 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
|
April 2024
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| 28 |
29 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
 2Likes
-
1
Post By Rick Parker
-
1
Post By patrickt
11-11-2014, 06:08 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
Posts: 6,592
|
|
Not Ranked
Tedious afternoon
For the last few weeks I've had the steering gear out of the car and servicing the Steering Rack and front suspension. To access some of the fasteners to redo the safety wire I had to remove the radiator. Today I spent the biggest part of the afternoon on a thankless menial project; straightening the fins on the radiator. Damn that is so tedious. I purchased a Fin Comb and before using it was then told by the folks at Fluidyne to use a pick instead and to not to go to deep as damage to the louvers would hinder the efficiency of the radiator. The trick is to carefully slide the pick in between each fin (about 1/4" deep) that has been folded over by road debris, large bugs and ingested import cars  and work it from top to bottom between the horizontal tubes. Then using very long pointed needle nose pliers I was able to flatten the metal fins between the tubes and essentially reshape the damaged ones. I was amazed how long it took. There's ALOT of rows on a radiator 
__________________
Rick
As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never be pointing the wrong way
|
-
Advertising
11-11-2014, 06:13 PM
|
|
Half-Ass Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 21,897
|
|
Not Ranked
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris.  |
11-11-2014, 06:47 PM
|
 |
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: ione,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #1473 392 cu.in. titanium/black stripes
Posts: 945
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris. |
Except I don't recall seeing them on slabsides... 
Bob
__________________
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
|
11-11-2014, 07:13 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
Posts: 6,592
|
|
Not Ranked
I'm going to be getting Foam for my rollbar (NOT!), oh wait I never saw that on 289's either....
__________________
Rick
As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never be pointing the wrong way
Last edited by Rick Parker; 11-12-2014 at 12:48 PM..
|
11-12-2014, 02:03 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
OR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
Posts: 3,689
|
|
Not Ranked
It'll look better too, rick! Go get em'!
__________________
ERA FIA 2088
|
11-12-2014, 09:57 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Carlsbad,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: SAI FIA, 289HP (5-bolt), 48IDA Webers
Posts: 1,244
|
|
Not Ranked
Actually the original fan on a 289 street Cobra was a pusher fan.
|
11-12-2014, 02:37 PM
|
 |
Full Blown Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
Posts: 2,594
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris. |
...as well as air. 
__________________
rodneym
|
11-12-2014, 02:43 PM
|
|
Half-Ass Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 21,897
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by rodneym
...as well as air. |
... but they also keep your speedometer needle from bouncing. |
11-12-2014, 03:24 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
Posts: 6,592
|
|
Not Ranked
Patrick:
Increase the pitch on the props.
__________________
Rick
As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never be pointing the wrong way
|
11-12-2014, 03:42 PM
|
|
Half-Ass Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 21,897
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Parker
Patrick:
Increase the pitch on the props.
|
But then I might need a sign like this:
 |
11-12-2014, 04:01 PM
|
|
Full Blown Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
Posts: 2,594
|
|
Not Ranked
Naaaaw.
Nuthin' a couple well placed foam tubes couldn't fix
__________________
rodneym
|
11-12-2014, 04:29 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Topeka, Kansas,
ks
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 557
Posts: 67
|
|
Not Ranked
Rick...we have huge grasshoppers in the Midwest where I live. I spent a similar amount of time that you did extracting grasshoppers/butterflies and large bugs of indeterminate origin from the radiator and oil cooler and then straightening radiator fins. Then I bought one of these radiator guards, painted it black, and trimmed it to fit the radiator and oil cooler. It's a press fit in both locations. You can easily remove the guards and hose the bugs out from the back side. The guards can be easily removed in less than 5 minutes for car shows, etc. No more bent fins! |
11-12-2014, 04:31 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Topeka, Kansas,
ks
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 557
Posts: 67
|
|
Not Ranked
radiator guards
My apologies...forgot to include the link in my previous post. You can buy them at Summit or directly from the manufacturer.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ky...FQinaQodojoAnw |
11-13-2014, 07:04 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Columbus,
OH
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 714
Posts: 713
|
|
Not Ranked
Tedious Afternoon
I have found that an air hose with a limited amount of pressure works well.
Phil
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:47 AM.
|
Linear Mode
