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04-09-2010, 05:28 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 351W stroked
Posts: 54
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Anyone remember this Cobra ?
Hey guys just checking in. How many of you remember this one?
Things are going very well. It has been alot of work but worth every bit.
My father and I purchased the car Jan 1 2010. We are learning so much.
Here is a pic of the car as it sits today.
Wed April 7 2010 The Cobra breathed her first breathe since the garage fire that almost took her life.
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04-09-2010, 05:42 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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You've been busy it looks like.
Congratulations on bringing her back to life.
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John Hall
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04-09-2010, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
Posts: 1,367
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The car sounds good. What's the story with the fire? Was it in your garage that burned? Or did you purchase it it charred? What got replaced? We all love a good story.
John
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04-09-2010, 07:37 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 351W stroked
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Its a long story.
But here is the coles notes.
Found the car around new years 2010. Because of the holiday we had a hard time doing any due dilligence before the purchase. We bought it blind.
All we new was it was a SBF in a Johnex Cobra. The garage that it was stored in caught fire. The damage was mostly body and interior.
We now have a new body and the mechanical is almost completed.
If you would like to follow more of this build here is a link to the local mustang forum that I have been posting the build on.
http://www.gtamc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77700
Last edited by Clutt gt; 04-09-2010 at 07:40 PM..
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04-09-2010, 08:41 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Things are coming along nicely. I remember when you first posted about this car, what a controversy that was. 
...look like your going to have the last laugh this time around, well done. |
04-10-2010, 03:06 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Jose CA,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF_R_/BRG/FRBoss302/327CI/FordEFI/Under_Car_Exh/
Posts: 2,523
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Definitely a candidate for the( back from the ashes) "phoenix cobra" award of 2010.
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Steve SPF 2734 MK3 / Brock Coupe #54- panavia.com
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04-10-2010, 10:59 AM
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Appropriate timing, close to Easter.
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04-11-2010, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: so san francisco,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 1965 427 bodied w/Clevland 351 bored 60 over toploader 4 speed White and grey stripes
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Cobra back to life
Nice project you may consider wrapping your headers in engine bay as they can cause melted wires and boiling brake fluid issues. Good Luck with completion Larry Spillman SF Calif
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05-07-2010, 07:08 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 351W stroked
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05-07-2010, 08:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Jennersville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett Morrison, Donovan aluminum BB
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Wow that is amazing, what a great time you and your dad must be having. It looks great, can't wait to hear that it is finished and see more pics.
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05-08-2010, 12:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scotts Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
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Is this the Cobra that the owner was working on it in the garage, and in his attempt to fire it up for the first time, it erupted under the hood. He tried to push it out of the garage, but it caught the garage on fire, if I recall correctly.
There was a thread on this Cobra here on CC some time back.
Must have been a heartbreak for him, but it looks like a great project for you.
DD
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05-08-2010, 05:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug
Is this the Cobra that the owner was working on it in the garage, and in his attempt to fire it up for the first time, it erupted under the hood. He tried to push it out of the garage, but it caught the garage on fire, if I recall correctly.
There was a thread on this Cobra here on CC some time back.
Must have been a heartbreak for him, but it looks like a great project for you.
DD
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The story we were told when we picked up the car was that the original owner had the car completed and had aprox 1200KM's on the car.He was making Bio diesel in his garage and something went wrong and the garage caught fire. |
05-08-2010, 08:46 AM
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I may have been wrong. Search here on CC for "garage fire" or something and you might dig up the old thread. The car in your first picture looked familiar. I was thinking it was an FFR Cobra, though...
DD
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12-26-2010, 03:46 PM
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Last edited by Clutt gt; 12-26-2010 at 03:49 PM..
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12-26-2010, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Robnell BB 429 (Sold) Contemporary Cobra CCX3682
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Wow! Amazing transformation! Well done, great colour choice!
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12-27-2010, 09:50 AM
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Well done. Won't be long now till you are driving and enjoying a new car.
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12-28-2010, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Westerly,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Fordstroker 408w custom solid roller-Craft ported Brodix 17*heads-CFM ported Vic Jr. intake-1 3/4 primaries- 575hp-TKO-600RR Liberty upgrade- -Moser 8.8 trutrac-McLeod Street Extreme--QA-1-Wilwood brakes, Classic Chambered 3" Cobrapacks, Avon's
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Great work!! I really wanted to hear the engine but I had a problem with photobucket  I'll be looking forward for future pics.
Lou
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12-28-2010, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: South Africa, Pretoria,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 383 Stroked and Blown Chevy powered Cobra
Posts: 279
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Looking good! Love the scoop! Keep it coming!
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