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08-11-2011, 10:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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How many times have you needed to wipe the dash down, to get rid of all the spit 
I bet your looking forward to making OHHHHH Arggggg noises when the broom broooom noises come from the right pedal.
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08-12-2011, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Venom, BF XR8 260kw, 6 speed auto
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Originally Posted by boxhead
How many times have you needed to wipe the dash down, to get rid of all the spit
I bet your looking forward to making OHHHHH Arggggg noises when the broom broooom noises come from the right pedal. |
I have found i need a cup holder for the beer, making vroom vroom noises is hard work!  |
09-05-2011, 03:37 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Venom, BF XR8 260kw, 6 speed auto
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Update
Spent some more time on my baby, finished rewiring the loom to the fuse box, got the right noises from the engine so very happy (these BF engines need alot of wiring!). Shortened steering gear is here, and installed. Have got my 200kg water container for the test, completed my preliminary test and I reckon its a good pass. So now to book the engineer for the test, hopefully in the next few weeks, four pot front brakes (from the three pot), build the steering shaft mount, get the engineer to sign off the seat/trans/engine/seatbelt mounts.
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10-03-2011, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Venom, BF XR8 260kw, 6 speed auto
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10-03-2011, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Some polish thing... With some old engine
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Well done!!!
Best of luck with the rest of it.
Keep the build log & pics coming |
10-06-2011, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Canberra,
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Cobra Make, Engine: G-Force Cobra '68 302, T-5, Jag 3.77 LSD.
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Originally Posted by sevenohms
hopefully in the next few weeks, four pot front brakes (from the three pot),
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Sevenohms, If your retaining the jag rear brakes I would consider keeping the three pot fronts. Bigger isn't always best. Most Jag based Cobra's have next to no rear brakes as the front is over braked.
Some years back, a guy here with an RMC did some calcs and changed his 4 pot fronts to 3 pot. Can't recall if there was a master cyl change as well, i'm sure he runs a Falcon. He says it made a world of dfference.
I can see if he remembers or still has the info if you like.
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10-13-2011, 09:54 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Venom, BF XR8 260kw, 6 speed auto
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Hi,
So after my joy at the torsional test, I got down to work on the turbo mountings. Tight fit on the drivers side, the passengers is good.
In regards to the brake performance, I have calculated the brakes from first principles, theres obviously a lot of variables to modify, but the main ones are pads and disc diameter, mc/slave sizes, the size of the tyre. One of the ones that can't be modified is how my car with a different weight split to I'd say most of the other replicas, with a Venom chassis and Ford engine, which carries and transfers its weight differently a "lightweight" Chev/302 with more of a ladder. I have the excel file if anyone wants it, its how I worked out which Wilwoods I wanted. |
10-14-2011, 01:44 PM
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Location: Palm Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrisons # 62 302 T5
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Brake Calcs
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In regards to the brake performance, I have calculated the brakes from first principles .... I have the excel file if anyone wants it, its how I worked out which Wilwoods I wanted. |
sevenohms
I would certainly be interested in your brake calculations. I will PM you my email address.
Cheers
Geof
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