This site is quieter than a high school reunion!

[Blas]

Hey, this site is quieter than a high school 50th reunion. Anyone doing anything interesting to their cars? Anyone thinking of doing anything to their cars? Finish any projects?
I’m doing another Wiring Diagram for the Grand Sport and working on a new project, some wheel-well vents near the headers.
Blas

[Sycraft]

Its Summer here in Michigan, driving as much as I can... no time for projects until winter

[RB60]

Just had a 427 SO built for my Unique. Can't wait for it to arrive and get it installed

https://youtu.be/N2ie2t77-UQ

Guaranteed to make 150 HP

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by Blas

Hey, this site is quieter than a high school 50th reunion....Blas

Sure is, Blas.
I wish I had something to add here on ClubCobra (something/anything!!) on my build.... checking back, it was 8 June (now more than three months ago!) that my car went to have engine and gearbox fitted.
No progress. COVID delays mostly. Not Happy

Cheers
Glen

[sunman]

Cleaning up the 73 Shelby Cobra bus 390. It’s a fresh .040 over D4TE and was parked for years. Has 65 C4AE 6090 heads. It’s all new shopping for a manifold and Hooker Comp headers.
Party On

[Tommy]

This time last year I was up to my elbows working on the engine for my Cheetah, but that job turned out well and is done. Earlier this year I was renovating a pontoon boat, and now I working on my RV, tractor and old Corvette. So I've got plenty of projects underway, but none suitable for this forum. . . . About the only thing on my car radar is that two families have asked me to drop by on their children's birthdays (6 and 9) to give them a ride in the Cheetah this month.

[Phoenixjeff]

Assembling my first Cobra from Shell Valley. I'm just about ready to do some initial sanding on the body. Waiting on an engine from Blue Print.

[Blue66]

Cleaning my car up to sell. Time has come.

[patrickt]

I replaced the little black plastic gasket on the primary fuel bowl driver's side screw. Now, you might say, "oooh, what a tough job that was." But it actually was tough because it had a brand new gasket in there from when I recently rebuilt the carb but every time the temperature would go down below 50 degrees it would drip a small leak. Well, not every time, but randomly. And it did this consistently over the last couple of years. I retorqued it using my beam inch/lbs torque wrench (because I crack Holley bowls when I tighten them by hand) and it would stop the leak for a while. This time though the leak returned on a hot day. So I took all four screws out and looked real hard at the black plastic gasket on the screw that leaked. It had two funny little circle marks on it that looked like manufacturing marks and all my extra screw bowl gaskets were nice and smooth. So I replaced it, the leak is gone, hopefully never to return, and if it does return then I'll hit it with the big gun -- Hylomar Blue. Yeah, that'll teach it. Just goes to show you though that a brand new plastic gasket can be bad and, of course, I never inspect them before I put them on either.

[Jerry Clayton]

I'm actually working towards making my engine setup to be an alum ls package with higher effiency type build for best milage and run on 87 octane---this $5 + premium fuel is out off the question but if prices do come back to normal the 427 will get another chance----

[spdbrake]

I'll be changing my drippy aft crank seal (one piece) on a 351W block here soon. Adding a Dual disc clutch and alum flywheel. My old alum flywheel is probably good but by time I change the steel friction plate, get it flat ground, get the clutch and flywheel balanced as an assy. It's cheaper to buy a match balanced clutch and flywheel kit. I'll post a shopping list once done.

[tonywyso]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

I'll be changing my drippy aft crank seal (one piece) on a 351W block here soon. Adding a Dual disc clutch and alum flywheel. My old alum flywheel is probably good but by time I change the steel friction plate, get it flat ground, get the clutch and flywheel balanced as an assy. It's cheaper to buy a match balanced clutch and flywheel kit. I'll post a shopping list once done.

How did you like the aluminum flywheel and what brand dual set up are you going with.

[spdbrake]

Originally Posted by tonywyso

How did you like the aluminum flywheel and what brand dual set up are you going with.

I love the 14lb flywheel currently installed. Revs quick, and decels quick. I have accidently taken off in 3rd a couple of times so torque does not seem affected.

I changed from my solid roller 3000-8000rpm to a hyd roller 1500-6500 and it a lot more torquey. No more low rpm trailer hitching.

Was going to go with a McLeod https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-6913-07 but their stuff never comes balanced.

So then put a Ram https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ram-50-2259 in the cart. But after looking at pricing for the flywheel insert, grinding and match balancing I'm going with a Ram https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ram-75-2259

My 408W is internally balanced but Ram does sell external balanced kits as well.

Standard throwout bearing, and fork. Adjustable pivot ball. I have a Lakewood bellhousing and external hyd slave setup.

[tonywyso]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

I love the 14lb flywheel currently installed. Revs quick, and decels quick. I have accidently taken off in 3rd a couple of times so torque does not seem affected.

I changed from my solid roller 3000-8000rpm to a hyd roller 1500-6500 and it a lot more torquey. No more low rpm trailer hitching.

Was going to go with a McLeod https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcl-6913-07 but their stuff never comes balanced.

So then put a Ram https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ram-50-2259 in the cart. But after looking at pricing for the flywheel insert, grinding and match balancing I'm going with a Ram https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ram-75-2259

My 408W is internally balanced but Ram does sell external balanced kits as well.

Standard throwout bearing, and fork. Adjustable pivot ball. I have a Lakewood bellhousing and external hyd slave setup.

I'm looking at "Quick Time" they have light weight dual and triple setups. This will be my winter ptoject.

[Kthulu]

Waiting to hear when Roush will have the 427SR built for my Superformance MKIII. At least the car is here in the States now, but it's tough waiting so long for delivery then getting hung up over the engine...

[nkb]

Originally Posted by Kthulu

Waiting to hear when Roush will have the 427SR built for my Superformance MKIII. At least the car is here in the States now, but it's tough waiting so long for delivery then getting hung up over the engine...

Where in the States did your SPF land? They have been changing up their US distribution points.

[Blas]

Car show at the old Meadowdale international Racetrack on Saturday. Always an interesting event. Big British Car Show on Sunday. Next week is the final Road America event.... that’s it for 2022.
Blas

[SwiftDB4]

Originally Posted by Blas

Car show at the old Meadowdale international Racetrack on Saturday. Always an interesting event. Big British Car Show on Sunday. Next week is the final Road America event.... that’s it for 2022.
Blas

Any of the old Monza wall left at Meadowdale?

[Blas]

Originally Posted by SwiftDB4

Any of the old Monza wall left at Meadowdale?

Long gone….

[Kthulu]

Originally Posted by nkb

Where in the States did your SPF land? They have been changing up their US distribution points.

Mine came in via Charleston, SC on September 2nd. My dealer drove down and brought it back up to Maryland along with another car from their order, a beautiful "British racing green" MKIII roadster. They have another two cars down there that were being picked up later.

We have every other component in shop now; wheels and tires (don't get me started on the scarcity of performance tires...), a brand new TKX transmission, you name it. Just been waiting for Roush to get back to us with build date...