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06-19-2008, 08:24 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
Posts: 22,025
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Originally Posted by RAO-3
I also ordered the two engine books listed on the ERA site - it's been quite a few years since I did anything with a ford block and they were all small blocks.
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Cobras are amazingly simple cars. You will be able to do 99% of your car's maintenace with the following basic tools -- most of which are already in your basement:
Basic wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, crowfoots, & torque wrench
Timing Light & Inductive Tach that work with MSD units
Vacuum gauge
Low profile aluminum racing jack
Volt Ohm Meter
Lead Hammer
Oil filter Wrench & Grease Gun
RTV -- (your FE will leak) |
06-19-2008, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Central,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #775
Posts: 324
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
Cobras are amazingly simple cars. You will be able to do 99% of your car's maintenace with the following basic tools -- most of which are already in your basement:
Basic wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, crowfoots, & torque wrench
Timing Light & Inductive Tach that work with MSD units
Vacuum gauge
Low profile aluminum racing jack
Volt Ohm Meter
Lead Hammer
Oil filter Wrench & Grease Gun
RTV -- (your FE will leak) |
I have to laugh; I got rid of some of these tools several years ago as I had no use for them on the "newer cars", such as the timing light, inductive tach. Isn't that the way it works?
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06-19-2008, 09:51 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
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RAO-3
I have to laugh; I got rid of some of these tools several years ago as I had no use for them on the "newer cars", such as the timing light, inductive tach. Isn't that the way it works?
Ray
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You might never think of this, but one of the very best places to buy tools is your local pawn shop. Seriously. |
06-19-2008, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
Posts: 1,117
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Tools...
and don't forget the set of special "Ford" open end wrenches that have been bent like a pretzel to access the driver side rear exhaust flange bolts...
J
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06-19-2008, 01:53 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
Posts: 22,025
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... and the most valuable and under-appreciated tool there is
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Originally Posted by Jim Holden
Tools...
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This is "old-school," and it is absolutely invaluable. I've had guys giggle and snicker over the years, and then when I invited them to try it, they became immediate converts. You simply won't believe how well it works until you've tried it. Buy a set when your engine and accessories are all working properly and learn what they sound like from the inside. Then when something starts misbehaving it will jump out at you like a "thumping flat tire."
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