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10-04-2016, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: North of London,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AC Cars Limited, 302 EFI
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I continue to be impressed with the level of expertise and care taken with these FE builds.
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10-05-2016, 04:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
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Head gaskets are on and heads are on. Need to re-torque them and I'm waiting on the intake manifold to come back from being blasted....
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10-07-2016, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Almost ready to stick a fork in it....
Forgot that I didn't have a breather to fit onto the front oil fill tube and I need to run and get a few bolts for the intake manifold that are a little different length than normal.
Other than that, need to do a final oil pump prime (already spun it and checked for leaks this morning), put the plug wires on, and it will be ready.
Tentative dyno day is the 21st. Alan doesn't have his car yet and I'm gonna try and take two engines with me.
Old school cool.... 
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10-08-2016, 05:17 AM
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Come on Brent, valve covers sitting on already, no pics of valvetrain?
The one part I've been waiting to see. 
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10-08-2016, 06:26 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Cometic head gaskets....
Morel lifters and Cometic intake gaskets....
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10-09-2016, 04:25 AM
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Nice, very nice, should go well, |
10-09-2016, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Originally Posted by blykins
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Are those stock Ford rockers or an aftermarket look alike? Kind of surprised 427 adjustable rockers weren't used so lifter pre-load could be set. |
10-09-2016, 09:59 AM
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Location: Louisville,
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Alan is ok, he's been emailing me.
The rockers are new factory replacements. The non-adjustables work just fine with careful pushrod length measuring. The lifter preload is built into the pushrod length. I have been doing a lot of builds with factory non-adjustable rockers. They are very light without the adjuster and nut hanging off the back and are beefy enough to handle hydraulic roller spring pressures.
The shafts are new as well and the stands are reconditioned. The end stands are necessary IMO, and come from Precision Oil Pumps.
Last edited by blykins; 10-09-2016 at 12:10 PM..
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