Part 16 – Coming together

With the frame back I started putting things together for real and hopefully without having to take it apart again. I had the rear axle all cleaned up and ready to go, so that was the first thing to install. The aligning part was rather tedious but I finally had it in and aligned (at least as close as possible).

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Dropped the engine in next, bolted up the headers and installed the sidepipes and steering gear.

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http://www.uniquecobra.com/gallery/f.../sidepipes.JPG

I'm now cleaning up front suspension pieces and working on the foot box heat shields, more photos to follow.
To be continued…

Very nice, Rod. It is coming together [thumb]

Wow! Rod really looking good. What a great improvement over the condition you got it in!!

Ralph

Looks good Rod[thumb]!

That is an interesting sway bar set up on the rear end. Please tell us about it...

Rod,
you look like you might know what your doing.:)

Running 427 style side pipes on your 289 I see.:3g:

Rod,

Nice to see the car coming back together. You've done a lot of exceptionally good work, and it must be good to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Gary

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Originally Posted by Slither

Looks good Rod[thumb]!

That is an interesting sway bar set up on the rear end. Please tell us about it...

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Paul, the sway bar came with the car I'm not sure where to get these but it is simply a torsion bar with splined ends, clamp on arms and links to the control arms. I have three different diameters for the rear and 2 for the front.

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Originally Posted by Naumoff

Running 427 style side pipes on your 289 I see.:3g:

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Good catch Tony, hard to get anything by you.:)

They are not 427 style, they are actual 427 sidepipes[thumb]

I bet they even came off a 427 car with a 427 engine.....;)

Looks great!!

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Paul, the sway bar came with the car I'm not sure where to get these but it is simply a torsion bar with splined ends, clamp on arms and links to the hubs. I have three different diameters for the rear and 2 for the front.

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Thanks Rod, sounds like you have lots of variability for dialing-in the perfect ride for street or track;)!

Were the headers with the car or did you have to make them?

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Originally Posted by Slither

Were the headers with the car or did you have to make them?

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The headers came with the car but like everything else they needed to be redone. Looks like you missed this part of the story http://www.uniquecobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7656

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Looks like you missed this part of the story

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Yup:rolleyes:! I was in New York visiting family, and was off-line during the time you posted this last year...


I'll look it over now.

Thanks