Questions for ERA owners

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by Quik289

I had my ERA painted by CT Custom, and they did a spectacular job imho. Mine is a 289FIA and CT Custom painted the underside of the hood body color at no extra cost. The only extra cost item was correctly shaping the edges of the wheel openings. Again, a great job there too. tkb289 on this forum is in your area. I met him at ERA. He also had CT Custom paint his car, but had his engine build in the Bay Area. You should contact him - I know he'll be happy to share about his experience, which I believe has been very positive with both painter and engine builder.

lippy,

Welcome to Club Cobra! Your ERA project sounds great and building it with your kids makes it all the better.

To echo many of the comments above, I can also highly recommend Connecticut Custom. I had my ERA FIA painted by CC and they did an outstanding job on the body work and paint. I also opted for the rounding of the inner wheel well lips and the finishing of the underside of the hood and trunk, both done in the body color (indigo blue). Connecticut Custom has a lot of experience with ERA cobras, and they are a top notch outfit.

For the motor, I went with FE Specialties in Sacramento. Tom has built motors for several Cub Cobra members and he did first rate job on an all iron 302 for my FIA. The look, sound and performance of the motor is amazing, very much like a HiPo 289, but with modern internals which is just what I was after. Tom's well known for his FE motors, has an excellent reputation and would be an great person for you to talk with. Sounds like you are close, so a visit to his shop is recommended. Ask him to start up the motor in his '67 Mustang drag car … that will get your attention !

Best of luck with your project … keep us posted!