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11-20-2010, 10:11 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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Street Wheels - Sunburst For Sale
Didn't see these posted yet?
Street wheels..... not cheap however nice. 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT |
11-20-2010, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: penn.,
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man that's a deal, didn't the last set on there go for $10k?
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11-20-2010, 10:26 AM
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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
Posts: 9,588
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That is cheap. I'mnot sure about 10K, but I think 428street paid around $6K for his set.
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11-20-2010, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
Posts: 650
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Thats correct, I got 5...
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11-24-2010, 08:18 PM
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Sunburst Wheels
First question, I tried to start new post or thread, but could not find out how to do it! Could some one tell me how?
Here is my Sunburst question.
Do these wheels have porosity problems that increase with age and what do you look for when buying these wheels used. Were any made in aluminium?
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11-25-2010, 02:10 AM
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This design of wheel was only cast in aluminum as O.E.. I have seen originals that required the use of a tube because of porosity from day one. (Ditto 1966 GT350 optional aluminum wheels.) There have been copies made in aluminum and some type magnesium alloy over the years. The wheels offered in the auction look somewhat odd and created a buzz of e-mail traffic among 427 Cobra owners. Look at the center hubs. The machining appears in the pictures to be quite a bit off center of something. Just don't look right.
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1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
Last edited by Dan Case; 11-25-2010 at 02:13 AM..
Reason: spelling fix
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11-25-2010, 03:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
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Fast 4...I'm not a Sunburst expert although I do have a set. They are very porous which I think adds to the "patina"...I did on advice from others paint the inside strip with epoxy paint to "be safe". I've had them mounted for 3 years now with no issues. They really make the car in my opinion if you like the Street look...
Dan - I did check the wheels out and the first thing I noticed was that something did look off...someone bought them...
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11-25-2010, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Did original sunburst rims have a polished rim?
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11-25-2010, 05:47 AM
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i think its just the camera angle guys , great price .
SDR
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11-25-2010, 05:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by somedayaurora
i think its just the camera angle guys , great price .
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Several owners of original cars compared to theirs and all agreed something was not right, the camera angle is not that large.
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1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
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11-25-2010, 06:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanEC
Did original sunburst rims have a polished rim?
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No, it was a lathe cut type surface.
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Dan Case
1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
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11-25-2010, 06:05 AM
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[quote=428street;1091863 They really make the car in my opinion if you like the Street look...[/QUOTE]
I like the design better on cars they weren't made for, Cobras (leaf spring cars) especially with stock fenders. I considered using some on a Cobra and even did some test fitting but these things are heavy so I decided against them.
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Dan Case
1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
Last edited by Dan Case; 11-25-2010 at 06:06 AM..
Reason: spelling
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11-25-2010, 07:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
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This is a close up. These had just come back from blasting.
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11-25-2010, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Case
No, it was a lathe cut type surface.
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Someone either polished these or they were reproduced that way.  |
11-25-2010, 01:57 PM
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what ever happened to the Doc that was going to repop these, evaporated
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11-25-2010, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
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There have been a couple of people in the last 3-5 years that have attempted to remake these wheel that I know of. At the end of the day I just don't think there is any market for the price that it takes to make them in quantity. IMHO.
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