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Topic: Mustang Monthly picks 78 King Cobra as one of their top ten Mustangs
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 06-18-2001 12:16 PM
   
Boy, were they drunk or what? I want some of what they were smoking when they made that list.  ------------------
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R Rainwater
Gearhead Posts: 366
From: Puxico,MO. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 06-18-2001 02:37 PM
Back off, Alex, We've done alright the past few weeks without you bashing the wonderful Second Generation Mustang. Don't start now. 
Bob R.------------------
75 II Ghia
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-18-2001 03:01 PM
Just for that I am going to bring a sack of oranges to Reno Bob. I "was" going to be nice. heh heh heh  ------------------
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 297
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 06-18-2001 04:37 PM
Alex,I hear that their will be over 1,000 MustangII's in reno,American Standard is holding their annual tradeshow out there this weekend called Poop in it too and Invited only Fords,So you will need to take your stash of oranges with you,and donot leave any at home! You dont want to bring any of them back to Illinois because they will go bad and shrivel,So use them up out there,Is Homes going with?
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-18-2001 04:56 PM
Quick, does anyone know if there is a discount fruit market near the Holiday Inn? ------------------
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John Holloway
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From: Romeoville Illinois
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posted 06-18-2001 05:34 PM
How many oranges do you need,like 50 cases isn't enough?only buy what you think you can handle,don't you dare bring any home with you..I mean it....
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-18-2001 07:40 PM
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The Cobraman
Gearhead Posts: 120
From: Edmond, OK USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-18-2001 11:13 PM
Not bad, it only took them 20+ years to figure out what we all knew already!
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Mark
Gearhead Posts: 265
From: North East Ohio
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-18-2001 11:38 PM
What were they smoking??I thought they must have finally sobered up. However, they may have finally gotten hold of some good head medicine and had a religeous experience.
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IIGood
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From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-18-2001 11:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Moneymaker:
Quick, does anyone know if there is a discount fruit market near the Holiday Inn?
Sorry Alex. We've called ahead and told them to watch out for you. We gave them careful instructions to not sell you ANY produce, no matter the circumstances. Told them not to crumble any pressure, even if you do say "But my doctor says I need to eat more fruit (or vegetables)." ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
'76 Cobra--project
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-19-2001 12:05 PM
Maybe I can find some tangerines instead? ------------------
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Zeph
Journeyman Posts: 7
From: Calgary, AB Canada
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-19-2001 02:53 PM
Personally, I prefer the M Cobra II, I'm not saying that the King Cobra isn't nice, but I find it overdone. Glad to see though that a M II got into the Top 10. I love our Cobra. Does anyone know what else was on the list...? Thx!------------------
Zeph
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IIblue74
Gearhead Posts: 107
From: memphis,tn
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-19-2001 06:11 PM
Zeph, the King made it onto the list mainly because of rarity (~4000 units in only one year) not because most people consider it the best looking. It's kinda crappy that our cars will be recorded in history by that overdone pig and the lowest v-8 power output,IMO
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R Rainwater
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From: Puxico,MO. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 06-19-2001 07:57 PM
Alex, I'm not sure when it comes to the FABULOUS II you can be nice!!! Also, me and my II is not going to make Reno.
Bob R.------------------
75 II Ghia
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 297
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 06-19-2001 09:51 PM
Bob,I can't make it to Reno either, That's why I am shipping 50 cases of oranges to Alex in Reno, so when he comes back he will be so tired of the oranges he won't want to mess with anybody in a thousand mile radus of him...hehehe
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IIblue74
Gearhead Posts: 107
From: memphis,tn
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-20-2001 08:21 AM
We could get his home addy and put him on the fruit-of-the-month mailing list.
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 297
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 06-20-2001 09:51 AM
No Thanks Bob,I don't want anything to do with that idea,I live close to Alex and Tony,The dam snow just melted last week here in my yard,When Alex wasen't putting oranges in my pipes over the winter he was throwing Snow this way,When it would snow they would fire up the snowblower,turn on the Nitrous and blow snow over into my yard(keep in mind we live 20 minutes apart)I don't want to think what they would do with the fruit,the Snowblower would turn into a Fruitblower....Sorry but Count me out!Any other ideas for the Master
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Mark
Gearhead Posts: 265
From: North East Ohio
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-20-2001 10:23 AM
A Fruit Blower?Isn't that redundent?
(I'll stop before I write something that will get me banned. )
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 06-20-2001 11:30 AM
I'll just have to make do with the tangerines I guess. Look out II's of Reno! ------------------
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 297
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 06-20-2001 04:06 PM
Seedless Please
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 06-20-2001 06:18 PM
I have a II spy on the look out for us in Reno and he is scoping out all of the happless deuces in the area. The tangerines will be arriving at the airport at 8:00 PM tomorrow night. Polish up those tailpipes boys and girls. heh heh heh ------------------
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 297
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 06-20-2001 08:50 PM
WARNING... WARNING...All MustangIIS COVER YOUR PIPES NOW!!
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77sleeper
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posted 06-27-2001 03:04 PM
quote:
originally by IIblue74
It's kinda crappy that our cars will be recorded in history by that overdone pig and the lowest v-8 power output
really bad since it is not true. the '81 did not have a 302 option The only V-8 availiable in the mustang that year was the 120hp 4.2L 255 v-8
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-27-2001 07:32 PM
Yeah, but the 81 also didn't have that 2.8 slug either.  ------------------
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IIblue74
Gearhead Posts: 107
From: memphis,tn
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-27-2001 07:35 PM
OK, since it applies to mine especially, how about I revise that to be the only Mustang which had NO V-8 until the public cried for it  (top power output of any mustang in '74 was 105hp for the 2.8, and a whopping 140lb/ft of torque) and I still love mine. Crazy that way I guess
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a351must2
Gearhead Posts: 292
From: Snohomish, WA, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-28-2001 10:50 AM
hey, the fastest car I've ever been in was powered by a 2.8L slug.Stock heads, aluminum gear drive, stock solid lifters...7.5:1 compression, custom ground cam, o-ringed block, Offy dual-port intake, Holley 390cfm 4bbl, custom cast exhaust manifolds, twin IHI RHB5 V18 trim turbos, 11psi boost. In a 2200lb Capri, it's no slug. I've also been in a couple another Capri with 10:1 compression, ported heads with 2.0L Pinto valves, aftermarket cam with very little vacuum at idle, headers, Offy intake, 390cfm 4bbl...that Capri was around 2600lb and was pretty quick too.
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roadsterII
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From: West Olive, MI, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-28-2001 12:06 PM
a turbo four in a light car, it's the power to weight thing. I thing the biggest reason our IIs get such a bad rap is because I believe it's the only "pony" car ever offered with a 4 cylinder and nothing offered in the mid 70's made much power from the factory. Low performance cars mandated from a government with low performance minds.
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cbII
Gearhead Posts: 85
From: San Angelo
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 06-28-2001 03:36 PM
Yeah, but Ford gave that 2.3L 4 cylinder a good reputation. Think of the Turbo Coupe T-Bird and the SVO Mustang. I would own either of those any day.
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-28-2001 06:15 PM
Can you imagine if they had offered the SVO package 10 years earlier??? Now that would have been a Deuce to have! ------------------
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roadsterII
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From: West Olive, MI, USA
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posted 06-29-2001 12:24 PM
a SVO II, sounds like a good project for somebody. With all the SVO vehicles Ford made, one could pick and choose parts from what was offered.
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mustangj
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From: fergus,ontario,canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-29-2001 11:39 PM
I love II's very much but, a 1978 king Cobra looks like a rip off of similar era trans-ams to me. (Sceaming chicken/spitting snake)My friend's 2.8l II coupe had a v8 motorcraft two barrel adapted to it with a plate. It also had a free flowing 2 1/4" exhaust with no cat. The car had 3.40 gears in it. It was not a rocket ship but it stomped my 86 Buick sky hawk turbo (15.90 quarter time) with ease. It snows up here so why waste a good ford. (answer to why drive a GM product)[winter beater only!] ------------------
1978 mustang II t-top mach 1
1991 lincoln mark 7
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