The kind of guy who shouldn’t own a Cobra. Can u imagine if he bought a Harley motorcycle? It has no roof, it’s hot with the sun out, not much safety, no power steering….. Bottom line is u need testosterone to own a Cobra.
4:05 common misconception. 289 cars were more successful race cars than 427. 289 also powered the Daytona Coupe that won the World Sportscar Championship. 427 Cobra more iconic? Certainly.
@destruxandexploze2552 yes I realise this mate. But in my view most people would associate the 427 with the side pipes in general as most cobras are built more as s/c than roadster. From what I've heard a lot of original 427 roadsters were largely modified to be s/c. 427s did not have down draft Weber's but people still put them on. I have a 427 cobra which I built so I have done a bit of homework, though I don't claim to be an authority on the subject
5 things I love about your Shelby Cobra: Everthing, Everthing, Everthing, Everthing, Everthing. 5 things I hate about your Shelby Cobra: Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing.
The history on the Cobra is amazing and fascinating. The experience of driving one is visceral. Mine has a 302 370 HP/350FT LBS Blueprint Engine and has fantastic balance.
Beautiful car!!! I have always loved them and dreamed of owning one!! I just got my 2021 Mach 1 that I had built and I’m in love with it!! Love Mustangs and always have had them!
I’m planning on building one of these soon. From factory 5. I’m going to end up buying fords “Godzilla” crate motor. 2020 7.2L V8 making 440hp stock. It’s actually very well built for bolt ons with stock internals. Throw a hugger throttle body on from a gt350 and you can push north of 550hp on stock internals. It would eliminate all the problems of an “old motor” and be more reliable
I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Absolutely a must is the latest Ford cam for way more power and awesome sound. Also, a better throttle body and heads with a good tune should really make this motor a beast without tearing the motor apart with new valves, rods etc.. If still not enough power... can always throw a super charger on at some point. Be curious to know if you started your build yet???
You can build a cobra to original spec or you can build some variation of A cobra that ends up being more like a Miata. The closer a car is to spec, the more likely you are to appreciate it. There are manufacturers out there of all types who can build you anything from a basic slabside kit to a full blown monster 427. It’s the details that will ensure your enjoyment, for years to come. I sure can’t imagine selling mine.
First off it’s not a “classic car” it’s a replica, it’s built like a classic car but with modern technology. That 351w should have been rebuilt instead of just hucked in there. If you built the thing instead of just buying it and not putting the effort into it, maybe you’d know the car all the way around and would be able to easily fix or diagnose it, but you just bought it from another guy that took hundreds of hours to build it. You didn’t do built not bought, you got bought from someone else who built it. Lame.
Even Shelby cars were kits from UK AC Ace cars, he just slapped together a bunch of race equipment and re fab the chassis. The Shelby Cobra has always been a kit and continues to be.
@@tkrobertson12 Yes I’m aware that the Cobra was made using the body of an AC Ace however the wide body version (like in this video) is not how the AC Ace would come from factory. That body was made special for the Cobra. Either way, the Ford team and Shelby’s Team built the Cobra, but this dude should have built his own. It’s very customizable, but he talks as if he built it himself.
All of the engine issues you've mentioned are due to inferior part choice/lack of maintenance. If it's built correctly that rollbar is functional btw and it only covers the driver side because responsible drivers/racers don't drive beyond their limits with a passenger. I've l always love the AC Cobra but the replicas are mostly clout culture trash 👌🏻👌🏻
@@TobinTwinsHockey yes agree , I love mine . The fit and finish is very very good . I have done track days and trips to the local butcher with my dog it’s such a hoot
There’s like 2,000 real Cobras, and they all cost over a million, replicas are fine, not clout chaser trash. This dude didn’t even build it himself, he just bought it already built by someone else, he’s a clout chaser, but when you build it yourself and you take great care in every detail when building it, that’s not trash.
I hated the attention I got with my 68 Mustang GT.....it's something I hadn't thought about because I bought the car for me....it replaced the 67 GTA I had as a kid and sold when I went in the Army in 1980. Back then nobody payed any attention to the 67. Owning the 68 GT was like being a celebrity.....or at least the chauffeur of a celebrity...I was like, "Just leave me alone"...I owned it for 17 yrs and just sold it. I hate to imagine the attention a Cobra would bring, but I plan to build a Factory Five Daytona Coupe kit with the money from the Mustang sale.....so here we go again....argh...
That car looks like a midstates classic cobra. I own one and love it. The tell tail difference between yours and other makes, such as factory five, back draft, superformance, is the small dog leg at the front of the doors. I have a 408 cubic inch stroker with 525 dyno'ed HP and 532 torque. My car runs at 175 to 180 degrees at all times, even when it is 90 degrees out. I have an aluminum radiator with a spal electric fan mounted on the back side of the radiator, never had a problem with over heating. Hope that info can help you with your overheating problem. Enjoy your car, it is beautiful.
That 351 shouldn't be overheating - something ain't right there. Check timing? Or maybe has something to do with the coolant leak? Trouble with radiator? Big blocks have a reputation for overheating, but not the small blocks. BTW, switching to an FE would require some chassis mods. Good luck with it and thanks for keeping the legend alive!
He didn’t even build it himself so who cares. If he built it himself, he’d knows what’s wrong, but he didn’t. He talks about Ford v Ferrari and how it was the worlds fastest car and it’s like he just barely knows the car, like I feel like he saw Ford v Ferrari, barely paid attention and then decide he wanted one for clout. I mean he even talks about how it’s an attention grabber, it gets tons of attention.
This wouldn't know how to change a spark plug. He whines on about it being an old car but it's not it's how paperwork is manipulated at registration that makes it a 1964 car build in 2019. As a professional mechanic with 52 years experience in maintenance, fabrication and race car building. Once a car is build properly and sorted properly they are as reliable as the family car, done buy junk off Amazon buy a matched component set from people like edelbrock, to old school car guys this "kid" is just a lame duck looking for fame on you tube
Your whole 5 reasons why u hate this car!!! Your comparison is apples & oranges. Modern cars are refined. Your car is raw power. No car made today or last 25 years is gonna have the mystic or desire to own as yours
I grew up working on vintage race cars. I've done several of the kit cars like yours and a couple of real ones Trust me you don't want a big block I have driven them and they are way too hard to control too much weight in the front.
The 427 (stroked to 468) in my 65 Galaxie 4spd gets 12/13 mpg on the freeway if I keep my foot out of it and cruise at 60 mph with dual Holley 600's and 3:50 rear end.
351 with lighter engine is better balanced than the heavy big block. Plus if your pushing high 300 hp or low 400 your still able to get 11-12 qtr mile times, thats faster than alot of other respectable sports cars 4 times the price.
The 427 engine is only one engine in the FE (Ford/Edsel) engine family...they were ...332, 352, 360, 361,390, 406,410, 427 and 428. Any of the smaller engines can be bored and stroked to 440+ cubic inches and easily make over 500 reliable HP.... the 406/428 will go to 460+ cubic inches. There are still plenty of 360 and 390 truck engines available for stroking...add after market aluminum heads and you're in business. They look right and only a few people will be able to tell the difference. And a FE engine with aluminum heads and intake weighs only a few pounds more than an all iron small block Chevy. And a 445 stroker will out perform the original 427.....and at a lower RPM. edit; I think there are only two manufacturers making new 427 blocks nowadays, BBM and Shelby. I payed $3,800 a couple yrs ago for my BBM , and last time I looked , the Shelby was going for over $7,000. Good luck finding a good original 427 block and a complete 427 engine is going to cost a lot of wampum . A complete 360 or 390 will cost a tiny fraction of either of those , and are a good starting point for a 445 stroker. Good luck.
That engine should not be running over 185-190, and fix that carb fuel leak! = fire. For your cooling issue replace t-stat, check timing, or possible upgrade to a more powerful fan. Nice car, enjoy the ride they are so fun to drive!
Sounds like you don't know much about cars. On older cars you need to do a lot of upkeep and stay on top of everything. Just fixing one little thing and not going all out will make thing even worse. Like your cooling, you need to redo everything and hunt the problem down, not just fix the obvious. If you don't you will be replacing the motor. The one thing on your car that would drive me nuts is the wheels, it should have knock off wheels.
Can you make a sally playlist on your channel, I just bought an 07 GT and it’s annoying to scroll through years of videos to get to sally, PLEASE MAKE A SALLY PLAYLIST FOR YOUR CHANNEL
The statement you made about water pump leaking and you might have to get a gasket, well the gasket comes with a new water pump. The statement you made about carburetor is leaking, that's because those carburetors are most likely very old so the gaskets are leaking take them off and rebuild the carbs. With a car that light and basically is stock engine you should be getting a lot more than 8 mi to a gallon. When you said that you can't beat on the old engines cuz they won't take it like the new ones do. 🤦🤦 Those old engines are extremely tough and durable. You can put your foot in it and keep it there all day and it will run like a top. All this new electronic crap we'll have some ignorant little sensor go out in it and screw up your entire day and cost you hundreds not thousands of dollars because it takes forever to take the garbage off the engine to get to the problem. If you're not happy with your car I'll give you $50 for it and I'll come and pick it up.😅
The 351 Windsor is the 427 cobra. Carroll shelby used the Windsor instead of the Cleveland because it had a larger block. He bored it out to the 427. It was a 427 small block. With a short stroke and a high Rev. Engine.
Why is it right-hand drive in 9:30 and then left-hand drive in 9:40 when he goes to start it and then back to right-hand drive when he sits next to the exhaust. This changes a couple of times, so ehy are there two cars?
Buenas tardes. Escribo por la gran admiración y aprecio que siempre he tenido por La Argentina. El 2 de Agosto, un banco que todos conocen hizo el "movimiento" de los US $2500 millones, forzando el cambio a 1.395. Muy sincronizados, los medios parcializados decian: "la semana que viene el dolar se va a 2 mil mangos" (Cúneo, C5N, Crónica, etc.) Hoy, con el tipo de cambio a 1315, el banco en mención ha perdido 200 mil millones de pesos. Escribí esto a propósito de que estaba viendo un documental sobre los mandriles e imaginé cómo debe andar el clima en el directorio de ese banco.
Most of his reasons he states are pretty lame. As for breaking down, all kit cars are like that. Some more often than others. I just sold a FFR Daytona Coupe. Coolest looking car I have ever owned but the worst car for reliability. I owned it for 3 years and it seemed like it broke down every two months. It got to the point every time I drove it I was looking for an escape route in case i5 died. Just 8 weeks ago the back of the alternator fell off. All three bolts came out. I’ve never seen that before. I bought it with 130 miles on it and it took forever to get all the bugs out of it. On the flip side my ‘66 GT350 tribute restomod went 6 years and not one breakdown. Most reliable classic car I ever owned.
Also you might want to take a racing school class and have a professional race car driver teach you how to drive it not putting you down but you will love me for getting you to
Ask your mom to buy you tools.. those cars come with fresh engines?perhaps no maintenance? You have to drive them more than once a year.i think you should buy a Yugo!
by outside appearance i think you have a classic roadster modal i have the same modal mine also has a 351 windsor thats making about 400hp and torque 465 witch is about the same as a stock 427 but about 300lbs lighter also if yours is the same as mine these modals are very close to being 50/50 weight front and rear axles there was a removable hard top that was offerd for these modals as a option i have one very easy to take on and off also i have none of the engine problems your having as i run a electric water pump also fan and aluminum rad im lucky to see 205 engine temp running hard the one piece off advise i got from a old racer that drove the orig cobras was this car will try and kill you at any time she is a angry bitch she will talk to you just be listning
First thing first, u buy Shelby cobra, you should know the issue, that before u buy, and know u tell us the thing that u hate, bruh just sells it, don't tell us, especially the person that big Shelby fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me tell ya, I owned 1966 and 1968 ford mustang Shelby gt350 and gt500, those two models, it has a lot's issues, but I don't care, I just fix them, that's the right thing YOU should do.
Your first issue is just poor build quality, the second problem is your youthfull attitude, a 427 is overkill for a car the same size as a Miata. Then there is the issue of you being a softy when it comes to driving car. So the real issue is not the car but your issue with life in the fast lane, the car is build as a death trap. Why not say 5 "why I dont like like my dissension to buy a blood chilling car. It's not a car it's a HOTROD build by induviduals
I'm 6'6" and have owned a 427 Cobra since I purchased It in 1968. I used it as my daily driver during my first 4 years owning it. This included taking it on our honeymoon in 1970 and several 12 hour rallies. So although it's tight I don't find it uncomfortable except that it gets so hot. This wasn't a problem when we were in our 20s but it is a problem in our 70s. On our last trip in the car we drove down the California coast and it was OK but on the way back we took I-5. It was 95 degrees and by the time we got home my wife was in bad shape because of the heat. She told me no more trips in the Cobra.
@@NateRider Get a 408 strocker with fuel injection, more power than that car can put to the ground. Heat issues, you have a restriction somewhere, air or coolant, specially with that wide open mouth. Mine won't go past 195. Take that battery and move it to the passenger side in the trunk! Get rid of those hideous looking vents on the dash, they are as ugly as the car they came out of. Spec out some new wheels in 18" since MT is cutting back on those 15" tires, unless you're going with AVON tires at a lil more than $2000 for all 4 corners. "specially a rear wheel that will hold a 295 under that hump".
