New ERA Project...

[Akimbeau]

Originally Posted by DanEC

I'm guessing you don't have the car in your possession yet - where you can take a picture of the headers currently on it? On the 427 model the undercar exhaust header pieces look like the same ones for the side pipe car - but I think they may be angled differently off of the head. The same may be true of the small block cars. The small block cars may use a conventional header for all I know.

This is one of those type ERA questions that the best approach is to call ERA and talk to Doug. He can probably answer it in 2 minutes.

Probably a smart move on the 5 pins and rear suspension, or at least a cost effective one. I suspect (I could be wrong) that the 289 rear may have a 3.77 differential or something like that and most of the 427 builders are not going to want something that high. Grubby re-sold his Jag rear end but it was a 427 geared model and he had a bigger audience to rely on in selling it. You might PM him to see what his change over cost him total - but I suspect with front and rear brakes, hubs, wheels and rear suspension, that it was probably still a $6,000 bill after re-sell of the Jag suspension and wheels.

I don't get delivery on the car for about a week. So instead of biting my nails until then, I'm doing some of the research for the mods. I won't know what I'm dealing with until I see how the undercar exhaust is routed. It might be cheaper for me to buy a new set of headers and build my own side pipes and then try to find a buyer for the complete undercar exhaust. I came across a scratch build thread that had a cool looking 289 side pipe construction...something I could tack together myself with a few inexpensive parts. It had a great comp car look to them. Not very accurate but the guys racing these cars did whatever they wanted with the exhaust. Lynn Park has a 289 with pipes inset into the body like a Daytona, it,s very cool!

And the price tag for an ERA rear with 6 pin hubs all around comes in at just under $10k, doesn't include wheels...current price...talked to Peter today.