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patrickt
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Last Activity:
11-15-2025
04:14 PM
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State
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Country
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Cobra Make, Engine
ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Horsepower
0.0
60 foot time
0.000
1/8 Mile ET
0.000
1/8 Mile MPH
0.00
1/4 Mile ET
0.000
1/4 Mile MPH
0.00
Signature
ERA #732 - Pics from the ERA Owners Gallery
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Join Date:
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Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Headlight Wiring Upgrade
Electricity wasn't as hot in the 60's as it is today.:cool:
Liked On: 12-18-2018,
07:11 PM
Posted On: 12-18-2018,
06:45 PM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Headlight Wiring Upgrade
I had an Olds 442 back in the 70's that if you jiggled the light switch, because it pulled out towards you to turn on the lights, you could get the lights brighter or dimmer. I remember that at the...
Liked On: 12-17-2018,
04:06 PM
Posted On: 12-17-2018,
03:56 PM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Headlight Wiring Upgrade
Yes, LEDs draw less current. For instance this nice headlight Complex Reflector, 7" Round LED, 2 Diodes Headlight, Polycarbonate Lens, E-Coat Aluminum, 12-24V | Truck-Lite...
Liked On: 12-17-2018,
03:33 PM
Posted On: 12-17-2018,
01:29 PM
Jerry Clayton liked post by
patrickt
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My ERA 428FE started to knock tonight
I would not immediately assume the motor needs to be pulled. In fact, it might not be as serious as you would first think. I know that Joe is fond of using original Ford rocker assemblies for...
Liked On: 12-15-2018,
08:28 AM
Posted On: 07-02-2018,
09:20 AM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Electrical gremloins??
Moriarty -- if you're wondering how you can avoid nuisance electrical gremlins like this, it's pretty easy to do on an ERA (even one that apparently had a missing hi-amp connector). The wiring...
Liked On: 12-11-2018,
03:30 PM
Posted On: 12-11-2018,
06:56 AM
rads42 liked post by
patrickt
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Roll bar removal
I have wrapped and padded the roll bars in my roadsters for over 40 years. To do otherwise is just inviting blunt force trauma to your head. If you can touch your head to the steel of your unpadded...
Liked On: 12-02-2018,
06:40 PM
Posted On: 12-02-2018,
05:59 PM
RET_COP liked post by
patrickt
On thread :
Roll bar removal
I have wrapped and padded the roll bars in my roadsters for over 40 years. To do otherwise is just inviting blunt force trauma to your head. If you can touch your head to the steel of your unpadded...
Liked On: 12-02-2018,
06:08 PM
Posted On: 12-02-2018,
05:59 PM
66gtk liked post by
patrickt
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Roll bar removal
Cut a small access hole in the side of the tunnel and pull the bolt out through it. Not a big deal at all.
Liked On: 12-01-2018,
11:40 AM
Posted On: 11-30-2018,
06:12 PM
1985 CCX liked post by
patrickt
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red charge light in dash
ERA uses the same standard wiring setup for an ignition light that was used on a billion different cars in the sixties. It's very easy to do. Here's the schematic: ...
Liked On: 11-25-2018,
12:01 PM
Posted On: 11-24-2018,
06:24 PM
CompClassics liked post by
patrickt
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era fia alum side panels
Now I just view marks and stains as "elevated patina.":cool:
Liked On: 11-24-2018,
02:38 PM
Posted On: 11-24-2018,
10:24 AM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Amp reading for Superformance
Single wire/three wire/externally regulated/built in/built out/happy/sad it really doesn't matter. Regardless of what it is, or what your load is, I like to see high thirteens or low fourteens on...
Liked On: 11-20-2018,
09:34 PM
Posted On: 11-19-2018,
04:00 PM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Proportion Valves for Brakes
Good write up. I've never owned a car with an adjustable proportioning valve, that I know of at least. ERAs use dual master cylinders with an adjustable bias linkage which, when properly set up,...
Liked On: 11-20-2018,
05:13 PM
Posted On: 11-20-2018,
05:02 PM
pgermond liked post by
patrickt
On thread :
Amp reading for Superformance
Single wire/three wire/externally regulated/built in/built out/happy/sad it really doesn't matter. Regardless of what it is, or what your load is, I like to see high thirteens or low fourteens on...
Liked On: 11-19-2018,
04:28 PM
Posted On: 11-19-2018,
04:00 PM
eschaider liked post by
patrickt
On thread :
having to wait 90 seconds between posts is silly
I don't think we even have anyone here bright enough to post two quality posts within a minute and a half.:cool:
Liked On: 11-19-2018,
08:47 AM
Posted On: 11-16-2018,
10:25 AM
Gaz64 liked post by
patrickt
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Best Way to set the idle mix on a 4160
Oh, and you'll need a little mechanic's angled mirror to see under the fuel bowls at the base of the carb. The way you do it is angle the mirror so you can see the gasket line at the base of the...
Liked On: 11-18-2018,
05:02 PM
Posted On: 11-18-2018,
04:19 PM
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