"SHELBY"s Featured @ CARS N COFFEE 03/04

[nniets]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Turned into a beautiful day, once the sun came up. Scottie, Rattle-Can Robert and I went up to Payson afterwards. Nice little ride and no "good driver awards".

Yeah, wish we could have met you in Payson, but it just wasn't in the cards, or the text.

[AZMike427]

It was great meeting most of you guys out there yesterday. Awesome turnout and it ended up being a really nice day!

[Karl Bebout]

I'm thinking I must have seen at least 10-15 Cobras I'd not seen before. Heck of a turnout, even surpassed Fountain Hills, but then, it was free.

NNiets, When I texted you, the last I'd heard was Punkin Center but when we got to that turnoff, I found I had been overruled. I even went down the road a bit to see if you were there waiting. Oh well, you had a better ride than we did. Come back through Globe?

[Shootnride]

Just got a question for you guys. In a couple of the photos there appears to be a Kirkham with a V-12. Any info about that car ? What motor is that ?

Just curious

Ted

[moore_rb]

Originally Posted by Shootnride

Just got a question for you guys. In a couple of the photos there appears to be a Kirkham with a V-12. Any info about that car ? What motor is that ?

Just curious

Ted

Yeah that was pretty cool- The valve covers were engraved with "860 cid"

I didn't get a confirmation from the owner, but I think that it was a custom Falconer V12 he had in there (one of the other guys can correct me if I'm wrong about that). I did overhear the owner say he had more into the engine than he had in the rest of the car.

but, as far as eye-candy goes, it was pretty hard to top that one. PhxMike's polished Kirkham was straight across it (nose to nose) and Mike's awesome aluminum Pond 482 FE was reduced to "just another V8" status...

[Danr55]

I didn't hear a name, but I believe he said it was custom built for an off shore racer. This is one of twenty built and he has another one in his shop.

[Karl Bebout]

Torque Engineering Corp. built 20 of these all aluminum engines between 1999 and 2002. The one in the Cobra was detuned down from 1200hp to only 1000hp to make it streetable. And yes, the man does have a spare, just in case...BTW, the engine weighs 1000#s. Maybe not so good for the track?

[Shootnride]

Thanks for the replies gentlemen.

Well I did a little Googling on Torque Engineering. They're no longer in business, but there is some pretty good info on the internet, including one Youtube dyno run. Pretty impressive engines. That gentleman with the Kirkham certainly must have an excess of disposable income

Ted

[Phx Mike]

Jeff is the owner but I dont know his last name or if he has a handle on this forum. What Dan, Karl and Robert said is all consistent with what I know too. Engine makes over 900 lb-ft of torque at 1600 rpm. As noted the engine was designed for offshore racing boat use. When running it sounded like a smaller Merlin V-12 minus the supercharger.

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

I was told the owner had his V12 motor delivered to the Kirkham factory and asked Dave to "build a car around it."
Not confirmed.
Cool 6 exhaust pipes coming out each side.
AZ Bob

[moore_rb]

Originally Posted by Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB

Cool 6 exhaust pipes coming out each side.
AZ Bob

Yes! The '6 into 1' headers looked like Gatling guns coming through each fender...

[Shootnride]

Originally Posted by moore_rb

Yes! The '6 into 1' headers looked like Gatling guns coming through each fender...

And no photos ?????

Ted

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

Here is the only photo I have.


AZ Bob

[Karl Bebout]

Gotta think Kirkhams really beefed up the frame and suspension to handle the extreme torque and the 1000# engine weight. I forgot to ask the guy what transmission he has but did notice he had floor mounted pedals.

[Phx Mike]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Gotta think Kirkhams really beefed up the frame and suspension to handle the extreme torque and the 1000# engine weight. I forgot to ask the guy what transmission he has but did notice he had floor mounted pedals.

TKO600. Pedal setup same as mine. Not sure what clutch.

[Shootnride]

Very impressive and unique. Thanks for posting the photos.

Ted

[AZCobra12]

Hi,

I would like to make an introduction, I am Jeff the Guy with the V12 Kirkham. Thanks for the interest in the project that is some 6 years in the making. Started in May of 2011 and loaded it up, not under power, at Dave's shop in October 2016. First ran under power in January 2017. There are some in process photos of the project on the Kirkham website and here at: Kirkham's forum under Kirkham Motorsports Tour August 2016. I would post photos but have not figured how to do it yet, this is my first post. Hope to meet a lot of the AZ club members in the future.
Best,

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

Welcome AZCobra12. You have a remarkable cobra. Let us know more about you, like your name. Plus you can get on our email list by sending your name, address, CC ID, shirt size, email address, phone etc to likenu2@cox.net.
Besides this forum, we also have a FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603098773246056/ and the email list to keep you informed of what's going on.

AZ Bob

[Karl Bebout]

Welcome Jeff. Certainly glad to have you interested in our gang of ragtag miscreants. I think the CC forum has a policy of preventing a FNG from posting pictures until they have submitted a few posts.

Here's a few things about the Arizona Cobras:
Rule #1. There are no rules.
No officers
No meetings
No dues
No Whining (although it seems to be difficult for some people to refrain from sniveling). A thin skin will soon be discovered and exploited!

[Gofastoldguy]

Originally Posted by Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB

I was told the owner had his V12 motor delivered to the Kirkham factory and asked Dave to "build a car around it."
Not confirmed.
Cool 6 exhaust pipes coming out each side.
AZ Bob

Bob, wasn't that the V12 Cobra tucked away in the corner of Kirkham's shop when we visited a couple of years ago?