felt bad for a corvette driver today

[SFRT - Frenchy]

I had the opposite experience CAP, we were cruising on the freeway in my friend's Z06 and came up on 3 Cobras trailing each other. Naturally we 'paused' along side to check them out. The lead one must had took that for a challenge, and gunned it. So w gunned it too, out of 70 mph, supercharged 614 rwhp. we let the guy behind us, rappidly pushed to 150 before the guy was a couple of hundred feet behind and ' rejoined formation'.  I guess gearing and aerodynamics is a squeak ... So are sleepers.

I met so many 40-50 year old, out of shape wearing a mustache/goatee with something to prove, that I swore to myself I ll never own one. no offense to Skuzz of course, but I don't even bother checking them out much at carshows or gas stations, they are so common now anyway.

I was in love with the Daytona, even ordered FF assembly manual, but then I learned RCR has a 330 P4 ... One of my  doling favorite ever Ill probably go for that if I get in a financial position that allows me to buy a kit car.

[Skuzzy]

There is always going to be someone who has something to prove.  Been that way in every hot rod group I have ever known.  Suspect it will always be that way.

The group I hang with is a good lot.  They just love their cars.  We have had some spirited runs in the back roads of Texas, with the only casualties being an armadillo and a gas tank.  Important note:  An armadillo is taller than the ground clearance of a Cobra.

We have run into our fair share of idiots as well.  At least one per run.  I promise you the idiot, you ran into in the Cobra, would act the same way if he was in a Z06.  It is not the cars fault.

[CAP1]

one of the most fun things to do when someone like that pulls up next to ya.......act like you're gonna run him. when the light goes green, just bump the clutch hard enough to lift your front end, then get off it.

 it's fun watching them go balls out for no good reason. 

[SFRT - Frenchy]

True dat Skuzz, high profile cars really are a test of self control to drive. Lucky the z06 is not highprofile at all, it's rare when someone goes Ken Block next to you ... It's usually an exotic.
The firebird gets its fair share, but the worst is the Torino. It's because of loud loppy engine, I had grandma s in minivans swirling the tires at the green light 

I quickly learned to love cars for what they were. There's always going to be that guy with deep pocket that had someone build a monster while he can barely know how to change the oil, that mexican kid that will blow your doors off with a $2000 looking car, and the pompous dork that thinks because he put an SS badge on his busted rust bucket his car is worth $xxx,ooo at Barret Jackson. With counting the critics ' you should have put a hemi', your dash pad is not original blahblah my brother blahblah I used to have blahblah.

Get what you want, paint it what you like, trick it how you want knowing it's for a special purpose and she's not going to be A plus everywhere. Go all out 100% you so you enjoy 100%. When dorkface shows up with his selfrageous verbal I'm the cool guy, it just flows above your head while lokking at him with a smile of pity.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Boy am I all wind up today  must have been to one too many car show. Sry 

[kamori]

See Rule #4

[Rob52240]

NOOB!

VET will kick any fords butt on a race i have watched a lot of vet vs cobra/mustang races i say bout 3/5 times vet wins

Cobra


Not a Mustang with a cobra badge.

I'm not gong to say Ford is always better or faster than Chevrolet, but Ford has done a lot more winning over the years on tracks all over the world.
Check out this 1980's BONE STOCK Escort RS200 drag racing a Lamborghini Murcielago which is top of the Lambo range.  I wish Ford still sold compact cars with over 600HP from the factory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-peuYguL8

And for you Chevy guys, check out the new Camaro, as it's been on sale down under for years, with more horsepower as well. (The Aussies sell them as a 4 door or El-Camino & Both tested faster than the SS)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-13-episode-7-full-version_703772.htm

[CAP1]

Cobra
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Not a Mustang with a cobra badge.

I'm not gong to say Ford is always better or faster than Chevrolet, but Ford has done a lot more winning over the years on tracks all over the world.
Check out this 1980's BONE STOCK Escort RS200 drag racing a Lamborghini Murcielago which is top of the Lambo range.  I wish Ford still sold compact cars with over 600HP from the factory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-peuYguL8

And for you Chevy guys, check out the new Camaro, as it's been on sale down under for years, with more horsepower as well. (The Aussies sell them as a 4 door or El-Camino & Both tested faster than the SS)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-13-episode-7-full-version_703772.htm

you still CAN buy a ford with over 600hp. it's just not a compact. 

[Masherbrum]

Cobra
(Image removed from quote.)

Not a Mustang with a cobra badge.

I'm not gong to say Ford is always better or faster than Chevrolet, but Ford has done a lot more winning over the years on tracks all over the world.
Check out this 1980's BONE STOCK Escort RS200 drag racing a Lamborghini Murcielago which is top of the Lambo range.  I wish Ford still sold compact cars with over 600HP from the factory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-peuYguL8

And for you Chevy guys, check out the new Camaro, as it's been on sale down under for years, with more horsepower as well. (The Aussies sell them as a 4 door or El-Camino & Both tested faster than the SS)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-13-episode-7-full-version_703772.htm

That isn't exactly "Bone Stock".    The RS200 was/is a legendary Group B Rally Car.     Considering the video is from 2007:

RS200 - Standing 1/4-mile: 11.4 sec, 115 mph (185 km/h)
Murcielago (01-05) -           11.7 sec, 122 mph

It's coming down to the driver.    But the RS200 is every bit of "exotic" as the Lambo (in the sense of "how often do you see em?").

[morfiend]

Where most builders make a mistake is in the cooling system.  The upper radiator hose connection to the radiator in a Cobra is below the highest point in the coolant system.  Without an external fill tank placed higher than the heads, it is almost impossible to get all the air out of the block when you fill it.

The older Factory Five cars were all built from donor Mustangs.  It was a requirement.  The new MkIV Factory Five car (which looks much better than the MkIII) can be had as a complete build with no donor parts needed.  They are very different cars.  Overall, the Factory Five kits are pretty good kits.

In the industry, all the companies selling owner built kits have their pluses and minuses.  It is up to the owner as to what will fit his/her needs.

As far as quality goes, it is up to the builder.  No two Cobras, built by owners, are the same.  Everyone has their own requirements for what they want their car to do.

I am not a fan of stroking the Ford small block to its limits.  The longer you make the stroke, the more difficult it is to maintain a proper rod length to stroke ratio.  The longer stroke also comes at a cost to long term reliabilty.  If you are going to stroke a 302 out, the best option is to start with an 9" deck, rather than the stock 8.2" deck block, or jump right into a BOSS351 block (Windsor block, 9.5" deck, with Cleveland mains).

 I always thought it was the cleveland blocks but I'll confess that I could be mistaken.

  Oh and your suppose to stand those fords on their tails,it's the only way to get all the air out.......

 the 80's era escorts were terrible for this,until I learned a trick of tipping it on it's side! So just stand the corbra on it's tail....



   

[CAP1]

the other trick to not having air pockets in your cooling system, regardless of design, is to use a vacuum kit.

 i've got one. it uses shop air to pull a vacuum in the cooling system. nearly 25" of it. stick the pickup tube in a pail of coolant mix, and open the valve. 

[Perrine]

Not sure if the corvette driver that CAP's talking about is a die hard nut.... but last week was the best week for corvette fans

1.  2012 ZR-1 destroys the Viper ACR and Nissan GTR Nurburgring lap times
2.  Corvette C6R won Le Man's GTE class just in time for the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet and 10th anniversary factory-backed victory at LeMans.

[Masherbrum]

Not sure if the corvette driver that CAP's talking about is a die hard nut.... but last week was the best week for corvette fans

1.  2012 ZR-1 destroys the Viper ACR and Nissan GTR Nurburgring lap times
2.  Corvette C6R won Le Man's GTE class just in time for the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet and 10th anniversary factory-backed victory at LeMans.

.......and this has to do with a Corvette and a Cobra at a gas station because.......?

[Babalonian]

I strutted over to my local favorite station yesterday with gusto, and not because of any mere car, but because it's finaly dropped to $3.85 a gallon! 

[CAP1]

I strutted over to my local favorite station yesterday with gusto, and not because of any mere car, but because it's finaly dropped to $3.85 a gallon! 

dam!!
 you're gettin screwed out there.

 it just dropped to 3.53 here.......