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runamuk
12-11-2023, 06:41 AM
I drove my car for the first time yesterday and my first impression was that it has STUPID power. This car can be downright dangerous with a 427 in it. I'm very happy with everything, now to close out the drivers side footbox and start on body mounting.

Pmieras
12-11-2023, 07:25 AM
Very cool. Sounds like an exciting moment and milestone. Looking forward to when I get to do it with my build.

egchewy79
12-11-2023, 07:29 AM
It didn't happen unless there's a video :p
I'd keep the DS footbox open until you are absolutely sure you're satisfied w/ pedal height. I put 50miles on the odometer in go kart stage tooling around my neighborhood.
Also consider putting a dead pedal on the outer wall of the box. Now's the time to do it if you wanted to consider it.

runamuk
12-11-2023, 10:36 AM
It didn't happen unless there's a video :p
I'd keep the DS footbox open until you are absolutely sure you're satisfied w/ pedal height. I put 50miles on the odometer in go kart stage tooling around my neighborhood.
Also consider putting a dead pedal on the outer wall of the box. Now's the time to do it if you wanted to consider it.

https://youtu.be/MRwyitbqj30?si=xqTZTZaXsNBcCSAM

rvanstory
12-11-2023, 10:49 AM
Way to go!! Congratulations to you and thank you for the motivation! I'm just getting started so videos like this are really inspiring!

bil1024
12-11-2023, 06:28 PM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JimStone
12-11-2023, 09:29 PM
Congratulations! Sounds mean!

CaptB
12-12-2023, 08:02 AM
You are correct on the power. There are a lot of posts about the few who have danced on the blade and got cut. My wife nicknamed my Cobra as "Dangerous and Unecessary".

BRRT
12-12-2023, 11:02 AM
You are correct on the power. There are a lot of posts about the few who have danced on the blade and got cut. My wife nicknamed my Cobra as "Dangerous and Unecessary".

I laughed out loud at that nickname! I'm not sure if I want to share that with my wife, she would likely plagiarize it.

scrubs
12-13-2023, 10:03 PM
https://youtu.be/MRwyitbqj30?si=xqTZTZaXsNBcCSAM

Awesome,dude! You should feel great about a (the) major milestone in the build. I bet the guy/gal at the 4-way stop was thinking "what the hell is that?"

You are closer than you think. Great work.

Keep feeding back to the forum, we all learn from each other.

j

Theshandman
12-18-2023, 03:34 PM
As we were waiting for the go-kart to come in to view, I swear I saw the tree branches on the side of the street starting to shake!
:D

M22_COBRA
12-18-2023, 09:41 PM
Rav -4 was like "WTF ARE YOU?!? :confused: Like hell I'm going first :eek:
Congratulations ;)