When you build a car this nice, sometimes you run into the danger of building it too nice. Just like a piece of rolling art, you may not want to abuse it after putting so much time, money, and effort into it. After all, who would want to abuse a work of art? For now, Roland wants to show the car, but he and Joe know it will probably eventually end up on the track with Roland shoving it into the corners at speed. He'd like to take the car to Nevada's Silver State run (the high-speed timed race on Nevada's desert highways) because, he says, the car drives like a race car. And that makes sense-why would you ever want to drive this car slow?
Roland EddySan Diego, California1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe
| Chassis |
| Frame | 4" round tube |
| Wheelbase | 90" |
| Rearend | Salisbury/Dana 44, Auburn Proposi, with 3.73:1 |
| Rear Suspension | IRS with Aldan coilover shocks, |
| Accurate Machine Products & |
| George Petrus |
| Rear Brakes | Wilwood twin-piston disc |
| Front Suspension | double A-arm by AccurateMachine Products |
| Front Brakes | Wilwood twin-piston disc,Tilton dual-master cylinder |
| Steering | Jaguar rack-and-pinion |
| Front Wheel | 15x7.5 pin-drive PS Engineering Sun |
| Rear Wheel | 15x9.5 pin-drive PS Engineering Sun |
| Front Tire | Goodyear Eagle Sport Special26.5 x 8.00-15 |
| Rear Tire | Goodyear Eagle Sport Special26.5 x 10.50-15 |
| Engine & Trans |
| Make | Ford 302 stroked to 331 ci |
| Crankshaft | Eagle 4340 forged 3.250" |
| Pistons | SRP flat-top with 10:1 |
| Water Pump | Edelbrock Victor Series |
| Radiator | aluminum |
| Alternator | FMS 100-amp |
| Heads | Gurney-Eagle aluminum,Ferrea valves |
| Induction | Injection Perfection throttle bodies,with Accel Gen VII fuel mgmt. |
| Air Cleaner | K&N |
| Ignition | MSD |
| Headers | custom by Mark Morton, Temecula, CA |
| Mufflers | 4 x 2" glass-pack |
| Transmission | Ford T56 |
| Shifter | Pro 5.0 |
| Trans | Mods aluminum flywheel,McLeod hydraulic double-discclutch |
| Body |
| Manufacturer | Upstate Super Replicars |
| Bodywork | Pasi's Place, San Marcos, CA |
| Paint Type | PPG Deltron, Wimbledon Whitewith Guardsman Blue stripes |
| Painter | Pasi' Place |
| Interior |
| Gauges | Stewart-Warner |
| Wiring | E-Z Wiring, Finish Line Moto-Lita |
| Steering Wheel | Moto-Lita |
| Seating | aluminum race buckets |
| Upholsterer | North County Upholstery,San Marcos, CA |
| Material | leather |