Hand Building Cobra Motors Since 1996
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Hand Building Cobra Motors Since 1996
This is a really neat article on these guys. It is long so here is the link and just the first few paragraphs.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...c01-190762.htm
Cobra engine builders are assembly line stars. Romeo-made powerplants feature their signatures.
Quick — name a famous auto assembly line worker.
If you said Ron Anderson or Gary Smith, chances are good you own an SVT Cobra — Ford Motor Co.’s high-performance Mustang.
Sequestered in a small building at Ford’s engine complex in Romeo, Anderson and Smith work on the exclusive “niche line” — where every SVT Cobra engine since 1996 has been assembled by hand.
Anderson, Smith and a handful of co-workers have gained a measure of fame — at least in the eyes of Cobra enthusiasts — because each car’s engine bears a small metal plate with their signatures.
Nearly 1,300 workers toil in obscurity on Romeo’s primary production line, churning out 2,500 V-8 engines a day. But Anderson, Smith and seven other workers — selected based on seniority — are the only assemblers who routinely receive fan mail.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...c01-190762.htm
Cobra engine builders are assembly line stars. Romeo-made powerplants feature their signatures.
Quick — name a famous auto assembly line worker.
If you said Ron Anderson or Gary Smith, chances are good you own an SVT Cobra — Ford Motor Co.’s high-performance Mustang.
Sequestered in a small building at Ford’s engine complex in Romeo, Anderson and Smith work on the exclusive “niche line” — where every SVT Cobra engine since 1996 has been assembled by hand.
Anderson, Smith and a handful of co-workers have gained a measure of fame — at least in the eyes of Cobra enthusiasts — because each car’s engine bears a small metal plate with their signatures.
Nearly 1,300 workers toil in obscurity on Romeo’s primary production line, churning out 2,500 V-8 engines a day. But Anderson, Smith and seven other workers — selected based on seniority — are the only assemblers who routinely receive fan mail.
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That's cool... I didn't know it was that small of a group assembling the 4Vs.
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but did you notice where it said not one registered warrenty engine replacement has been because of engine build since 1996, when it started
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Originally posted by ev04
but did you notice where it said not one registered warrenty engine replacement has been because of engine build since 1996, when it started
but did you notice where it said not one registered warrenty engine replacement has been because of engine build since 1996, when it started
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Originally posted by solo_mata_me
Which is an out and out lie. My family lost one to an errant metal shaving in one of the oiling holes for the crank. A simple once over with an air nozzle attachment would have blown it right out. It ended up beating up that main bearing so badly that it spun a few rod bearings along the way. The whole motor was yanked and replaced. Old motor was shipped back to Ford for analysis. As a result, we had a 2000 build date motor in a 1999. I am sure that I could source the VIN number and have someone do a warranty check at a Ford dealer.
Which is an out and out lie. My family lost one to an errant metal shaving in one of the oiling holes for the crank. A simple once over with an air nozzle attachment would have blown it right out. It ended up beating up that main bearing so badly that it spun a few rod bearings along the way. The whole motor was yanked and replaced. Old motor was shipped back to Ford for analysis. As a result, we had a 2000 build date motor in a 1999. I am sure that I could source the VIN number and have someone do a warranty check at a Ford dealer.
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Originally posted by Mars_302
But you know its gotta suck having your name on a motor and having it blow up
But you know its gotta suck having your name on a motor and having it blow up
