Time to come to the darkside from Hampton Roads Virginia

[TrixR4Kids]

Hey..
Been a muscle car guy forever (GM). I have been thinking on and off for many years about buying and building a Cobra. I thought I had decided pretty firmly on building a FFR, however now that I have found this site it looks like more research is going to be needed.

I just sold my daily driver 2004 GTO and bought a beater to drive. Told the wife the the old car is gone but now I am just gonna bank what I was spending before. Hopefully I can pull the trigger in the spring on the kit and hopefully have it done this time next year. I am psyched.

[kayakjack]

Welcome,

Doing the research is part of the fun. Take your time. You will figure it out. There are lots of choices. You will find the right one for you.

Ask questions and check out some cars in person.

Jack

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by TrixR4Kids

Hey..
Been a muscle car guy forever (GM). I have been thinking on and off for many years about buying and building a Cobra. I thought I had decided pretty firmly on building a FFR, however now that I have found this site it looks like more research is going to be needed.

I just sold my daily driver 2004 GTO and bought a beater to drive. Told the wife the the old car is gone but now I am just gonna bank what I was spending before. Hopefully I can pull the trigger in the spring on the kit and hopefully have it done this time next year. I am psyched.

Welcome to the forum! I was stationed at Langley many moons ago & now have my son & his family out there, nice area.

I was a Chevy guy most of my life but when I built my Cobra decided to go with a SB Ford for obvious reasons. Although, put in whatever motor you want, it's your car, do it the way you want to. The only person you have to please is yourself.

Plenty of good natured kidding goes on around here when someone has a bowtie powered Cobra though.

You're right, plenty of research is needed before you buy/build a Cobra. You can do a forum search on this topic, it's been covered many times.

Stick around, you will learn a lot from this site! Good luck with the Cobra hunt!

Randy

[sllib]

Trix;
Take your time. I shopped for four years before I pulled the trigger. There are quite a few Cobra owners in the area and, on a nice day you can see their cars at the local shows. Join Tidewater Cobra Club at: autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/tidewatercobraclub/ for the local news. Go to the Replicar Nationals in Carlisle at least once. And, most important, hang around this site. Hope to see you out there.
Bill Stradtner

[TrixR4Kids]

Thanks for all the info guy's. I know that while in the research phase I need to get my garage in order. I have hopped up so many prior projects (headers, cams swaps, etc.) but never have attempted a full build before. I am ordering the FFR build manual to see what I am looking at for needed tools and stuff. I am sure that most of the kits would require about the same stuff. I am tool deficient after getting some stuff stolen a few years ago at a Auto-X event. Wifes gonna love that.

I don't have 4 years to wait to do research though. My son is 14 and I want to start getting him involved in a hobby I love so much before he is gone.

I spoke with a few guy's this year at Jenroes about their cars and that just really was the trigger for me to sell the Goat and start saving some money.

I will check out the Tidewater club.