Although these wheels have been discontinued by Halibrand, I found these from Vintage Wheels US. They are ET Kidney Bean style wheels with a faux pin drive look. This would enable me to better clone CSX2129.
What do you guys think?
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Although these wheels have been discontinued by Halibrand, I found these from Vintage Wheels US. They are ET Kidney Bean style wheels with a faux pin drive look. This would enable me to better clone CSX2129.
What do you guys think?
Last edited by Bill D; February 27th, 2009 at 05:21 PM.
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Bill - These are listed on the Halibrand site. Bolt on's. Several faux covers are
listed on the link below under "Wheel Accessories". $1583/set
Either way a good call - The Et's have a real good look.
-Geary
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG
Last edited by Aggressor; August 14th, 2009 at 10:20 PM.
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Bill - I guess it's just how they define the phrase "temporarily out of production"
It could mean a temporary inconvienience or massive production layoffs.
Like I said your ET choice is good. I prefer bolt-ons for my personal vehicle. Having owned British sports cars since 1969 I'm well acquianted with a Thor knockoff hammer and prefer just to drive my car without the little extra concerns.
I don't think I've mentioned it before but I really like your GT40. I wouldn't mind attempting a T70 build in the future.
Stay Sport-Minded
-Geary
Last edited by Aggressor; February 27th, 2009 at 08:58 PM.
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I like the kidney beans.
2129 was a team car driven by Ken Miles, right?
Tony
Unique 427 #4279480 Precision Engine Machine Company 427 s/o 483.47 stroker close ratio toploader 3.31 jag rear
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Bill,
Post some pictures of the car.
Tony
Unique 427 #4279480 Precision Engine Machine Company 427 s/o 483.47 stroker close ratio toploader 3.31 jag rear
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Bill, If you haven't already found this here is a link to some more photos of CSX2129 http://www.csxinfo.net/289cobra/csx2129/2129.html
Rod
Roseville, Ca.
289 FIA #9152 "The Flintstone Cobra"
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Some things to note about CSX2129 that are different than the 289FIA, the hood is like a 427 car with a rivet on hoodscoop and there are no side louvers.
Rod
Roseville, Ca.
289 FIA #9152 "The Flintstone Cobra"
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I used PS Engineering "Halibrands" on my 289...agree that real knockoffs are not a good idea for a street car.
Phil Souza
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CSX2129 but Rod posted a link.Originally Posted by Bill D
Thanks Rod.
Bill that looks like a great project.
Tony
Unique 427 #4279480 Precision Engine Machine Company 427 s/o 483.47 stroker close ratio toploader 3.31 jag rear
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That ones got me stumped too Bill
Rod
Roseville, Ca.
289 FIA #9152 "The Flintstone Cobra"
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Laminar Air Flow Reduction PLate. Ya know like were used on WWII warplanes.
(Pretty Good BS if I must say so)
I don't really know but it is does provide very close shouding around the roller cap and may provide some airflow soothing.
The FIA style roller usually stands "proud" of the car body and this presents a sleeker profile to the airstream.
-Geary
Last edited by Aggressor; February 28th, 2009 at 08:18 PM.
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I think Geary's got it... It looks like it is in a well something like the 427 has, and this cover provides that little extra bit of streamlining!
Paul
289 USRRC
1964 289 5-bolt block
Toploader and 3.31 rear
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My guess would be they added the Le Mans filler because the 289 cap was smaller and couldn't except fuel fast enough, they finished the area around the opening with a plate.
Alan
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Bill,
From what I can recall when doing research for our FIA car, this plate was a trim plate to cover an even larger opening underneath. Remember, these cars were all hand hammered aluminum over cut and hand welded tubular frames to which the hand made gas tank was positioned, so some variation was bound to exist. A much larger hole should be under the trim plate to ease construction. The trim plate was positioned after assembly to dress up and minimize the opening around the filler tube. The next time you see an original, look at the symmetry left and right and all about the car. Small variations exist do to the nature that they were made. I am in no way knocking the cars, in fact considering the technologies available at the time and the small volume produced, they did a very good job. You can even see these same variations in the glass cars of today, as most molds were pulled from an original and inherited all the "unique" characteristics of that car. The filler caps of most FIA cars has also moved to behind the passenger seat (another good reason for having the wind screen around the filler or having the passenger exit the vehicle while refueling). As you research your car, you will start to see the many small differences of all the cars that were built. To replicate a specific chassis will be rewarding to you knowing all the work and details that are there, but it is possible to be next to a car that was built to the same exacting detail as yours and have it looking completely different. They are the same, but then again they are not..... Have fun with your build.
Bill
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Streamlining??? too many other places to work on other than the gas cap.
The specs on the car say that it was equiped with dual tanks, which explains the "reserve" switch on the dash, I suspect that the cover has something to do with the two tank modification and was just an easy way to cover a bigger hole.
Rod
Roseville, Ca.
289 FIA #9152 "The Flintstone Cobra"
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