AP2289 Build log 'stage 2'

[peterpjb]

nice fuel pressure gauge

[xb-60]

Thanks Peter. They are not very common

Finished the under-hood insulation....finally....


Cheers,
Glen

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by xb-60

....Finished the underdash insulation....finally....

Just kidding ...it's still happening.

The SS firewall sheet is now back in, and I'm working on fitting the SS panels that cover the aft part of the engine bay.

Cheers!
Glen

[xb-60]

Might seem to be a backward step to 'de-polish' SS heat shields.... but it's just too shiny for a Cobra....

[xb-60]

....and here's the same panel, 'scuffed'....

[1795]

Glen,

You do attend to detail that others may pass on addressing. Looks nice, but I bet you some day you are going to regret it. There will be something down low that you want to see that a little extension mirror will not reach, and you will say, "Damn, I shouldn't have scuffed up that nice shiny stainless steel."

Keep up the good work.

Jim

[xb-60]

Jim,
To quote Mr. Joel..."You may be right, I may be crazy" and/or "You may be wrong for all I know, but you may be right"

....I'm just thinking of the horror of lifting the hood and getting my reflection back at me from half a dozen mirror-finished panels. Enough to drive a man to another beer

Here's cheers!
Glen

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by peterpjb

nice fuel pressure gauge

Although I think it is mechanical, I hope it is electrical, for safety.

[xb-60]

Hey Gary!

Yes, it's mechanical ....hey, it's a Cobra (replica)....we don't use that modern electrical stuff on gauges.
Yes, the gauge is decades old, and exactly as used on FIA cars.

If it's ever actually connected up (the gauge), my engine will need to be carb'd, not EFI....which I hope to be able to do eventually (carb fueled) if our SA club is successful in it's negotiations with the state rego boys.
....and if so, no, for safety, the fuel will not go any further south than the firewall, so should be quite safe enough to satisfy my compliance engineer, as well as me

Cheers,
Glen

[Jaydee]

My dyno guy said with the right cat it should pass emmisions with a carby. JD

[xb-60]

JD,

If I go the 'standard engine' route, there's a simple idle emissions check and a noise check as my engine is ADR37/01 compliant. Easy.

If I go the 'carb' route, it would most probably require multiple dyno tuning sessions, and then an IM240 test. Expensive. One of our club members has done this, and it was a long, long road. Again....expensive.

As I mentioned previously, our club is in conversation with our state DPTI regarding emissions (and other) standards for ICVs; with a degree of luck, we may gain some worthwhile concessions that would allow carbies to be used. I'm not looking for power, I'm looking for something that looks more period correct than a modern EFI sitting on top of the engine

Cheers,
Glen