Beaver County, 03 Cobra Convertable

[1Badbird]

The Cobra looks great! Sounds like you have a nice collection of toys!
John, it looks like you do as well! Love the truck!! My Dad had a 76 F250 high boy when I was younger, that thing was sweet!!

[somethingclever]

Nah...i'm going to keep it low hp for now...hopefully the 60 rear will hold up in the stock class at the local fairs. This winter it's getting a 60 front and next year a mild 429 for the stock class.....it's primary purpose is going to be a functional street truck and secondary is local fair pulls. I need to find what pulling association rulebook is used for the local county fairs first before I start on the engine.

[03SnakePlissken]

If your making any power at all, the 60 will not take it.
Have you been over to www.TruckPulls.com yet?

[03SnakePlissken]

I'll add, the 44 in front will take a ton of abuse compared to the fragile stick you have in the rear. Your priority is bass-ackwards. Worry about the rear!

[somethingclever]

Hmm....everyone i talked to breaks the 44 up front well before the 60 in the rear.....(remember....STOCK class) :) i.e. - no hp



I can't remember if i've been to truckpulls.com or not....I'll have to check it out. I'm guessing they have the rules listed for each class.

[03SnakePlissken]

My 79 ran stock class with its Dana 44. This was with a 500ci
It then went to the Street open class with the same untouched 44. This was the 500ci engine evolved a bit.
Then I started some open street legal with hanging weight 60" in front of the Dana 44 with a 6200 lb limit. Same 600 HP 500ci.
Then it went to Run What You Brung at 8000 LBS and I tossed in a Dana 60. The Dana 44 never broke. Also at the same time it got the Dana 80.

During the early days, long before 500ci evolved and hanging weight, I had broke 4 Dana 60 rears. After enough insanity, I swapped for Dana 70 rear axle and never broke it. It is too expensive to keep taking half days of vacation to search for Dana 60 rear axle shaftes every other week plus buy the axles.

This is my opinion, what do I know...... I'm just an ameture puller that just got into the game in about 1995 or so and went from Pure stock to Run What You Brung :]

[scott5]

welcome

[AdamantiumSilvr]

What up n welcome to SCS's! Picked up a nice lookin Cobra. I often wandered myself the samething about those holes next to the fog lights. R they for brake coolin? Possiblely for future twin turbos!

[no1fordgirl]

Welcome to SCS!! Lots of beautiful rides. Congratulations on the Cobra =)

[MBH]

I haven't said welcome yet, but I'm glad that you're getting a lot of the kinks that Reagan had passed on to you worked out. You seem to know your way around cars pretty well!

I saw this picture and immediately thought of this thread, then realized I didn't say hi yet.


^funniest shit I've seen in a while

[03SnakePlissken]

Yea, I was trying to think of some nice catchy username to use... and all I could think of was Escape From New York, where Kurt Russel had the large Cobra tattoo on his gut..... I thought that the younger folks may miss the meaning, but those born in the mid 70's and earlier would surely remember who Snake Plissken was!

[Terminated]

The only one I really remember is Escape from LA which is one of my fave. satire movies. I noticed the name right away haha. I haven't seen New York in a long time. And I'm born 1983.

[03SnakePlissken]

NIce...

Ok new request....pics of the 65-66 in the garage as well as the 79. :)

It is a 66 in the garage. I need to get new pictures of it. Since you mentioned it, I decided to light a spark under my butt and get it finished and out of the garage. That is not mine, I am doing the engine for the owner.

I removed the 250 that was in it and bad. Got another 250 and did some machine work, added a performance cam, adjustable valve train, headers, holley 2brl adapter and a half a 4150:).

I have no clue what to expect, but when I researched it I was seeing guys claim 170HP and even more. That should run pretty good compared to the stock 250.

[Stangman701]

Here's a shot of my 79 since you won't post any pics of yours....:)

Damn John... that 79 is sweet Always loved those 70's Ford trucks. One of these days I'll have one.

[somethingclever]

It is a 66 in the garage. I need to get new pictures of it. Since you mentioned it, I decided to light a spark under my butt and get it finished and out of the garage. That is not mine, I am doing the engine for the owner.

I removed the 250 that was in it and bad. Got another 250 and did some machine work, added a performance cam, adjustable valve train, headers, holley 2brl adapter and a half a 4150:).
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Sweet...glad I could be of help to get it moving. Should be a good running 6-shooter.

Damn John... that 79 is sweet Always loved those 70's Ford trucks. One of these days I'll have one.

Thanks Ray. I've always like the 73-79 F-series but a buddy of mine just finished a REAL clean 67-72 style and I gotta say, I'm leaning towards that being my new favorite. Still, I've never taken the 79 out and stopped somewhere without someone telling me how much they like it. The color is close to DSG.

[03SnakePlissken]

OK, got it running.... The guy not holding the camera is my pal Lester.

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