RE: Thunder Road Cobra 289FIA

[runt]

Dinkel; the small blocks can handle traffic, early opening stat, alloy rad and high volume fan help.

Vomit in your lap.. Sarf London ain't improved then.. wouldn't have happened when Frankie and the Richardsons ruled though..

Jon, dropped my Dax in to Cheng today, a lifter slightly noisy, one of Rod Leach's cars is in ..a 1994 (continuation) of the 1966 AC Cobra 427 s/c, BEAUTIFUL, just 190 miles covered! Closest I've been to the real thing, will take some pics when I collect my car, and try to post them! Cheng seems capable of anything on any car.


Paul/runt.

Edited by runt on Thursday 13th December 15:52

[jellison]

runt said:

Jon, dropped my Dax in to Cheng today, a lifter slightly noisy, one of Rod Leach's cars is in ..a 1994 (continuation) of the 1966 AC Cobra 427 s/c, BEAUTIFUL, just 190 miles covered! Closest I've been to the real thing, will take some pics when I collect my car, and try to post them! Cheng seems capable of anything on any car.


Paul/runt.

I can't beleive what kind of people own these things and do not put any miles on them!!!!

[dinkel]

racingsnake said:

Floats my boat.
Less is more with cobs.

I agree:

Quite comfy: sitting upright and with a huge strip of glass in front of you. Something like a TR4/6 is more of a struggle.


Love the wheels. Love the tat and look at those 105Db exhausts.


The Cob wasn't properly run in so 4500 rpm was our limit for the morning. Big Holley Dominator suits the engine better than the noisy Webers.


Proper Yank lump in there. Didn't the S&H Torino have a 460 in? These engines go up to 550 in racetrim, here probably about 350.


Cheng is a great guy. Capable of the wheel too. Phil loves this pic


My pic of the bunch: 2nd in the Spa6 1 hr-race.

[L100NYY]

This looks great, love the patina and the general rough and readyness of it. Top stuff

[stephen300o]

L100NYY said:

This looks great, love the patina and the general rough and readyness of it. Top stuff

Looks like one of my old Tamiya kits, I could never be arsed with body work and painting.

[SteveRod]

Well here's the car I built...

Got to say I hate that whole Kit-Car mentality thing, and the usual thousand excuses that go with it..you know, Of course I would have had a Big Block, but they overheat, and spoil the handling, so i went for the 'Rover/Cortina/moped' engine etc, etc, etc,...

And remember, you mustn't ever 'buy' parts.. you must 'Source' them...LOL

Anyway it's a USA 'Contemporary' car with the 'Real-Deal' 1965 FE427 7-litre Medium-Riser Side-Oiler with 5speed Nash/Richmond and 2.88 LSD rear.. no, it hasn't overheated..ever! (the right sized (NEW)radiator is usually important here)
I tried to build it without compromise or excuse.

Effortless and repeatable 12.3s 1/4 mile times

I had 185 once (still pulling hard) and theoretically should red-line 6500rpm (steel Le-Mans crank) at 205+ (you probably never could with those aerodynamics!)

Edited by SteveRod on Thursday 13th December 19:03

[SteveRod]

Sorry, pics seem small, still new to Flickr

Cheng knows this car, we did a few runs together once!

Edited by SteveRod on Thursday 13th December 18:45

[stephen300o]

SteveRod said:

Well here's the car I built...

Got to say I hate that whole Kit-Car mentality thing and the usual thousand excuses that go with it..you know, Of course I would have had a Big Block, but they overheat, and spoil the handling, so i went for the 'Rover/Cortina/moped' engine etc, etc, etc,...

Remember, you don't ever 'buy' parts.. you must 'Source' them...LOL

Anyway it's a USA 'Contemporary' car with 1965 FE427 Side-Oiler with 5speed Nash/Richmond and 2.88 LSD rear.. no, it hasn't overheated..ever! (the right sized (NEW)radiator is usually important here)
I tried to build it without compromise or excuse.

effortless and repeatable 12.3 1/4 mile times

I had 185 once (still pulling hard) and theoretically should red-line 6500rpm (steel Le-Mans crank) at 205( you never could with those aerodynamics)

Wow!, that looks beautiful, are Contemporary cars alloy bodied?,
shame about the engine

[SteveRod]

stephen300o said:

SteveRod said:

Well here's the car I built...

Got to say I hate that whole Kit-Car mentality thing and the usual thousand excuses that go with it..you know, Of course I would have had a Big Block, but they overheat, and spoil the handling, so i went for the 'Rover/Cortina/moped' engine etc, etc, etc,...

Remember, you don't ever 'buy' parts.. you must 'Source' them...LOL

Anyway it's a USA 'Contemporary' car with 1965 FE427 Side-Oiler with 5speed Nash/Richmond and 2.88 LSD rear.. no, it hasn't overheated..ever! (the right sized (NEW)radiator is usually important here)
I tried to build it without compromise or excuse.

effortless and repeatable 12.3 1/4 mile times

I had 185 once (still pulling hard) and theoretically should red-line 6500rpm (steel Le-Mans crank) at 205( you never could with those aerodynamics)

Wow!, that looks beautiful, are Contemporary cars alloy bodied?,
shame about the engine

Not Alloy but GRP. I parked right next to the AC owners club stand at COYS Historic Festival one year and had more than one jolly AC owner tell me what a fantastic car I had, and had various people in the crowd tell me how wonderful to see a proper 'original' on the road at last!

GRP:If the molding is done right you can detect what feels like the 'wired' lip in the wheelarch.
It fools most of the fools most of the time.

The Aluminium/GRP debate is nonsense anyway.

Edited by SteveRod on Thursday 13th December 19:17

[stephen300o]

SteveRod said:

stephen300o said:

SteveRod said:

Well here's the car I built...

Got to say I hate that whole Kit-Car mentality thing and the usual thousand excuses that go with it..you know, Of course I would have had a Big Block, but they overheat, and spoil the handling, so i went for the 'Rover/Cortina/moped' engine etc, etc, etc,...

Remember, you don't ever 'buy' parts.. you must 'Source' them...LOL

Anyway it's a USA 'Contemporary' car with 1965 FE427 Side-Oiler with 5speed Nash/Richmond and 2.88 LSD rear.. no, it hasn't overheated..ever! (the right sized (NEW)radiator is usually important here)
I tried to build it without compromise or excuse.

effortless and repeatable 12.3 1/4 mile times

I had 185 once (still pulling hard) and theoretically should red-line 6500rpm (steel Le-Mans crank) at 205( you never could with those aerodynamics)

Wow!, that looks beautiful, are Contemporary cars alloy bodied?,
shame about the engine

Not Alloy but GRP. I parked right next to the AC owners club stand at COYS Historic Festival one year and had more than one jolly AC owner tell me what a fantastic car I had, and had various people in the crowd tell me how wonderful to see a proper 'original' on the road at last!

GRP:If the molding is done right you can detect what feels like the 'wired' lip in the wheelarch.
It fools most of the fools most of the time.

The Aluminium/GRP debate is nonsense anyway.

Edited by SteveRod on Thursday 13th December 19:17

Did you take it to Goodwood super car day last year?, looks very familier, if so it fooled this fool

[Chainguy]

Steve, I don't say this lightly, but that is one of the most beautifull cars I've ever seen.

Thank you for posting.

[dinkel]

Mark Jordan races a Ram Cob as well:



Pretty awesome machinery to haul through La Source!

[runt]

Dinkel, amused me that revs had to be limited to 4500..that 460 must make 500 ft/lbs @ 3000! There is much to be said for driving a car as opposed to vacuuming the tyres every time it goes out; good to see a car being enjoyed!

Steve rod, the Contemporary is stunning, and I agree that spec is the ultimate.. but many can't run to the cost of a 427 FE motor, my Windsor cost me five grand, if I'd had even a 390 FE stroked that would have been ten grand, a 427 FE £15-20k..? If I went for the whole '427' package, I'd have to have the Kirkham; look at the price though.

Jon, that Nostalgia 427 s/c @ Thunder Rd looked NEW, arrived on a trailer apparently.

Paul/runt.

[jellison]

runt said:

Jon, that Nostalgia 427 s/c @ Thunder Rd looked NEW, arrived on a trailer apparently.

Paul/runt.

Obviously owned by a MUPPET! (Nothing wrong with the trailer - but for anyone just coming on 11 years old and a few 100 miles). Christ it should have that put on it ever other run!

[runt]

Cheng says their changing brake fluid, oils etc, start the engine up etc; I imagine that car sat dormant for most of the time.
Its fascinating looking @ the subtle differences from replicas; the front wheel arches on the AC, and also the lack of clearance between seat and steering wheel. My car is waiting for bits, will take pics when I collect.

[jellison]

runt said:

Cheng says their changing brake fluid, oils etc, start the engine up etc; I imagine that car sat dormant for most of the time.
Its fascinating looking @ the subtle differences from replicas; the front wheel arches on the AC, and also the lack of clearance between seat and steering wheel. My car is waiting for bits, will take pics when I collect.

Presume it is a new acquisition and will now be well RAGGED............ Let Hope.

[KemP]

Not quite as good as dinkel's photos but I love this one for personal reasons.

Spa 03, i was 21 and felt cool as fcuk .

[SteveRod]

Chainguy said:

Steve, I don't say this lightly, but that is one of the most beautifull cars I've ever seen.

Thank you for posting.

Thankyou very much!

[hurricaneharold]

dinkel said:

A 289 ticks my box too.

Spa6 2006:

Trust me, a 5 litre gives nuff pace.

Klassiekerrally 2007:

Late 60s rep.

Dinkel,thats a nice photo of COB6040.It used to race at the Goodwood Revival,but I have not seen it for a couple of years

[hurricaneharold]

dinkel said:

Since this is a Cob-topic:


Most have a 350 CID or a RV8 in on their 427 badged Cobs.


Is it so hard to find a 427, 428 or 440 to drop in?


Anyways, they always turn heads. Either good or bad reps.

The red and white Cobra is CSX2130 now owned by Shaun Lynn,built originally for Le Mans in 1963 but not raced

Without words:




Feck me!