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06-26-2015, 04:21 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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Another vote for the external slave cylinder. The things go bad all too often anyway and who wants to have to pull the transmission to replace an internal one?
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06-27-2015, 04:22 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Totally agree with Dan on this point. My 2005 Mustang is making some throwout bearing noise and I am dreading that job. Years ago we put a high performance spec3+ clutch in a friends 2005 Mustang race car. OMG, what a job getting that tranny out and back in the car, we could have definitely used a third person because it is huge and heavy, also an extremely tight fit in the tunnel. The cobra would be a walk in the park compared to that, but still a lot of work compared to an external slave!
Brooklyn, can that kit also be used for an FE with a Lakewood scatter-shield or is it a small block only item?
Dave
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ERA#698 428, 4 speed Toploader, 3:31 Jag rear
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06-27-2015, 05:39 AM
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Dave .. yeah I'm sure its universal to a Tremec installation.
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06-28-2015, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooklyn-427
Dave .. yeah I'm sure its universal to a Tremec installation.
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Thanks, I will check it out further when I upgrade to the 5 speed
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ERA#698 428, 4 speed Toploader, 3:31 Jag rear
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06-29-2015, 09:03 AM
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06-29-2015, 12:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sulphur Springs,
Tx
Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane Motorsports #1121 427W
Posts: 105
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Super ! My favorite Cobra too ! Good luck and look forward to hearing more.  |
07-27-2015, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle,
Wa
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 3012
Posts: 141
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Update
Just a quick update. TKO 600 was delivered (thanks again everyone), engine should be back from the machine shop any day now, and making slow progress tearing down the rear end. With these projects it'll be a fun fall/winter! Oh, this also came today:
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11-06-2015, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: new bern,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 2092
Posts: 225
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tank
where did the tank come from if you don't mind telling
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11-06-2015, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
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Cobra Make, Engine:
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Hey Andrew, did that expansion tank fit on your engine? The heater hose barb looks too far back, like it might interfere with the distributer.
Larry
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Alba gu brąth
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11-11-2015, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
Posts: 4,574
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LMH
Hey Andrew, did that expansion tank fit on your engine? The heater hose barb looks too far back, like it might interfere with the distributer.
Larry
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The tank on small block is offset so the barb clears. The tank goes "fore/aft" rather than "side/side" like an FE tank does
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11-11-2015, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 3012
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Otto, the tank came from Cobra Restorers
Larry, not sure yet as the engine build will be starting in the next month or so. Hopefully things work out.
I had planned on being much further along with the engine and rear end build but things keep getting in the way. I did talk to Peter the other day on some options which has me pretty pumped!
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11-11-2015, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
Posts: 3,689
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The Slab wasn't available when I ordered my car. Not sure which I would have chosen if it was. Great choice of car & company! I was on the west coast when I built mine & didn't make the factory visit. I have since been & its a lot of fun to see where it all happens.
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11-11-2015, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,111
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I too went to ERA early on, at that time there was a long wait so I went solo on the project.
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11-11-2015, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 3012
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*13*, I went back and forth so many times between the FIA and the slab. I still question myself every once in awhile. Just means I need to figure out how to build a second one |
11-11-2015, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
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The early comp cars had flares to accommodate wider rubber. You can still have the best of both worlds 
https://www.google.com/search?q=289+...Qiyb_2vAtUM%3A
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11-11-2015, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
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Yes, I've seen those. They would look great! So many variables with these cars. Sometimes you have to make tough style choices
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ERA FIA 2088
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11-11-2015, 02:53 PM
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Location: Tucson,
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I have/had the same issue. I wanted to replicate 2142 down to the smallest detail but found that the wheels were $1100 each plus the custom made hubs to put them on the car! Leaf spring stuff is expensive anyway and you can spend huge money to get it right. Parts are much more rare too. I love the classic production small block cars anyway, so chose that route instead.
Larry
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Alba gu brąth
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11-11-2015, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
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You can certainly go "too far". You can also make sacrifices & have something that 999 out of a 1000 won't be able to tell apart from the original car you replicate, at a "somewhat" reasonable cost. In the end, build what you want. Thats all that matters! These cars are a lot of fun, no matter how you dice it.
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ERA FIA 2088
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11-11-2015, 06:43 PM
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Trust me, I know the barb is offset but an original tank is different than the one from Cobra Restorers. The CR tank has the barb farther back than on an original tank.
Here's an original:
My replication:
Andrews tank may clear the distributor but it looks like it's going to be close.
Larry
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