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I made my first trip to London this year and had a fantastic time. I'm already thinking about next year.
I finally got to meet and hang out with all the guys from Hurricane- Mike, Rich, Jason and Ron. I also had the pleasure of meeting Paul P and Nathen (CrawleysCobra) while there. There where so many nice Cobra's it was hard to take it all in. First at the Quaker Steak & Lube, then in the town of London. The burn outs on Main St. where pretty cool. Then at night, the OCC had all kinds activities and entertainment going on under the tent near the hotels. But, probably the best part of the weekend were the parties going on out in front of the Hampton and other hotels each night. You get a chance to meet a lot of nice folks out there.

I got to see the 98 car and Jason's street car while there too. Man, Jason's car looks good. I couldn't keep my eyes off of it all weekend. And, I think Jason will agree, its pretty damn fast too!!!

I didn't take too many pictures. I'm sure most of you have seen all the pics and videos on the CC and FFR forums and I don't have anything to top them. But I have one that you might like. The Hurricane boys will probably kill me for this, but heres a shot at the Hurricane booth in London. From left to right is Ron, Mike, Jason and Rich.

I'll be making the trip to London this year. It sounds the guys from Hurricane will be attending and will have a display. I think meeting at the Hurricane booth would be a good idea. We'll just have to come up with a good time for everyone.


Mike

Congratulations Spuddyboy!!!! Welcome to the family.

I'm sure Mike and Rich will have you turned on to the dark side soon. See you there.

Mike

No radio for me either.
If your thinking of installing one you might check out the Factory Five forum. I lot of those guys have installed radios in their cars and you can probably find a lot of info on it there.

Mike

Hi Eric,
I did the same as Jim except I got my lids from Cobra Restorers. I believe the lids are cheaper from Pegasus though.
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/home.asp
I was able to find fittings, similar to what you have pictured, at a local farm supply store in the hydraulic section.
I hope that helps. If you need more info, let us know.

Mike

Hey Dave,
It sounds like you have some great ideas. I like the cost and build tracking ideas. I'd certainly be intersted if you came up with a program for this.


Mike

Hey War,
Don't be shy about being a GM guy. If you wanted to, you could go with a Chevy engine in the Hurricane. Sid has a 350 Chevy in his. He has a really nice car and the small block looks right at home in there.

I agree with Doug. The Ford AOD is a good choice. Another good source is http://www.ckperformance.com/index.html  I've dealt with them in the past and they really know their stuff.

As for gears ratio's, I don't know. I don't know what the gear ratio's of the AOD are right off the top of my head, but something in the 3:20 - 3:50 range should work quite well for the rear axle. It also depends on how you plan on using the car too.

Mike

Boy, that great news. I'm sure your anxious to get started. I'm looking forward to seeing some build pics.

Congratulations on getting your new ride.


Mike

Congratulations Ron!!!
If you can't sleep now just wait until your delivery date gets near.

Mike

Hey mugsy,
I'm in NC, just south of Raleigh. It would probably be a 2 to 2-1/2 hour drive from Richmond. I'd be glad to show you my car sometime. I'm pretty tied up this month as I'll be out of town for the weekend on the 11th, 12th and 13th, then I'll be gone on a fishing trip from the 19th through the 27th, but I'm sure we can work out a time to get together if your interested.

Mike

Hey fourbar83,
The fiberglass work that Ryan did, such as moving the side vents, etc, was something that some of us with the earlier cars did to make them a bit more like the originals. Its not something that had to be done and there are a lot of owners that didn't make any changes to thier cars. Hurricane listened to what the owners wanted and has since incorporated these changes into thier molds.

HTH,
Mike

Nice to see the different blues in one place to compare. Don't be surprised if you change your mind a couple times before actually painting it.   The Lexus blue is really nice.

Mike

I don't know of anyone with that setup right off the top of my head. I'm pretty sure the guys at Hurricane could supply the proper headers for that engine/heads though. I'd give Mike at Hurricane a call. That sure would be a nice combo.


Mike

Hey Jim,
Congratulations on your new Hurricane and welcome to the family.


Mike

Nice combination Ron. Everything looks great.    What kind of cam, heads, etc are you running?
I like your dolly setup for movng it around. Your slave setup looks good too. I've seen that setup before but can't remember where.  When you get your Hurricane you'll be way ahead of the game having your engine and trans etc. ready to go. Keep us posted on your progress.


Mike