Tinman T-Shirts

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

Here's a photo of both the black and white versions:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...hirtsSmall.jpg

AZ Bob

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB

Here's a photo of both the black and white versions:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...hirtsSmall.jpg

AZ Bob

Oh yeah, Bob -- he's really in the mood to put on a Cobra t-shirt and wear it. I was going to photoshop a t-shirt with a really derogatory (but funny) wise-ass comment, but I feel so sorry for the S.O.B. that I couldn't even bring myself to do that.

[DWRAT]

I think "DFWM' now means.

"Damn Ford Won't Move"

Sorry tinny, I could not resist.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by DWRAT

I think "DFWM' now means.

"Damn Ford Won't Move"

Sorry tinny, I could not resist.

But I don't think he's got any Ford parts in there. Now if he had put an FE and Toploader in there, maybe. But had he done that he would have at least gotten another month of driving before it broke down.

[Karl Bebout]

I'm just biting the heck out of my tongue. Such opportunities come around pretty often but I'm feeling so much emphathy for Tinner, that I'll keep my smartazz remarks to myself, this time.

[Great Asp]

Originally Posted by patrickt

But I don't think he's got any Ford parts in there. Now if he had put an FE and Toploader in there, maybe. But had he done that he would have at least gotten another month of driving before it broke down.

I thought the 511 Roach was an FE?

E

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Great Asp

I thought the 511 Roach was an FE?

E

Yes, but I was thinking of old FE stuff. Truth be told, I only have one or two Ford parts on my FE (not counting the block), and probably nothing on the inside of the block.

[dave from mesa]

So WHAT? You had to show up on the west side to get a T-shirt. WTF? How about coming to our side of town once in a while?
Tinner
Hope things go better for you in the future.

[mikiec]

I have DanR55's T-shirts.

Dan we got you a XXXXL size.

Dave, Tinny lives on the good side of town, not any where near the bumscrew crew.

He had a bunch of them. Some day you'll get yours!!!!!!!!!

Mike

[DonMorse]

10 July ,Glendale,AZ.Just Sell It, Swap meet,same time same place.

[Danr55]

Mike, I was looking for a Tshirt.. not a sail. Come to think about it, Tinner maybe could have used a sail. Wind power Cobra.. kind of like a Chevy powered Cobra that wouldn't get away from ya!

[mikiec]

xxxxl is the Chineese size. Should fit you. It fits Broberg.

Mike

[tin-man]

Danr55, that was a low blow, even by your standards. Sail powered Cobra. , man thats bad. tin-man

[Danr55]

Sorry John.. Not really... I couldn't help myself. Do you have any word on what's up with your car? Is anything broken?

[RedSnake351]

Originally Posted by tin-man

Danr55, that was a low blow, even by your standards. Sail powered Cobra. , man thats bad. tin-man

Tinney, if you wanna hang out with this crew, ya gotta have really thick skin!
I can take 'em only for about a half a year, then have to get the hell away for six month to regain my sanity!
Ralph

[mikiec]

How can you re-gain what you never had.

[Karl Bebout]

Ralphy, your trips away from AZ are not working. You shoulda been here today. Only about 113*

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by Danr55

Sorry John.. Not really... I couldn't help myself. Do you have any word on what's up with your car? Is anything broken?

Hi Dan, preliminary diagnostics by Eric Voss were that a screw was loose in the distributor that caused a metal part to spin and thus the engine would not start. The screw was re-tightened and Erick drove the car off the transporter. He is still checking the tranny linkage for any latent damage due to the grabbing derivative of the high idle. Not sure what caused the transmission to surge between third and fourth and back again or to stick in first so all that needs to be sorted out by the Bowler transmission people. All things considered apart from meeting some of the Arizona Cobra Club guys, the trip was and always will be a scare on my memory. I drove the car for an aggregate of one hour and put 28 actual miles on it and then kaboom. I am thinking of talking to Guinness Book of World Records people to see if I have a shot of being the first schlepper to spend big bucks on an engine transmission combo only to have it malfunction in so short a time. Really a bummer.

That said, Roush, Bowler and Voss Performance will be sorting this out with the help of Lance Stander of Hillbank, whom I trust implicitly, he will test drive the car for as many miles as required to sort out all the unknowns associated with this "new" engine and tranny combo for the Cobra. A little bird told me maybe this was the first combo package set into a Cobra thus extensive testing will be required and should have been performed prior to promulgation at the source, on a car of this size if this is indeed the case. Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't I'll never know.

What I do know these guys have comitted to fix whatever ails it and they will have six months to get it right. Otherwise I may be tempted to yank the engine and tranny install then in a coffin and plant a lemon tree in it and send it back to the vendors. Hopefully this will not be required since I really do like the looks of the 511 IRFE and it sounds good when it works. Can't say that for the Bowler transmission since I have not so far had the privilege of driving the car in a normal manner.

End of day the only thing that really got broke was my heart, sorta like wow, my car is ready, travel halfway around the world, see it, great excitement, send it to my home, see it parked in my garage, great feeling of pride of ownership and the following day all these emotions got slammed big time into the ground and I ask myself, why me?

I have confidence it will get fixed in the end, but so far the value for monies spent are not being realized. The Superformance Mark 111 roller was the only exception to this statement, it is awesome and well worth what I paid for it.

John,

[Danr55]

John, If you'd like to to go to California and run it around the new track at Ontario for several laps in excess of 100 MPH to make sure everything functions as it should when all of the particulars say it's functioning, you let me know and I'll go over and give it a proper shake down for you.. .only because we are friends..

Really though, it sounds like you have all of the right folks looking at it. I just hope you get better service than Sandy and Ron got out of Rousch. Given the present state of affairs, I don't believe I'd let them re-engine and lawn mower for me. Having been in the quality world for many years, I'm not real impressed with either their performance or thier customer service. Best of luck to you. I hope this doesn't turn out to be another finger pointing name calling story.

[mikiec]

John,

I have a nice FFR with almost 60K trouble free miles I can swap it for your car. Straight across, you won't need to add any coinage to the deal.

Mike

Dan, I'll bring the T-shirts with me next weekend.