Donnie and Debbie Thomas's Cobra build

[weaver]

This car is being built for Donnie and Debbie Thomas of Annopolis Md, I thought everyone might enjoy these photos.

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Here a more pics.

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and a few more.

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For those of you who haven't met Bruce Bunn he is the guy standing beside the trailer, he was about to take the body to his shop outside of Atlanta.

[juanone]

Hi Alan:

Is this car a turnkey minus?

Juan

[weaver]

Yes, it will have a Southern Automotive 351 stroked to 427CI and a Tremec 5 speed trans, I won't have the engine untill next week but I will have the car finished for Donnie to take delivery at Homecoming.

Alan

[weaver]

Hey Donnie, I see you are on line, what do you think?

Alan

[Donnie Thomas]

Hey Donnie, I see you are on line, what do you think?

Alan

I am Donnie Secretary via telephone he loves his car

[juanone]

Hi Alan:

Man that is going to be a monster. I had a 351 stroked to 427 in my Superformance, wow, quite a bit of raw horsepower and incredible torque.

I like the 302 I have now though.

Donnie, you are going to love the awesome humming sound of the engine in third gear.

[Slither]

Looks like homecoming will be sweet for someone:D. Lookin' good...

[Justin Upchurch]

Great looking car!
Alan,
Keep the pictures comming, maybe a few more once you mount the fuse box?

Justin

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Here is where I mount the fuse panel on a car with a heater kit, you can mount yours on either side.

[Donnie Thomas]

Alan, I really do like the car alot I just got home and tryed to call you, but you must be at home. As you see I'm not a master at the computer yet. But I'm learning but slow. Donnie

[Donnie Thomas]

Thanks guys I cant wait to hear it run and pick it up at homecoming Donnie

[Naumoff]

Hello Donnie,

Glad to hear your getting a Unique Cobra. Let's hook up for a cruise.
A Silver w/ Black stripes. That is going to be cool if you, me and Clay are running down the road together with my solid black and Clay's solid silver.
Call me if you or your wife would like a ride or a vist from the Cobra.
410-474-2701 cell

[weaver]

Tony are you and Clay planning on going to Carlisle the weekend after our homecoming, if you are maybe Donnie and Debbie can follow along. There should be several Unique customers in the car corral.

Alan

[Naumoff]

Alan,
I am coming to Carlisle. I don't know about Clay. But that would be great.

Tony

[Donnie Thomas]

Tony that will be neet to see the three cars going down the road together. Yes any time you want to come by that would be nice. You can call me on my cell 240-882-6647. I would like to get together when my car gets here to hookup and crusie.

[Naumoff]

Donnie,
I just programed your # in my cell phone. Sounds Great!

[weaver]

The engine and trans went in the chassis today, I will post more pics when the body is mounted on the chassis.

[clayfoushee]

Looking good, Donnie, and getting close. Tony and I look forward to you joining the Maryland Unique caravan.

[Donnie Thomas]

Thanks Clay I,m looking forward to joining the crew. Alan the motor looks great.It wont be long now. Donnie.

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Here are a few pics of the body installation

[Donnie Thomas]

Alan, The car looks really great, Debbie and I are really getting excited about the car we both are counting the days down to the home coming. We would like to thank you for taking the time to send us pictures we appericated it very much and look forward to riding in the cobra. Donnie

[Justin Upchurch]

Alan,

Is that Maurice coming back from the coke machine again in the last picture?

Justin

[weaver]

No, thats his twin Sergent Carter. The other guy in the pics is Mikey, I think every shop has a Mikey.

Alan

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I just finished the interior install today and should have the car completed by the end of the week. Here are some photos.

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Here a few more shots, enjoy.

[Donnie Thomas]

Alan the car looks fabulous, call me when you fire the motor up I want to hear it run. Thanks Donnie

[eliminator]

Nice job on the carpet Alan......looks good.

[Naumoff]

Looking good, Alan.
Donnie it was nice to meet you. Looking forward to some cruisin' time.
I met Donnie last week. I was driving my Cobra around the Davidsonville area doing a couple of estimates ( my Company car :D ) and called him.

[chris knueven]

donnie,
great choice on the engine !!!! i have been running mine for 6 years and its
still a blast....

alan,
thx for the pics...they answered some questions about my p-brake handle
install without having to bother you guys and using up maurices coke
machine time.....:).

chris

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Well if I would have had a few more hours today I would have finished, we had lots of folks in for the Talladega races with time to kill so they killed it with us. Here's how far I got today.

[Donnie Thomas]

Thanks Tony nice to meet you to.What was that you were burning in your tank it did not smell like pump gas? Donnie

[Donnie Thomas]

Thanks Chris I hope the motor lives up to my expectations. Donnie

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I took these pics while out on a test run, the car is pretty much dead on, runs strong and no problems to sort out. I'm going to try and put a few more miles on it today so it will be ready for Homecoming.

[Naumoff]

looking good Donnie.Alan, did you forget your dealer tag?

[Naumoff]

Thanks Tony nice to meet you to.What was that you were burning in your tank it did not smell like pump gas? Donnie
Premium pump gas

[Donnie Thomas]

Alan the car really look's great. We are both so excited that we are leaving today and will see you guys sometime Monday after lunch. Donnie and Debbie