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12-17-2004, 05:54 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: arroyo grande, ca,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 427
Posts: 1,774
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Interested in your opinions - gas tank and pedals
Hi all y'all. I'm interested in your opinions on the following:
1) I just finished installing my new ss gas tank and I'm wondering if I've installed it a little too low. I have about 6" ground clearance at the lowest point. What are some of your cars running for ground clearance?
2) What are the pros and cons of a floor mounted pedal assy (Tilton makes a nice unit with drilled pedal arms) vs hung pedal assy's. My car currently has a hung assy with the mc's sitting on top of the footbox (in the engine compartment) and I would like a cleaner look by getting the mc's off the footbox. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Greg
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12-17-2004, 06:39 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Sountern NH, USA,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: E-M , 5.0 efi
Posts: 336
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I know my car has less than 6" of ground clearence. Probably not much more than 4" The key to me would be NOT to have the oil pan or gas tank be the low points. In my case frame rails are protecting both. The fiberglass up front would be the first to hit anything, but after 40,000 miles it's still in one piece. I do seem to scrape the bottoms of the sidepipes about once a year.
I have no direct knowledge about mounting the brake pedals. Just be sure the floor does not flex when you push on the pedals.
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12-17-2004, 08:13 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Evans,
CO
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 FIA, 347 stroker with Weber 48's, building a '48 Anglia gasser, driving a '55 Chevy resto-rod
Posts: 3,119
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The foot boxes on NAF's are thin. They'd need some beefing up before mounting floor type pedals. I looked at changing my setup out with the tilton setup too. Decided it wasn't worth the time and expense.
NAF owner
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12-18-2004, 05:46 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Senoia,
Ga.
Cobra Make, Engine: 427SO with big twin autolite inlines on custom intake, jag rear, top loader, wembeldon white, guardsmen blue stripes
Posts: 3,155
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Greg, check my pics, very frustrated with the tilton hanging assy..
Removed and built this, accessible from top and bottom plus, clean engine bay.
A little labor intensive but worth it..........
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Perry
Remember!, there's a huge difference between a 'parts' changer, and a mechanic.
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12-18-2004, 08:20 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: arroyo grande, ca,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 427
Posts: 1,774
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Thanks for the input guys. Great pic Perry. I was planning on a similar setup using a steel plate fastened to the frame rails and mounting the Tilton assy to the plate. My footbox is quite long and has a dropped area where the pedal assy would go.
Any thoughts on pedal length and ratios? I know Tilton's tech line is pretty good, but real world advice also helps.
Thanks
Greg
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12-18-2004, 08:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Senoia,
Ga.
Cobra Make, Engine: 427SO with big twin autolite inlines on custom intake, jag rear, top loader, wembeldon white, guardsmen blue stripes
Posts: 3,155
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Truth be known, I went to ERA's web site and printed their paddle
assy pics and scaled using the cobra aluminum paddles, bending was hit and miss, went through three sets before I got it right.
Used the total compression length on the master cylinders to set ratio. hope this helps.........
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Perry
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12-18-2004, 08:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Senoia,
Ga.
Cobra Make, Engine: 427SO with big twin autolite inlines on custom intake, jag rear, top loader, wembeldon white, guardsmen blue stripes
Posts: 3,155
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Oh yeah, without the introduction of Tilton's new 'compact remote master cylinders', it would not have been possible.......
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