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05-21-2010, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Jennersville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett Morrison, Donovan aluminum BB
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my first disgusted spectator
Well I was at a local car cruise and had my first person come to my car, say it was awesome but then got disgusted after he asked what engine was in it and I told him it had a BBC in it. It was amazing to me the arrogance of this guy. He literally looked me in the face and angrily said "you ruined it  " and grabbed his kid by the arm and stormed off. The people around me were also stunned at his boldness. As for me it doesn't bother me, that just shows the level of intelligence soome one has. If he can't appreciate the engineering in the car than he is missing out. |
05-21-2010, 03:19 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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I swear I was nowhere near PA today.
Shhhh, don't let Patrick find out. He'll go on and on about the blasphemy of it all.
Last edited by RodKnock; 05-21-2010 at 03:26 PM..
Reason: Patrick added a missing word to make sense of it.
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05-21-2010, 03:24 PM
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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:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Shhhh, don't let Patrick find out. He'll go on and on about [the] blasphemy of it all.
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No he won't. The guy was clearly out of line. |
05-21-2010, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bethesda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6022, navy blue, period correct 427 SO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
No he won't. The guy was clearly out of line.
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Letting a BBC off that easy? Refilled the Prozac this week? 
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05-21-2010, 04:18 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dcdoug
Letting a BBC off that easy? Refilled the Prozac this week? |
I still remember Patrick's response to one thread where he was talking about a ficticious kid walking away disappointed after walking up and looking at a SBF under the hood of a Cobra. |
05-21-2010, 04:21 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6022, navy blue, period correct 427 SO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
I still remember Patrick's response to one thread where he was talking about a ficticious kid walking away disappointed after walking up and looking at a SBF under the hood of a Cobra.
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That could be a pretty big disappointment to a knowledgable kid wanting to see a real FE. 
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05-21-2010, 03:39 PM
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Look at the incident as though it was the story of the armless man who stood in front of the Mona Lisa and cried with emotion. He recognised the art, and knew he could never duplicate it.
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05-21-2010, 03:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
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I'm sure his social grace has taken him far in life.
The real tragedy here is that that poor little kid has that a$$hole as an example to pattern his social skills after.
Poor kid. Life's going to be rough for him.
DD
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05-21-2010, 03:43 PM
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You put a WHAT in your Cobra?
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05-22-2010, 08:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PatBuckley
You put a WHAT in your Cobra?
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hmm... I had to google BBC 
As an European my first choice was LS7 (or LS9) - for Power and emission... ended up with the Roush 427 8 stack EFI for the look.
I'm not anal, but I too have "limits" - it is after all a replica... 
Most important for me is to keep it as close to the original, but also take advantage of evolution... - hence a mean street car (why I would NEVER put a stereo in )
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05-21-2010, 04:18 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: LA Exotics
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I always enjoy hearing how I did something wrong from people. They are usually the ones that have never accomplished anything themselves.
Get used to it. There is a lot of jealousy out there and it is expressed in unusual ways.
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05-21-2010, 04:20 PM
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Location: Devil's Backbone,RR 32,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star Classics #240,Candy Apple Red,Keith Craft 418w - 602 HP,584 TQ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BBfangs
Well I was at a local car cruise and had my first person come to my car, say it was awesome but then got disgusted after he asked what engine was in it and I told him it had a BBC in it. It was amazing to me the arrogance of this guy.
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Was it Evan ???  |
05-21-2010, 04:57 PM
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My thoughts exactly, it is a replica, it is not a $400,000 original that I took and blemished it. I am all for originality but also for everyones own dream or at the least likes and dislikes. He could have said "uh that's not my taste" and left it at that. Everyone has a right to their opinion, you just have ot be smart enough to know whaen to say it or keep it to yourself. Dangerous Doug, I agree with jeans like the kid is doomed.
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05-21-2010, 05:15 PM
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It's "only" a replica? I hate that excuse to do whatever you want to your replica COBRA.
Reality check: We all have our limits as to what we find acceptable. Personally I draw that line at GM power, but I digress...
Maybe YOU like red crushed velvet and a wooden dash with neon lights below your side pipes and a trunk full of BIG ass stereo speakers. Maybe YOU like a lot of bling in your 20" wheels for your Cobra. I don't, I won't laugh in your face, but I WILL laugh. You cross a certain line and it's no longer art, your just an idiot, period. Where that line is crossed may be different for each of us, but we ALL DO have a line, somewhere. So, don't use the cop out, it's "only" a replica. Try to have a little respect for the hobby.
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05-21-2010, 05:22 PM
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........or he could have said, "So you are one of the few Cobra's with REAL horsepower!"
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05-21-2010, 05:22 PM
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Location: Near Chichester, Sussex by the sea......,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Crendon 427 S/C 428 FE+toploader
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when my last car looked an absolute mess before it got painted, everyone said nice things to me - I think they assumed i was half way through a restoration.... all except one guy that is: I was takng my son to a kid's birthday party, we were motoring slowly around town, and his 2 kids looked pointed and said 'wow', so I smiled and waved back. The 'Father' (I use the term loosely) then pointed and bellowed 'kitcar' .... like its a term of abuse.
My boy says 'why did the man shout that?'
'Dunno, he;s right through'.  
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05-21-2010, 05:56 PM
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Ernie! Ernie!... You disappoint me. You stick in that word "Only". That suggests it is inferior and meager in description.
I'm being a realist. It's fiberglass and I'm reasonably sure it is a replica.. I didn't put in Ford power and I'm possibly crossing some ambiguous line. Go figure.
Now you know as well as I that true hotrodders from my generation would change motors quicker than a NASCAR team on a tire change,if it would win a race. Shelby did it and a slough of others. We can talk about old yeller, Allard and a bunch of others. So did they cross a line. Or just maybe they were PIONEERS and saw potential in doing the different.
I don't care for a lot of those things you mention like the neon and such but ,Hey, if it trip your trigger, more power to you. I wouldn't do it.
Come on Ernie, even Carroll wanted to put a Chevy heart in there on the first try.. |
05-21-2010, 06:14 PM
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Ruins it for me too.
Sorry.
But, I never would have said anything out loud!
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05-21-2010, 06:29 PM
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No need to be sorry. I respect anyone to do as they wish with
their Replica. It may not be what others like but that's why Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors. I personally don't give a hoot what's under the hood. I like looking at the engineering and the neat little ideas that folks incorporate in their replicas.
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05-22-2010, 08:25 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jhv48
Ruins it for me too.
Sorry.
But, I never would have said anything out loud!
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Like putting a small block in a 427 body.  |
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