ERA #783 - with questions

[Mooch]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA!

Cool one Pat. The guy<s in a trunk-sound-deadner and seat-heater-or-not quandry and you want him to adjust valves??
He's getting a 482 with juice roller so the noise won't offend his wife. Also nothing north of 5800.

Take your medicine and give the flat tappet song a rest Pat.

I'm not sure how to take that. You seem to imply that because I'm asking about sound deadening and seat heaters that I can't turn a wrench, almost offendingly so. Thanks for the welcome. If I'm reading too much into this, then I'm sorry, but easy on the newb.

I actually was going to do an original 427 marine conversion with flat tappets, but after examining the block I turned to the aftermarket blocks and it seems that the Pond blocks run better with hydraulic rollers.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Mooch

I'm not sure how to take that. You seem to imply that because I'm asking about sound deadening and seat heaters that I can't turn a wrench, almost offendingly so. Thanks for the welcome.

I agree with you Mooch, ERAChas was clearly out of line. You should just ignore him. He can be kind of a jerk from time to time.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by Mooch

I'm not sure how to take that. You seem to imply that because I'm asking about sound deadening and seat heaters that I can't turn a wrench, almost offendingly so. Thanks for the welcome. If I'm reading too much into this, then I'm sorry, but easy on the newb.

Mooch,
With all due respect to your wrenching and sensibilities and your newness here:

I attempted to illustrate that you may be at cross purposes with your needs and wants for this type car. You can spend for all the ginger bread you want but virtually none of it will make a Cobra replica a cozy, comfy quiet touring car. It's items you'll spend money on now that you'll wonder why a year from now provided you put more than 500 miles on it. Pat said earlier that some things are just not as much fun as you think they'll be.

It's like missing the point of Cobras-a C6 or 350SL would fill those bills much better than a Cobra. You're buying 600 LB Ft of torque- totally opposite what a comfort-seeking passenger would want. A warm sweater, parka or skiers underwear would be a better investment than heater, seat crap, top, side curtains, radio or ashtray. Vettes even come with a draft blocker.

Ironically the one thing you would find helpful-you've deleted! Get the glove box dash! It's not big but it's a good place for the MSD, cell phone, spare fuses, pen and pad and -amazingly-gloves!

The point of giving you the link to the other thread was so you might realize that driving in weather colder than 50 is more than a little uncomfortable-it's harmful to the motor for oil temp-but what the he!!, it's your $18K. Thin weight synthetic oils are not the answer either. Yes they flow fine but they don't get hot enough to burn off the condensation in the oil. Slow death for motors.

So I'm not just a shoot-from-hip wise a$$. Learned a lot of lessons from building and driving the same car for a long time and I'm dumb enough to think passing on what I learned might help a guy or save him money or disappointment. Big lesson is; spec you car to please YOU- not any prospective passengers. And don't try to make it something it can't ever be. Choose a different weapon for others needs.

There's one really dumb option you did not check on the ERA list-
At least your car won't look like this:


Oh and don't mind Pat- we must all remember He knows everything!