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Al - It's getting close. There was quite a bit of work to get it where I wanted it. I haven't had the opportunity to work on it on a constant basis due to weather and other commitments until this year. Add to that the head-on accident at Thanksgiving which limits what I can do. I have a good...

Re: Replica/Kit Makes : Custom Cobra Roadster Replica Convertible Custom Cobra Roadst It's been a long time since I've seen a Cobra that ugly!

Quite a nice item, but the cars are shown in the incorrect order :laugh:

Jeff, I can only hope the statement you made was in ignorance of the situation and of your own, possibly limited, experience. Having lived my earlier years in a predominately black neighborhood and having to walk through what would now be termed a ghetto to get to school every day, fighting my...

Unfortunately, Dom Deluise and Burt never got there. They stopped in east L.A. at a red light and were robbed, beaten and carjacked. The police, who, when seconds count are just minutes away, had to go to a disturbance instead which turned out to be Al Sharpton. Fictional, yes, but entirely...

There's not just one underlying cause here. Al mentioned the hourly cost, which is not just wages being exorbitant, but if you look at that, you'll find it's the greedy insurance companies who are responsible for the medical care and program mangement costs. The population decrease is certainly...

....but wait till they hack your system and re-program your IT / PC camera to watch without your knowledge, maybe program your smart phone to record everything you say and do - like, send you a speeding ticket when the GPS in your phone indicates you are over the limit. If you let it happen, it...

Don't you just love it.....!!! "NOTE: 0-60 IN 3.2 SECS. CONSISTENT LOW 10-SECOND TIMES IN THE 1/4 MILE" .......followed almost immediately by....... "During my years of ownership, the car was never raced."

You can do it running but don't. It beats the snot out of the feeler gauge which will then be inaccurate and unless you have the fine touch of a safe-cracker, you can't be sure it's really right. Yes, I have done it (Fords,Chevys,etc), using the clip-on oil deflectors but it's still messy If you...

So you're the P4 owner. Your car is in very good hands. Ron R is the best. One of the P4's I saw at his shop has this (photo). Did you go with the LS3 for maintenance reasons?

Re: Noon Motor questions Howard - That motor in the dyno chart is an upgrade from the standard Keith Craft crate engine with street civility in mind. It had a 1" 4 hole carb spacer/isolator added after delivery from KC (on their advice) for a bit better mid range response. It has a Canton 8 qt...

The answer to who makes the best GT40 is very simple - just answer the question "Who makes the best beer?"

Re: Noon Motor questions You may be over-analyzing this. As most of us have said, stick with the 331 with around 425-475 hp, use good tires, race type brake linings, a good limited slip diff, and go at it. Getting used to the horsepower and traits of the 40 will keep you occupied - you won't be...

Don - great choice on the engine. My favorite engine of all time. Let me know whose tires you're going to use and I'll run out and buy stock in that company ! A.J

Re: Noon Motor questions Sean - Welcome to the fold. As for the engine choices, it depends on what you're looking for; longevity, etc. For a 302 block, I think, and the guys at Keith Craft also stated, the 331 will be a longer lived engine than the 347 if you're running it hard. They told me...

Jimmy - Top Gun is usually around the first weekend inJune but there are similar events around the US (plus Germany, the UK) that feature many of these same aircraft. PM me and I will get a location list to you. In the meantime, check out these from Ron Randall @ Metalmorphous in Conn. All in...

I'll bet the 'monkey' gets a real workout on that course!

Love the Spitfire! I have some pics from the 2013 Top Gun in Lakeland Fl but had to resize them to fit the forum format. Hope they are OK. I will be working on a 1/5 F4U Corsair (ESM) with a 5 cyl radial as soon as the car is complete and registered. Had to take some time off after getting hit...

Andy - I'll check with the owner. It has a single cyl 2 stroke, 85cc I believe. It looked to be the Bud Nosen design kit or similar. I was only there for a short while to arrange flight classes for some incoming students so I didn't get any particulars on the bird. Just sold my 1/3 scale Sukhoi...

Finally, our club field dried out enough so we can begin the season on wheels, not floats. This is a shot of the south facing end of the field at our first field meeting of the season. The P 51 was up for sale.