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12-08-2009, 03:00 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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You see, I knew someone would say rotary phones were awesome.
Uh, Patrick, they do make satellite and internet phones too.
You could also get two empty cans, no lids, with some long string and make a phone the old school way.  |
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12-08-2009, 03:02 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Oops, I forgot to add that there's a 390 GT engine on the NorCal Shelby website asking $3,000.
www.norcal-saac.org |
12-08-2009, 06:42 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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Originally Posted by patrickt
Not so fast there RK. Four or five years ago (maybe seven or eight, now that I think about it), when the hurricane hit us, the only phone that would work in the house was an old black rotary phone.
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That will be very useful for the next hurricane we get in DC, about 50 years from now.... 
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(Less time searching, more time wrenching & driving)
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12-10-2009, 02:53 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Near Chichester, Sussex by the sea......,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Crendon 427 S/C 428 FE+toploader
Posts: 668
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thanks for all the replies.
as i'm in the uk, (where there isnt too much local FE knowledge, compared to SBF and SBC) i plan to buy a complete engine/trans solution from the US.
despite sounding really nice, ali blocks are out for me for 2 reasons - 1. cost, but more importantly, 2. in the UK, to register a cobra for road use and avoid needing to comply with modern EFI-level emissions and avoid needing to install a cat., you need an old block (with proof of age), and preferably pre-1980s - not a problem with an old iron FE block tho'. .... and if your machine shop accidentally machines off the casting numbers... its an expensive mistake!
Kevin
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12-10-2009, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Atlanta,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 86 Everett Morrison 90" WB. 428 FE
Posts: 1,151
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When someone walks up to you, and will happen often. One of the first questions asked will be about the motor. It sure is easier saying 428. I know it's not like saying it's a 427 but it's the next best. Gotta love that low end torque!
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12-11-2009, 02:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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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my thoughts exactly... I know they all look the same, but (as im not a politician) lying isnt in me....
.... this thread is slowly persuading me to spend the extra and step up to the extra cubes!!!!
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12-11-2009, 05:02 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Virginia Beach, Va & Port Charlotte, Fl.,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinW
thanks for all the replies.
as i'm in the uk, (where there isnt too much local FE knowledge, compared to SBF and SBC) i plan to buy a complete engine/trans solution from the US.
despite sounding really nice, ali blocks are out for me for 2 reasons - 1. cost, but more importantly, 2. in the UK, to register a cobra for road use and avoid needing to comply with modern EFI-level emissions and avoid needing to install a cat., you need an old block (with proof of age), and preferably pre-1980s - not a problem with an old iron FE block tho'. .... and if your machine shop accidentally machines off the casting numbers... its an expensive mistake!
Kevin
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The Pond aluminum block has Ford's 65 side oiler casting numbers on it in the OEM location. It looks like the real deal too. If the guy's not REAL sharp on FEs he'll never know the difference. Even if he's sharp on FEs a little Ford blue spray paint and the aluminum block looks the same as iron.
I believe the Genesis iron block has the "65 427" casting numbers too.
Dave
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12-11-2009, 05:12 AM
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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 undy
Even if he's sharp on FEs a little Ford blue spray paint and the aluminum block looks the same as iron.
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Magnets never lie.  |
12-11-2009, 07:19 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6022, navy blue, period correct 427 SO
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Doesn't seem worth the risk of failing registration. Get the date code correct 428 block. If you need a source, my builder has a bunch of NOS 428 blocks and could build you a nice one.
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12-11-2009, 09:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinW
my thoughts exactly... I know they all look the same, but (as im not a politician) lying isnt in me....
.... this thread is slowly persuading me to spend the extra and step up to the extra cubes!!!!
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Kevin, excellent choice. There are a plethora of 428 blocks around, so it shouldn't be too hard to find the right one for your build. Best of luck. |
12-11-2009, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Magnets never lie. |
...and liars never attract.
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12-11-2009, 11:07 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undy
...and liars never attract.
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But does the magnet pull the iron, or does the iron pull the magnet? No fair Googling it, you have to think it through.... |
12-11-2009, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
Posts: 7,506
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They pull each other... kind of like me and my first wife!
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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12-11-2009, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Cobra Make, Engine: 86 Everett Morrison 90" WB. 428 FE
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My guess is that neither pull. The field causes the attraction.
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