That other guy named Ed and DVs CRII build - Page 58

tcrist · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 08:59 PM

Hay capteddie,
Are you sure that you want to park that Mustang there if the gas tank on the Cobra leaks?
Just a thought.

In that bottom picture, Does the top not do all the way down flush. Looks funny, almost like a rip. Probably not. Nice car though.

capteddie · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tcrist

Hay capteddie,
Are you sure that you want to park that Mustang there if the gas tank on the Cobra leaks?
Just a thought.

In that bottom picture, Does the top not do all the way down flush. Looks funny, almost like a rip. Probably not. Nice car though.

Hey Terry!

Top is all the way down. I just don't have the cover on it to dress it up. Its kind of a pain in the ass to put on all the time.

The gas tank on the cobra was drained by then and I also have a tarp that gets stretched across under the cobra and a CCC car cover that goes on the Mustang. Really was just seeing how it would fit.

tcrist · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 09:38 PM

At least that cover should be easier to put on and store in the car than the car cover. The car cover takes up all of the trunk unless you try to bag it all of the time, and that is a b!tch to do.

I'd still say careful from the gas tank anyway. Mine does not leak but I get a fuel smell (but no drips) if I jack up just the back. And that is with a 1/2 full tank.

I guess that means there is a leak somewhere, I just have not found it.
Should find it before I start seeing smoke

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Double Venom · #4 (**permalink**) 08-03-2010, 03:03 AM

Cpt.,
That's the new place? Wow!

Terry, if you look close you can see the outlet of the tank, (Totally different than the stock CR outlet) on the very bottom. Why that leaks is beyond me.

Also because of your ODOR does NOT mean your tank is leaking! The "C.R." vent for the car is pretty antiquated, want to fix it for good, look through my gallery and find the FORD roll over valve* we put in the tank, then pick up a (cheap these days) GM Monte Carlo, Old Camaro, etc., "GAS CANISTER", install it up behind the rear wheel well, run the input line to the roll over valve, the other nipple on the canister goes to "AIR" (also works as a vent!) and your fuel odor should all but disappear!

(Thought I would save you all of the trouble trying to find it.)

*Less than $20.00 from Ford, but you have to remove the tank to install.

Cpt., I'll bet that Stang could tow the Cobra!

Toys, Toys, Toys. Never too many TOYS!

YES, took awhile but the computer finally took the new password, no problems this morning!

capteddie · #5 (**permalink**) 08-03-2010, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Double Venom

Cpt., I'll bet that Stang could tow the Cobra!

I don't know about it towing the cobra, but after we get the vortech supercharger bolted on it, I'm pretty sure it will out run the cobra. ( even with the AC turned on

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capteddie · #6 (**permalink**) 08-04-2010, 09:01 AM

OK DV. So how do you want to do this?

You can have the car back around mid September or early October. Whatever works best for you and you can have the car till spring. I would suggest you have it so you can get the car up on the lift, so you can see where the finish on the lower panels is bad. Also that would let you go over the entire underside to check things out. Thats how I found the roll bar bolts and the bolts on the sway bar that don't thread completely threw.

If you want. I'll also hold off on getting the gas tank fixed, even though its out and sitting on my garage floor right now.

As I said in the other thread. I really don't want to throw another wheel barrel of cash at this car. I would like to try and make the Kirkey seat fit, along with moving all the switches off the left side of the dash. Stuff like that. I wouldn't have a problem paying for.

Balls in your court....

Double Venom · #7 (**permalink**) 08-04-2010, 02:27 PM

OK, let me get this right? The roll bar bolts were tight just TOO long? Now that I can believe. I've had a note on my chalkboard for months to get two new 5" bolts! For the life of me I couldn't remember why I wrote that!

Gas Tank, if it's out and you can get the Cobra in your neat trailer just leave it out. (That's right I put a winch in there for you!) I asked but must be irrelevant now if the tank was leaking or the fitting was the culprit. either way I will test again, only this time under higher pressure and that will be cured.

On the bottom of the left rear 1/4 with the Cobra on the hoist I can make out the "haze". Yup little more buffing will do it! I will most likely buff the entire car out to "Finish" this time. You should not have any more hazy complaints!

Lights: You would not believe the lights I am putting in the shop! I am replacing all the "Metal Halide 400w. Bulbs with a new kind of light. Kind of like the little pig tail lights everyone is supposed to change too. They even fit my Metal Halide fixtures but you have to completely take out the Ballast and NOT use a Ballast at all! They are amazing, simply amazing and talk about a pure white light! I was going to change all the lights to T-8's and the guy suggested these to me. 1/3 the price of T-8's, 1/10th the cost of Halides and the fixtures. Right now if I only turn two on I have MORE light than having 6 of the Halides on!

10,000 hr bulbs, penny's a day VS $1.00's and hour Halides!

Anytime after October 1st fella. DV Jr. - Randy is getting married (Finally) in the middle of Sept. in South Carolina. (Giving him my 23' Carver and trailer for a wedding present! Will have plenty of room for your own parking

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Spring time will be more than enough time, even if I am slowing down these days!

Can you get me the width of the bottom of the Kirkeys again? Actually the widest part at the top of the cushion, this will make or break em!

The dash wont be a problem at all, just draw me a diagram of how you want it now. Still need the extra Knee room on the left side? Dead Man pedal, take it out or leave it?

You made an (off?) comment about having a aluminum gas tank made. If so I should leave that up to you. NO place around here that I know of to get one made. I can have it made through the Internet like I did for DV II and they did a wonderful job but that was at least a half of a wheel barrow of money!

Looking forward to it!
Dv

PS haven't got a 302 EFI motor laying around do ya? Women!!!!!!!!

Double Venom · #8 (**permalink**) 11-29-2010, 01:45 PM

It's Found! Feels like an old friend has wondered back in!
DV

Double Venom · #9 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 12:33 PM

Well, all being done and said, Cpteddie's Cobra now has a new owner, "ME"! Going to post and hopefully show all the extra work to be done. First thing, the roll bar bolts "were" tight, BUT the wrong length! I simply forgot to buy shorter bolts somehow. Gas Tank Leaking: Yes it was! I asked Ed three or four times was it the weld or was it the A.R.E. fitting? He couldn't say, I filled it up and watched the slowest but absolute leak of all times! Where it was leaking at was impossible to tell what was going on!

I first started to take off the A.R.E. fitting, noticed a little slop and "grip" you don't normally find on these fittings. ? Started looking at the fuel system and Ed along with getting his Re-built Holley back on the motor, also had his Carter Pump changed to a very, very nice Holley pump! Don't know if Ed or his local guys did the swap but in the photo of the Male end you can see some serious "galling" to the top and the threads of this fitting! I'd show you an inside shot of the female part but my camera isn't THAT good. Just have to accept that the female threads were totally "galled!"

Replaced the female end, back together again NO more leaks. Ok-that problem solved!
Now look what happened to the fiberglass trunk lid area of the license plate! Ugly, Ugly, Ugly! Glass was so thin it's a wonder the license plate holder did not fall off on the way home. And, I know it was thin, but not that thin--shame on me! For all the other places that had to be reinforced why I thought this was going to hold up is beyond me! Pictures of how I repaired that mess will follow!

(...fixed images...CW)

CW-is still covering my back! No "Blue Question Marks"

jdean · #10 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 01:29 PM

DV, those three items - gas tank leak, thin fiberglass, wrong bolts......all total looks like about 20 bucks worth of parts and material and couple of hours work for a man with your experience on these cars.

Get a new A. R. E. fitting, bolt in shorter bolts, slap on some more layers of fiberglass. No big whoop.

computerworks · #11 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 01:46 PM

Ed... I fixed the pic links.

Double Venom · #12 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 03:20 PM

CW, man you are everywhere!
If you have a second and the answer is a quick one, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I put the photo's in my gallery, copied the link, clicked the posting picture icon, pasted the link and wal-AHHH the dreaded "Blue question mark!"

By the way, thank you, once again!

Double Venom · #13 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 03:29 PM

Jdean, just about says it all. Roll bar is assembled correctly this time! Already replaced the bad fitting, pulled the trunk lid off, removed the one good "jack-nut", removed the wiring for the trunk light, and the license plate light. Cold and done for today, tomorrow I'll get into a very easy but seriously strong repair for the license plate holder.

BBQCYCLEWERKES · #14 (**permalink**) 12-18-2010, 07:08 AM

Looks like you're well on your way to getting capteddies ex-cobra all sorted out. Keep up the good work. Please post pics as you continue as I find this thread very interesting and entertaining. I also wish capteddie the best of luck on his new project and hope he truly enjoys it.

Double Venom · #15 (**permalink**) 12-19-2010, 04:18 PM

A failed attempt.

Double Venom · #16 (**permalink**) 12-19-2010, 04:23 PM

For the life of me I can not figure out what CW is doing to get the photo's to show up vs. the dreaded question mark that I have been getting lately!?

Picture 1 is the 10ga-stainless steel plate I have welded 1/4x20 nuts too. The plate along with welded nuts will certainly make the trunk lid stronger than it ever was. The "Nutzerts" will NO longer be needed.

This is the inside of the trunk lid, obviously a "chunk" cut out". If you look(ed) at one of the above posts you can see what this looked like on the outside!

The next two are of the 'plate' glued in place, last photo is the 'plate' totally - forever in place!

PS--right click again, on the question marks-sorry. I've been posting pictures over ten years???

tcrist · #17 (**permalink**) 12-19-2010, 05:38 PM

Heck DV, I don't even see the ?. I just look into your photo gallery. Works for me.

computerworks · #18 (**permalink**) 12-19-2010, 05:55 PM

...fixed links.

Ed...just follow these steps:

Go to your Gallery.

View the Medium-sized desired image (not the big version).

Directly below the picture is a section entitled Photo Details; there, further down, is Additional Info, with four cutout boxes with 'code' in them

Just click-to-highlight the stuff in the third cutout box labeled "Medium Image:"

..then point to the highlight and COPY with a right mouse click.

Go to your post and, at the desired place, PASTE the link.