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12-17-2014, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Cobra Make, Engine: Back draft small block 427 Dart engine
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Radiator guard
Am I the only one that worries about sucking a chicken or what ever in to the radiator? Has someone given it a thought on installing a removable stone guard in front of the grill kind of like you see on some street rods. I have found vendors that sell stone guards for some street rod models but nothing at all for a Cobra!
Thanks for looking and thank you for any reply!
Old Fart
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12-17-2014, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR
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6K on mine never had an issue other than bugs and leaves. Actually have one for the car never put it on.
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12-17-2014, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Rushville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: red Shell Valley, white stripes
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On 2 occasions, I've had birds (mourning doves) go through the grille opening and slam into the radiator. In neither case did it distort the fins noticeably, but in both cases the birds were DOA. Anything bigger or harder than a bird might bend up the fins, though.
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12-17-2014, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Murrieta, Ca,
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Cobra Make, Engine: F5 stock 302 EFI
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12-17-2014, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Cobra Make, Engine: Back draft small block 427 Dart engine
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Radiator guard
Min385 and Dirty Harry than you for your reply. Jim H. thank you for the reply and also for the web site good visual instructions!
Thank to all
Old Fart
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12-17-2014, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Jose,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #1436 514
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We actually had what I think was a Seagull fly into our radiator. I have the Finish Line window screen that covers mine. The birds beak put a pretty good dent into the frame of the guard.
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12-17-2014, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ocala,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C, FE 440, top-loader, 3.31
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With twin pusher replica fans in the path no worries. Chewed up before the radiator fins.
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12-17-2014, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
Posts: 12,716
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Originally Posted by Old Fart
Min385 and Dirty Harry than you for your reply. Jim H. thank you for the reply and also for the web site good visual instructions!
Thank to all
Old Fart
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I've hit Possum, armadillo, Squirrels, a Skunk, and at least two or three birds in the 100,000 or so miles in a Cobra. Only once did it result in a hole in the radiator, and that was the armadillo, strong little sucker cracked the oil cooler scoop on the way in, lodged itself in to the lower right corner of the radiator of a SPF I was driving at the time. Thankfully, our group was close to a service station that allowed us to store it inside overnight until we got a truck and trailer to go get it. Sent the old radiator out to Afco, they duplicated it two weeks later.
Bill S.
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12-18-2014, 04:25 AM
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Location: Windham,,
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Knock on wood no damage so far in over 20 yrs. Morning doves did not have enough mass the one time we did have a scare.
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12-18-2014, 05:49 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
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stainless mesh welded to 1/4' tubing. Bolted in place
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12-18-2014, 05:52 AM
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I had one that I made out of the same stuff that the link shows but only put it on when racing. Never had any problems with anything hitting my radiator in all the driving I did.
Ron
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12-18-2014, 06:00 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
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I made this one out of aluminum mesh and wrapped it around chromemoly 1/4" tubing.
Bolted in place
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12-18-2014, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Cobra Make, Engine: Back draft small block 427 Dart engine
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Radiator guard
Thanks to all you guys for many good fixes to save the radiator. Me living in farming country and out in the sticks you have about everything crossing the rod. So before the next driving season starts for me I will have something in place!
Thank to all of your replies!
Old Fart
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12-20-2014, 11:04 AM
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Location: Oceanside BC Canada,
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Same problem..Even a deer could make an appearance..Not sure how well my rad screen would hold up there though..
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12-20-2014, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmustang
I've hit Possum, armadillo, Squirrels, a Skunk, and at least two or three birds in the 100,000 or so miles in a Cobra. Only once did it result in a hole in the radiator, and that was the armadillo, strong little sucker cracked the oil cooler scoop on the way in, lodged itself in to the lower right corner of the radiator of a SPF I was driving at the time. Thankfully, our group was close to a service station that allowed us to store it inside overnight until we got a truck and trailer to go get it. Sent the old radiator out to Afco, they duplicated it two weeks later.
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Geez Bill, you are quite a hunter! Have you bagged a Coyote like this yet? 
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12-20-2014, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bernica
Geez Bill, you are quite a hunter! Have you bagged a Coyote like this yet?
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WOW, not that would be a Cobra killer
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