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Thanks for the laugh Larry. Do we have a pool on what car in which class?

Having working on a few Turbo Regals, I'd expect these cars to arrive with cut apart engine compartments to allow access to everything!

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So I guess if you have a CHEVY DO NOT GO TO INDY. The fords will win

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A cylinder head can be pulled with the engine in the car. Jimmy, Steve and I removed the passenger side head from a "pre-production" Cobra Jet in my shop in preparation for the Winternationals. The "pre-production" car had all of the original factor accessories like power brakes, power steering, electical junction box, etc. Our AA/S Cobra Jet does not have any of those items and is much easier to work on.

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/IM000896.JPG
Engine in the "pre-production" Cobra Jet.

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/tascateardown.jpg

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/headoff1.jpg

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/headoff2.jpg

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/headoff3.jpg

http://9500rpm.com/shelby/shelby08q.jpg

Engine in our AA/S Cobra Jet. You can actually see the harmonic balancer.

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It's one thing to tear it down in a full on shop, it's another thing to do it in the tear down at the track but either way it's going to be interesting......and I thought it was hard tearing down a Max Wedge!

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( Don't forget about the new Challengers ) ....laughing....This could be NHRA's wake up call to their "Factory Wars".....The new Drag Pac Challenger won't run within a tenth of the new Supercharged Mustang, .....Two tenths if the air is bad. Then maybe they'll take a look at the "REAL" HP..... Heck, I don't think the Challengers can run with Shaul, Barton, or Sorrenson,(even with water in his engine.)

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The accessability in that engine compartment doesn't look much worse than the 4th gen LS1 Fbody GM cars. Thanks for the informative pics. WJ :)

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apparently they designed the engine bay of the new car (05-up) with these engines in mind. I know doing the same thing in an SN-95 car is torture

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Couldnt be much worse than my piece of crap 91 Corvette.....Damn, I wished I had my 67 435 HP car back. SCREW the A/C....LOL

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Me and you both brother. Bought mine on October 24, 1967 at Yukon Chevrolet in Yukon, OK Maroon with black interior, 4 speed, 427, tri power. Darn I miss that car..

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Probably one of the more accessible engine compartments in the newer cars are the late model GTO's....rather nice to work on....and darn, they are gone......WJ