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06-12-2019, 02:06 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Chilliwack,BC,
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Cobra Make, Engine: F5 Roadster
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front grill
Hi,
I decided to install a front grill. My 1st cobra had a rock crunch the rad and it leaked badly. So this aluminum mesh is what I came up with.
Is it fitting for a cobra?
Perry 
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F5 cobra Mark 4 roadster, Ruby Wine Red with pearl,
dual 2" roll bars, warmed up 302, E Street aluminum Heads, Comp cam and roller rockers, AOD, 4.10 Eaton Possi, Power Baer/disc brakes, block hugger headers, 2 1/2" under car exhaust, F500 18" black spoke wheels.
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06-12-2019, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
Posts: 5,462
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If I had kept mine for another summer I was looking for a way to do something similar, but I was trying to fit it back closer to the radiator. As it was I had quite a few rock dings in the fins that I tried to work out using combs and picks. In the end an electrolysis leak got the radiator before the rock dings did and then I sold it.
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Cheers,
Tony
CSX4005LA
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06-12-2019, 05:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Farmersville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 302. 1992 build
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Grill
Looks good HighPlains , my only concern would be cooling has it had an effect on it?
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06-12-2019, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: BRADENTON,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: KIRKHAM 427 S/C, SHELBY 427 ALUM. STROKER
Posts: 1,396
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Mr Drifter and his Cobra reside in CHILLIwack, B C.
They probably run radiator block off plates 9 mo's out of the year !!
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06-12-2019, 06:34 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Chilliwack,BC,
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Cobra Make, Engine: F5 Roadster
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Chilli
Hi,
Summers are nice but rest of year I keep a toque and gloves behind the seat. 
My 1st cobra saw 10,000 miles of rain. 
P
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F5 cobra Mark 4 roadster, Ruby Wine Red with pearl,
dual 2" roll bars, warmed up 302, E Street aluminum Heads, Comp cam and roller rockers, AOD, 4.10 Eaton Possi, Power Baer/disc brakes, block hugger headers, 2 1/2" under car exhaust, F500 18" black spoke wheels.
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06-12-2019, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Farmersville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 302. 1992 build
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Grill
I forgot guys so use to the texas heat I guess .
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06-12-2019, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #2119 289FIA
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I'd had a similar expanded metal screen on my first Cobra. Kinda-sorta liked it but on my current car, I found a flexible screen made out of Nomex, from Speedway. Its cutable with shears and I think was only about $25. I mounted it against the front of the radiator using HD Velcro strips. I sprayed it with "aluminum" color paint to look more like the radiator. It does a good job and I can easily remove it to spray out the accumulated bugs. My running temperature did increase 5° but I can live with that. My 2¢ worth.
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"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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06-12-2019, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Los Angeles,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance Mk3, Roush 427
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The guy I bought my SPF from put a mesh grille just in front of the radiator.
He put a lot of highway miles on the car, so I assume the mesh is there for a reason 
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06-13-2019, 03:22 AM
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Location: Bloemfontein,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft RT3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
...I found a flexible screen made out of Nomex, from Speedway. Its cutable with shears and I think was only about $25. I mounted it against the front of the radiator using HD Velcro strips. I sprayed it with "aluminum" color paint to look more like the radiator. It does a good job and I can easily remove it to spray out the accumulated bugs...
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I'm also using the Nomex honeycomb tight against the radiator from Speedway. Painted mine black so that it disappears in the "void". The photo does not show the Nomex clearly, but that is the idea!
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06-13-2019, 05:25 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Cape Coral,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 3018 - Lykins 289 H.O. SBF
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lomdel
I'm also using the Nomex honeycomb tight against the radiator from Speedway. Painted mine black so that it disappears in the "void". The photo does not show the Nomex clearly, but that is the idea!
No temperature issues...
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What weight did you use, 1.8lb/cu ft or 3.0lb/cu ft? |
06-13-2019, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Colorado Springs,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, supercharged Coyote
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If you install something on the radiator itself, you need to space it out a little bit. There needs to be an air gap there. Otherwise, when it takes a hit from FOD, it will transfer the energy directly to the radiator core. An air gap allows the cover to flex a bit and absorb the energy.
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06-13-2019, 08:21 AM
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My Nomex is flexible and +-1/4" thick so I'm counting on it's "crush" to absorb at least moderate FODs. So far, so good. Besides the added protection, I like the ease of cleaning the bugs and debris out of it.
LOMDEL, how did you mount your Nomex?
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"In the Land of the Pigs, The Butcher is King"
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06-13-2019, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
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Your car Perry, you like it. Then I like it. I will install the same screen Karl use's, I'm not copying yours Karl, I'm sure I thought of it years before you did  (Just like.) Yeah, yeah, my wife Morgan Fairchild, yeah that it.  Cheers Tommyrot. |
06-13-2019, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Chilliwack,BC,
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Cobra Make, Engine: F5 Roadster
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Cobra
Hi Tom,
Did you get your cobra back? How did it turn out?
Perry
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F5 cobra Mark 4 roadster, Ruby Wine Red with pearl,
dual 2" roll bars, warmed up 302, E Street aluminum Heads, Comp cam and roller rockers, AOD, 4.10 Eaton Possi, Power Baer/disc brakes, block hugger headers, 2 1/2" under car exhaust, F500 18" black spoke wheels.
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06-13-2019, 10:26 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
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It's almost like a broken record, The final stage was to start on June 1, well loooong story short, the 40 ford "From Hell" is still in Rob's shop, I will be headed over tomorrow to help Rob, and finish up the Damn Thing. Then Monday we start in on my car. I'm missing some of the season already, but out of my hands still. We have a very cool car show here in Port Townsend on Sat. (Kinda of a mini Pebble Beach) and again I'll be taking the V-8 Rx-7 instead of the Cobra, I have 6-7 Roadster & 2-Daytona Coupes coming, and Tommy with the 7. Poor Me Cheers
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06-13-2019, 12:27 PM
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Simple Window Screen
You can have them made at any screen door/window outfit. It has two extra ribs to stiffen it up. Mine is simply double sided taped to the radiator with heavy duty outdoors 3M stuff.
Works great and sits about 1/2" in front of the rad.
Steve H
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06-13-2019, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Bloemfontein,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft RT3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
...LOMDEL, how did you mount your Nomex?
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I measured and cut it exactly to size for a snug fit and just stuffed it in the radiator surround. It fits tightly and has never fallen out or came loose even about 4000km’s later...
The one I ordered : https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Nomex...-22,29432.html
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06-14-2019, 12:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HighPlainsDrifter
Hi,
I decided to install a front grill. My 1st cobra had a rock crunch the rad and it leaked badly. So this aluminum mesh is what I came up with.
Is it fitting for a cobra?
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Nothing wrong with your own design. If it was me, I would've painted it black so that it tend to "disappear". |
06-21-2019, 11:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lomdel
Nothing wrong with your own design. If it was me, I would've painted it black so that it tend to "disappear".
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Yes, tend to agree, satin black for me.
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