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09-08-2006, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Long Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic 289
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Tank
Larrys T bird parts
Corona, California
800-854-0393
$199.00
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07-23-2006, 07:34 AM
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The new door we just had the boy's in Poland make is for those of us that have large shoulders and arms....
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07-23-2006, 02:55 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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I think if Silver Solder were used in lieu of Lead Solder the originals would last considerably longer, it is much stronger and less prone to cracking from vibration, or shaking.
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07-23-2006, 05:35 PM
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I had a problem with my "original spec" leaking, so I bought a Dove cast tank, maybe $350 or so? It did leak some at the parting line, so I had to take it apart and gasket it back together. The tank also has an adjustable valve in the neck, rangine from full flow, to I think complete closure, fwiw.
www.doveengineparts.com
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07-25-2006, 02:46 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC
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Does anyone know if this new billet tank will fit under the hood of an ERA 427 car?
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07-27-2006, 01:34 PM
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Billit? On a Cobra-ain't natural. I am having a hard enough time with the lower A-Arms.
The last two I made I had heliarced. Seems to be doing great. One is on a 65 F250 PU.
It is a great looking and seems to be a quality piece and the price is very fair.
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08-04-2006, 01:31 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: UK Ram SC. KC-Yates 373, Jerico 5 speed.
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Billit tank
David,
Top marks to you on the header tank, I have dealt with the original tanks and in NZ some of the radiator repair guys used to fit a brass bolt easi-flowed (silver solder) into the center of the tank to stabilize the flex under pressure and limit fatigue! I think for reliability your tank will be great and more useable, I guess for the purist an original rebuilt tank is important to them, but with your tank painted black, and if I had an FE 427 Cobra I would have one!
My car has a Nascar Yates canted valve engine in a space frame UK Ram Cobra so I need to do a remote tank for that, or fit a high neck on the remote thermostat housing to give some water above the heads, might use a Cobra/Corvette style Harrison round tank, but I dont think you need that much water quantity if you use a recovery overflow tank!
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08-23-2006, 11:24 PM
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Ok, these might not be perfectly original, but they are quite a piece! I tired of little bubbles around the seams and my can had a couple dents that I mostly fixed with solder filler and a sander (not perfect). My car isn't totally original...I mean I polished it, I don't have an original sideoiler, and other little things, so what the hell. I need a new tank and figured this will be a good way to go.
Monday I ordered one of these suckers from the Kirkhams....Sure, it wasn't cheap at $400, but figured I would spend somewhere near that for a new old style or stainless. WOW! Got home tonight and it was on the door step and it's pretty damn sweet! Really amazing quality of the machine work. It's really really nice. If you're looking for the lightest weight unit, this is not it (it's billet afterall), but if you want a really high quality piece with great new world features (no gasket goop!!!) that looks fantastic, well this is a great addition! Can't wait to get that sucker on there.
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08-30-2006, 10:48 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, 427 S/O
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TC,
The billet hood latches are in stock, I saw them at the summer open house.
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05-29-2009, 09:27 PM
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I too suffered with erratic water temp in my 351W until I put on one of the Kirkham surge tanks.
Here is a link to my pictures and comments:
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05-29-2009, 10:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Black CSX 4910, Roush 511 8 stack
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David, I would assume the answer woukd be yes - but will it fit under the hood of a csx fiberglass car?
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05-30-2009, 12:33 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: CR 427 S/C, 351W, 5 Sp & KMP142 - 427 SO, 4 Spd
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It does not fit in a Classic Roadster on a 351w. It bolted on cleanly and
looked great but - I couldn't come close to closing the hood. 
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05-30-2009, 10:26 AM
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Quote:
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David, I would assume the answer woukd be yes - but will it fit under the hood of a csx fiberglass car?
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I am looking for the answer to that exact question. I've got a Roush 427IR (351W based) but the CSX radiator exit is on the left. This would be the answer to the "erratic water temp" (i.e., an air bubble) but I can't get an answer to which of these will fit under the CSX hood (in my case, carbon fiber).
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06-04-2009, 01:36 AM
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It should fit. We have sold them to just about everyone. We even make adapters to space the forward and up. We make them left outlet and right outlet...just about any flavor you can think of.
If it doesn't fit just send it back. No big deal.
David
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06-07-2009, 09:45 PM
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What would the Price be?
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08-20-2009, 11:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Kirkham
It should fit. We have sold them to just about everyone. We even make adapters to space the forward and up. We make them left outlet and right outlet...just about any flavor you can think of.
If it doesn't fit just send it back. No big deal.
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I think this is your answer.
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06-07-2009, 11:47 PM
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thanksbetogod
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06-10-2009, 09:10 PM
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One is on the way. Can't wait. Probably not in time for this weekend though but that's OK - there's a Cars and Coffee this Saturday.
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06-20-2009, 09:06 AM
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I ordered it and it came yesterday. It took about two hours to install, including running to the hardware store for clamps. I'd already gotten the necessary hoses but was two clamps short after the ones that came off couldn't be reused.
It seems to work pretty well. The erratic water temperature swings are gone but it doesn't seem to warm up as much as it did before but I haven't taken it on a really long drive.
A retired friend of mine that works on restoring brass lanterns and old cash registers can polish it up but he couldn't do it yesterday. R&R for polishing will be one of the winter projects.
I'd like to see the milling machine that makes these kinds of parts.
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06-20-2009, 11:44 AM
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You need to keep an eye on your surge tank to radiator air bleed hose. The fitting we provided with the tank is a JIC-4. This should be changed to a barb fitting or the hose may blow off. The other choice would be to change the hose to a JIC-4 and change the corresponding fitting on the radiator.
How do you like your Hella horns?
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