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05-24-2016, 05:55 PM
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Location: Gold Coast,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arntz, TKO600, 460
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Seeing pics like this (whilst have been few are far between) give me excitement pains.
Look at that metally goodness.
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05-25-2016, 09:15 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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Another week is almost passed and we edge closer to deadlines.......Mark is chipping away and making good progress.
My favourite picture at the moment.
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05-25-2016, 09:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Some people will go to any lengths to have their picture on CC
Looking good, Dave. NO - THE CAR!!
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05-25-2016, 11:29 PM
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Location: Rural, Kangaroo Island,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AC Cobra - ICCARS 001, 4.2LTwin Turbo, AWD, 5 speed tiptronic under construction
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Very talented to do that sort of work so perfectly.. Hope fully not too far away now.
How's the chassis coming along, or is that done?
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05-26-2016, 12:53 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Drb, 302 Comp cam, Cobra Nationals 2001 and 2002
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The wait should be worth it going by the quality of the work. It will be too nice to paint
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05-26-2016, 04:01 AM
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Yes chassis is ready but will need whatever mods are required for the body. Chassis was actually ready a year ago.
Good update from Pace today. Packing is on track.
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05-26-2016, 05:23 AM
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More from Mark. Looks fantastic.
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05-26-2016, 08:17 PM
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Location: Tynong North, Melbourne,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR3514, LS3, Dual Quads, Holley Dominator EFI, TR6060, VE 3.7 LSD, AP Racing Brakes, 17x8 & 10 Custom Dragway Billet Wheels.
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Hi Dave,
Hope the excitement is building for you, it is for me as an onlooker, its just beautiful.
Marks skill is remarkable, its amazing to watch this develop.
With the refinements to the Pace chassis and kit as the numbers climb, and your skills, it will end up at the top of the kit car builds for sure.
Really looking good.
regards
Dave
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05-26-2016, 11:11 PM
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Hope the excitement is building for you, it is for me as an onlooker, its just beautiful.
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Me too.
Dave, they say good things come to those who wait. I think your waiting time qualifies you for something absobloominlutely off the scale!
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05-26-2016, 11:23 PM
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Cheers Fella's, its great having the support of the forum , has helped me greatly.
Even went out to the shed today and looked at the lonely 5.0ltr with its 5 speed box and almost thought about starting to clean up the T5....lol.
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05-27-2016, 01:29 AM
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T5? Me thinks a billet 6 spd sequential is needed!!!!! U gotta match the bling Dave! I have a spare u know.
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05-28-2016, 02:45 AM
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A billet 6spd should be in everyones car.....Im really not sure what to do about driveline.
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05-30-2016, 12:14 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Hi Ben.
I visited Marks shop just prior to Easter, from his pictures on Facebook, I assumed he was a one man show, but he actually employees 2 other craftsman that work there with him.
So its not a case of moving one man between multiple jobs.
When I called in, I think I counted 6-7 cars on the go in the building.So what looks like a bit here and a bit there, is more likely what work one guy did this week, what work that guy did that week etc.
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Can I ask what may be a dumb question, but watching him on Facebook it looks he is too'ing and fro'ing between several projects. It seems to me like this one in particular needs just his time, I mean i'ts not like he would be waiting for parts....so why doesn't he just focus on one thing and finish that?
not having a dig, just wondered.
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05-30-2016, 08:59 AM
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Was thinking today this car needs a special motor, Im thinking a Windsor Clevor (Boss)type motor might be the go. I have built a lot of motors in my time but not a Clevor and my current 414ci Windsor is real nice in my 40 but the cam is to angry for nice cruising in a Cobra
Thinking CHI 3V heads, 427 stroker crank, Custom 8 stack intake, 427 Cobra valve covers.
Anyone know of any Dart / world or similar blocks laying around? or where the best place to buy a block from?
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05-30-2016, 09:20 AM
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Alloy or iron?
What deck height?
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05-30-2016, 10:56 AM
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Thinking CHI 3V heads, 427 stroker crank, Custom 8 stack intake, 427 Cobra valve covers.
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05-30-2016, 05:09 PM
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Location: Rural, Kangaroo Island,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AC Cobra - ICCARS 001, 4.2LTwin Turbo, AWD, 5 speed tiptronic under construction
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Was thinking today this car needs a special motor, Im thinking a Windsor Clevor (Boss)type motor might be the go. I have built a lot of motors in my time but not a Clevor and my current 414ci Windsor is real nice in my 40 but the cam is to angry for nice cruising in a Cobra
Thinking CHI 3V heads, 427 stroker crank, Custom 8 stack intake, 427 Cobra valve covers.
Anyone know of any Dart / world or similar blocks laying around? or where the best place to buy a block from?
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Hey Dave, I have just pieced together a 427W Clevor set up myself using a standard late model '97 351W roller block and Dot 4 Cast 4V closed chamber heads etc.. I had to use custom forged pistons to allow for the canted valves and to get the compression height of the piston to suit the 6.2" long rods with a 4.1" stroke crank. It took a bit of sorting but as I mentioned the std 351W block will get you to 427cubes and they are good for 650hp all day. What you will need to get with the CHI heads is an external thermostat block mount that runs 5/8" hoses from the front of the CHI heads to the thermostat housing - CHI sell these also. Custom inlet manifold only as you mentioned as Edelbrock make a non EFI manifold for this set up but you will need EFI for emissions.
That said how do you get something like that through emissions in W.A. Are they more relaxed on it than in other states or will this be a club rego thing where emissions are negated by virtue of the club rego system?
P.S. just remembered that if you do use a std block you will need to make some releif points on the bottom of the piston skirts for rod clearance - pre-assembly is a must IMHO.
Cheers
Wil
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05-30-2016, 06:01 PM
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Craig not sure but iron is the go and 9.5 deck height but could do a 8.2 deck block and a 347 as well. Will look at all options.
Wil it's been great talking to you and I have enjoyed our offline conversations as well. I will talk more to about your build. Over here we do a free rev emission test. Idle and 3000 rpm. I would have to use a very stock grind cam shaft, and really good cats. All doable.
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05-30-2016, 06:05 PM
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Craig not sure but iron is the go and 9.5 deck height but could do a 8.2 deck block and a 347 as well. Will look at all options.
Wil it's been great talking to you and I have enjoyed our offline conversations as well. I will talk more to about your build. Over here we do a free rev emission test. Idle and 3000 rpm. I would have to use a very stock grind cam shaft, and really good cats. All doable.
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Lucky guys in W.A. the cost for an IM240 emission cycle test here in S.A. I am led to believe is around the $1000 mark per test, so fail and pay, then try again and pay again...
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05-30-2016, 06:16 PM
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double post sorry
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