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11-16-2020, 12:44 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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New Member with CCX 3127
Hello all, I am a new member to this site. I have Contemporary number 3127 and have owned it for almost 4 years now. I havent done a whole lot to it yet but am planning an engine and transmission change in the near future. Hope to learn and share lot of info here.
Brian Keith Green
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11-16-2020, 02:16 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
Posts: 7,506
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Welcome to the insanity.
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Dan in Arizona
CCX3209
"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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11-16-2020, 02:41 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
SA
Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
Posts: 13,150
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Yes, welcome Brian. Don't worry, we're not all insane. Just some 
What engine and transmission does your car have, and what are you planning to change to?
Cheers!
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11-16-2020, 03:06 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 18,997
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Love the old plate
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11-16-2020, 09:45 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4000 427 center oiler
Posts: 94
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Old style, but new plate.
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11-16-2020, 10:45 PM
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CC Member/Contributor
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
Posts: 1,994
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Yes Brian welcome aboard  You don't have to be a half-a-bubble off, to enjoy our Cobras, but it helps Great group of like minded guys here. Cheers TommyRot. |
11-20-2020, 11:55 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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Thanks guys for the welcome.........its kind of an interesting story how I acquired this car. Back in the early 90's I had a NAF Cobra and took it to all the shows and cruise nights here in town. it was a 427 SC body but had a hopped up 302 and toploader 4 speed in it. I was at our local A&W cruise night one evening when this bad ass red Contemporary Cobra showed up. It was parked next to me and I was checking it out as I was in love with the red beauty. That's when the photo was taken. Fast forward some 25 years later and come across the car for sale in Fresno. Didn't know it was the same one until we shared some stories and figured it out. The second owner was a friend with Fulton Racing in SC. SO he had sent the car to him years ago by rail and Fulton put in a race 427 Chevy and Muncie 4 speed. he enjoyed it many years but decided he wanted to build a Studebaker so put the Cobra up for sale. I told him I love the car but I was going to HAVE to change the engine. SO within the first month of owning it I located a real Side Oiler 427 and bought it. 28k later the side oiler and my toploader are done and ready to go in soon I hope. It took a while to build the engine and I never thought that I would spend that kind of money on an engine but it sure did come out awesome! I will have to post some photos and maybe a video of it running on my run stand. I will be posting lots of photos here.
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11-20-2020, 12:14 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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photos
They sure do make it hard to add photos to any post here.....I hate facebook and dont use it anymore but it sure was easy to use.
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11-20-2020, 02:37 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
Posts: 745
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I am going to say it and say you should have kept it Chevy and saved the 28K!!!!! Long Live the Chevy in a Cobra!
Last edited by Thor maine; 11-21-2020 at 07:33 AM..
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11-20-2020, 04:44 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Danville,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6079 482CI CSX cross ram
Posts: 1,354
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welcome, we are friends on FB... ramond redington lol
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11-20-2020, 11:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA 626
welcome, we are friends on FB... ramond redington lol
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Hey,
Im actually not on facebook anymore though. I deleted it, Not sure if Im going back, It WAS alot easier to post photos and stay in touch with everyone though. IF I do go back I will look you up! |
11-21-2020, 07:55 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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How the car looks today........................I have upgraded to pin drive wheels.
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11-22-2020, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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Here's a video of my engine........  427 on Run Stand 3-12-2020 by Brian K. Green, on Flickr |
11-22-2020, 07:32 AM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BKGCCX3127
Here's a video of my engine.......
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Excellent. Out of curiosity, how hard was it to get your QT bellhousing dialed in properly (if you've done that yet)? Over the years, I've heard the QTs line up right almost out of the box, whereas old Lakewoods like mine can be a nightmare. |
11-22-2020, 07:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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It lined up perfectly. However I haven't installed the clutch and mated the transmission yet. But so far it looks like it will be no problem.
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11-22-2020, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1985 CCX
Love the old plate
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by going through this site it seems that you are the Contemporary CCX guy..........I have lots and lots of documentation from my car and lots of Contemporary brochures and decals. |
11-22-2020, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Caldwell,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427, 482ci sideoiler
Posts: 142
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Good luck with your CCX, she is a beauty. I went to see the Contemporary facility in the early 1980s. At the time I lived in New York and liked the look of the Contemporary and ERA Cobras. It took a while, I eventually acquired an ERA 427. I hope you have many miles/smiles with that Cobra.
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11-22-2020, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Visalia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3127
Posts: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA174
Good luck with your CCX, she is a beauty. I went to see the Contemporary facility in the early 1980s. At the time I lived in New York and liked the look of the Contemporary and ERA Cobras. It took a while, I eventually acquired an ERA 427. I hope you have many miles/smiles with that Cobra.
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Thank you!!!! You too! |
11-25-2020, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Bridgeville,
Pa
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic 427SC & Factory Five Daytona Coupe
Posts: 10
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I share the same story with my Contemporary. First saw it in the mid 80's when the owner at that time would bring it to my father's Ford Dealership to get serviced. Then i stumbled upon it in a storage facility about a year age where it had been stored for the last 12 to 15 years and ended up buying it.
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11-26-2020, 02:04 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
Posts: 4,381
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Welcome Brian. I have CCX 3117, so we aren’t far apart! The pin drive upgrade looks great.
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