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John D

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Date: Mar 2, 2020

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It was soooo nice Sunday, and #9365/"Otto" was just calling to me. Couldn't resist. Had a few errands to run, and had to fire him up. RESISTANCE WAS FUTILE!! 40+ degs out in MN. Yup, fired him up, let things stabilize and get a little warm, and went for a 10 or so mile jaunt around the neighborhood. Here's the interesting part. There's a text out there describing "Life with a Cobra Replica...blah blah". One sentence should be engraved in your brain and on the dashboard. "Disrespect me and I will kill you". Add up the following: Roads are cold but dry Tires are cold 450HP on tap Short wheelbase Occasional puddle/run-off/wet on the road I'll save you the trouble... It equals "spirited straight acceleration turning into a 1/2-lock powerskid don't snap the throttle shut or overcorrect keep your goddam foot off the brakes holy ** that retaining wall is close damn I saved it and need to shake the turds out of my pants" in less time than you took to read that. (No, my body & paint guy doesn't have any extra work!) Probably what saved my azz is 40+ years of driving on ice for 6 mos. of the year... but these cars give very little warning. They're happy, happy, happy, SNAP, sideways. __________________ John D. - St. Louis Park, MN.** 1965 El Camino - LT-1, 4L60e, 4wh discs, SC&C susp. 2013 F-150 Platinum - Twin Turbo 3.5 2018 Factory Five MkIV Roadster build thread

Dave Seitz

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Date: Mar 2, 2020

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And you didn't go for an even bigger engine? Maybe you needed the Blizzaks on the Cobra? __________________

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