32 PM.
11's will come in time. Car only has 27 miles on it. First off need to get it to a gas station before I am walking around with a gas can in hand.
The whole system needs to be checked for leaks & misadjusted items. We paint striped all the bolts when the alignment was done but need to run in the coil overs, then mark them. They will take a set over a few weeks & need to be redone. Some items need to be re-torqued then safety wired after a number of heat/cool cycles.
Been slowly trickling in coolant as the engine purges trapped air. That looks pretty much done. Had some weeping from hose clamps that needed to be tightened but the also seems done.
Brakes are rock solid but take a lot of pedal effort (no power assist) Might move the seat up a bit to get more leverage.
Shaking down a home built is a lot more labor intensive then bringing a new car from the dealer. Driver also needs to be brought up to speed on the car before the car can get up to speed.
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 03-25-2015 at 09:50 PM.
Some of the Triangle Cobra Club @ this months Coffee. Group meets the first Saturday of the month usually 8:30am. Today was 10AM because of the weather.
Some of the Triangle Cobra Club @ this months Coffee. Group meets the first Saturday of the month usually 8:30am. Today was 10AM because of the weather.
Forgot to add, some of the guys were at VIR for the open house.
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 04-04-2015 at 11:40 AM.
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Agree. Found out I could fit 255's on the front & clear my fender liners so I made the change. Have 315's on the rear.
just an awesome piece of machinery.
03-17-2015 | 01:09 PM
No glovebox and no cupholders? 
