Please greaduate #4372

[charles roybal]

I received my MKIII on 10-19-04....that day I regressed to being a child again on Christmas morning. I ran out of money twice during the build.... which explains why it took so long to finish. I frugally set aside $$$.... spent it on wheels & tires when I desperately needed office work shoes. Possibly there may have been some conflict in my finical priorities...naaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! In the end she came out exactly how I envisioned her to look and run. I got her on the road 8-31-10 & I have logged 7,359 "Cobra Fun "miles.

I want to thank Mike Boyd, Ron Ice & Craig Small for all their help and friendship. David Lewis and the Alpine cobras for encouraging me to go with them to the Texas Cobra Club meet in San Marcos TX. I had the time of my life,the rid gave me "pudding face". Dave Smith and FFR thank you so much for making my 30yr dream come true. I also need to thank Grace for letting me build my car in her garage...using up all her terrycloth towels,smelling up the house with all kinds of fumes when I inadvertently left the kitchen door open.....AGAIN!!!! I need to thank T-1000 for not giving me a ticket (s) when I was go-karting in the "hood". Jeff Miller for a magical paint job & also for taking out the dent in the fender I put in on Mike Boyd's trailer......long embarrassing story!!!!!

One of our members ( Karl Bush) came up with this analogy of the difference between modern performance cars and cobras. "Current high performance cars, (ie. my lotus) is like a date with a beautiful,highly intelligent & sophisticate woman dancing a waltz. The driving experience is a very smooth, precise, controlled & predictable. A cobra is a lap dance with a hot shameless hussy but she always leaves you smiling."

Her is the short list:
MkIII ,3-link, VPM 3- link mod & F,R sway, bars 327's, fox wid Yukon axles
408W Kieth Craft 530 hp/535f/t.
TKO 500,cobra HD clutch,Lakewood
GT brakes, hawk pads, drill/slotted rotors/cool air break ducts front, braided lines
Team III's, 17's 315 rear,255 front
Bat man paint
The build went faster when I through out the concept of a BUDGET!!!

Below is a very amateur vid with music that I took with my lap top.

Pics:http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/DSC_0103.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/done005.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/done001.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/done003.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/done004.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/tcc002.jpg

Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUzJNeIllQ

[w00ht]

Sweet roadster. Glad you stuck with it and got it sorted.

BTW the flag hanging in your garage is backwards.

[charles roybal]

Yep..so is every thing...note how I have a right hand drive car!!!!!

[David Hodgkins]

Charles, congratulations bud. She's a beautiful ride!

Missing the required engine shot though... :D

Enjoy your Cobra Funs!!

:)

[w00ht]

Yep..so is every thing...note how I have a right hand drive car!!!!!

Doh.... Webcam.

Seriously though I love them in black.

[riptide motorsport]

very nice!

[Dave Smith]

Huge congratulations on a job very well done!

[charles roybal]

Thanks Dave....you made my 30yr dream come true...:)

[Mad Dog]

Hi Charles,

We've posted a short story on your build on Factory Five's website - http://t.co/UX83I2I. Great build!

[charles roybal]

WOW!!!! Thanks Dave.

[Rick Masters]

Charles,
The car looks great love the solid color look.

Rick at Factory Five

[Someday I Suppose]

Charles, congrats the car looks awesome, and just what I love to see more black cars :-) I love sinister looking roadsters

-Scott

[charles roybal]

Thanks every one for you all for your complements.

[seagull81]

Believe me the pictures don't do this car justice. It is even better in person! Way to go brother.

[charles roybal]

Thanks Steve.

[VeniceCobra]

the car is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L, congratulation on the work. Well done and now you just have to enjoy

[Gumball]

Awesome car - I can't decide which picture is my favorite; the one with the P-51 or the one with the clouds reflecting on the bonnet.

[charles roybal]

Thanks for the feed back.
Well this help you decide: :)
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/carsshow008.jpg
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/carsshow005.jpg

[Gumball]

Those are nice, too.

[Rome]

wow,.. sweet.
congrats.

[cobrajj]

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/jjcobra_01/IMG_5820.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/jjcobra_01/IMG_5817.jpg

[Rome]

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/jjcobra_01/IMG_5820.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/jjcobra_01/IMG_5817.jpg

I think this deserves its own graduation thread. Nice!!

[Lex]

Osac!