Changes to #758 and on....

[Bobcat]

Patrickt .... I can tell you one change .... I think . I`m currently building #757 and went to install the 4 " oil cooler and it won`t fit . Seems the opening between the inside of the scoop and the sheet metal that the fittings go through is a little over 4 " and the total height of the cooler with support bracket and mounting bolts and clips is close to 4.5 " . I verified this with Rob , the oil cooler man at ERA yesterday . He says the cause appears to be that the body changed in the scoop area and the mounting sheet metal didn`t .... but they would check further. Since I have been unable to find the special tool to make it fit ( BIG hammer ??? ) , I`ll be installing the 6" cooler as soon as Peter sends it .
I have both manuals and it appears that more detail has been added to to the new manual to clarify some things and add more detail .

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

I can tell you one change .... the 4 " oil cooler ... won`t fit ............ I`ll be installing the 6" cooler...

Ahh, the march of progress. There's got to be something more to it than though.... Bob, whoa Bob...

[Bobcat]

Patrickt .... maybe there is , but when Rob told me that this change slipped by the guy who designed the sheet metal for the 4 " kit , I quit measuring and checking .... and Rob also said he couldn`t get it in . He also said this hadn`t been a problem in the past .... advantages of the new body ?? I`m not upset at all as the newer chassis / body has a lot of improvements ... and in any build , you run into some gremlins .

See ya

[ZOERA-SC7XX]

Completely new body and body mounts (better symetrically, cleaner mold, less prep), aluminum inner fender panels & trunk floor, cockpit floor is lower in chassis, aluminum trans tunnel, plus a few other misc. changes. The ERA evolves on a semi-regular basis.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX

Completely new body and body mounts (better symetrically, cleaner mold, less prep), aluminum inner fender panels & trunk floor, cockpit floor is lower in chassis, aluminum trans tunnel, plus a few other misc. changes.

And that is completely different from this stuff that started on #731 and above?

New body mounting tubes, at the nose opening and underneath the cowl.
New-style bottom radiator mounts.
New front frame horns, side tubing and bumper mounting system.
New aluminum front wheel splash panels. The rear panels are removable for battery and exhaust access.
New tubes from cowl to front suspension
Wider footboxes.
New original-style throttle mounting.
Original-style fresh air valves on both footboxes.
Original-style wiper mount on footbox.
New front battery support.
Curved outer cowl support tubes for wider footbox.
New formed outriggers from main rails to side rails
Slanted side rails for smooth transition from floor to door opening
New floor design.
Extra reinforcement for side intrusion protection.
New Aluminum tunnel.
Stronger door latch mounting system.
New rear splash panels.
Aluminum trunk panels