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11-15-2008, 04:36 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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It's...ALIVE!!! ERA FIA2108 hits the road!
Well, after several years of dreaming and scheming (and saving...), and two and a half-years of spending and building (and saving some more...), ERA FIA2108 finally had a chance to stretch it's legs.
Tim B. came by about 11, and we set the timing, checked the cooling system, adjusted the clutch and testing the shifting, dropped it onto the ground and fired it up. Had a brief run around the neighborhood and had her back in the stable by 1:30. Sensational day for a drive. It had to be in the high 70's or low 80's today.
Coming next: Finish welding the exhaust brackets, lower and aliagn the suspension. Paint.
This has been a labor of love. I fell in love with the Cobra at the Monterey Historic Auto Races back in 2000, so this has been a long time coming.
And what a thrill it is to drive! 302 is nice and snappy. TKO-600 shifts nicely. And that hydraulic throwout bearing? What a piece of cake! Followed ERA's instructions, bled it well, and made a minor adjustment and I was done.
Anyhow, had to post it here.
Cheers,
Dangerous Doug 
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11-15-2008, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 739
Posts: 604
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Congratulations Doug....where's the pics buddy? (not that I don't enjoy your current gallery
Kramer
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11-15-2008, 06:07 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Meriden,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC s/n 718, 428 FE
Posts: 1,731
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Congrats on the ERA...good to hear that it's on the road. It's all downhill from here.
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11-15-2008, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: St. Louis, Missouri,
MO
Cobra Make, Engine: SPO 2715
Posts: 1,648
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Sounds fantastic, congrats!
It's a thrill huh?
E
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11-15-2008, 06:36 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
Posts: 4,097
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Congratulations Doug!! 
My plan was stop by to see your maiden voyage, but I was "unexpectedly detained" in Los Gatos waiting for ride home from AAA. 
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No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
Last edited by Got the Bug; 11-17-2008 at 03:07 PM..
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11-15-2008, 08:16 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,074
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Post pics!
Congrats.............. 
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11-16-2008, 02:39 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA 'Street' Build
Posts: 2,128
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Doug,
Congratulations!!! ... a long time coming and you have done a great job with your car. Now the fun really begins, the motor sounds good and the car looks great! Glad to have been there, I'll send you photos.
- Tim
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11-16-2008, 05:21 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: pottstown,
pa
Cobra Make, Engine: era 289 FIA #2112
Posts: 326
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Congratulations! I am getting close to firing 2112, and I have been following your posts on all the items you have been working on to get to this point with interest. Please post some pictures when you get a chance.
m-a
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11-16-2008, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scotts Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
Posts: 1,882
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Thanks, guys. I'm practically beside myself. I go out into the garage and there she is, MY Cobra, low-slung and sexy---even without a paint job.
You have got to love the 289 FIA body style, faithfully reproduced by ERA.
Tim was my camera man and "shotgun", so I'll post some of the pics. He also did a great job on the video, which I will likely post to youtube soon. Great fun!
More work to follow.
So, uh, Doug: What happened such that you needed to call AAA?
marcalan: Feel free to PM me if you have questions that I may be able to help you with. Also, Doug at ERA is indispensable for noodling out the build details.
Cheers,
DD
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