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Well I was hoping to get a season or so out of my donor engine but after pulling the heads off we found valve marks on the pistons so a rebuild was inserted into the budget.
Its been a saga.

First off, it was kinda obvious that the engine wasnt the one the donor came from the factory with.
Im no code reading guru but it appears its from the truck line..oh well, a 302 block is a 302 block.
On the bright side, it was still the stock cylinder bore.

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Hello everbody,
This is my first post. I am getting ready to build a cobra and would like some feed back on whether to buy the base or complete kit?
I do not plan on using a donor car and will use all new parts. I intend on IRS with a new crate ford 427.
I will be doing all the work myself.

Well, the order process was simple, and in many ways I am still getting over the disappointment of placing the order and not having balloons falling down around me and fireworks going off outside. It was happening in my head, but Dave Smith assures me they felt like balloons were coming down around them when I place the order.

A few days ago, I made the final payment on my base kit. Where I come from, we would say crickets bro'. Meaning you say something funny, or something monumental ...

It's been a while since my last post. A lot to do, not much to show, that's how it goes with the wiring. Since my last post I was able install the shelf underneath the dash, run all the wires for my switches, install front speakers and heater vents, 12v power outlet as well as 3.5mm jack for my portable mp3 player.

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I need to get label maker, even couple days later when I look at the ...

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I present to you the first of several Coupes which will be built specifically for racing in 2012. A small, but mighty group of very talented craftsmen, engineers, and owner-builders have been skunk-working this project behind the scenes for nearly two years, and today is a truly exciting day.



When we began our Coupe project almost three years ago, I could not have imagined the ...