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mudhenk27 11-18-2014 07:52 AM
How were the coil-spring street cars equipped?
 
I'm curious about the 427 street cars. Was there a standard configuration as delivered from the factory, or were they equipped as specified by the customer regarding dash layout, side pipes, roll bar, bumpers, etc?

Thanks for any info..........Bill

Cobra #3170 11-18-2014 08:59 AM
AC street cars
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mudhenk27 (Post 1326632)
I'm curious about the 427 street cars. Was there a standard configuration as delivered from the factory, or were they equipped as specified by the customer regarding dash layout, side pipes, roll bar, bumpers, etc?

Thanks for any info..........Bill
Standard layout on dash, options included: Roll bar , hood scoop, oil cooler, outside exhaust, 9.5" rear wheels, larger fender flares. They would option early cars pretty much anyway you wanted. Later on I think they may have standardized the process when they were making cars for dealers because they were losing money on 427's according to rumor at the time. That led to 428's and aluminum wheels. They also had different front and rear sway bars and Koni racing shocks available for order along with heavy duty rear upper arms with bronze bushings in place of the rubber bushings and a rear end oil cooler package. I am not aware of any street cars that came with these these options but Ned Would Know. I ordered the rear A arms and Koni shocks after I took delivery so they were not on the car when new.

marcocsx3121 11-18-2014 02:04 PM
FWIW, the street cars were not equipped with sway bars at either end.

DanEC 11-18-2014 03:59 PM
But they had an ashtray and cigerette lighter.

mudhenk27 11-19-2014 04:26 AM
Thanks for all the info, guys.

I'd buy one, but there's no cup holder :-)

Dominik 12-19-2014 12:42 AM
They discarded sway bars in favour of ashtray? ;-)

I believe the street cars all had 7x15" wheels with 205/15 tires, battling for traction!
And the tiny filler cap on top of the fender.

Cobra #3170 12-19-2014 10:48 AM
Traction
 
I picked my car up from the airport facility on a rainy Friday night in November of 1965. They did not have the 9.5" rear wheels available at time of delivery so I got the 7.5" rears with blue dots. The engine was blue printed and probably made on the order of 450-475 HP as delivered. We had to drive it back to Fresno in the rain and in 5:00 PM traffic in LA, not a fun experience. The Blue dots were not a very good dry tire and certainly not a good wet tire so it was white knuckles from LA to Bakersfield where it stopped raining. The car had the side curtains on and the top up and the heater/defroster were pretty much non functional. I was cussing myself for trading my nice 63 FI Stingray for this crude imitation of a car until I opened the throttle for the first time outside of Bakersfield. After lighting the tires at 80 mph I decided buying the car was the best thing I could have ever done and have thought so since.

MOTORHEAD 12-19-2014 12:36 PM
3170: Great story!!!

DanEC 12-19-2014 02:23 PM
That's a truely unique experience and memory that very few ever had an opportunity to enjoy. Congratulations for hanging on to it all these years.

ACademic 12-19-2014 02:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MOTORHEAD (Post 1330622)
3170: Great story!!!
Agreed! And just to add some context for those not familiar with So Cal, that was a 225 mile haul over the mountains (~4,000 ft elevation), in a cold rain that could have yielded snow during that time of year at those elevations. In a Cobra...amazing.

66gtk 12-19-2014 02:27 PM
Looks like 3170 has "evolved" a bit over the years.
http://images.conceptcarz.com/imgxra...V-12-MH-01.jpg

CompClassics 12-19-2014 03:48 PM
It does but it still has that little fuel cap right where the factory put it!

66gtk 12-19-2014 05:17 PM
and a grill splitter, too.

marcocsx3121 12-20-2014 04:49 AM
I'm sure that this has been mentioned before, but that "little" fuel filler was shared with the Norton Commando motorcycle. I bought a 750 Commando S in May 1969, and CSX 3121 followed it in November of that year. I was surprised to note that the two vehicles shared at least one common part.

Cobra #3170 12-20-2014 08:28 AM
Fuel Filler
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by CompClassics (Post 1330644)
It does but it still has that little fuel cap right where the factory put it!
I quit using the fuel filler about 10 years ago because it would spill fuel out the cap vent under hard cornering. I machined a piece of aluminum bar stock to fit the filler hose diameter and then used a 4" length of hose to connect it to the tank. The block is drilled and tapped for (3) an-6 fittings, I have AN-6 hose to a 1-way check valve for a tank breather, another as a fuel return line for the injection system and a 3rd for filling the tank with a shut off valve that I open and close for fueling.
I fill the tank with a portable Holley blue pump to pump out of a drum or five gallon can, the cap is for decorative purposes only now. I can add fuel at about 1.5 gallons a minute so it isn't too big a hassle. I guess you could do the same thing with the racing cap or better yet a racing fuel filler.
The down side, I cannot fill the car at a gas pump but a small price to pay for safety.

66gtk 12-20-2014 08:36 AM
1.5 Gal/Minute?

Cobra #3170 12-20-2014 01:03 PM
Flow rate
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 66gtk (Post 1330689)
1.5 Gal/Minute?
Yes, it is free flow so good flow rate, I use a stop watch to time filling from a 55 gal drum so I know how much fuel I added


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