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10-25-2016, 12:24 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection."
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Oh, so THAT'S why you didn't paint your Kirkham  
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10-25-2016, 12:25 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Surely you are familiar with the concept of wabi sabi. It applies to Cobra replicas as well.  |
Yes, I have heard of it. Usually once a week I have it with my sushi. |
10-25-2016, 12:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rodneym
Oh, so THAT'S why you didn't paint your Kirkham |
Why would you want to throw a cover over the Mona Lisa?   |
10-25-2016, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Yes, I have heard of it.
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Naaaahh, you had to Google it. |
10-25-2016, 12:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection."
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in general you can not reach it,
but a largely perfect cobra replica is not that problem
thats the good issue with cobra compared to other classics,
the originality varies from car to car
....and btw, my body is painted |
10-25-2016, 12:52 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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10-25-2016, 12:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Why would you want to throw a cover over the Mona Lisa? |
What you left was a blank canvas.
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10-25-2016, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneym
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What I left alone is a work of art in all its glory. Paint just masks the beauty and shape of the alloy body.  |
10-25-2016, 12:57 PM
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Not a fan of LS engines in a Cobra but to each his own. Hell ... Gas Monkey Garage just put an LS3 in a Porsche 996...... I'm sure that has some Porsche fanatics pulling their hair out over the travesty of American muscle in their German ingenuity. Never heard a Porsche sound so good!!! ��
As far as the car show conversation 99% goes more like this...
Owner: "Yes siree, it's a Cobra"
Car Show Attendee: "Is that a real 60s Shelby Cobra?"
Owner: "Er, uh, um, no.....replica"
Car Show Attendee: "Oy vey."
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10-25-2016, 12:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E5USMC
Not a fan of LS engines in a Cobra but to each his own. Hell ... Gas Monkey Garage just put an LS3 in a Porsche 993...... I'm sure that has some Porsche fanatics pulling their hair out over the travesty of American muscle in their German ingenuity. Never heard a Porsche sound so good!!! 😃
As far as the car show conversation 99% goes more like this...
Owner: "Yes siree, it's a Cobra"
Car Show Attendee: "Is that a real 60s Shelby Cobra?"
Owner: "Er, uh, um, no.....replica"
Car Show Attendee: "Oy vey."
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You're correct, but I started with the 2nd half of the car show conversation. Once we determined the car was a replica. |
10-25-2016, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E5USMC
Not a fan of LS engines in a Cobra but to each his own. Hell ... Gas Monkey Garage just put an LS3 in a Porsche 993......
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That's just criminally insane. I'm assuming that's why the show has "monkey" in its name, because they've got the brains of monkeys. |
10-25-2016, 01:03 PM
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The appreciation for the fact that a car is even a replica is becoming less and less. The level of sophistication at car shows, when it comes to "Cobra looking cars," has diminished significantly in the last decade.
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10-25-2016, 01:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
The level of sophistication at car shows, when it comes to "Cobra looking cars," has diminished significantly in the last decade.
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Are you calling us stupid or something? |
10-25-2016, 01:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Are you calling us stupid or something?
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No, I'm referring to the average car show kibitzer. You're still just as bright as you've always been.  |
10-25-2016, 01:50 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
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WOW! I just was poking a little fun at Evan Real1 and that he is no longer on here (he was a pain in the ass but fun and it is a little boring around here now) and again you all go into the Ford vs CHEVY wars. Love it!
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10-25-2016, 02:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
No, I'm referring to the average car show kibitzer. You're still just as bright as you've always been. |
Well, I guess the average IQ at car shows in Silicon Valley is bit higher than where you're located. |
10-25-2016, 02:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Well, I guess the average IQ at car shows in Silicon Valley is bit higher than where you're located. |
I think just about everybody's IQ is higher than those where I'm located. |
10-25-2016, 03:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E5USMC
As far as the car show conversation 99% goes more like this...
Owner: "Yes siree, it's a Cobra"
Car Show Attendee: "Is that a real 60s Shelby Cobra?"
Owner: "Er, uh, um, no.....replica"
Car Show Attendee: "Oy vey."
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Actually, it always seems to go like this with me...
Car Show Attendee: Is that a real Cobra?
Me: Yes (both of us staring at the EFI on top of the LS engine)
Car Show Attendee: Nice! I had a Cobra many years ago! It had a 426 Side Oiler Hemi in it!
Me: Wow! I bet that was powerful!
Car Show Attendee: Yeah...it did 250 MPH.
Me: Off a cliff?
Honestly, that is just about how the conversations go. |
10-25-2016, 03:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joyridin'
Actually, it always seems to go like this with me...
Car Show Attendee: Is that a real Cobra?
Me: Yes (both of us staring at the EFI on top of the LS engine)
Car Show Attendee: Nice! I had a Cobra many years ago! It had a 426 Side Oiler Hemi in it!
Me: Wow! I bet that was powerful!
Car Show Attendee: Yeah...it did 250 MPH.
Me: Off a cliff?
Honestly, that is just about how the conversations go.
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You see I have a BS meter. If I hear BS, then I'll just confront people with the BS. What do I care? If someone claims they have an accurate replica with a fiberglass body, then I'll just let them know they're either delusional or pathological liar.
My other alternative to the conversation is to just walk away from the conversation while the "most accurate replica" owner is in mid-sentence. I'm becoming a curmudgeon. |
10-25-2016, 04:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
You see I have a BS meter. If I hear BS, then I'll just confront people with the BS. What do I care? If someone claims they have an accurate replica with a fiberglass body, then I'll just let them know they're either delusional or pathological liar.
My other alternative to the conversation is to just walk away from the conversation while the "most accurate replica" owner is in mid-sentence. I'm becoming a curmudgeon. |
So this is your idea of a "most accurate replica": Aluminum Cobra
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