COBRASK8 to get operated on - Heart Transplant

chepsk8

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It's finally time, the lump is worn out. No oil pressure at idle when hot, and barely anything at higher RPM's.

I'm ordering the Motorsports 345 HP motor. Should make quite a difference! Many other track upgrades going on as well. The cobra seems to be slowly morphing into a track car.

I'll keep you posted on the details, there will be a motor-changing party for anyone here on the East Coast!:nice:
 
hey Dan, be sure and let Pakrat know if you want to sell the old 5.0, he's been planning on building a 347 for his vert at some point in the next couple years and that would make a great platform for him to build on, plus he'd be able to keep his matching number motor as is for re-install later on down the road.
 
My plans were to have Deanna tear down the old motor, so she can see what goes on inside a motor. THEN Pak can have it.


I wonder how many Farberware plates a cylinder head can crush?
 
I don't know, but I SWEAR the Chinette plates, platters and plastic utensils I stock piled (for my family gathering this weekend) have been conspiring against me.......I can hear the rustle of their wrappers as the mutter to themselves in the late afternoon......................:eek:

and last Saturday night (my one night off this week....) I could swear they kept whispering, "Turn 9, That's the place, Turn 9, Turn 9, Turn 9...........":eek:




I should be safe now though. My brother mailed me a WMD* for this weekend.:nice:
*Weapon of Mollusk Destruction.......aka clam knife
Just wait until the 20 or so lobsters find out we're not really taking them to the circus after all.:rlaugh:
 
Here it is, the new "Heart"!!!

A crate GT-40, 345 HP, on the loading dock at work!

CrateMotorsmall.webp


Yes, the Cheap one spent BIG!!!!

Motor transplant party Wed night, July 25.
 
An Armco????? :rolleyes:

Give me my 12-gauge any day for a house gun. "Oscar" only carries 6 rounds; but each squeeze sends a dozen .315 cal pellets downrange. Or 68 times a combo of .20 cal and .14 cal pellets in a buffered "2x4" round; or just one .50 cal slug in a sabot.

The Armco might be fun in an open-range scenario, though.

EDIT: Oops, my bad. You meant the wall, not the "squirt-gun"! I'm bopping back and forth between here and another forum; got my "pastimes" intermingled Maybe I am losing it...... :nonono:

EDIT AGAIN (Just to 'jack the thread back on-topic): The new mill sounds like a lot of fun, as well. Questions: Is there going to be write-up published? If so, will it be in Hemmings or where?