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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    The whole reason that I shy away from kit cars is because of the interiors. Most of them have a piece of plywood covered in vinyl for the dash. Then there's the windows and roof seals- those are all very difficult to get right.
    Mine wasn't a kit, it was built at the factory. Most Cobra's (at least the quality ones) use the same seats. The dash is also covered in leather and is not plywood, but not a "soft" leather like the Backdraft Racing Cobra. Unique builds an extremely high quality car, and it's said their body is closest to the original body specs. Mine has no windows or soft top, many of the ERA's and Superformance (2 of the more popular and expensive) cars have the soft tops, but most never use them. They say they're a hassle and they leak. Unique also offers them, but I'm not paying $2600 for one. Mine was very well built, the engine bored and built by Southern Automotive using a '62 1/2 406 (bored to 427) NASCAR block with side bolted mains, a close ratio Toploader and a XK-6 Jag rear. It's a blast to drive!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RB 60 View Post
    Mine wasn't a kit, it was built at the factory. Most Cobra's (at least the quality ones) use the same seats. The dash is also covered in leather and is not plywood, but not a "soft" leather like the Backdraft Racing Cobra. Unique builds an extremely high quality car, and it's said their body is closest to the original body specs. Mine has no windows or soft top, many of the ERA's and Superformance (2 of the more popular and expensive) cars have the soft tops, but most never use them. They say they're a hassle and they leak. Unique also offers them, but I'm not paying $2600 for one. Mine was very well built, the engine bored and built by Southern Automotive using a '62 1/2 406 (bored to 427) NASCAR block with side bolted mains, a close ratio Toploader and a XK-6 Jag rear. It's a blast to drive!
    Here's my XJ6 with fresh paint.

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    In my teens when I thought it was cool to go fast in a straight line. I had a 57 Chevy 327 dual AFB carbs on a ram induction manifold with a 254 degree 355 lift 3/4 race cam. I could do a 1/4 mile in 12 seconds. that is slow by todays standards but fast in the 60's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    In my teens when I thought it was cool to go fast in a straight line. I had a 57 Chevy 327 dual AFB carbs on a ram induction manifold with a 254 degree 355 lift 3/4 race cam. I could do a 1/4 mile in 12 seconds. that is slow by todays standards but fast in the 60's.
    That 327 was a great engine. My cousin has a '69 Nova with it coupled to a 4-speed. As far as I remember it was bone-stock- none of us had any money to make modifications. That car had balls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    That 327 was a great engine. My cousin has a '69 Nova with it coupled to a 4-speed. As far as I remember it was bone-stock- none of us had any money to make modifications. That car had balls.
    My 57 came with a 283 but the previous owner replaced it with a 327. I worked odd jobs to earn the money to hop it up. I had pictures of me getting the left front tire up but I could never do a true wheelie. Alas in all the moves all my old drag racing pictures are gone.

    Big Daddy Don Garlits speed shop set up my carb linkage so I could go 2, 4, 6, or all eight barrels. Really helped on the street mileage.

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    Yesterday I changed out the spark plugs on my wife's 2011 328xi. I was dreading it because the back of the I6 seems to be buried under the dash. Take off the big panel at the rear of the engine bay though and it was a breeze. Muck easier than my '12 Jeep with the Pentastar. For that I had to split the intake manifold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    Yesterday I changed out the spark plugs on my wife's 2011 328xi. I was dreading it because the back of the I6 seems to be buried under the dash. Take off the big panel at the rear of the engine bay though and it was a breeze. Muck easier than my '12 Jeep with the Pentastar. For that I had to split the intake manifold.
    I have gotten to old and stiff to be crawling around on an engine so I get my nephew to dot that kind of stuff for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    I have gotten to old and stiff to be crawling around on an engine so I get my nephew to dot that kind of stuff for me.
    My Gremlin was so easy to work on,everything was right there.
    I changed the plugs with a adjustable wrench
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    Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
    My Gremlin was so easy to work on,everything was right there.
    I changed the plugs with a adjustable wrench
    Hell your Gremlin was a glorified riding lawn mower lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    Hell your Gremlin was a glorified riding lawn mower lol.
    Cheap to keep running,had a big Straight 6.The worse was drum brakes on all 4 wheels,didn't stop worth a shit!
    I had it 15 years,put on brakes,a couple
    exhaust,a carb,I bought for $20 installed,one belt
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    Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
    Cheap to keep running,had a big Straight 6.The worse was drum brakes on all 4 wheels,didn't stop worth a shit!
    I had it 15 years,put on brakes,a couple
    exhaust,a carb,I bought for $20 installed,one belt
    Those old cars and trucks were easy to work on. I had a 66 Chevy truck with a 250 straight 6. I kept for 17 years it had almost 400K on it 3 engines and normal brake tire stuff. The amazing thing was in the entire time I owned that truck I never had to have the front end aligned. It didn't wear tire and let go of the wheel it went straight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    Those old cars and trucks were easy to work on. I had a 66 Chevy truck with a 250 straight 6. I kept for 17 years it had almost 400K on it 3 engines and normal brake tire stuff. The amazing thing was in the entire time I owned that truck I never had to have the front end aligned. It didn't wear tire and let go of the wheel it went straight.
    Before emission control,they could breath!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
    My Gremlin was so easy to work on,everything was right there.
    I changed the plugs with a adjustable wrench
    Must have been an I-4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    I have gotten to old and stiff to be crawling around on an engine so I get my nephew to dot that kind of stuff for me.
    I have a plan to install a low-rise lift at my cabin when I retire. The ceiling height is only 8'-4" so it won't accommodate a full-height to allow a second vehicle storage underneath. But the mid-rise will allow me to work under a car using an old office chair with caster wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    I have a plan to install a low-rise lift at my cabin when I retire. The ceiling height is only 8'-4" so it won't accommodate a full-height to allow a second vehicle storage underneath. But the mid-rise will allow me to work under a car using an old office chair with caster wheels.
    Great idea.

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