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09-29-2020, 10:59 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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Is that a 22 row cooler?
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09-29-2020, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
Posts: 1,187
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1985 CCX
Is that a 22 row cooler?
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Hey Jeff
I use a 19 row cooler for the engine. |
09-30-2020, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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A few more jobs being done on this one, trimmed the inner sides and added the sill plates.
Headlights and park lights installed.
A feature of the 427 street cars is the added panel in the radiator opening, made the panel, then test fit and sent out for paint.
Last edited by cobrakiwi; 09-30-2020 at 07:00 AM..
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10-03-2020, 04:07 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Finished making the fuel tank up, these street car tanks are a lot smaller than the big tanks we build for SC and comp car's, more fuel station stops.  |
11-09-2020, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
Posts: 4,533
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Curious as to what you used for the fuel cap grommet? That looks pretty much just like mine which is a toilet bowel to stool rubber seal.
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11-09-2020, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanEC
Curious as to what you used for the fuel cap grommet? That looks pretty much just like mine which is a toilet bowel to stool rubber seal.
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I believe I used the same thing, the grommet seems to look and work just fine.
Fill neck finished, also got the dash and glovebox covered today.
Next up make up the glovebox door. |
12-14-2020, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Gurnee,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #259
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cobrakiwi
Fill neck finished.
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You need a ground strap from fuel inlet to chassis....
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12-17-2020, 07:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Morris
You need a ground strap from fuel inlet to chassis....
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I got into this very discussion about this point with a friend, can you give me your reason / reasons why you need a ground strap?
Thanks. |
12-17-2020, 10:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cobrakiwi
I got into this very discussion about this point with a friend, can you give me your reason / reasons why you need a ground strap?
Thanks.
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Same reason you do it on a boat (and there are regs for boats but I don't think there are for cars!). If you have a build up of static electricity, from the gas flowing in to the tank, and you don't have a path from the tank filler to the ground circuit of the car, and the stars align properly, then you can get a nasty spark, which you don't want. The general rule for boats is that a metal fuel fill system and metal fuel tank have to have less than 1 ohm resistance to the system ground. But, if you're feeling lucky, feel free to disregard this.  |
11-09-2020, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Well, considering the high quality of your work I'll chalk that one up to having been a good idea.
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11-14-2020, 12:07 PM
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Okay, next up is the glove box door, still need to add a catch, limiting strap and pull handle.
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11-16-2020, 01:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Looking nice, Craig. Good to see a normal roadster dash.
Do you have the glovebox hinge in yet?
Cheers,
Glen
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11-16-2020, 05:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xb-60
Looking nice, Craig. Good to see a normal roadster dash.
Do you have the glovebox hinge in yet?
Cheers,
Glen
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Glen
Yes the hinge is in place, this is what I used. |
11-16-2020, 05:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Looking great Craig. That white is nice, has a classy look to it.
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12-13-2020, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 FIA street version
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Dash looks great. I have been curious as to why they went back to the Smiths and Lucas electrics on the 427’s.
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12-13-2020, 07:11 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Why?
'cos they look better 
Great job Craig! |
12-17-2020, 03:11 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hi-Tech
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An interesting and timely topic. My driving season came to an end before I was fully prepared. I had about 10 gallons of 93 octane fuel with Ethanol in the tank. No gas treatment or Marvel oil either. I decided to buy the pump for my Flo Fast cans. I went and purchased 7.5 gallons of 110 Octane Cam2 fuel. When I got home, I used the pump to siphon out 7.5 gallons of the regular fuel from the Cobra which I treated and will use for my snowblower, generator, etc. I then used the pump to put the 7.5 gallons of treated 110 octane fuel back in the Cobra. I read lots of warnings about static electricity before using the pump. I did use the ground wire and connected it to the Lemans cap flange, but I was definitely wondering how well that flange was grounded. I am hoping the aluminum body helped a bit. Anyway, I did not blow up but was a bit nervous. |
12-17-2020, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mongoose930
I read lots of warnings about static electricity before using the pump. I did use the ground wire and connected it to the Lemans cap flange, but I was definitely wondering how well that flange was grounded. I am hoping the aluminum body helped a bit. Anyway, I did not blow up but was a bit nervous.
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Holding the lit Lucky Strike behind your back while you pumped definitely helped.  |
12-17-2020, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Kevin, your cap is connected to the rest of your car through the six bolts attaching the cap flange to the body. |
12-17-2020, 04:23 PM
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What did all the original csx 3k cars do with there filler caps as far as ground straps go?
Any of you original car owners out there have an answer to this one?
Thanks.
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