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06-29-2009, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Cincinnati,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, Roush 402R and CSX 6029
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I did see a nice demo once where an SPF had all 4 wheels off the ground, balanced on a single pivot point and both of the doors opened and closed the same as they would with all 4 wheels solid on the ground. As I recall, the car had a 351W engine (not a BB). It was an impressive demo.
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06-29-2009, 04:47 PM
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I've actually seen my car levitate all on it's own in my garage. We even changed the oil. Of course we'd had a full liter of Patrone but it was REALLY cool! |
07-07-2009, 08:56 PM
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Location: Abe Lincolns Birthplace,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4761, KCR Shelby Alloy 496,760hp
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My shelby is just as rigid ,I can place the jack so it will teter toter on just one wheel.
On the other hand the shell valley cracks and pops ,you have to open the doors when you jack it up to keep them from jamming and chipping. Tim K
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"this whole Adult thing just isnt working for me "
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07-07-2009, 09:45 PM
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Frame Stiffness
You should be able to put the jack under either main frame tube at the front of the car just behind the front cap and get three wheels off the ground after you have lifted the front wheel on the side that the jack is placed no more than 10" in the air. This is assuming you have a frame that ends about where a Kirkham or original does.
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07-08-2009, 06:22 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
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Pat! I see your point. Well, it wasn't posted with that intent. 
What is FWIW?
For What Its Worth??
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07-08-2009, 07:47 AM
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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:
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Pat! I see your point. Well, it wasn't posted with that intent. |
But you are more intelligent and perceptive than most. Oft-times my intent here slips by the reader like a thief in the night. 
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What is FWIW?
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Yep, just like Buffalo Springfield. |
07-08-2009, 08:36 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
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I can dig a little "Mr. Soul".
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11-11-2010, 12:28 PM
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Location: Huntsville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, 545 stroker
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Midstates too.
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11-11-2010, 12:40 PM
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Location: Edinburg,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett Morrison, All aluminum small block ford.
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My Butler does it too!!
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But you cheat Russ....it doesnt count when you have a twin post lift in your garage.....lol.
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11-11-2010, 01:02 PM
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Location: Santa Cruz,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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I love these "Rip Van Winkle" threads that come back to life. Guess Patrick's threads are just ageless. 
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No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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11-11-2010, 01:16 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: shellvalley 428 ford
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My Shell Valley and my NAF car as well.
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11-11-2010, 02:23 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by Got the Bug
Guess Patrick's threads are just ageless. |
Yes, and I get grace for providing so much happiness to others.  |
11-11-2010, 02:33 PM
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Sounds to me like were all just a little bit jaded. Ok so most of the Cobras out there can do this, and I remain impressed that mine can as well. But it's not quite as simple as where to place the jack or how high you have to jack it up.
Fact is, the bulk of these frames are dam stiff, the short wheel base helps. I've had plenty (MOST in fact) cars where it was very difficult to get two wheels off the ground in this manner. Oh sure, if you jack it up high enough, I guess. I can tell you with my ERA, I don't have to jack it up very high at all to do it and it really doesn't matter WHERE I put the jack on one side.
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11-11-2010, 02:55 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by Excaliber
I can tell you with my ERA, I don't have to jack it up very high at all to do it and it really doesn't matter WHERE I put the jack on one side.
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Yeah, and you get a manual too.  |
11-11-2010, 03:15 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: B&B 427 Stroked Windsor TKO 600 w/3.50 posi 9"
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It's not how stiff the frame is or where the jack is so much as massive sway bars!
Not always the best outcome for good rear traction under hard cornering!
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11-11-2010, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: starke,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic Car Co. replica of 1966 Cobra made in 1988 with big block bowtie (600 hp 454), Bought about 4 months ago
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Kinda cool. Here's a shot of my ERA with the jack under the frame at the front wheel -- the front wheel is a couple of inches above the ground. I had a trouble light lying on the garage floor behind the rear wheel and you can see the back wheel is also off the ground. Now we've all heard horror stories about the rigidity of the original Cobra's frame. Do the new Shelby cars pick the rear wheel up when you jack the front wheel? Or are the continuation frames "wiggly" like the originals?
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same thing happens to my cobra when you jack up one of the rear tires, the other rear tire will be off the ground also. rigid!
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11-11-2010, 03:37 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic Car Co. replica of 1966 Cobra made in 1988 with big block bowtie (600 hp 454), Bought about 4 months ago
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same thing happens to my cobra when you jack up one of the rear tires, the other side will be off the ground also. rigid!!
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09-25-2011, 05:59 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters, 429
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
Kinda cool. Here's a shot of my ERA with the jack under the frame at the front wheel -- the front wheel is a couple of inches above the ground. I had a trouble light lying on the garage floor behind the rear wheel and you can see the back wheel is also off the ground. Now we've all heard horror stories about the rigidity of the original Cobra's frame. Do the new Shelby cars pick the rear wheel up when you jack the front wheel? Or are the continuation frames "wiggly" like the originals?
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My Classic 427 does that too. It is rigid. |
09-25-2011, 08:11 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Love these Rip Van Winkle threads that come back to life.
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09-25-2011, 08:15 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
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Love these Rip Van Winkle threads that come back to life. |
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