ERA 289FIA On Order Today (again)

[crendonman427sc]

Originally Posted by 66gtk

Comp dash is simply painted black.
Do you intend to drive this Cobra on the street or do you want to race it?
You have lots of time to do your research on engine choices and builders. Start with your desired intentions for the car ( be honest and realistic with yourself) and don't over build the motor for your intended use.

My car was built and painted 20 years ago by ERAs preferred painter back then.

Hi Troy,

Not going to race it but its not just going to sit idle.

The Car Specification is changing by the day!!

I am still going the Period Correct Route and have now found the following:

1963 289 HIPO Block Bored .040 (5 Bolt Bell House Pattern)
1963 Pair Original Cast Iron Heads
1963 Bellhouse (5 Bolt - Narrow Style)
1964 4 Speed T10 Transmission

All items are correct Cast Numbers. Engine will be Fully Machined as necessary, together with a Jim Inglese tuned - 8 Stack Weber arrangement on top!

I am waiting for the Engine Builder to get back to me with specification as I need a hot streetable engine rather than something that's highly stressed.

Thanks and Regards

David

[1795]

Originally Posted by crendonman427sc

Hi Troy,

Not going to race it but its not just going to sit idle.

The Car Specification is changing by the day!!

I am still going the Period Correct Route and have now found the following:

1963 289 HIPO Block Bored .040 (5 Bolt Bell House Pattern)
1963 Pair Original Cast Iron Heads
1963 Bellhouse (5 Bolt - Narrow Style)
1964 4 Speed T10 Transmission

All items are correct Cast Numbers. Engine will be Fully Machined as necessary, together with a Jim Inglese tuned - 8 Stack Weber arrangement on top!

I am waiting for the Engine Builder to get back to me with specification as I need a hot streetable engine rather than something that's highly stressed.

Thanks and Regards

David

David,

Nice find! My only suggestion would be to consider ditching the 1963 bellhousing and going with a Quicktime steel bellhousing if possible. Having a period correct one is nice, but the last thing you want that close to your feet and lower legs is an old and possibly fragile item whose primary purpose is in the event of a clutch, pressure plate or flywheel breaking to prevent one or all of those items from removing those previously mentioned body parts from your body!

It happens, and is more likely in vehicles with higher horsepower. While 340 HP is considered mild on this forum, that is a lot of horsepower. I have seen small displacement race engines that are only producing 150 HP shatter a flywheel or clutch. In some vehicles it is not as big an issue as it is in a cobra, that flywheel is right around your ankles.


Good luck with the build. Hunting down the parts is fun. Now if you really want to go retro you could ditch the factory brake system and go Girling...


Looking forward to following your build.

Jim

[Ron61]

David,

You have a well thought out car there and it will be really nice when finished. I do agree with 1795 about the bell housing. I use a Quick Time on mine and I have a little more power than you will have but not the 550/800 that some of the people have. And I did race some so I didn't want an older bell housing that may explode if the clutch let go. Also the inspection at the race track looks at that but if you don't plan to track the car that won't be anything for you to worry about.

Ron