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Originally Posted by patrickt
If you get to know your local Cobra club, most of them will put your engine and trans in for free -- just because it's fun -- and the price tag is usually pizza, beer, and occasionally something a little harder.  $10k to drop an engine and trans in to a Cobra is nuts. |
Speaking on behalf of the certifiably nutty crowd, as Bernica alludes to, $10K will buy you "concierge level" detail and service. I paid a local shop in the SF Bay Area (though an hour+ away from home) to install my engine and tranny, plus detail the engine compartment (and other parts of the car) with authenticity in mind. What I didn't get are a whole host of issues, one example being the misalignment of the bellhousing and trans. You're paying an expert with 25+ years of Cobra-specific experience and knowledge.