Thread: Drag race a coming

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My buddy has a 1969 Chevelle that's cloned as a SS 396 but has a bored +.030 454. Its an automatic with 3:42 gears. Anyway I'm going to light him up this weekend in my 1969 Ford cloned Cobra with 445 Stroker 4spd and 4:11 gears. Wish me luck though I shouldn't need it. Lol Earning my respect 1/8 mile at a time.... We will be recording it for you tube follows.

Good luck. Don't get too confident and miss a gear!

make us who bleed ford blue proud ,

Thanks I will. As far as missing a gear,its cetainly possible lol. I sometimes wish I hadn't switched over to 4spd. It seems it was quicker with C-6 with shift kit and 2,000 stall. It comes off the line like a bat out of hell with 4spd but always stumbles as I search for traction. It only does it in first gear after that I'm gone. Just hooked 200 shot of NOS but doubt I'll use it as I haven't tested it . But the stick shift is kool and I catch rubber in all 4 gears just like the Little Duece Coupe. Its alot of fun and when have you seen one in a LTD. I may at some point switch to 4spd auto?
I cloned it as a Cobra cause if you look at real Cobras 1968-69 they have same trunk,tail lights bumpers and nose as LTD. Roof,hood and fenders are different. I first thought I would use 1969 Shelby hoodscoop and rear wing but they seemed a bit narrow on this big beast. Ended up using Boss429 hoodscoop and Mercury Cyclone wing.

Post some pics of this ride when you get a chance. I prefer a manual in a muscle car. I have none in any cars and it drives me nuts. I miss banging through the gears in a hot rod car.

I would love to but I can't photobucket or not. Check this out yesterday when I changed my oil. I took drain plug and about 2 teaspoons of water came out before the oil. Now the oil wasn't coffee colored or milky at all. It looked like regular oil and the water looked like regular water no anti freeze in it. Now 2 teaspoons of water to 6 quarts ain't much but water in the oil ain't never good. Its not the headgasket as all gaskets are brand new and engine was just gone thru a couple months ago. I've been driving it and just drove it 200 miles last weekend without a hiccup. It never runs hot ever. Now for the last couple months I have been driving it without the hood on cuz my hood hits carb with new taller intake on it. Of course I have been caught in the rain a couple times and did have to leave it out overnight a couple times when garage was full. But the heads and intake are aluminum.as well as Cobra valve covers and breather. So I didn't think it would hurt it or water could get in it.
Now what I did was flush it with oil. I just poured new warmed oil in and let it drain right thru. I then changed the oil as usual with Hemmings Classic Oil. I let it run an half an hour and it ran fine. I then took it out on the street and lit them up and drove for it an hour or so without a problem. I don't know how it got in there. But I will change intake and put my hood back on. It won't matter anyway. I'll skin him you can bank on it!!! If I don't beat him by at least 2 to 3 cars I'll be surprised. He used to have a big block Elcamino with a 4spd when I used to run my big block Cordoba but he never would race me cuz he knew I'd spank him. His dad has a 1967 Camaro with a 572ci that ain't no joke. But its a full blown race car and never runs on the street or 1/8 mile.

Well we ran Sunday morning 64° and slighty overcast. Started on concrete bridge and ran twice 1/8 mile. I beat him by 3 cars or so both times. He complained so ran a 1/4 mile like he wanted and I beat him again by about 3 cars. He said he wants to run me in his dad's 67 572ci Camaro. I said I'd try him in my Cordoba next weekend. I might get my ass whipped but I know the Cordoba is quicker than my 69 Ford. So I want to give myself the best chance. Anyway my brother videoed it. I'll let you know when he posts it on you tube. He's also supposed to put video of my race last year against a 396 Nova.

Very nice!