FPV Cobra GT 302 Engine
17 Oct, 2007
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Thanks to a friendly Ford dealer, we can have a look at the engine of the limited edition FPV Cobra GT.
The new Boss 302 engine powering both the 400 sedan and 100 Ute variants produces 302 kW of power and 540 Nm of torque. FPV has upgraded the engine with stainless steel fabricated exhaust manifolds and a high-flow dual exhaust system.
The car was officially unveiled at the Sydney MotorShow last week, but we encountered some difficulties trying to take a photo of the engine bay!
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Cobra Muz ……..a new post ! Give me your email and we can chat in private…….dealers watch this site ! I can give some info then
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Same cover, but 302. I wonder what the engine cover will look like in the Orion GT’s Boss 320?
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I thought this page would fill up with comments in no time!! Where the hell are the regulars from this site?
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
I like the blue covers……those stripes are seriously going to be taken all the way down they look silly stopping there.
It also has GT Cobra 0033 on the console like the GTs. No snake badge on the back though……will have to get one!
Glad you like it Thing!
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
whats to say? its a tuned up engine tha produces 4.1% more power than the previous Boss engine. I’m glad fpv took the time to up the ponies on it but 4.1 % extra is not a great deal to be honest.
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
B Missle, when the number plate is on, it’ll look better than that.
GOING FORD, IS THE GOING THING!
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
What the, geepers; would you look at that…love the blue colouring!
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Not Masculine Missile - front number plate covers faux paus and then will look scmicko!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
NOOOOOO, your not understanding .I mean the whole front section all of the air intake section included! . Will look meaner! Same for the back!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
wow what a ltd edition, it is so limited, that it looks the dam same as any other FPV. Put some effort in if you want to make a car people will remember.
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Sorry exept for some $2 stickers.
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I don’t think people will forget this car sorry Mark it practically sold out in 48 hours! Oh not to mention will be worth big dollars in years to come! Hardly forgettable!
Good marketing on Fords behalf……absolutely!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
“Cobra Forever”
Makes Everything Else Seem Worthless
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Gee a little slow tonight……..whats every one doing?
I off to watch the final of McCs Daughters,every thing is soooooo real on that show! Not! Will be back!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Mark…you mean HRT Astra stickers. Oh think your figuring is way over the top and demeaning to stickers imported; would say that it might be from spare parts bin in Woo land and at worst probably $0.25each; but hey at Woo HQ Downunder it would of been gobbled up with more overheads for skill involved stalling them. So we wholeheartedly agree with you. You should be in uproar on that one mate!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
…involved installing them. Seems like those stickers have stuck it to you!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
WARNING MISSILE…why TV when this website is cool and great reviews and ALBORZ lets it go real well. Some TV is good, now if it was last lap replayed at Bathurst replayed, well could understand that!
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Styling wise I’m not noticing much of a difference, but that new engine sounds very healthy! Can we ask Ford to make the front look like the new Orion ? :D
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
He probably can’t even afford the $2 sticker’s to put on his derived woo, so maybe if this were discounted down to a $1 for some fluffy dice instead. The stripes are an icon and tribute to a legend still evolving, does it matter how much the stickers are worth man…
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
I only watch a little not KFC……..I am known as a Caradvice Junkie in my house !
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Ha Ha Ha Missile, yeah OK. Sound like Ben Cousins as you admit your a Junkie…well we will let you off this 3rd warning as you are at the right spot on Caradvice.
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
K Keeping
F F….ing
C Chucking
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Go FPV!!!
K-ings
F-u*king
C-ock
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
10.4 Big Buddy, think Mark is in the Dark on his un-ripper stupid sticker. Over
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
CQCQ, thinks his wussy dice would be poofy nice. Copy that Mark scared of the Dark
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Must be having a 10.100
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
They will have to build lots more of these Cobra’s, a Ford FPV success…
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Gee agree, they would put the sting back into car bling! Classic look hey!
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
What FPV should do next year…
Stuff 320, they should try and see what happens when they make a Boss V8 with the biggest ports and pipes as they can possibly fit into a Falcon, then HSV can’t do any thing, might have alot more power than the 7.0L V8 GTS-R ubbish.
…And Ford wins the war Against Holdenwoo - WHOOHOO!!!!
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Well this is so much better bling than the yanky tanks GM are sending down to our shores clogging up the streets and wrecking yards, everyone has heard of “waste of space”, GM incorporated this into Holdenwoo so we normal Australians suffer…
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
wat would be nice is a 2 door coupe gtho 351 kw fpv!
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Gee Woz that was spectacular advice you gave that women re the sports wagon!hahaha.
A phase 5 Coupe John……..I guess we can dream!
Anyone know if it raining in QLD /Indy this weekend? How is the weather looking ME?
Poor old Benny…..obvious V8 Super Car drivers learn more about how to manage themselves than AFL players do!
Hubby of tomorrow with number 2 son to pickup the Cobra! So it looks like a weekend of just girls in the house oh and Indy! You booked the telly not KFC?
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Bring back the Falcon Hard Top!! and a convertable one too like the yanks had in the 60s!
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October 17th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Sorry BM…
Go to www.weatherchannel.com.au/
thay say Gold coast (SAT) Mostly fine. Min 12°C Max 26°C
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October 17th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
DANG………….. So you going?
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October 17th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Oh just watching it on TV. I saw it been set-up last Sunday and I thought I was at the race.
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October 18th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Great car, but who did the awful Photoshop with the second photo?
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October 18th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Hey Mitchell is was a rush job……the info was provided and about 5 mins later it was up……..It was just meant to blurr the background really I think!
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October 18th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Mitchell, the aim was for it to be awful enough so no one can tell which dealer it came from :)
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October 18th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
i keep forgetting to mention this but what do you think of those Holden ads with mark skaife saying “holden is celebrating bathurst this month”
well are they? he he he if losing 3-0 is celebrating do they slit their wrists if holden makes it to a podium?
has anyone noticed they have removed the song from the holden ute ad too??
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October 18th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Too right Andrew, Skafie said “holden is celebrating bathurst this month”, more like celebrating their loss, because no one likes them any more after they lost Bathurst, they need to sell them cheaper so some person would buy it, LOL!!!
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October 18th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Gee Andrew great minds think a like I mentioned the same thing earlier after you asked the same question on the UTE!
I don’t remember the lyrics to it but I am the same on that BMW 3 series add where it morphs from the 70s to the new millennium….hang on thats another thing Holden has stolen from BMW …..geeeeez cant they do any thing original! Even stealing their add ideas
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October 18th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
What a boring engine bay. Yes I know an engine needs coolant and I know it is green. I know this because I have seen the engine bay of a taxi and it looks mighty similar. FFS Ford the beauty is in the details show me you care just a little beyond blue stripes.
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:53 am
Have to agree on the coolant Andrew,I have always thought ulgy as. The rest is ok though!
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:54 am
make that ugly,havent had my first cupa!
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October 19th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Now I Just Can’t wait to see what the GT next year will look like under the bonnet, In verry big letters 320kw!
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October 19th, 2007 at 8:51 am
One of the Cobras has just sold on EBAY for $94.000…..
Thats $23.000 we have made on ours before picking it up.
Insuring this will be interesting! Rang Shannons yesterday for insurance and have arranged……will have to up it now! Apparently all GTs insurance goes to the big bosses to decide on their value cause they are at the top of the food chain in Australia when it comes to insuring them ……
How do you insure a new car at replacement value before they come out and they have sold out? Here is a tip for you guys that have them get as many spares that are related to the Cobras as possible cause they will stop making them! Apparently recently a guy tried to buy some spares for his Ingall XR8 limited edition and found they don’t make spares ,this includes badges,mats,decals,anything that comes out on the limited editions. Get some spares!
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October 19th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Oh oooooo,hubby has just rung me to say the person he trusts more than anyone on earth has just let him down! Me!! I sent him over to Melbourne with the wrong car bra! The M3 don’t fit it he said! Now is getting another made as we speak by the Car Bra guys….white with blue stripes! Now cant leave till its finished at around lunch time.So big drive to Adelaide today!
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October 19th, 2007 at 10:23 am
The added weight of those strips probably makes the car’s total mass > 2 tonne. These 5.4ltr Quad V8’s need to be blown, or something. My bog-stock-looking 297rwkw XR6t would rip past it sideways, which would almost be as fun as ripping past VE GTS owners - OH the envy on their faces.
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October 19th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Good for you Neville,but your car isn’t factory is it. Why bag Fords when you have one?
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October 19th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Neville, just curious, how much did you spend if you don’t mind saying?
I’ve heard it’s pretty cheap to really up the performance of an XR6T or Typhoon.
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October 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Ive heard of people also doing up their XR6T, friend of a friend has 330rwkw. BUT I personally dont rate it, fair enough it has power, but it looks like a ordinary XR6T… boooooooring. At least the Typhoon and GTs back up their performance with decent looks… although in saying this the Cobra doesnt do much for me, white…. like a taxi.
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October 19th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
May not do anything for you Paul but close up it a great looking car. Hubby picked his up this morning and has said it better finished off than previous models. Oh and an added bonus he has made $23.000 in 2 weeks on it .Try doing that with your TRD….HEHEHE I do agree with you on the non FPV lines they are a tad boring but I guess thats an incentive to buy FPV,if you can afford it!
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October 19th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
AT LEAST A FORD CAN BE A TAXI Paul, alot of cars can’t.
Why are you dissing someone’s Falcon when it sounds like they just keeping it stock on the out side.
You never have anything positive to say about the FPV Cobra, or any Fords. So why don’t you shut-up then?
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October 19th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Going Ford,
Not sure what people’s angle is with the ‘taxi’ line. Think of the taxi - it’s an endurance run from start to finish, and requires a hard wearing car.
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October 19th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Paul, you said, “Cobra doesn’t do much for me, white…like a taxi.”
1. Taxis are not white with blue cobra stripes on them.
2. They don’t use FPVs, that’s for sure!
…If that’s so, where do you live, I want to go there!
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Ok a little update…..hes now done a bit over 500 clicks on a full tank.Not bad considering hes on and off the throttle bedding in those rings. Has said its a little noisier than the standard exhaust but it has a new system too! O2 sensors are in the engine pipe he informs me ,so they too have been moved!
Showed with rocks from one truck so lucky the bra was on! No damage,phew!!!
Will start getting on it soon…..radar detector on board!
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Yep, I’m still jealous.
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Ask Alborz to send through you email address to me and I will send you the pic with colour coded Car Bra……looks real good!
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Alborz, could you send my email to Bav Missile please? Thanks mate.
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
On the topic of XR6Ts and price to mod one, mine makes 274rwkws with tune only - NO hardware mods at all. Factory air filter, full exhaust and all.
Cost was $900 including flash tuner. Let me just say that not many VE’s (or Skylines hehe :) ) have been too pleased getting beaten by a stock looking XR6T.
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Thanks Watto…..I have sent him an email.Lets hope he is still here! Don’t want you giving it out over this site..for your protection!
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Thanks BM. Thanks too Mike. If Orion ‘Phoon turns out like I think, I’m a getting me one.
It’s performance should keep me happy for a long time, then when the warranty runs out, may want to do some cheaps mods for a significant return.
What does 274rwkws convert to at the flywheel? Just a C.A.P.A (or something similar) gave you that much increase? Impressive. You running the ZF 6-speed?
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
They really can do it cheaper than the GTs ,I know !
So you only have a flash tune? Thats it? WOW!
Do you get a choice of tune for economy or just one tune,we had 3 for the GT at a cost of $1200….interested to know!
Plus headers,cold air intake,colder thermostat,KN Air Filter and under drive pulleys ! Not sure of his exact dyno figures but he does have them !
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
No idea what it is at the flywheel crap at maths…..I think you lose around 25% power through the drive train but could be wrong!
Loads of guys out there doing tunes ,we used Simon over here,I will have to find out his business name but he is a top guy! Owns a Phoon!
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Thanks for the pix. I see he got a manual, well done. I’m lazy after first 15 years of driving life spent in manuals, I woulda got the ZF6.
He got that car bra made up on the spot? Outstanding! From a distance you wouldn’t know it had a car bra.
Yep, I’m still jealous.
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Yep ordered it this morning……..thanks to the guys at Carbra.Top job!
We have always been manual people ,in the 20 odd years of driving I would be lucky to have had 2 autos! I know the ZF is meant to be good but I feel it more sporty with a manual,plus we don’t have a lot of traffic here in the west!
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October 19th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
i dont get y ppl say the stock xr6t bodykit is bad? but hey if u wanna go spend 60+thousand bucks on a car that only has 15kw more than the xr6t go ahede all ur realy payin for is the FPV badge im not bagin the typhoon (i love them think there orsm) but they rnt worth 20k more for a body kit that costs 2-3k and 15kw that would cost 1.5k to get more than 45rwkw more than the phoon y buy it when u can make a phoon for less than what it costs to buy new? and another y pay 39k for a xr6 non turbo when 41k gets u a xr6t y? i love my fords but think that the v8’s r a thing off the past turbos the new way!!!!
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October 19th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
It’s my understanding, the ‘phoon has a much stronger bottom end than XR6T so it depends on what you want.
If you want to go beyond 400rwkws, start off with the ‘phoon because you won’t have to rebuild with more expensive bits to cope with so much power.
That’s info I gleaned from “Street Fords” magazine.
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October 19th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
So what is it with celebrities and falcon Coupes.Seems they love them .Eric Banner has one Danny Green has just finished building scmick one and tonight I see Merrick Watts with an XA Coupe. I guess they have taste!
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October 19th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Eric Bana is awesome, he has spent a lot of time in DJR’s garage at races I believe.
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October 19th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Andrew would know …..where is he tonight. We had a Car Advice Domestic last night,I hope I haven’t frightened him off!
Did you get the other pics I sent you Watto?
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October 19th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Yes thanks, (drool). I’ve never had a nice muscle car, and that is one very clean, mean one.
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Hes back on the road this morning , and looking forward to putting it through her paces, now done over 800 clicks but I imagine he must be running out of road to test that new R Spec suspension as the Sat Nav is telling him next corner is a left and is 190 clicks away …hahaha .
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October 20th, 2007 at 10:31 am
missile im back here now,
ive been flat out. last night i had to pick a cheque up from someone and i ended staying for a few more drinks than i anticipated. i ended up having to leave my car there but just picked it up now. he he he he
ah we just had the DJR boys on the radio here. please just please, i wish them all the best they absolutely deserve it. that reminds me i still have to make time to head to their HQ to concratulate them after bathurst. oh yeah and i need to return Dicks rock as i didnt need it as the Toll guys and HRT guys took care of themselves.
funny as when i was working yesterday (about 4.5m in the air) i nearly fell off when they put on the radio that skaife had “T Boned” RK. he he he he
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October 20th, 2007 at 10:32 am
oh yeah the car looks great missile!!!
much better in the flesh photos than the ford release photos i must say
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Hey Bavarian Missile,
Freight costs for the new car are blowing out so considering driving it to darwin from adelaide. How much was the car bra, Can u send me a photo dntnoske@bigpond.com
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:53 am
It’s so Funny how on this site people want to see photos and put their Email address on the world wide web in front of everyone. Not good for internet safety… LOL!
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Sure David will do!
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Hey Me…….. I agree if your not a regular people won’t hassle you,you can block people too remember! I recommend if you want to swap addresses and your a regular send Alborz a request privately! As long as both parties agree its not a problem!
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October 20th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
hahahaha ….Just read your post Andrew……..!
Not hung over are we?????
Return Dicks rocks hey,what about the remote control Kangaroos!!! I visited his early workshop over 20 years ago when the first husband and I drove the XA up there on our honey moon,he broke a valve spring and they fixed it,mechanics name was Steve from memory! Yep thats how long the XA has been in the family for!
I hope you wear a safety harness when your on a roof…..I couldn’t believe it either when Watto told me…..when I couldn’t find any info on it during the day I just thought it was wish full thinking,till I saw it,they were both still on it under a safety flag …..What The !!!
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October 20th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
whats a safety harness? he he he
i wasnt on the roof if i was i would have been 8.5m up
i course i had scaffold though
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October 20th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
ill have my fingers crossed for DJR… they deserve some luck!!
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October 20th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
right on Tonyn!!!!!!
the most deserving team in the field i say
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October 20th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
true! i am a long time fan its hard to see them going through tough times!
they deserve fords support more than the “import” teams!
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Good one Skaife you bloody moron.
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Shhhhhhhhh I am about to start watching it here! Dont tell me!
Andrew and Andrew …..!!!!!
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Sorry, not a word.
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Check your email!
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Back in the adds !
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October 20th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Any Holdenwoo fan that that says Holdenwoo make cars becauce of what happend in the V8 supercars today is a complete dip stick. It was only race one, even if a Holdenwoo becomes an outright winner this weekend, doesn’t mean anything.
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October 20th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Lol, loved the Skaife/Ingall pic.
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October 20th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
HAHAHA,shes a beauty ha!
Bad luck with your car though! The BA had more hits than ELVIS ,not big ones and none EVER our fault! Sucks when they do that, makes you wonder why they give some cars great brakes and other average! Whats the point if you can stop if the car behind you cant?
Being bright orange you would think they would see it ha.Mind you your car hardly blends into the background! Makes you wonder when you drive in traffic! We live in the Hills in Perth and I hate coming down the Hill in anything!
We need a hack!
Oh yes the XC Cobra we had was real! 302 only {badged 5.8},he picked it up off a dealer that had traded it for $5,000 ..sold it after a clean for $15,000 to some guy in the NT .
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October 20th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Hey Watto..see the pic of my 4 door XA GT…Tonyn has one just like it ! His has globes though and original aqua jets,lucky boy!
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October 20th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
$15000? $15000? I’d buy it now. I take it that was a while ago tho. Probably worth a lot more now.
Yeah, only accident I’ve been in, so I didn’t even know what to do. We pulled over, I got out and spent a minute looking at the back of my car. When I walked over to him, he’d already written his insurance info on the back of a business card. Was fixed in a week.
My hack is an old EB on gas. Very reliable and cheap. It was full of dents when I got it, so not worried about idiots opening their doors into it at the supermarket or work. Problem is, how many regos/cars can you afford. I have my trail bike, weekend car, and work hack. That will have to do.
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October 20th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Yep $15,000 in 1992!
Only accident…..gee you bloody lucky!
I did some numb things when I was young,like trying to race my ex husband home ! He was in a Porsche me a new BMW !
I passed him ,cause I was brave and stupid at the same time went to go around a corner into a street to fast and slid off the road! Stuffed a strutt and a new BBS rim ! I was only 20 years old! Then about 2 weeks later was coming home sensibly through some really bad corners in the pitch black dark and a drunk came up behind me with his lights on full beam and ran me off the road,the BM landed on its side! So whist that was getting fixed I used the Porsche ,till a granny did a U turn in front of me and I ran in to her, I doubt many body works would have both spouses cars in at once to fix! Not my fault she paid ,the police man was very nice to me,took me home !
So with only the XA GT coupe left and a imaco black 4 door A9X left I went with the A9X. No I didn’t stack that too!
6 weeks driving the A9X daily ,I was glad to get into something quieter!
So I am a little experienced in car accidents ,not all my fault! Came back from picking up my Visa once in the City to find the whole front bumper missing off the BA GT,a truck had clipped it when parking.
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October 20th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Typical……..knew Skafie would run out of talent,just not in front of Winterbottom! Gee has he killed a Chinaman that poor guy!
Great scrape between Russell and Handbag Murph, see nothing wrong with us oldies Andrew!!!!!hehehe No surf board for Russell though!
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October 20th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Whincup was the fastest bloke out there, I was glad to see Lowndes let him through cleanly to have a go at Tander. I was hoping for a safety car as soon as he got 2nd, but it came too late.
Catching a slightly slower bloke at Indy is one thing, passing is another. He would’ve needed at least six laps to work on it, not two.
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October 20th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Check your mail just sent you something real interesting!
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October 20th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Its unreal how they manage to pass at all!!!!Russell had gonads passing handbag when he did!
We all hope for safety cars at times like that ha! Whats the points difference I didn’t get it?
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October 20th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Interesting bit of vid that. I’m betting Alborz will put it up. Driver didn’t seem too fussed, did he?
1 Jamie Whincup 461
2 Craig Lowndes 445
3 Rick Kelly 443
4 Garth Tander 434
5 Todd Kelly 324
That’s off v8supercars . com . au
I don’t think they’ve updated it yet because Matt White said Tander was third. Can’t remember the points he said.
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Thanks for that……so that a bigger lead on Crash now! Cool!
I have stuck the link up Watto…its awaiting Moderation !
Alborz is a busy boy I guess he may do something Monday with it?
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Did you see the bit on Channel Ten a coupla days ago where a crew ambushed an Orion sedan and ute?
I’m back to work Monday :-( Got a bit of work done around home but had a nice lazy two weeks with Bathurst, Phillip Island GP, Indy, been a good two weeks. So I won’t be on as much, but will check in nearly every day.
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Watto, What show was that where they ambushed an orion?
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
NO ……….tell me more!
Arrr,forgot you were on Holidays! Gee that went fast ,always does! I guess some of us are lucky to work for themselves and at a desk……sometimes!
Hubby just checked in he is in Eucla .Did 1300 klms today. Nice Hotel he says…..hehehe 5 star car no star hotel!
There both too tired to do anything but sleep anyway!
Got pulled over for using a radar detector today….the cops use radar detectors detectors to get you!! No officer thats my Sat nav……sitting on the dash..He averaged 150 klms an hour today.When the cop pulled him over he said don’t worry your not speeding {he was,140 clicks cop didn’t care} we think you have a radar detector he says! Our son was real fast ripping it off the dash under seat!hehehe.
Stopping in Kalgoorlie to see our friends tomorrow,only 900 ks…. then home Monday! Car hasn’t missed a beat!
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October 20th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
It was just a 1 minute spot on the Channel Ten news. The cars still had so much cladding, padding, and camo/bras on you still didn’t see much. Wasn’t much more than we’ve seen before.
But in a close up I could clearly the shape of the headlight through the bra. The FPV CGI’s supposedly found at the tip we’ve all seen? They looked just like that shape. Shame the news isn’t in 1080p, then I mighta got a better look, lol.
I’ve heard of radar detector detectors. How do they work? I thought a radar detector was completely passive, as in, they detect radar wavelengths but don’t send out their own signal. As in active and passive sonar on a submarine.
Haha, copper must have just wanted to pull him over for a better look :-)
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October 20th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Oh yeah, tell him to watch out for roos (as if I needed to say that).
It’s so quiet without Toyota_Paul & Naughtyius Maximus on here trading jibes.
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October 20th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
^Yes, but Don’t forget “FOOTBALL HAMBURGERS EAGLES AND HOLDENWOO CRAP” too! :D
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Haha, you must have scared him off GF,ITGT because he hasn’t been back yet.
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
It was Ford’s old slogan vs Holdenwoo’s old ‘crap’ slogan.
“Going Ford, is the going thing won” & “Football, Hamburgers, Eagles and Holdenwoo cars” lost. :) I can’t get over the way Ford beat the sh!t out of it, just goes to show, Ford had a better slogan! LOL!
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Hey Watto………..my link didn’t get listed..mmmmm???
Will check with Alborz Monday!
Hey Me ……..you missing your partner in crime tonight? hehehe
He will be back on the no manual for pontiac like he was last night I imagine!
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October 21st, 2007 at 12:02 am
Went back for a closer look at your link. It’s still hard to pick out the general shape but I noticed these things:-
* The pull type door handles - I’m not much for the round recess to fit your hand into, oval would’ve been better.
* Thank god cars don’t come out with rims like those.
* The very back line of the rear doors, straight line from bottom of window down to sill, looks exactly like VE, which looks exactly like another car (I’ve forgotten which one). I find this strange because AU-BF and VT-VZ were utterly different.
* The A-pillar looks really slim. Most common complaint I’ve heard from a VE’s driver seat is how thick the A-pillar is, actually affecting vision. Orion’s looks really slim but I hope that doesn’t affect safety rating (I couldn’t give a stuff but other people find it important).
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October 21st, 2007 at 12:52 am
Go to bed…….Bulge in the bonnet that means V8 Model!
I have looked at it too several times there good pics of it!
Rat rims….hehehe
Same problem in the BA/F series too with that pillar!
The Back pillar is where the real design will come into the back I think,they have really tried to cover it up!
I guess Feb wont come soon enough ! Colour will be interesting……Ford have this happy knack of providing great colours and then changing them! I mean the Blood Orange was meant to be the most popular colour in the BAs and the canned it for that metallic orange that just isn’t the same! Some nice bright colours again would be good!
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October 21st, 2007 at 9:18 am
QUOTE = Bavarian Missile “Same problem in the BA/F series too with that pillar!”
Do you mean same prob as VE being too thick for visibility?
Agree on the paint. There was one bloke at work who wouldn’t say a good thing about Ford EVER. But he did say one day he wished Holden would come up with some decent bloody colours like Ford. A while later he grudgingly admitted he got ripped by a ‘Phoon.
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October 21st, 2007 at 10:23 am
Yep thats what I mean,you have to look around it! But I think that seems the go with most car now as there getting safer,when I had a Volvo I just about had to climb over the seat to see what was coming,ok slightly exaggerated!
Ripped by a Phoon hahaha,bet there is a few that have had that experience,the Phoons are a lot more subdued than the GTs to look at ,bet a few in Euro cars have been caught by them!
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:33 am
Hey Tonyn if you scroll up you will see Davids email address,I have asked him to forward on my email address to you!
Cheers
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October 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm
dealer still cant tell me when my Cobra arrives.. It has not left melbourne yet!!!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Thats crap ………you want me to try finding out for you!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Brett said ring FPV with your Build number….demand an answer! We did when there was delay with our BA….they have a customer service section!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Quote [Watto_Cobra]
“I’ve heard of radar detector detectors. How do they work? I thought a radar detector was completely passive, as in, they detect radar wavelengths but don’t send out their own signal. As in active and passive sonar on a submarine.”
Not quite… a radar detector uses what is known as a superheterodyne receiver.
A superhet receiver basically works by “mixing” the incoming radio signals with a known frequency internally generated waveform (known as the Local Oscillator). What this does is shift down the frequency spectrum of the radio signal to a band that is suitable for processing. Once the incoming radio signal has been shifted it is now ready to be processed. The radio signal of concern (Say 24.150GHz in the case of K-band Police radar units) is now amplified and demodulated in order to see the final signal.
The reason a radar detector is detectable by a radar-detector-detector is because the internal Local Oscillator (@ approx 11GHz for most radar detectors) creates an eletromagentic field which “leaks” out of the radar detector antenna horn. The radar detector detector is tuned to look for RF emissions at in the 11Ghz frequency band.
A radar detector is is nothing more than a simple (albeit very well tuned) radio receiver - just like the one you listen to music on at home. It is just setup to constantly keep scaninng the frequencies that Police equipment transmit on (24.15GHz K-band, and 33.4GHz-36.0GHz Superwide band Ka) and alert you if a signal is found at any of those frequencies.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Wholly crap Crazy John has died at only 42 years old!!!!!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Gee Ross I think you have become Caradvices techno guru!
Your answer to anything mechanical is always a great read! Well done!! No idea what it means …..but well done!hahaha
You don’t have a little propeller on the top of a baseball cap though do you?????? Sorry I don’t imagine you look like a geek at all!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:02 pm
the worst pillars can be seen in the falcon utes thanks to the supercab setup.
judging by spy shots ford has also done something with the 2 pillars and hopefully it means there is more visibility. it prob wont occur to you until the first time you drive a falcon ute (if you havent already).
but in the holden cap they have somehow engineered a pillar section that amazingly looks like you get even more of a blind spot!!!! wow now thats value for money.
and then if you pay even more for a maloo you get absolute maximum blind spot.
never travel beside a maloo because if he wants to change lanes there is no way he will be able to see you.
shoulder check proves nothing in a ute, rather you have to twist and look out the rear window to get a safer clearer view. you cant do that with the maloo as the “maloo bar” and very high hard lid mean you cant even look through the rear glass.
utes might be off topic but since we are talking about pillars and visibility………
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:18 pm
If I crush a VE ute flat when driving the F-250, now I’ll know why! Thanks for the advice Andrew!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Firstly thanks!
Secondly - trust me I look far from a propeller head!! haha
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
ha ha yeah going thing,
tell the cops that one when they try to get it from under the bumper of the 250.
i think a simple comment like “well its shite any way” would stand up in court but if not then yes the blind spot issue will for sure.
looking at the spyshots of the falcon ute it looks like they have worked on it whereas the people at commy look like they have made it even worse
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October 23rd, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for that explanation Ross. I actually understood most of that, I was into electronics for a few years when I was a teenager. Top bit of info there.
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October 26th, 2007 at 9:26 am
its just a heap of plastic. woo hoo. holdens had 300kw motors back in 2000. took yous long enough.
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October 26th, 2007 at 9:36 am
You know Andrew your right apart from Wheelnut and Matt {who secretly is a Ford lover too} There doesn’t seem to be a Holden supporter that comes on these sites with an IQ above room temperature!
What Holden in 2000 had 300 kws Monkey!!!!!
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October 26th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Lol they had oil drinking piston slapping V8s to. Somehow I think the Cobra with its sophisticated engine is a tad better then Holdens ancient pushrod… and interior plastics, the Cobra and most other cars in the world shyte all over the Holdens, admittably I havent sat in a HSV but the SS was dreadful.
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October 26th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Well Bavarian, the 2000 VT GTS for one, 300kw C4B.
And Toyota Paul, just because its a pushrod engine doesnt mean shit. The LS1/LS2 is more fuel effiecient and has more grunt than the ford 5.4 litre, and that’s not even my thoughts, read Motor or Wheels magazine for the same comments. The only thing thats has been written about the Ford Boss donk was that it sounded better, so you might wanna keep that mouth shut when treading in unfamiliar territory.
You might want to read up on the internal physics of a combustion engine aswell, you might learn a few things about the old pushrod design.
Dont forget, Turbo’s and EFI have been around since… well, look that up too while you’re there ;)
Annnnnd…, interior of an SS woefull? Compared to what? A Bentley. It didnt win Car of the Year for nothing, you I guess Toyota_paul is way smarter than 10 very experienced Journos.
You know what was the worst car interior that I have seen in recent times? That bloody Toyota Aurion. Every knob felt like it was going to break off and my god did it creak and moan when driving over rough stuff.
Geeze, you Ford guys arn’t a very bright bunch are yas :)
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October 26th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
DOHC - 1912
Pushrod - 1903
Not much of a difference in years. Pushrods are ideally suited to V8’s, where power is needed under 6500RPM, especially in light weight V configs coupled with all alloy blocks. GM have really excelled in Pushrod technology, just take a look at the LS3 and LS7 motors.
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October 26th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Geez Monkey you mates with Smokin R32 !!!!!He had the same argument about Wheels and Motor mag too…….mate there one eyed Holden supporters you haven’t realized that yet like the rest of us! Oh and of course they agree with each other their both owned by APC .
Now I have cut and pasted my reply to Smokin R32 even though he couldn’t support the fact that Holden has always been faster than Ford ,so I had to do his Home work for him
My reply as follows
Ok I will ,lets compare The BOSS 290 in the BA when it came out first compared to the GTS Monaro same year!
BAGT 0-100 from memory was 5.5 sec 5.4 litre
GTS Monaro from Wheels 5.8 sec 5.7 litre
1/4 mile times….
BAGT 14.1 depends who drove it ,stock we got 13.9
GTS Monaro 13.9 that was wheels driving it,remember Wheels always get stuff from Holden with Ks on it Ford theres is hardly run in with Wheels times most of the time!
XY GT PHASE 3 1/4 MILE TIME 14.7 sec
HT MONARO GTS 350 15.6 sec
Below my reply to Smokin R32 when he said Ford weren’t proud of the GT name……pffttttt
“So what makes you think Ford isn’t proud of the GT name,it is the EPITOME in names in Australian Muscle Cars ,has been for 40 years! ”
About that 300 kw GTS in 2000…..
Oh and Holden didn’t have a 300kw Commodore then HSV did straight from Callway! Mate at lest Ford owns the majority share of FPV…….Holden don’t seem to be able to do it by themselves without help from crate motors! You do have to ask your self then 7 years ago HSV got 300 kws from the GTS ,7 YEARS later the GTS still has 300 kws at a cost of $93.000 ,bargain! not! Geez us Ford Guys are a Bright Bunch!
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October 26th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Hey Cobra owners letting you know I am going to check with Chief Car Covers if they will make a Cobra styled cover for me! Unless they do allready ? Bought a yellow one for the XA last XMAS may get him one for the Cobra for this XMAS!!!
Took about 2-3 weeks to make I think! Will let you know how I go!
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October 28th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Thats the weird bit Andrew see the 26th on this post by Paul,he sticks up for Ford…..so when he bagged them today I was gob smacked!
Just read the new Wheels with Cobra in it! Wheels are saying a 14.5 time out of the auto???????????right!Mind you the new Holden ute they haven’t tested cause their waiting for it too do 10,000 ks cause piston slapping Holden rev better!hehehe they ESTIMATE,yep ESTIMATE 13.5 from it!!…..how many cases of Scotch did Wheels get for that one from Holden!
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October 29th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Hey B Missile,
can you tell me more about the car cover you looking at. do they have website? approx how much?
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October 29th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
No problem Muzz…..will email you the link to her site….if I can find it!!
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December 15th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Anyone that didn’t get their MP3 plug in their Cobra take it back to your dealer and get it installed. Some cars missed out getting them,like ours!
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February 21st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hi Bav Missile,
I havent been around for a while. Just wondering if you eaver got a car cover for your cobra, I’d luv to see a photo of it if u have one. Thanks.
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February 21st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Hey Muz……..yep got one for him at Christmas. haven’t got a photo of it though. Looks cool will see what I can do re a photo
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February 21st, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I’m sorry I came to the privite Cobra owners forum.
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February 21st, 2008 at 3:29 pm
hahaha……….yep thats right Oz…..
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