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06-30-2010, 02:49 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
If you have a no-name balancer on there now, I would strongly urge you to upgrade. The choice of the new balancer is up to you (I do like my Romac) and if I was putting it in for you I would guesstimate two hours of my time to do it. You could just wait at the shop while it was done.
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Cool! When can you fly out? 
I'll have to head back to your thread and reread, but Chas's aluminum dampner or damper could be the ticket. I have a Professional Products, I think, which I believe Brent said was fine for non-racing apps. Had I the presence of mind at the time of my engine build, I would have happily paid a few hundred $$ more for an upgrade. There were many other places I could have cut corners, but didn't.
While I understand that the Ersons are great, I know I have a set, if something is discontinued and is a good part that I may need in the future, my first reaction and/or tendency is to try and hoard a remaining set "just for giggles."
I actually considered buying a new SOHC front cover newly made by Robert Pond not too long ago, based on the hope and prayer that I'll get a chance to build a Cammer someday. I didn't though. Sound reasoning must have come over me. 
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06-30-2010, 03:06 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
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Cool! When can you fly out? |
I would be happy to fly out.  Of course, you wouldn't get my "mechanic's rate." You'd have to pay my "other rate."  Same number, but the decimal point is moved one place over to the right.... |
06-30-2010, 03:13 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by patrickt
I would be happy to fly out. Of course, you wouldn't get my "mechanic's rate." You'd have to pay my "other rate." Same number, but the decimal point is moved one place over to the right.... |
So your mechanic's rate is $5.00/hour. |
07-01-2010, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bethesda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6022, navy blue, period correct 427 SO
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So your mechanic's rate is $5.00/hour. |
With the rate his car has been breaking down lately, he couldn't afford his own rate if it was much more than that... 
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07-01-2010, 01:41 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
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Originally Posted by dcdoug
With the rate his car has been breaking down lately, he couldn't afford his own rate if it was much more than that... |
Uhhh, fixing these cars is just as much fun as driving them. |
07-01-2010, 02:32 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Continuing with the mental machinations, what information would I need to give in order to get the right T&D kit for my Edelbrock heads? I know they make a kit for the SOHC heads, which is something I can figure out all by myself. But I know there's something that I'll need to know about my heads which I bet will require me to remove the engine from the car in order to give you and order the proper kit.
Last edited by RodKnock; 07-01-2010 at 07:39 PM..
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07-01-2010, 02:33 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by dcdoug
With the rate his car has been breaking down lately, he couldn't afford his own rate if it was much more than that... |
Actually he has two mechanic's rates. One for installing the roof foam insulation and duct tape around the roll bars and then there's the rate for everything else. |
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