1966 Cobra Replica by Antique and Collectibles
1600 miles since build
Color 1997 Toyota Performance Red with Mercedes
metallic silver stripes
Black interior
Titled, Registered and insured in Indiana as a 1966
****DELIVERY IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION****
Mechanicals:
Engine: 1974 351W/350hp spec built by York Sports
Cars. Iron heads. Edelbrock Performer
intake and 600cfm electric choke carb (1406)
stock style mechanical fuel pump
3 inch tall oval K&N air cleaner. Duraspark II
ignition and Ford Racing 9mm wires.
One piece pan gasket.
Transmission: C-6 built by John York. 2200 stall and
very stout shifting 2nd and 3rd. Lokar kick
down cable assembly, B&M polished street
rod cooler mounted in custom made ram box
mounted in engine
oil cooler location in front
of car. Russell stainless braided cooler lines
and anodized fittings throughout. Custom
made to fit HD drive shaft by Denny's.
B&M Hammer shifter.
Rear-end: Ford 9 inch with 3.50:1 gear and posi-trac
carrier with 28 spline axles. All wearing parts
new during build. Rear of housing is
reinforced with custom made to fit 1/4" plate
steel brace to insure rigidity of housing.
Suspension: Custom made by A&C front to Mustang
II geometry specifications using Carrera
adjustable coil over shocks. Four link
adjustable trailing arm rear using Carrera
adjustable coil over shocks.
Brakes: Dual Wilwood master cylinders 7/8" front 1"
rear actuated with hanging Wilwood pedal
and balance bar assembly. Stock Mustang II
front brake assembly with two sets of new
rotors. Heavy duty 11" ford rear drums. All
components were new with build.
Frame: 2x4 square tube main rails front to rear with
2x2 outrigger rails. Frame was completely
bead blasted and powder coated in satin
black to insure corrosion resistance and
appearance.
Exhaust: Four tube headers slip fit to 4 into 1 side
pipes. Copper plate used for seal at head.
Both are Jet-Hot coated in Sterling Silver.
Electrical System: Painless 18 circuit base system
completely reworked by very meticulous
Electrical Systems Engineer (me) using all
environmentally sealed Deutsh connectors. All
high current drawing accessories fed by
separate relays to insure full system voltage.
65 amp alternator with 1 wire conversion
voltage regulator on rear of alternator.
Several circuits are still available to add items
such as heater and A/C, radio with speaker
wires already routed into trunk area. You will
probably not find a more stable electrical
system on any home built car. All grounds
were stripped and rewired using heavy
gauge wire and all ground circuits terminate
at 1 point on the frame. I designed this
system to not fail ever.
Fuel system: Custom made to fit 18 gallon Fuel Safe
cell with Kevlar bladder and foam filled.
Powder coated to accent body color and
mounted using custom made polished
stainless straps. Stock mechanical fuel pump.
Wiring is in trunk for electric pump.
Cooling System: Flow Kooler high flow aluminum
pump, high flow 160 deg thermostat, Moroso
filler T in upper hose, 2-1 inch tube aluminum
radiator from Summit racing with filler neck
removed and welded shut. Custom fit 16 inch
shrouded puller fan from Cooling
Components Inc. controlled by 30amp
battery fed relay and Painless electric auto
control fan thermostat 185 on/170 off.
Aluminum overflow from Summit Racing. Fan
cycles as designed and has not over heated
in 95+ deg temps.
Wheels and Tires: Compomotive HB style 17x8 front
and 17x10.5 rear with Michelin Pilot rubber
fronts 255-45-17 and rear 315-35-17. This
makes for just short of 25 inches of rubber
in the rear. $3000+ in receipts.
Body: Nearly Flawless paint and arrow perfect body work
completed in March, 2003 using the Standox
five stage paint system and materials. There are no paint
edges for the stripes. Gaps are
consistent around both doors and hood and trunk.
Receipts for body and paint total $10,000.
Interior: Full custom interior vinyl and carpet work completed by
an area high end custom street rod shop.
Door panels custom made to fit individual doors and
covered with same top grade vinyl on dash.
Both panels have well proportioned map pockets. Seats
are Cobra Classic as purchased from
www.autotoystore.com and both are on
adjustable sliders. Simpson lap belt on both sides bolted
to frame and steel tunnel assembly, seats and belts are
bolted directly to heavy gauge steel bolted
directly to frame. Trunk compartment is fully finished
using same top grade carpeting used on
interior. Custom made to fit interior floor mats with
matching carpet. Custom made to fit
tonneau cover using top grade U.V. resistant exterior
vinyl with zip open center and attached using
Lift-The -Dot fasteners. Tonneau has pouch for Grant
wood rimmed wheel and wraps around roll
bar tubes.
Extra Details: Stainless over rider bumpers front and rear with
custom made "shoes" to enclose unsightly
interior of bumpers. Stainless roll bar mounted to frame
with custom made to fit stainless trim plates at body.
Stainless side louvers. Custom made steel reinforced
floors bolted to frame for seat mount stability and rigid
ness. Custom designed and built steel center tunnel
narrowed for installation of wider more comfortable
seats. Chrome Lokar parking brake lever and cables.
All non-stainless or aluminum metal is powder coated in
satin black same as frame assembly.
1985 Cavalier steering column with tilt modified to fit
package. This is the only item on the car that was not
brand new. I went completely through it and regreased
and inspected everything.
Items needed: Larger front brakes although current
setup work fine. Minor detail work such
as finish trim plates at steering column and throttle
pedal. Rubber flaps over wheel wells in upper control
arm area. Striker plates at scuff area of hood latches,
upgraded trunk latch "L" bracket. Electric or air horn,
wiring and relay are already installed.
Well over $35,000 invested not including my time of approx 1000 hours labor. I have most all receipts from my purchases and
several of them from original owner of the kit as I purchased it partially started in the very early stages. For some pictures please click on the camera icon next to my name.
If you need more information or have questions please ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. I am selling to help offset
adoption costs of our two children.
Asking $31,500 obo.
Contact me with questions.
Work-260-461-7599
Home-260-749-7511
e-mail-john.poling@nav-international.com
Thank you.
John