New Build ERA 806

[GaryT]

The car is going together very well, after 2 weeks and about 30 hours I have a pretty good start on it. All the wiring is in and hooked up, weather stripping is on,the dash and column are installed, MSD box mounted and wiper motor and assembly installed. I lizard skinned the entire interior including the trunk and added some dynamat to the foot boxes. I have to give credit to ERA, every where you think a clamp should be for the wiring or battery cables they have a hole pre-drilled and in most cases the clamp already installed.

[GaryT]

I have put all the suspension and brakes on, including sway bars, steering and brake lines. I also finished up all the carpet, doors and map pockets.

For anyone who has done a ERA rear was there anything special to setting it up other than the lengths on the upper and lower links? Or is that something that an alignment shop would do?

[patrickt]

Gary, it looks like you're doing a great job. This will be a good thread.

[TN Shelby Cobra]

Great job! Awesome Cobra! Mark

[Fullchat289]

Originally Posted by GaryT

For anyone who has done a ERA rear was there anything special to setting it up other than the lengths on the upper and lower links? Or is that something that an alignment shop would do?

Hi, Gary:

I've had my ERA rear out of the car and there wasn't anything of note aside from the rod lengths you cite. Just take the pages out of the manual to your alignment shop to give them a primer on the ERA adjustment methodology and you should be fine. Just make sure when hooking up your parking brake that you don't over tighten the adjustment as to cause the pads to drag on the discs. When I did mine, I made sure there was the slightest bit of slack in the cable back where the clevis hooks on the lever back at the caliper when the P-brake handle is fully disengaged.

- Allen.

- Allen.

[GaryT]

Originally Posted by Fullchat289

Hi, Gary:

I've had my ERA rear out of the car and there wasn't anything of note aside from the rod lengths you cite. Just take the pages out of the manual to your alignment shop to give them a primer on the ERA adjustment methodology and you should be fine. Just make sure when hooking up your parking brake that you don't over tighten the adjustment as to cause the pads to drag on the discs. When I did mine, I made sure there was the slightest bit of slack in the cable back where the clevis hooks on the lever back at the caliper when the P-brake handle is fully disengaged.

- Allen.

- Allen.

Thanks for the reply, I did talk to Doug at ERA this morning and said the same thing. It just went so smooth I thought I might have missed something. Good tip on the p-brake, that's later this week.

[GaryT]

It's been awhile since I updated my build, mainly since I didn't work on the car in October or November. The engine and trans came in early December and I put them in this week. I took Doug's advice and assembled everything on the floor and then installed the engine/flywheel in the chassis and then put in the clutch/bell housing and trans from inside the car. It went really well with just 2 people and took about 6 hours start to finish, including renting the lift.

[DanEC]

It looks like you will be ready for spring. Who did you end up going to for the engine - looks vey nice.

[GaryT]

Keith Craft built it, a 482 FE.

[frankym]

Hey Gary, just sent you a message, not sure if I did it correctly.