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08-24-2009, 05:48 PM
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A hammer will fit this!
After working out a lot of small problems it was time to put the engine hood on and after having the expansion tank lowered as much as possible it STILL HITS THE HOOD! Maybe I should take a hammer to the corner......any suggestions....were all the tanks the same or was there ever a smaller one?
Jon
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08-24-2009, 06:15 PM
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Is it the cap that hits? Anyway, I think you can shorten the tube that extends from the bottom of the tank to the thermostat flange.
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08-24-2009, 06:20 PM
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tank
the tank has been lowered as far as it can go.
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08-24-2009, 06:28 PM
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and backed up too I presume.....strange.
Got the correct rear tranny mount installed? Maybe a higher one?
Front motor mounts? Can anything be done there? Thinner mounts?
Wish I could help more......sorry. A call to your kit manufacturer might be next
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08-24-2009, 06:33 PM
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mounts
I would like to find a pair of thinner mounts....know of any?
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08-24-2009, 06:34 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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There are indeed different size (meaning height) expansion tanks. ERA won't sell you one, but there's a pic and description of their specially lowered unit on this page: http://erareplicas.com/parts/cooling.htm |
08-24-2009, 06:41 PM
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tank
I had the neck cut down and it is as low as possible. the thought of a thinner motor mount to drop the motor maybe 1/2" would be great...but the bottom of my bell housing is 3.5" off the ground. I could trim it like ERA does!
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08-24-2009, 06:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saltshaker
I had the neck cut down and it is as low as possible. the thought of a thinner motor mount to drop the motor maybe 1/2" would be great...but the bottom of my bell housing is 3.5" off the ground. I could trim it like ERA does!
Jon
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Funny you should mention motor mounts, I was tightening mine up yesterday. ERA uses the two bolt mounts from the 1964 Galaxie. They will fit both early two bolt blocks, and the 1965 and later four bolt blocks. I don't know about "thinner" mounts. |
08-24-2009, 06:48 PM
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mounts
I'm using a 3 bolt mount, i believe it is from a 69 full size ford
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08-24-2009, 08:18 PM
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toss the tank you dont need it there tanks on the sides of the radiator already,use an inline radiator cap and hook it to an overflow bottle.
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08-24-2009, 08:25 PM
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tank
my upper hose is on the drivers side.....where do you find a neck that goes to the left?
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08-24-2009, 08:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saltshaker
.....where do you find a neck that goes to the left?
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This neck goes to the left.  Seriously, have a radiator shop split it and shorten it down.
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08-24-2009, 08:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
Well, I hate to tell you to beat on it with a hammer... but that's probably what I would do.
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A shop hammer or a kitchen hammer? 
Quote:
Originally Posted by saltshaker
my upper hose is on the drivers side.....where do you find a neck that goes to the left?
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If you mean left tank outlet, I had my tank reversed at the radiator shop when they tested it. |
08-24-2009, 08:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
A shop hammer or a kitchen hammer? |
I'm thinking a ball peen would do quite nicely. |
08-25-2009, 01:09 PM
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Have you asked other A&C owners or looked at their Cobras?
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08-25-2009, 04:31 PM
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problem solved
a fellow member and good friend solved the problem this morning :
raise the front of the body .05"...
problem solved!
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