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11-07-2009, 12:28 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Scottsdale,
Az
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA #2119
Posts: 310
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errors made
Let's see how brave we are;
What STUPID/DUMB mistakes have you made in building or maintaining your Cobra.
I'll start off from my build, trust me I have more than this one. 
Installed the motor without first installing the flex plate. The only motor/engine swaps I've done (old time) bolted directly to the trans, the flex plate was a new addition. The instructions told me to install it, I just got in too much of in a hurry.  After reinstalling the motor I realized I forgot to install the pilot bearing.  one in, one out, one in, one out. STUPID. |
11-07-2009, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snakebitekit
What STUPID/DUMB mistakes have you made...
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Oh, I thought this was just an extension of the "which is better, Superformance or Backdraft" thread.  |
11-07-2009, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
OR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
Posts: 3,689
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I installed the transmission by hand, by myself. In the ERA the Trans must be installed through the cockpit. It turned out fine, but not suggested unless your built like the Hulk. Luckily I did not hurt myself.
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11-07-2009, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Crystal Lake,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison, 434 cid
Posts: 977
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It wasn't a mistake, I did it on purpose... currently on the 2nd chassis, 3rd suspension config, 2nd body, 4th engine, 3rd transmission, 3rd drysump system, 3rd brake system, the list goes on... evolving from a very fast street car that I could drive on the track, into a very fast track car that I couldn't drive on the street, and back into a street car that's even faster on the track. I believe the term is "stupid money". |
11-07-2009, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sacramento,Ca.,
Ca.
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates (2001)
Posts: 1,724
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my biggest mistake was i didnt build on of these sooner..........
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11-07-2009, 02:57 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scotts Valley,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
Posts: 1,882
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Okay, this is embarressing, but...
When installing my TKO-600, I couldn't understand why the yoke of my driveshaft just would not stay inside of the seal on the TKO. I putzed with it for about a half-hour, then gave up. The next day I called Mike Fortes, who explained to me that the "seal" I was trying to work around was a shipping "plug".
Took the plug out, driveshafted slipped right on in...
Doe! (to quote Homer Simpson)
DD
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Last edited by Dangerous Doug; 11-07-2009 at 02:58 PM..
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11-07-2009, 04:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
Me
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Posts: 1,590
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My brain freeze happened when had the front off the ground 3 or 4 inches with floor jack in from the side,I tried pushing car sideways,it slipped off the jack,the fiberglass around the oil cooler took a little beating.Actually turned out okay mostly stress cracks,had to go to the fiberglass guru to have the side exhaust holes filled.My car has undercar exhaust. |
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