What do you do in the winter months?

[rodneym]

Patrickt!
Wanna chime in here?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Patrickt!
Wanna chime in here?

Everyone knows that ERA #732 goes in to a hermetically sealed bag around Thanksgiving and then doesn't come out until Easter. With the exception of the one year when she leaked brake fluid during her hibernation, she comes out in the spring exactly the same as when she went in. And a little StaBil in the tank keeps her gas fresh as a daisy. What's funny is that by the time November comes around I start to get "Cobra-d Out" for the year, and by the time April rolls around the "Cobra Itch" has returned and is quite pronounced.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Everyone knows that ERA #732 goes in to a hermetically sealed bag around Thanksgiving and then doesn't come out until Easter. With the exception of the one year when she leaked brake fluid during her hibernation, she comes out in the spring exactly the same as when she went in. And a little StaBil in the tank keeps her gas fresh as a daisy. What's funny is that by the time November comes around I start to get "Cobra-d Out" for the year, and by the time April rolls around the "Cobra Itch" has returned and is quite pronounced.

I think that's called a Pavlovian response. I guess every "dog" can be trained

[601HP]

Over the years, I have:
1. partially rebuilt the engine or had someone else rebuild the engine, several times. Because: it's had 4 cam shafts, 3 sets of heads, several different compression ratios, valve dropped and hurt the piston(OUCH!) and yada, yada, yada...............etc.
2. Installed another transmission, clutch, pressure plate.
3. Changed ride height with new shocks and springs, several times.
4. Changed out the street fuel tank for a full comp 42 gal. tank.
5. Replaced welded steel rear uprights with original style cast iron uprights.
6. Changed rear end ring and pinion, several times.
7. Removed the roll bar, stripped the chrome and had it powder-coated black.
8. Scotch-brited the engine bay aluminum panels.
9. Scotch-brited the trunk aluminum panels.
10. Stripped the paint from the Trigos for a more vintage appearance.
11. Removed the Sidewinder and single 4 bbl., and changed to Tunnel Wedge and 2x4's.
12. Added bling.
13. Removed bling.
14. Will do a rear brake upgrade this winter.
15. Have a pair of matched 750 carbs coming in the near future.

Next winter I may remove my iron block 427 side-oiler, sell it and install a more appropriate engine, maybe a vintage Mazda rotary! According to a statement made days ago, my kit car isn't one of the chosen few that is worthy of having a side-oiler. Dang it!

It never ends, by choice.

David

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 601HP

10. Stripped the paint from the Trigos for a more vintage appearance.

David, post a close up pic of that, if you don't mind....

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by patrickt

David, post a close up pic of that, if you don't mind....

I'm with pt on this one.
And I think Sal has some nice 'natural looking' coated Trigos for sale.

[601HP]

Originally Posted by patrickt

David, post a close up pic of that, if you don't mind....

There are several in my Photos section, in the Hi-Tech Cobra album.

Yep, the Goodyears are cracking, have been for years. I received 4 new tires last week. Just waiting a few more days to get them mounted.

David

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 601HP

There are several in my Photos section, in the Hi-Tech Cobra album.

This is a good one. What color would you call that? It's not really white.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by 601HP

According to a statement made days ago, my kit car isn't one of the chosen few that is worthy of having a side-oiler. Dang it!

Consider my statement amended to definitely include Hi-Tech and the Carbon car...