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10-11-2015, 02:37 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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Very nice - that looks like it should fill the bill. What cam are you using?
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10-11-2015, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #816, 427 Side Oiler
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Running a Comp Big Mutha Thumpr hydraulic roller. A lot of people give them a bad rap but I've had good luck with them. I do like hydraulic rollers...set 'em and forget 'em!
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10-25-2015, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Lodi,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #773, 482 stroker, cross ram stack injection
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I have a 3.54 differential and a TKO with 0.82 5th gear. If you are running a big cam you gotta keep the rpm's up. Even with this set up, anything below 2,200 rpm goes to a down shift.
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02-16-2016, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
Posts: 1,117
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According to Peter, they have a year's worth of orders on the books. So, if you are on the fence, jump into the queue.
As an aside, my ERA289 with a 302 has 3.77 gears and the long .64 5th. My ERAFIA has a bored and stocked 302 with 3:31 rear and .82 5th.
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02-16-2016, 11:24 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 RockBit
Yes. I have ordered an ERA 427 SC and expect delivery in late March of 2016. It was ordered as a roller and will be painted in Connecticut. Lykins Motorsports is building the engine for it, and will also supply the transmission, clutch, etc. It is a long wait but I'm sure it will be worth it!
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... and how is this build progressing? |
02-16-2016, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Columbus,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 714
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I was just in ERA's shops about 3 weeks back and snapped a few photos...
Phil
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02-16-2016, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Dallas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #812 427/482 FE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
... and how is this build progressing?
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It's going slower than I expected. The chassis is plumbed with brake lines, and the inner panels are mounted on the body. Some of the aluminum panels are going on the chassis. I asked Peter when it would go to the painter but he didn't tell me. I think I am currently looking at delivery in June but don't really know. Brent is waiting to assemble the engine until we get a little closer to Dday.
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02-16-2016, 12:31 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 714
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Another pic
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02-16-2016, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Columbus,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 714
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Pete's engine
Pic 3 from the beautiful black ERA Cobra.
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02-16-2016, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,588
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I assume that the GT40 replicas were in the queue prior to ERA ceasing production of them?
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02-16-2016, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
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ERA is finishing up the remaining GTs, all of which I understand are spoken for. They have decided not to do any more for a number of reasons, so, if you want one you will have to look for a "pre-owned ERA" or look to the competition.  |
02-16-2016, 02:24 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 RodKnock
I assume that the GT40 replicas were in the queue prior to ERA ceasing production of them?
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Obviously you don't know about the "secret queue." |
02-16-2016, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Large Arbor
Pic 3 from the beautiful black ERA Cobra.
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Peter built the "cammer" car a decade or so ago. Fitting that SOC lump under the hood and into the frame necessitated a number of modifications. With the gear and chain cam drive, the first thing you hear coming down the street is the whine before the thunder. (Sounds like a lead in to a joke about Miami.)
Standard 427 or 428 for that matter is more usable on the street, but open the hood and there is nothing else quite like it. |
02-16-2016, 03:10 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Obviously you don't know about the "secret queue." |
If there is an ERA "secret queue," then folks like me with Oliver Twist-like net worth's wouldn't qualify.  |
02-16-2016, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
If there is an ERA "secret queue," then folks like me with Oliver Twist-like net worth's wouldn't qualify. |
To quote Peter, "For anyone who can write a check, where's the challenge?" "If you can't write a check and  find a way to do it, that's something spectacular." |
02-16-2016, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 714
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I understood the golf one and the silver one were in for minor work. The red one was being finished before being shipped to France. I drooled over all of them including Peter's cammer. It did fit very tight but looked like it belonged there. The ERA guys are all great.
Phil
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02-16-2016, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, Survival Motorsports aluminum FE 482
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To the OP you want to get with Brent of the gearing. This will have a cam in it. That cam will not like low rpm. How low is low is the question and Brent will know.
My only other suggestion is the speedo. I would get the electronically driven speedo. It is driven by the speed sensor that comes with the TKO. The cable drive unit is a POS. If you are going for authentic this might be an issue but I thought I would throw it out there for what it is worth.
Good luck!
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02-18-2016, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Crozet,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Slabside 3013, 351W
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Just ordered a Slabside for delivery in about 12 months, 12 agonizing, painfully long months. It will be a street cruiser.
I could use some feed back on drivetrain, currently thinking: 302-350/TKO600-.64:1/3.31:1 rear dif. I was originally thinking 380 to 400 hp but at ~ 2300 lbs that is a lot of power for a street machine.
If anyone has built one I would like to hear about engine builders, recommendations, issues, things you learned as you went...etc
Many thanks
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02-18-2016, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
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My wife and I own and enjoy the first ERA slabside. I will try to post some pictures later.
With a 3:31 rear you want the .82 fifth gear (See earlier post)
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02-18-2016, 10:38 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by tomgoeke
Just ordered a Slabside for delivery in about 12 months, 12 agonizing, painfully long months. It will be a street cruiser.
I could use some feed back on drivetrain, currently thinking: 302-350/TKO600-.64:1/3.31:1 rear dif. I was originally thinking 380 to 400 hp but at ~ 2300 lbs that is a lot of power for a street machine.
If anyone has built one I would like to hear about engine builders, recommendations, issues, things you learned as you went...etc
Many thanks
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I'm running about 350+ hp with big, wide sticky tires & it's pretty manageable. You'll get a lot of varying replies. You'll have a lot less tire on the ground with a slab. I personally think 380 would be a lot, if you aren't cautious behind the wheel.
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