Progress of ERA 2139 - Page 5

wolf k · #81 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 05:44 AM

Getting closer!

*13* · #82 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 05:48 AM

The tan leather is a classy touch!

Chaplin · #83 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 06:23 AM

Been lurking on this build thread. Really looks nice. Love the exhaust.

289FIA · #84 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 08:20 AM

Those race buckets sure do look rich in tan!

Like the door panel set up and the bare aluminum on the tunnel.

Thanks for sharing your progress.

Al

Newsnake · #85 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 01:20 PM

Your pipes are awesome. I would love to know how you fabricated them. Wow! They really are fantastic.

Great job thinking outside the box.
Mike

LightNFast · #86 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 05:47 PM

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tkb289 · #87 (**permalink**) 07-01-2011, 11:29 PM

Wolf,

You are really moving along!

I have seen the bare transmission tunnel before in an ERA, but have not seen bare metal in the door, great idea. Looks very good.

Are you going with a center cap for the steering wheel?

At the rate you are going, that first test drive is just around the conner!

- Tim

gsharapa · #88 (**permalink**) 07-02-2011, 01:44 PM

Very Nice Indeed! Congrats...

wolf k · #89 (**permalink**) 07-05-2011, 01:06 PM

Thanks for the comments. Took it out for a drive last week and it was true blast. First time I ever drove a Cobra. Amazed by the quality of ride and stiffness of the chassis.
Now the problems; pulled the oil pan to swap in the Aviaid and found copper shavings (see small block thread). Alternator was not charging, speedo is off, Fuel level gauge is off, fuel consumption 8 mpg.

*13* · #90 (**permalink**) 07-05-2011, 01:11 PM

Needing a different distributor gear? Speedo gear? 8mpg? It's a cobra! The first drive is a lot of fun, I remember. The thrill never goes away!

jeffy · #91 (**permalink**) 07-05-2011, 07:45 PM

Yeah, 8 mpg sounds about right. First thing I do every time is fill 'er up. Congrats!

xb-60 · #92 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 04:05 AM

Hi Wolf - so first drive ever in a Cobra replica, and it's the one you built....how good is that, buddy? That's a really good combo, the 'titanium' colour and the cream leather, and also that bare stainless exhaust. Really nice! I'm 'somewhat' partial to that Weber setup as well. B*gger the fuel consumption...they just look so cool.
Cheers,
Glen

Murky781 · #93 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 07:13 AM

You're getting 8mpg? you drove it too easy! Put your right foot down! congrats on the build and have fun.

LightNFast · #94 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 08:34 AM

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tkb289 · #95 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf k

Thanks for the comments. Took it out for a drive last week and it was true blast. First time I ever drove a Cobra. Amazed by the quality of ride and stiffness of the chassis.
Now the problems; pulled the oil pan to swap in the Aviaid and found copper shavings (see small block thread). Alternator was not charging, speedo is off, Fuel level gauge is off, fuel consumption 8 mpg.

Wolf,

Congratulations on your first drive

... the first of countless fun drives to follow. Sounds like a few items to fix, hope the copper shavings issue is not too difficult resolve. For the speedo do you have the correct cable? There are different speedo cable drive gears listed in the ERA manual, and rear tire diameter plays a roll in this as well.

Hope to see your car back on the road soon!

- Tim

wolf k · #96 (**permalink**) 07-07-2011, 04:20 PM

Well no damage to engine internals. Source of shavings unknown. I now believe they are brass instead of copper. It is not from distributor gear. While engine is out, I am changing out cams, something less aggressive. Will also re-route some lines that I had running near headers. Speedo is easy fix with a different driven gear. Alternator problem may be due to under-drive pulleys, more testing ahead. Fuel level gauge will take more testing. What type of sender does ERA use with Stewart Warner gauges, mechanical or electrical?

Late addition, shavings were from a brass thrust washer behind the cam gear. Switched to a more conventional chain cam drive.

wolf k · #97 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 06:38 AM

While engine is out, decided to reroute heater plumbing. Originally I had them routed between the webers. Was having fuel boiling issues, hopefully this will help.

*13* · #98 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 07:01 AM

Looks clean! Should age nicely.

tkb289 · #99 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 10:32 PM

Wolf,

Very nice work with the copper tubing. Are the fittings brazed or soldered?

Looks like you might even pick up a little heat into the pipes from the exhaust manifold, especially from the header tube on the back of the motor. Let us know how it all comes together, it's a good looking setup.

xb-60 · #**100** (**permalink**) 07-14-2011, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffy

Yeah, 8 mpg sounds about right. First thing I do every time is fill 'er up. Congrats!

Hey Wolf! How hard are you and Jeff driving your cars, buddy? I'm reading a Motor road test from July 1963, and I quote "One carburettor choke per cylinder consumed fuel at Le Mans at around 8mpg".
That's either full throttle or max braking all the time.
You guys are having some serious fun there!!

Cheers,
Glen