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05-17-2011, 05:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Newcastle, Warners Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RMC . 393 Dart alloy block Stroked 351 alloy heads ..all the goodies plus a pre oiler. al
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You might know the answer to a long time mystery...I was too young to be able to have a look at it myself and never found out what the problem was.
My uncle owned a brand new VF auto and every now and then the thing would spin out !
I witnessed it once when we were coming back from somewhere and mum and dad were following the uncle and aunt. We were in traffic leaving a 35mph zone ...no acceleration because of the traffic and the Valiant did a perfect 180 without crossing the road centerline.
Dad even had time to pull up behind him off to the left. The road was dry. Have you heard of this happening in the VFs.....The uncle ended up getting another car.
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05-17-2011, 08:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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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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Sorry Rob, never heard of it happening.
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05-21-2011, 07:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Near Emerald,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Evans kit, 6 litre, 6 speed, Jag F/R,
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As a young weekend learner before my apprenticeship I fitted up a new twin exhaust system on a HJ station wagon GTS mock up for a guy, it was T bar auto so I wanted to stick shift it thru the gears on a test drive, went ok for a 253 too. Got it up to about 60 mph in a 60kmh zone in Queanbeyan where the road is quite wide near the YMCA netball courts, as I slotted it into 3rd (D for drive) it went thru the gate and picked reverse. The resulting 360 spin was about 100 metres long and took forever, felt like the car was going to roll over left then right as it came around, the fire extinguisher went off in the front passenger floor and there was powder and sh*t everywhere, including my jocks.
The tar was very coarse and new and those marks stayed there for 2 years. Drove back to the shed shaking like a dog shi**ing razors blades and cleaned the powder out of the cab.
Mate that owned the car knew something had happened but couldnt quite finger me for it.
Also had air shockers on my old VJ valo and when pumped right up it would spin at the drop of a hat.
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Missed my Cobra budget by thaaaat much.
Ya get that on big jobs.
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06-23-2011, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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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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Fark...... It is cold in the desert this morning.
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06-25-2011, 05:57 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Cheltenham,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR3516, LS3, Aussie Mike'd T-56, 3.70 LSD, AP brakes, Penske shocks
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I snapped a pic while it was hot back in 2009;
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06-25-2011, 03:59 PM
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Location: Sunshine Coast Qld,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison # 80; Ford 5.0L HO Trickflow heads, cam and rockers and MassFlow EFI
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Your speed almost matches your temperature. Dave's doesn't ...
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Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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06-25-2011, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR 3505, LS1, T56 6 Speed, VE 3.45 LSD Rear, 6 Spot AP Fronts, 4 Spot Wilwood Rears
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Merv, 50 odd k's per hour on Punt Road is good going, given its always clogged with traffic. Rgds Gregg
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06-25-2011, 06:27 PM
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Location: Sunshine Coast Qld,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison # 80; Ford 5.0L HO Trickflow heads, cam and rockers and MassFlow EFI
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I know that is a good speed there - I used to live in South Yarra, before I moved to Kew.
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Merv
Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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06-25-2011, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Homebush,B2 Windsor 445
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Merv and Sharon
I know that is a good speed there - I used to live in South Yarra, before I moved to Kew.
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Kew where?????......That's my current Abode!! 
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And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years- Abraham Lincoln
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06-26-2011, 12:24 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison # 80; Ford 5.0L HO Trickflow heads, cam and rockers and MassFlow EFI
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Belmont Av Paul. When I was a young undergrad.
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Merv
Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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06-26-2011, 12:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA,
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I'm in Edgevale Rd....150 mtrs away.... 
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They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them ....
And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years- Abraham Lincoln
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06-26-2011, 02:04 AM
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The world gets smaller and smaller Paul. I was in a place called John Cannon House. As I recall the cemetery was not that far away and there were some famous people buried there - Dame Nelli Melba?
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Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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06-26-2011, 02:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR 3505, LS1, T56 6 Speed, VE 3.45 LSD Rear, 6 Spot AP Fronts, 4 Spot Wilwood Rears
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Quote:
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I know that is a good speed there - I used to live in South Yarra, before I moved to Kew.
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So does that mean we can claim you as a Mexican?
I was up in Brissie last week - also got straned for extra day - Wish I had the cobra there, you guys had some beautiful weather mon-wed
Rgds
Gregg
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06-26-2011, 02:48 AM
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Location: Sunshine Coast Qld,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison # 80; Ford 5.0L HO Trickflow heads, cam and rockers and MassFlow EFI
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Noooo Gregg. It was an enforced stay in Melbourne, even though Hawthorne was my team. I even used to drive back to Brisbane for long weekends! However, Melbourne is my favourite city in Australia still. We had a brilliant Cobra run, about 12 of us in the hills in the Sunshine Coast hinterland today. Best time of the year.
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Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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06-26-2011, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR 3505, LS1, T56 6 Speed, VE 3.45 LSD Rear, 6 Spot AP Fronts, 4 Spot Wilwood Rears
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I am envious of you guys now - Melb is still a bit cool but we have had a couple of sunny days this weekend but I was out so couldnt go for a little spin. I havent been down the Great Ocean Road yet, but have driven the Mornington Penninsula a fair bit and there are some good roads down there. I am going to try and make the Nationals this year, so am looking forward to meeting a few more cobrafiles. Rgds Gregg
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06-27-2011, 03:13 AM
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The Ocean Road would be great in a Cobra. However a trip to the Portsea pub could be nice as well.
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Ford Cobra
Harrison #80.
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast Qld.
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07-10-2011, 02:43 AM
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Hi All,
Thought I'd say hello as I have been a long time thread reader but only registered recently.
Anyone from Adelaide a member?
I am looking to make the leap into owning a cobra soon so may have questions to ask (mid life crisis purchase) but am thinking of taking the easy route first before building from scratch.
I travel for work a fair bit so may look to see if I can catch up when there are events interstate.
All the best.
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07-10-2011, 03:56 AM
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Location: Redland Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison #100 under construction
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Welcome Sean, this is such a great site with lots & lots of useful & useless information 
You will love it. Don't know about the mid-life crisis though-I reckon that the term was coined by some Pisxed ORF Shelia not happy with her old actually doing something he wanted to do for a long time. Mine told all our friends that I was having one when I started on mine. I just smiled a lot and finally explained to all that if I was having a crisis she'd be GONE & I'd be on a Harley with a chickie babe
So once again welcome to the site, join the local club and enjoy the journey.
Rog
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07-13-2011, 07:23 AM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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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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07-13-2011, 07:38 AM
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Location: Sunbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Rat Rod Racer, LS1 & T56
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Time for new underpants I think.
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