Commissioning a Turn Key ERA 427 Cobra

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Flygirl,

FYI: If you go with an authentic style handbrake on your ERA, when belted into the seat, unless you have pretty long arms, it might not be feasible to reach over across the tunnel over/and down and pull it up on a hill check in S.F., etc. Just in case you were wondering about that, just wanted to mention it. I've seen a few people sneak in a shorter handbrake lever over on the drivers side between the seat and the outer rail with non-standard width leather seats, and one handbrake to the inside might be tight if you tried to mount in on the floor on the drivers side instead of the tunnel. I've messed with e-Brake setup a bit on both of my Cobras with Jag rears. They work okay, but I would not trust my Jag e-Brake alone on my car on a semi-steep hill in S.F. I'd probably opt for some sort of a driveline lock if I had to go there. Incidentally, i've driven both of my past and current FE powered Cobras through downtown S.F, all over the hills there a few times (unplanned)... better have that bellhousing bottom shaved off too, or watch out for that manhole cover! It can be done, but probably not the quietest or most stress free place to be with a heavy duty clutch and rumbling FE. Most of the people look at you like our are from Mars when you come rolling through. Could not wait to get the #%^& outta there after a few steep hills and stops waiting for lights, etc