Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Tow

ALMACK · 11-26-2013, 01:09 PM

Nice.

Thanks for posting !

Rat Raceway · 11-26-2013, 01:56 PM

Very nice!

I think the green is COOL!

Sam M · 11-26-2013, 01:58 PM

I just had them do the CJ mods and lightening on my BIW project. This place is amazing and all the guys there are great! They took me around and showed me all the little tricks they do on one of these builds. Definitely the Taj Mahal of race shops.

Sam M · 11-26-2013, 02:04 PM

Oops forgot to give you their link www.watsonracing.com

Rose Racing · 11-26-2013, 02:51 PM

who made the wheelie bar? looks like a Ken Keir piece?and I really like the fabrication on the roll bar!

Sam M · 11-26-2013, 02:53 PM

Made by Watson Racing in house.

Ed Wright · 11-26-2013, 03:08 PM

Very nice!

Andrew Hill · 11-26-2013, 03:10 PM

I really like the green!

vic guilmino · 11-26-2013, 10:08 PM

i wish Santa would bring me one o f those 2014 mustangs

Jesse Kershaw · 11-26-2013, 03:08 PM

The wheelie bar was actually engineered by the Ford Racing development team and is built by Watson Engineering. It is NHRA Stock legal and mounts without requiring fascia modification.

We put it on initially as a means to cut down on aborted runs so we could do powertrain validation and it worked so well at making the 60' time consistent we decided to offer it as an option.

Putting 3 different drivers in the car on the same day we had 60' and ET's within a few hundredths of each other.

The wheelie bar option cost $1500 MSRP and comes as you see in the photos. We had 45 of the 50 cars take this option.

In addition to computer modelling we made in excess of 80 runs on the car with the wheelie bar and over 100 for engine validation (coincidentally at a smaller pulley and more power than we actually delivered the car at to guarantee an extremely durable engine). Although we do still recommend a tear down and inspection after 50 runs, and replacement of timing chains at that time. This is cheap insurance.

The parachute mount which is standard on the Cobra Jet also underwent rigorous testing. On track at stock weight, about 600lbs heavy, through computer simulation and finally lab testing including more than a lifetime of cycles. It is probably the most heavily engineered parachute mount ever.

I always like to say we're not building a race car, we're engineering a Cobra Jet.

11-26-2013, 01:09 PM	#1
ALMACK VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,941 Likes: 132 Liked 372 Times in 130 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Nice. Thanks for posting ! __________________ Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT

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Rat Raceway Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver Co Posts: 408 Likes: 282 Liked 35 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Very nice! I think the green is COOL! __________________ Ross Gregory 5133 Stock,Super Stock 53 Top Dragster

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Sam M Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrison Twp. MI Posts: 108 Likes: 83 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter I just had them do the CJ mods and lightening on my BIW project. This place is amazing and all the guys there are great! They took me around and showed me all the little tricks they do on one of these builds. Definitely the Taj Mahal of race shops.

11-26-2013, 02:04 PM	#4
Sam M Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrison Twp. MI Posts: 108 Likes: 83 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Oops forgot to give you their link www.watsonracing.com

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Rose Racing Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 353 Likes: 95 Liked 227 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter who made the wheelie bar? looks like a Ken Keir piece?and I really like the fabrication on the roll bar! Last edited by Rose Racing; 11-26-2013 at 02:53 PM.

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Sam M Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrison Twp. MI Posts: 108 Likes: 83 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Made by Watson Racing in house.

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter Very nice! __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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Andrew Hill Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 702 Likes: 446 Liked 174 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter I really like the green! __________________ 3207 D/SA, C/ED

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vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter i wish Santa would bring me one o f those 2014 mustangs __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

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Jesse Kershaw Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 108 Likes: 6 Liked 122 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Live from the 2014 Cobra Jet Build - Brownstown Charter The wheelie bar was actually engineered by the Ford Racing development team and is built by Watson Engineering. It is NHRA Stock legal and mounts without requiring fascia modification. We put it on initially as a means to cut down on aborted runs so we could do powertrain validation and it worked so well at making the 60' time consistent we decided to offer it as an option. Putting 3 different drivers in the car on the same day we had 60' and ET's within a few hundredths of each other. The wheelie bar option cost $1500 MSRP and comes as you see in the photos. We had 45 of the 50 cars take this option. In addition to computer modelling we made in excess of 80 runs on the car with the wheelie bar and over 100 for engine validation (coincidentally at a smaller pulley and more power than we actually delivered the car at to guarantee an extremely durable engine). Although we do still recommend a tear down and inspection after 50 runs, and replacement of timing chains at that time. This is cheap insurance. The parachute mount which is standard on the Cobra Jet also underwent rigorous testing. On track at stock weight, about 600lbs heavy, through computer simulation and finally lab testing including more than a lifetime of cycles. It is probably the most heavily engineered parachute mount ever. I always like to say we're not building a race car, we're engineering a Cobra Jet. __________________ Jesse Kershaw