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Place it on the floor in the sunniest room in your home in direct sunlight. OR put it in your street car parked in bright sunlight a few hours-even with temps in 40's. I've dried small painted parts in the car which easily gets the surfaces up to 80's.
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Dan, what does a convertible top installation shop estimate their cost would be? Personally, I'd rather pull the transmission and rebuild it on the kitchen table rather than have to fit the top.;)
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Am I reading this right? http://www.erareplicas.com/427/427options.pdf ERA wants almost ten grand for a fitted soft top now?:eek:
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They may be getting their parts from Ferrari now hence the cost );-)
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Soft top and bows (Requires fitting to car) .................................................. ......................................$9850 is a typo. |
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I will tackle the top myself. And I promise I'll read ERA's instructions. :3DSMILE: Dan |
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Thanks again, Dan |
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It's almost Christmas, definitely the wrong time of year for a stray zero to be messing with my desired shiny things. :JEKYLHYDE |
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I have a brand new ERA splitter (no chrome trim) & an unfitted soft top (still in the box) w/ bows. Send a P/M if interested.
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My recollection is that strip we originally used was from a Karmann Ghia hood. We haven't been able to find those in about twenty years.
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Icy, cold day here with sleet all day. Fortunately Little Rock itself missed the freezing rain. Spent the day in the garage installing bumpers, trim, odds and ends. So, here are some pictures of Cobra bling:
Mounted the bumpers: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ffa4ca1e-1.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps157d7f5d.jpg The usual emblems: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc89c73f9.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps17c1f782.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...554d2670-1.jpg I cut some gasket washers to go under the flare on the top of the ferrules since they will never sit evenly on the body all the way around and I was concerned an edge could chip paint. Also, on the underside I put a thin O-ring between the paint and the C-clip that ERA uses to secure the ferrule. I figured the ends of the C-clip might dig into the paint. Overkill I'm sure but it kept me out of holiday decorating for awhile: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1a2d41f8-1.jpg Street roadster ash tray in the console. I've never smoked in my life: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...17903ade-1.jpg Street roadster gas cap (except for incorrect button release): http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps27ba5b7e.jpg I should get the windshield mounted tomorrow and then it will look somewhat like a car. Still have the rear bulkhead to cover with vinyl and that isn't going to happen in a closed garage in this weather. Stay warm everyone. :) |
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Looks great, I enjoyed looking at the photos. That really does beat holiday decorating! Enjoy. Kevin |
Street car bumpers?
I'm curious as to what others with the full street bumpers have done with the threaded rod spacers? Left them natural? Painted or powder coated them? What color?
I have no idea what the originals looked like in that area. Natural may be fine as long as they stay clean and don't rust. |
As I recall, the tubes that go over the threaded rod are aluminium. A little polish every now and then should take cae of them.
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I should add that I like the answer on polished aluminum. After finally getting that front bumper bolted in with those hard to get to threaded rod/nuts behind the grill - I hope to never remove it again. Thanks Dan |
Not much progress this week. Had the windshield on but had to remove it for an issue with the rear view mirror bracket. I did a trial with the vinyl for the rear bulkhead. I applied sound deadner/insulation over the rear bulkhead which ends up lumpy enough to reflect through vinyl. I had a roll of sunscreen fabric laying around that I thought might work as an underlayment to provide a smooth surface under the vinyl. It's pretty stiff and has a fine woven texture. I used it on the differential/brake access cover and it looks like it will work fine. This will be a lot of work as basically I will have to cover the rear bulkhead twice with material.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps3310e10e.jpg The ice has finally left the driveway to where I could back my Lightning pickup backed out and get a couple pictures with a little more perspective. http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps67d5ab68.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9275c06b.jpg |
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