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Jason & Wendy's Cobra Pages
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1965 Unique Motorcars 427SC |
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After a long time of saving and looking,
in 2001 Jason and Wendy finally put a sunny day sports
car in the garage. To everyone's surprise, we did not go with a
Corvette and instead own a replica of a 1965 Shelby Cobra 427SC. Our
car was manufactured by Unique
Motorcars and professionally finished by Bruce
Botti in Connecticut. Southern
Automotive in McDonough, GA built both the original engine and
the upgraded engine. The first engine was a 406 CID version of a
390FE with the additional detailing of a 427FE and creating 430 HP.
In October 2004, we upgraded to Southern Automotive's "SuperFE"
which is a 452 CID version of a 390FE creating 530 HP.
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Our Cobra Adventures
 Cobra Build Page
 Atlanta Cobras, November '01 Get Together
 Atlanta Cobras, March '02 Get Together
 Deep South Cobra Club (DSCC), April '02 Annual Meeting
 Unique Motorcars Homecoming, May '04
 Atlanta Cobras, March '05
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Cobra Details
Unique Motorcars 427SC
Year of Manufacture State of Origin (MSO): 1965
Year of Assembly: 2000
Registration: 1965 Ford Cobra 2DR
Paint: White with Blue Stripes, PPG Urethane basecoat/clearcoat
General
Hand-laid fiberglass body over a powder coated, rectangular tube ladder frame
Leather seats
Stewart Warner gauges
Original style black wool carpet
Chromed driver's functional roll bar
"Le Mans" quick fill gas cap
Sun visors and wind wings
Tonneau cover
Original type rack and pinion steering with original spec column
Original type Motolita steering wheel
Original type chrome plated brass windshield frame with glass windshield
Original type wipers
20 Gallon aluminum gas tank
Custom Griffin aluminum radiator with original style pusher fans
Ceramic coated sidepipes and custom headers
Original style hood, trunk, and door latches
Lakewood bell housing
Front and rear competition quick jacks
Suspension and Running Gear
Front: Custom tubular "A" arms, Mustang spindles, anti-sway bar, Carrera adjustable coilovers, and Wilwood racing brakes
Rear: Jaguar Salisbury IRS, Posi Track, 3:31 gears, and inboard brakes
Wheels: 16 inch Team III wheels
Front Tires: BF Goodrich T/A - 245/50R16
Rear Tires: BF Goodrich T/A - 275/50R16
Transmission
Rebuilt 4 speed Toploader
Hurst Indy shifter
Engine
Southern Automotive "SuperFE" 452 CID rated at 530HP
9.8:1 Compression
Engine block: 390FE
Oil system modified to 427 top oiler specs
427 main cap cross bolts
Edelbrock aluminum manifold
Edelbrock aluminum heads with larger valves
Oversized stainless steel valves
Scat 4.250" stroke crankshaft
Crankshaft windage tray
Scat H-beam competition rods
Custom pistons
Roller rocker arms with end stands
Aluminum water
Holley 750 double pumper carb with turkey pan
Canton racing oil pan
Aluminum remote oil filter adapter w/ steel bracket
Pent roof valve covers with 427 badges
Billet aluminum water pump and crankshaft pulleys
Orignal Ford surge tank
Original spec Stellings Chrome air cleaner with K&N filter
MSD igntion: Distributor, 6A control box, Blaster 2 coil, and 8.5mm Super Conductor wires |
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