BillZ260

Looks.....SLIPPERY!

I'm actually kinda glad to see some others go through the same crap I do trying to get a deal, lol. There is ALWAYS something.

Incredible he was ok. We lef the bar bummed out just after that, I was sure he was gone, or seriously injured.

I particularly like that Marine style fuel filler on the rear fender...it's the added touch needed to really set this car appart from the rest.

If the cobra's not your daily driver and you would rather have a Z than the mustang, then yeah, go for it. The swap has been done, and the guys on this site are more than willing to help out in any way possible, so the decision is yours. Fix your mustand, or build a Z.

Very cool! My wife did the same thing on my first start up. She humored me untill it was too much for her and she just slipped back into the house w/ out saying anything, I didn't notice till way later.

I think what really matters in a hydralic system is the pistion size at either end and not really the size of the line between them. Guessing here, but your main benifit would be that there was more fluid in the system and would take longer to heat up, but that would have to be pretty minimal. Just my .02

Maybe because it's rear engine? Just a guess. What about the Lambo?

So do we have a solid answer on this??

rztmartini, how did this turn out?

I use to be a machinist, it's been a while, but I'll attempt to help out here. First let's start with what you did durring your first attemt that didn't work out for you. Can you be specific? What type of machine are you using, Mill or Lathe? What's the nature of the cut are you skimming the faces square or are you cutting a t-slot? What type of carbide tool are you using? An endmill, insert cutter, boring bar, try to be as specific as possible. Now the material, I'll assume 7-16 refers to the chrome and nickel content in the stainless. I didn't find too much on it doing a quick goodle search. If has more nickle than 316, which should make it harder (I think). If it's anything like Incolnel, which I think is just a brand name for 718, it's going to be a pain unless you have the right equipment. READ RIDGED TOOLS. I have lot's of experience w/ Incolnel 718. It's HARD and "gummy", take small bites at a high cutting speed and use LOTS of coolant. Interupted cuts will be very tough, so avoid them if you can. It will wear tooling fast, and once the tip is gone, you'll loose the tool and the piece if you don't get out of the cut ASAP. So, change tools often and keep them COOL. When I left the shop, we had just started experimenting with ceramic inserts, which held up much better and longer, but still need to be checked and replaced frequently. And again, interuped cuts with this material are hard on inserts especailly ceramic, which is even more brittle than the carbide. Give me some more specifics and I'll see if i can't help more. It's been about 7 years or so since I did this type of work, but it was all i did for about 5 years or so. Hopefully I can push some of that knowledge on!

I think it's the mix of the single plane crank and the dispalcment that makes these sound the way they do. As for the single plane SBC crank, I'm pretty sure there are other threads, or at least one, on that topic. Maybe about 1 year old now?

I see a market for this... very nice.

Talk with them... maybe throw one of those rifles you've got over you shoulder and act natural about it...

Very nice, look forward to hearing that bad boy!

ha ha haaaa!

other than an aweful color combo, i'm missing it.

Can you get a bare chassis? That would be a wicked commuter!

Looks a little rough for 1800.

Looks really nice. One question, what are the marks on the Cyl Walls for? To ref where you measured the bore?

They guy's on this site are so Kick A! Seems I remember some pics you posted up a bit ago, has the car changed any since then? Looks sharp.

Congrats, that's a big accomplishment! I remember how intimidating those tech competitions can be! Way to go.

Did you get it??

I only had to cut off one trans mount ear to get my T-5 in. The wiring under the dash isn't the best, it's all new, but some pieces i was afraid to cut short and ended up bundling a bunch togther here and there. Not really happy w/ my braided fuel lines / fuel cell right now how it all 'flows' I still have ALOT to do, so I''ll be sure to add more later...

ME TOO! Anyone up to trying to create this piece? I'm in for one if you do! Which is fine, but you tore into every single pic he posted. I think it was just a bit unfair, that's all.