Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by ERA Chas
So toil away pal-you're having fun and instructing the mass audience. You're thorough and well thought- out.
Let's just agree to disagree.
Yes, thorough and well-thought-out are my middle names. But let me ask you this, between three, four and five holes, which one do you dislike the least? Do you see any difference between them, or are they all about the same?
Y... But let me ask you this, between three, four and five holes, which one do you dislike the least? Do you see any difference between them, or are they all about the same?
I dislike them all equally. This is your baby, as I took pains to explain. Thames Ditton preferred no holes.
Here's an idea: create a poll thread of 'hole count'-only for those that feel the need for this 'improvement'. It'll certainly improve your post count.
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Originally Posted by dcdoug
Four is the least attractive. Three is the best, five is second if you need more light.
Funny you should post... I just took my other light fixture over to my favorite machine shop (literally 15 minutes ago) with directions to drill three holes. Three is what I will be going with.
Funny you should post... I just took my other light fixture over to my favorite machine shop (literally 15 minutes ago) with directions to drill three holes. Three is what I will be going with.
Patrick, maybe you can somehow hook up some sound to those lights too?
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Patrick, maybe you can somehow hook up some sound to those lights too?
It's actually going to look really, really nice. The hardest part is just running the wire to feed it. It would probably be easier on both a Kirkham and a Shelby since I think you all have true brake wires running to the back. ERA cars have a "shared" brake/turn feed, so I had to tap the wire up in front of the brake box and then run the new wire all the way back to the license plate assembly. Honestly, that's the hardest part of this whole venture. If I had a true brake feed right there at the back of the car, the entire job (not counting dropping your piece off at the machine shop) is about an hour's worth of time.
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OK, the holes are drilled, the LEDs are mounted individually using clear silicone. The silicone actually gives it a "glassed in" appearance at the holes. They are not soldered up yet. Here's a macro shot showing what it looks like if you have your nose pressed up against it and it's in a sun beam. It's now at a point that if you didn't know that it wasn't normally there, you'd never notice it. Even ERAChas is going to say "dang Pat, you are absolutely amazing. ERA would be honored to have you come and fab for them." The fixture is not cleaned up, so the macro shot actually shows the dust and grime that you can't really see with the naked eye.
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Here, I angled it so the sun would catch the LEDs, otherwise you can't really see them. This is the most you will ever be able to see of them, when they're not lit, that is. C'mon Chas, you know Bob's putting together the offer letter as we speak. Yessirreee, maybe they'll even let me answer the phone, too.
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-Sure Bob is.
And if they do let me answer the phone, and the CallerID says it's you, I'll put on a phony spanish accent, like Señor Wences, and regardless of what you ask I'll just reply "esta en el baño."
And if they do let me answer the phone, and the CallerID says it's you, I'll put on a phony spanish accent, like Señor Wences, and regardless of what you ask I'll just reply "esta en el baño."
I like Bernica's idea of a recessed air cleaner baseplate to fit a bigger air filter better.
This is the classic scenario of a "solution looking for a problem."
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If You Can't Leave Well Enough Alone...
Remembering that I had the extra light fixture with the five holes drilled in it, I thought I would use it and take a crack at fashioning a rear third brake light that really looked like the other two rectangular lights (and forgetting the "originality" point). Of course, I still have the other "hardly noticable" three hole version, and it only takes a moment to switch between the original, the three hole, and my new "full light" version (it's just that one little screw and then unplug the wires). So, this is what I think it would look like had it been done at the time. You know, the pictures really don't do it justice (and just ignore the blue tape above the fixture and the wires hanging down).
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OK, it's completely done now, and Chas. and Rod, it's friggin' beautiful. I know you won't believe me, but in real life it looks like it absolutely belongs there. My pictures really just don't show how truly nice it is. Even if it didn't light up, I'd want it there because it looks that damn good. Yeah, I know it wasn't there on the originals, but neither were my two.... oh, nevermind. It really does look nice.
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Here's a bigass closeup. As to brightness, I'm going to say it's a bit brighter than the regular brake lights with the fancy new LED bulbs in them. It really does look as it should for a 3rd brake light.
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