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Originally Posted by ThatOtherGuy
Thanks man, it was alot of work.
It mostly sits in the shop during the winter and I drop the insurance on it and just do not drive it. Spring is kicking in and its just time.
I got in a few spins around the neighborhood and down to the store for some smokes today 
Nice SallyRand knows his stuff !
No way I could do a 427HP I would not want one in there anyways, the 351 Windsor was tight enough. I dropped the engine in this thing myself I do not think it would have fit honestly. Guiding the engine in inch by inch is high stress easy to crush a finger. Even a 351 is a tight fit. I will never forget the day. |
Thanks man! I'd love to build one myself but I've got about three cars to go before I could even THINK of doing a Cobra!
To give people an idea of just how tight things are under the hood of a Cobra, if one takes a close look at the first of your older photos; the one in which the shifter can be seen, it will be noted that the gearshift lever points TOWARD the dash. This is because the lever itself is turned backwards because the driver actually sits alongside the transmission and the driver's feet are more or less alongside the engine! This configuration is the real reason that most Cobras had side exhaust! Too much heat in the footwells! Burned feet were a malady commonly experienced by the race drivers.
Looks as though you have done a great job on this one!