"Inspirations" for my ERA 289 - Page 14

*13* · #1 (**permalink**) 01-12-2011, 12:51 PM

That's gotta be killing you. All that car & you just have to sit look at it...

Quik289 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2011, 06:23 PM

Jeff, Gorgeous car. Do you know if ERA had to do any extra work on your pipes to get them to look uniform in distance from the body? Mine (on 2137) seem to hang a little lower (an inch plus?) in the front. Yours look perfect.
Greg

jeffy · #3 (**permalink**) 01-14-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Quik289

Jeff, Gorgeous car. Do you know if ERA had to do any extra work on your pipes to get them to look uniform in distance from the body? Mine (on 2137) seem to hang a little lower (an inch plus?) in the front. Yours look perfect.
Greg

Yes, I asked them to get the pipes as tight as possible.

jeffy · #4 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 05:20 PM

My car is going to be on display at the Hartford, CT auto show at the Connecticut Custom booth. I was there to pick up a sticky fuel pressure gauge and got to see my car out in the wild as it was being picked up for transport to the show. Not very good on the snow, we discovered!

FrankJohnson69 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 05:27 PM

If only I could do it all over again... WOW!

Sigh....

kgs365 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 06:35 PM

thats awesome!...really nice build. I've seen it in person pictures do not do it justice!

tkb289 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 10:05 PM

Jeff,

Absolutely stunning ... will be the star of the show for sure

Looks good outside, bet you can't wait to get it on the road!!

No shortage of snow

RAO-3 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-28-2011, 09:24 AM

Wow congrats on having your car at the show - I'm sure it will be the star.

jeffy · #9 (**permalink**) 01-28-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RAO-3

Wow congrats on having your car at the show - I'm sure it will be the star.

Thanks, you are too kind. When I look at it, all I see is just another red Cobra! But it feels great to hear these compliments. Thanks to all!

BTW, I'm joining a golf club in Long Valley (which I think may qualify as "Central NJ"), so I'll be heading out Route 80 frequently next summer. Maybe we can get together sometime!

Take care,

Jeff

jeffy · #10 (**permalink**) 01-30-2011, 02:14 PM

But Doug did, and he looks pleased with his handiwork...

*13* · #11 (**permalink**) 01-30-2011, 02:22 PM

It's the wheels! They really set it off! Very nice!

*13* · #12 (**permalink**) 02-01-2011, 07:33 AM

I think it looks awesome! Ship it out to California so you can drive it!

jeffy · #13 (**permalink**) 02-01-2011, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by werntonb

Nice car! I am gonna start it into my car too. Hope I can have your set up.

No reason why not. Any questions, please feel free to ask.

xb-60 · #14 (**permalink**) 02-02-2011, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffy

No reason why not. Any questions, please feel free to ask.

Er...me too. What a nice car Jeff. I've been following the build and picking up a lot of ideas. Really like the colour, and the black wheels.
Also the instrumentation...it looks great. I had been thinking of the 6 gauge setup from CSX2009, or the 2557/2558 setup like yours. Your pics have persuaded me! A question though for when I start on mine - can you see the oil temp and pressure gauges OK, or would moving them all slightly closer to the car centreline be beneficial?
Looking back, anything you would change that might help us 'pupils'?

Glen

jeffy · #15 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by xb-60

Er...me too. What a nice car Jeff. I've been following the build and picking up a lot of ideas. Really like the colour, and the black wheels.
Also the instrumentation...it looks great. I had been thinking of the 6 gauge setup from CSX2009, or the 2557/2558 setup like yours. Your pics have persuaded me! A question though for when I start on mine - can you see the oil temp and pressure gauges OK, or would moving them all slightly closer to the car centreline be beneficial?
Looking back, anything you would change that might help us 'pupils'?

Glen

Hi Glen-

I haven't even driven the car yet, so I can't comment on the gauge visibility question. I'll let you know in due course!

At this point I wouldn't change anything at all; I've already changed everything I was unhappy with!

For advice, just do your research, thoroughly. Don't be in a rush: have patience, you'll need lots of it. You'll learn a lot as you go along that you may want to incorporate. Also, there is a surprising amount of misinformation and folk-lore surrounding these cars, some of which I have discussed and debunked in this thread. Sometimes you'll just need to stick to your guns to get what you want.

There are certainly some things you could live without to save money: the oil cooler and Beaumont oil flow regulator are first on that list. Unless you plan to race it, you just might skip the oil cooler altogether. ERA makes a front-end without the oil cooler scoop, which Tim (tkb289) has on ERA 2136. Looks good!

Be sure the wheels are properly smoothed and finished before you paint them. Mine are Trigos and came out really nice.

Sit in a Kirkey before you buy one. I went down a size from my measurement.

I would definitely recommend my main vendors: ERA, Dan Dalena, Jim Inglese and Connecticut Custom. Each one has a deep passion for their work and is dedicated to pleasing the customer. That is very, very valuable.

Good luck with the build; I look forward to following your progress!

Jeff

Jim Holden · #16 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 03:39 PM

I very much applaud Jeffy's efforts... his vision. The car really is quite spectacular in its attention to detail and the "period" comp. car look. I know that Doug and Rob in the shop enjoy doing cars that are "correct", but not the norm, run of the mill, big block... after all, they've done hundreds of those.

Jim

kgs365 · #17 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 04:27 PM

ouch....run of the mill big block ..

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Originally Posted by Jim Holden

I very much applaud Jeffy's efforts... his vision. The car really is quite spectacular in its attention to detail and the "period" comp. car look. I know that Doug and Rob in the shop enjoy doing cars that are "correct", but not the norm, run of the mill, big block... after all, they've done hundreds of those.

Jim

jeffy · #18 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Holden

I very much applaud Jeffy's efforts... his vision. The car really is quite spectacular in its attention to detail and the "period" comp. car look. I know that Doug and Rob in the shop enjoy doing cars that are "correct", but not the norm, run of the mill, big block... after all, they've done hundreds of those.

Jim

Thanks, Jim! Praise from Ceasar...

Jeff

RodKnock · #19 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffy

Be sure the wheels are properly smoothed and finished before you paint them. Mine are Trigos and came out really nice. Jeff

Jeff, what did you do to them to smooth and finish the wheels prior to paint?

jeffy · #20 (**permalink**) 02-03-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Jeff, what did you do to them to smooth and finish the wheels prior to paint?

Don't know if Teddy had to do anything to mine. But it is clear from looking at the finished product that any imperfections will be amplified by the dark color.