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This is a Classic Roadster’s 427C. The car is 75-80% complete and is titled as a 2006 Custom. The
chassis rolled of the line in 1992 and basically sat in boxes until I purchased it in April 2005. The car has
been on the road the last three years and currently has 1400 miles on it. I originally was going to use a 5
speed TKO 600, but went with a race built AOD (shift kit, full Kevlar bands and red alto race clutches)
against my better judgment. It has been through a couple of them now.
Amazingly, the car has very good street manners and can sit in traffic for hours without overheating. I
have been getting around 14 mpg (93 oct)… and that is with driving around town with a few stoplight
drag races. The car is ridiculously fast, and if you don’t respect it…it will get away from you in a heart
beat…
I have not been to the track, but based off the other vehicles I own/owned, I would say this car will go 0-
60 in under 5 seconds and mathematically, should run in the low 10 second 1/4 range… and will top out
around 165-170mph. It does quite well coming out of the hole, but if you unload the suspension for a
second, you can lay rubber as far as your pocketbook allows.
So with that said, the 25% left to complete it is replace/repair the tranny, finish the body work/paint and
install the rest of the interior. This is the third Cobra replica I have been involved in building and is by far
the best of them. It is 4 ½ inches longer, 2 inches wider, doors are 6 inches longer, the tunnel width is
reduced and the seats have been recessed 4 inches in the floor. This may not sound like much, but if you
have ever been in an original Cobra, they are cramped and you sit angled 15 degrees out, which make
them very uncomfortable. Plus at 6’ or more, your head will be above the top of the windshield. This car
is very comfortable, and at 6’1, fits me very well.
Now for the good stuff…
Engine
*Small block Ford 408 Windsor built by M&R Engines in Glendale CA
*4.00” Forged/Nitrited Crankshaft 4340 steel (good for 1000hp)
*6.2” Pro H Beam rods w/ARP studs
*4.00” Keith Black premium forged pistons /16cc dish / 10.5 to 1 compression/ Moly rings
*Digitally balanced rotating assembly
Heads
*Ford N351 SVO 2.02/1.60 /decked .10 / ported and polished /245cfm I 185cfm E
*1.65 SVO roller rockers with matching SVO stud girdles (good for 8000+rpm)
*Viton Valve seals
*Comp Cams springs/ hydraulic roller FW270H-10 / Duration @.050 224/224 .550 net lift (nice lobe, good
idle, 20 in vacuum at idle)
*Ford Racing Satin black aluminum valve covers
*True roller timing chain
*Custom long tube headers and side pipes, ceramic coated but will need to be chromed or Jet-Hot coated
for a show finish (deep rumble all the way to NASCAR loud)
Intake/Fuel
*Power Plus Typhoon polished dual plane intake
*Holley Street Avenger 670cfm vacuum secondary
*Holley electric fuel pump
*20Gal custom steel fuel tank
Other goodies under the hood
*Griffin 3” aluminum cross-flow radiator
*Twin tranny oil coolers
*Electric cooling fan
*Ford chrome reverse rotation water pump
*Serpentine drive system
*100 amp chrome 1 wire (Chevy style) alternator
*Ford power steering pump
*Ford HEI 50,000 V distributor (Chevy style) Ford Racing wires
*Summit SFI Steel bonded damper
Drivetrain
*Race built AOD/ full race Transgo shift kit
*B&M Hammer shifter
*Road Runner custom built lock-up torque converter 2800-3200 stall ( car runs about 1800rpm @60mph)
*PAX racing SFI flexplate
*Aluminum driveshaft
*Ford 9” Versailles disc brake rear end 3.50 gears/ Auburn Pro locker/ 28 spline axles
Suspension/Steering
*Ford Mustang II coil-over in the front/ 4 link adjustable height coil-over in the rear w/sway bar
*TRW power steering rack and pinion
Wheels/Tires
*American Racing Shelby Series Cobra 15x8 polished Alum rim with painted silver spokes
*Yokohama Avid ST 245/60/15 F 275/60/15 R
Interior
*Autometer white face gauges
*Adjustable mid height gray vinyl buckets with head rests
*JVC KD-G220 receiver
*Pioneer 2/ 4 way 6x9 in the doors
*Pioneer 2/ 10” subs with Pioneer 760W amp
*Optima Red Top spiral cell battery
SPECS
*.94G on the skid pad and it will stop hard enough to put you in the dash
*Wheel base- 94.5”
*Clearance - 6”
*Track- F 56.5”
R 60.6”
*Height – 46”
*Weight- less than 2400lbs
*600+HP (based on desktop Dyno program- cubic inches/head, carb, intake
flow/compression/cam/exhaust flow) the number is irrelevant…it makes way more than it needs to. If you
go to the dirt track chat rooms you will see the guys running these heads on 351ci motors are making
over 600hp.
chassis rolled of the line in 1992 and basically sat in boxes until I purchased it in April 2005. The car has
been on the road the last three years and currently has 1400 miles on it. I originally was going to use a 5
speed TKO 600, but went with a race built AOD (shift kit, full Kevlar bands and red alto race clutches)
against my better judgment. It has been through a couple of them now.
Amazingly, the car has very good street manners and can sit in traffic for hours without overheating. I
have been getting around 14 mpg (93 oct)… and that is with driving around town with a few stoplight
drag races. The car is ridiculously fast, and if you don’t respect it…it will get away from you in a heart
beat…
I have not been to the track, but based off the other vehicles I own/owned, I would say this car will go 0-
60 in under 5 seconds and mathematically, should run in the low 10 second 1/4 range… and will top out
around 165-170mph. It does quite well coming out of the hole, but if you unload the suspension for a
second, you can lay rubber as far as your pocketbook allows.
So with that said, the 25% left to complete it is replace/repair the tranny, finish the body work/paint and
install the rest of the interior. This is the third Cobra replica I have been involved in building and is by far
the best of them. It is 4 ½ inches longer, 2 inches wider, doors are 6 inches longer, the tunnel width is
reduced and the seats have been recessed 4 inches in the floor. This may not sound like much, but if you
have ever been in an original Cobra, they are cramped and you sit angled 15 degrees out, which make
them very uncomfortable. Plus at 6’ or more, your head will be above the top of the windshield. This car
is very comfortable, and at 6’1, fits me very well.
Now for the good stuff…
Engine
*Small block Ford 408 Windsor built by M&R Engines in Glendale CA
*4.00” Forged/Nitrited Crankshaft 4340 steel (good for 1000hp)
*6.2” Pro H Beam rods w/ARP studs
*4.00” Keith Black premium forged pistons /16cc dish / 10.5 to 1 compression/ Moly rings
*Digitally balanced rotating assembly
Heads
*Ford N351 SVO 2.02/1.60 /decked .10 / ported and polished /245cfm I 185cfm E
*1.65 SVO roller rockers with matching SVO stud girdles (good for 8000+rpm)
*Viton Valve seals
*Comp Cams springs/ hydraulic roller FW270H-10 / Duration @.050 224/224 .550 net lift (nice lobe, good
idle, 20 in vacuum at idle)
*Ford Racing Satin black aluminum valve covers
*True roller timing chain
*Custom long tube headers and side pipes, ceramic coated but will need to be chromed or Jet-Hot coated
for a show finish (deep rumble all the way to NASCAR loud)
Intake/Fuel
*Power Plus Typhoon polished dual plane intake
*Holley Street Avenger 670cfm vacuum secondary
*Holley electric fuel pump
*20Gal custom steel fuel tank
Other goodies under the hood
*Griffin 3” aluminum cross-flow radiator
*Twin tranny oil coolers
*Electric cooling fan
*Ford chrome reverse rotation water pump
*Serpentine drive system
*100 amp chrome 1 wire (Chevy style) alternator
*Ford power steering pump
*Ford HEI 50,000 V distributor (Chevy style) Ford Racing wires
*Summit SFI Steel bonded damper
Drivetrain
*Race built AOD/ full race Transgo shift kit
*B&M Hammer shifter
*Road Runner custom built lock-up torque converter 2800-3200 stall ( car runs about 1800rpm @60mph)
*PAX racing SFI flexplate
*Aluminum driveshaft
*Ford 9” Versailles disc brake rear end 3.50 gears/ Auburn Pro locker/ 28 spline axles
Suspension/Steering
*Ford Mustang II coil-over in the front/ 4 link adjustable height coil-over in the rear w/sway bar
*TRW power steering rack and pinion
Wheels/Tires
*American Racing Shelby Series Cobra 15x8 polished Alum rim with painted silver spokes
*Yokohama Avid ST 245/60/15 F 275/60/15 R
Interior
*Autometer white face gauges
*Adjustable mid height gray vinyl buckets with head rests
*JVC KD-G220 receiver
*Pioneer 2/ 4 way 6x9 in the doors
*Pioneer 2/ 10” subs with Pioneer 760W amp
*Optima Red Top spiral cell battery
SPECS
*.94G on the skid pad and it will stop hard enough to put you in the dash
*Wheel base- 94.5”
*Clearance - 6”
*Track- F 56.5”
R 60.6”
*Height – 46”
*Weight- less than 2400lbs
*600+HP (based on desktop Dyno program- cubic inches/head, carb, intake
flow/compression/cam/exhaust flow) the number is irrelevant…it makes way more than it needs to. If you
go to the dirt track chat rooms you will see the guys running these heads on 351ci motors are making
over 600hp.
