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8-Ball
Cobra
A
custom fabrication from the ground up.
Photo above
is hotlinked (same view,
MUCH larger size).
I'm an automotive
engineer from Detroit; needless to say, my life is cars. I decided
to design, engineer and build an "over the top" Cobra.
When I got the car all together—which took nearly 20 years
and over $90,000 in materials to complete—a serious session
of debugging (over a 2-year period) ensued, resulting in several
effective modifications. The result is a monster of a drivin'
machine, in both performance and technical specifications. What
you see (and read about) below is the result.
Under
the Hood
600 cid Ford SVO big-block M-6010-A460
724 hp, monstrous
805 lbs./ft. torque (dyno'd); 6,250
rpm redline
Engine photo
is hotlinked (installed view,
MUCH larger size).
The powerplant
particulars are as follows:
- 4.605"
bore x 4-1/2" stroke (600 cid; 10 litres)
- massive
splayed 4-bolt mains
- Siamesed
bores
- screwed
in freeze plugs
- 3/4"
solid pan rail.
- port
fuel injected (SDS with programmable shift light and fuel
cut rev limiter)
- dry
sump oiling system [Stock Car Products 4-stage pump; Moroso
tank; custom breather]
- Alan
Root
heads (ported) M-6049-B460; 2.3" intake; 1.9 exhaust; titanium
keepers, et al.
- 65 lb./hr.
port injectors run by an SDS computer—mapped on the
dyno
- 1/2"
fuel rails running at 55 psi, fed by an Aeromotive A1000
pump and regulator
- 4-1/4"
(108mm) billet aluminum throttle body (approx 2,300 cfm capable)
- forged
#4340 rods
- forged
4-1/2" stroker crank
- JE pistons—10.6:1
compression ratio—runs on premium pump gas
- Comp
Cams
custom-ground hydraulic roller
- Crower SS needle roller
rockers
- blueprinted
distributor fired by MSD
- 2"
headers
- aluminum
water pump and custom pulleys
- 100
amp one-wire alternator
- Tilton block plate
starter
- Fluidyne custom aluminum
radiator—keeps it cool even at 100°F ambient (the hood
louvers help)
See the
dyno sheet response curve for this thundering powerplant: Click here!
GEAR
TRAIN
- triple-plate
custom 1,000 lbs./ft. Kevlar clutch on a 12 lb. aluminum
flywheel (zoom)
- TKO
600
5-speed gearbox with 0.64 ratio OD
- rear
end specs:
engineered custom fabricated rear end: computer optimized geometry;
Frankland Champ quickchange; Speedway Engineering
IRS sidebells; 4.11:1-ratio main gear; #15 change gear=3.91 overall
ratio for 200 mph at 5,800 RPM in 5th; Detroit Locker
differential; 128mm OD Lobro Racing CV joints; 1-1/2"
axles
IN
THE COCKPIT
above: cockpit shot
is hotlinked (same view,
larger size).
- aluminum
interior panels "flame turned"
- tire
temperature monitoring computer with dash display
BRAKES
- 11.75"
ventilated rotors
- JFZ 4-piston calipers—two
pair front, one pair rear
- three
Tilton master cylinders; 66/33 brake bias; Lineloc
on one pair of front calipers—stops on a dime.
ROLLING
STOCK
- Custom
modular wheels with knockoff hubs
- Hoosier roadrace tires
[23.5x11.5-16" front; 27.0x14-16" rear]
DUPLEX
CALIPERS
Twin calipers
shot above is hotlinked (rotated view,
larger size).
CHASSIS
PARTICULARS
- tubular
space frame measuring 3,500 lbs./ft. per degree torsional rigidity
- 2,850
lbs "soaking wet" 47% front/53% rear
- engineered
custom fabricated front end: computer optimized geometry; pushrod-actuated
inboard coil-overs; "Lola-style" billet aluminum uprights
Aerial shot
above is hotlinked (alternate view
of car, MUCH larger size).
Other
Particulars
- One-of-a-kind body with extra-wide
rear fenders
- custom
velvet
black
paint with gloss black stripes and numbers
- black
ceramic coated headers (with custom shin shields) and rollbar
- titled
and licensed as a 1965 Ford
...But the best part is the
zoom...
Head-on
frontal shot is hotlinked (alternate view...
closeup of hood louvers and scoop).
Broadside
shot is hotlinked (same view,
MUCH larger size).
...above: This sepia-toned
elevated shot is hotlinked to a MUCH larger
view...
...Grand Finale: this redundant
sepia shot is
hotlinked to a really wild
view...
—YouTube
video of this serpent—
Building
a Cobra from scratch—an engineer's 20-year odyssey
"Not
just anyone can whitewash a fence... I reckon there ain't one
boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way
it's got to be done." Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer,
1876
Well,
not just anyone can design a Cobra either. But I can!
I
embarked on what became a 20-year endeavor—punctuated by
cross-country moves, building houses, changing jobs and other
interruptions. Looking back, probably every piece of this serpentine
beast was constructed at least twice, due mostly to faulty auto
aftermarket "stuff."
I
designed, engineered and constructed it myself. With less than
4 lbs./horsepower this asphalt kicker launches like a rocket,
and zooms from 60 mph to (well over) 100 mph in a heartbeat.
Click
Here
for
a 5-minute YouTube slideshow... Tony Briski
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Partial
trades considered; spare parts and special tools included in
the price.
oo
$95,000 obo
Contact:
Tony
Briski
(360) 607-7331
PDT
(cell)
email:
TonyBriski@comcast.net
Located in Vancouver, Washington, USA
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