FOR SALE Antiques and Collectibles Cobra Replica

[John Poling]

1966 Cobra Replica by Antique and Collectibles
1600 miles since build
Color 1997 Toyota Performance Red with Mercedes
metallic silver stripes

Black interior

Titled, Registered and insured in Indiana as a 1966

****DELIVERY IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION****

Mechanicals:

Engine: 1974 351W/350hp spec built by York Sports
Cars. Iron heads. Edelbrock Performer
intake and 600cfm electric choke carb (1406)
stock style mechanical fuel pump
3 inch tall oval K&N air cleaner. Duraspark II
ignition and Ford Racing 9mm wires.
One piece pan gasket.

Transmission: C-6 built by John York. 2200 stall and
very stout shifting 2nd and 3rd. Lokar kick
down cable assembly, B&M polished street
rod cooler mounted in custom made ram box
mounted in engine oil cooler location in front
of car. Russell stainless braided cooler lines
and anodized fittings throughout. Custom
made to fit HD drive shaft by Denny's.
B&M Hammer shifter.

Rear-end: Ford 9 inch with 3.50:1 gear and posi-trac
carrier with 28 spline axles. All wearing parts
new during build. Rear of housing is
reinforced with custom made to fit 1/4" plate
steel brace to insure rigidity of housing.

Suspension: Custom made by A&C front to Mustang
II geometry specifications using Carrera
adjustable coil over shocks. Four link
adjustable trailing arm rear using Carrera
adjustable coil over shocks.

Brakes: Dual Wilwood master cylinders 7/8" front 1"
rear actuated with hanging Wilwood pedal
and balance bar assembly. Stock Mustang II
front brake assembly with two sets of new
rotors. Heavy duty 11" ford rear drums. All
components were new with build.

Frame: 2x4 square tube main rails front to rear with
2x2 outrigger rails. Frame was completely
bead blasted and powder coated in satin
black to insure corrosion resistance and
appearance.

Exhaust: Four tube headers slip fit to 4 into 1 side
pipes. Copper plate used for seal at head.
Both are Jet-Hot coated in Sterling Silver.

Electrical System: Painless 18 circuit base system
completely reworked by very meticulous
Electrical Systems Engineer (me) using all
environmentally sealed Deutsh connectors. All
high current drawing accessories fed by
separate relays to insure full system voltage.
65 amp alternator with 1 wire conversion
voltage regulator on rear of alternator.
Several circuits are still available to add items
such as heater and A/C, radio with speaker
wires already routed into trunk area. You will
probably not find a more stable electrical
system on any home built car. All grounds
were stripped and rewired using heavy
gauge wire and all ground circuits terminate
at 1 point on the frame. I designed this
system to not fail ever.

Fuel system: Custom made to fit 18 gallon Fuel Safe
cell with Kevlar bladder and foam filled.
Powder coated to accent body color and
mounted using custom made polished
stainless straps. Stock mechanical fuel pump.
Wiring is in trunk for electric pump.

Cooling System: Flow Kooler high flow aluminum
pump, high flow 160 deg thermostat, Moroso
filler T in upper hose, 2-1 inch tube aluminum
radiator from Summit racing with filler neck
removed and welded shut. Custom fit 16 inch
shrouded puller fan from Cooling
Components Inc. controlled by 30amp
battery fed relay and Painless electric auto
control fan thermostat 185 on/170 off.
Aluminum overflow from Summit Racing. Fan
cycles as designed and has not over heated
in 95+ deg temps.

Wheels and Tires: Compomotive HB style 17x8 front
and 17x10.5 rear with Michelin Pilot rubber
fronts 255-45-17 and rear 315-35-17. This
makes for just short of 25 inches of rubber
in the rear. $3000+ in receipts.

Body: Nearly Flawless paint and arrow perfect body work
completed in March, 2003 using the Standox
five stage paint system and materials. There are no paint
edges for the stripes. Gaps are
consistent around both doors and hood and trunk.
Receipts for body and paint total $10,000.

Interior: Full custom interior vinyl and carpet work completed by
an area high end custom street rod shop.
Door panels custom made to fit individual doors and
covered with same top grade vinyl on dash.
Both panels have well proportioned map pockets. Seats
are Cobra Classic as purchased from
www.autotoystore.com and both are on
adjustable sliders. Simpson lap belt on both sides bolted
to frame and steel tunnel assembly, seats and belts are
bolted directly to heavy gauge steel bolted
directly to frame. Trunk compartment is fully finished
using same top grade carpeting used on
interior. Custom made to fit interior floor mats with
matching carpet. Custom made to fit
tonneau cover using top grade U.V. resistant exterior
vinyl with zip open center and attached using
Lift-The -Dot fasteners. Tonneau has pouch for Grant
wood rimmed wheel and wraps around roll
bar tubes.

Extra Details: Stainless over rider bumpers front and rear with
custom made "shoes" to enclose unsightly
interior of bumpers. Stainless roll bar mounted to frame
with custom made to fit stainless trim plates at body.
Stainless side louvers. Custom made steel reinforced
floors bolted to frame for seat mount stability and rigid
ness. Custom designed and built steel center tunnel
narrowed for installation of wider more comfortable
seats. Chrome Lokar parking brake lever and cables.
All non-stainless or aluminum metal is powder coated in
satin black same as frame assembly.
1985 Cavalier steering column with tilt modified to fit
package. This is the only item on the car that was not
brand new. I went completely through it and regreased
and inspected everything.

Items needed: Larger front brakes although current
setup work fine. Minor detail work such
as finish trim plates at steering column and throttle
pedal. Rubber flaps over wheel wells in upper control
arm area. Striker plates at scuff area of hood latches,
upgraded trunk latch "L" bracket. Electric or air horn,
wiring and relay are already installed.

Well over $35,000 invested not including my time of approx 1000 hours labor. I have most all receipts from my purchases and
several of them from original owner of the kit as I purchased it partially started in the very early stages. For some pictures please click on the camera icon next to my name.

If you need more information or have questions please ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. I am selling to help offset
adoption costs of our two children.

Asking $31,500 obo.

Contact me with questions.

Work-260-461-7599
Home-260-749-7511
e-mail-john.poling@nav-international.com

Thank you.

John

[PNJSNAK]

John: sorry to hear you need to let Cobie go. Hey, but it can be replaced later, Kids and family always come first. I am sure you know what can be done to improve your next ride. Not sure what that would be though, I thought your Cobie is one beautiful ride. I am jealous of the what you have done with it, not that I don't like my ride, but I really like some of the personal work done on it.
It was great meeting the wife and you new additions, I am sure they are a handful and I am sure you both have a lot to look forward too. Good luck with the family, and seeling Cobie. If prospective buyers want an opinion of Cobie please feel free to have them call me 248-765-9456.
I was hoping to see you and Cobie at the Fling but I am sure you should be spending quality time with the family instead of a bunch of piston heads. There will always be time later.
Give me a call if you want.
Jim

[John Poling]

Jim,
Thanks for the kind words it is much appreciated. I have toiled this again and again and have just decided that for now the best thing to do was this. I did have every intention of going to the fling but unfortunately due to other commitments, I couldn't make it. I know of a few people from Fort Wayne that made it and a couple of them I actually work with, so I heard that it was the best yet. Darn, I should have made more of an effort.

John

[John Poling]

Finally some updated pictures posted yesterday. Click the camera next to my name.

[PNJSNAK]

John: any hits on Cobie? I still need to replace my seats with something more comfortable. I am trying to remember what seats you have. What are they? Leather or Vinly? Where did you get them from and how much did they cost? If you don't mind telling me. I know you modified your tunnel area. How much interference was there before you modified it?
Talk to you soon.
Jim

[John Poling]

Jim,
I've had a couple hits one too tall, one tire kicker and one offer a little low. The person that made the offer seemed to be pretty interested and said he may be able to come up with a little extra funding around the September timeframe. If I still have it for sale at that time and they are still interested, who knows.

As for the seats, they are Cobra Classics from www.autotoystore.com the are NOT the Corbeau brand. They are in black vinyl and by far beat the heck out of the original seats that came with the kit. The cost on them was about $185 each plus shipping (I think).

If I remember correctly, I had to narrow my tunnel by about 5 inches, 2.5 on each side. I believe that my tunnel is just around 7 inches wide without the carpet an padding installed. THis is just from memory though and I've never been accused of having a great one.

John

[jerry w]

John,

Sincerely Good luck to you during the adoption process. Who ever buys your car will be getting a sweet ride! I have checked your gallery in the past, as I am building an A& C with my son. Don't stop visiting the forum after you sell your car! I am sure I could use your advise and experience.

Jerry

[John Poling]

Jerry,

If I sell it, I will continue coming to CC as I intend to build another one in the near future. If I don't sell, that's okay too I don't really need the money.

Thank you for your kind comments.

John

[John Poling]

Delivery is possible dependant upon your location.

John

[John Poling]

TTT and lowered price of $31,500 obo. Personal delivery still possible depending on where you are.

Thank you.

John

[John Poling]

TTT trying to stir more interest. Let's talk, I can help with delivery around the Indiana area of the country.

What do you not like about the car? the ad has had well over 1000 hits but only about 5 people have contacted me with some interest.

Added contact information to me directly. Please contact me with questions.

Thank you.

John