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    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).



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







    I'm now cleaning up front suspension pieces and working on the foot box heat shields, more photos to follow.
    To be continued…
    Last edited by RJacobsen; July 27th, 2009 at 07:38 AM.
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    Very nice, Rod. It is coming together
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    Wow! Rod really looking good. What a great improvement over the condition you got it in!!

    Ralph

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    Looks good Rod!

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

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

    Running 427 style side pipes on your 289 I see.
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slither View Post
    Looks good Rod!

    That is an interesting sway bar set up on the rear end. Please tell us about it...
    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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    Last edited by RJacobsen; July 22nd, 2009 at 10:11 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Naumoff View Post

    Running 427 style side pipes on your 289 I see.
    Good catch Tony, hard to get anything by you.
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    427 Style??

    They are not 427 style, they are actual 427 sidepipes

    I bet they even came off a 427 car with a 427 engine.....
    Last edited by eliminator; July 23rd, 2009 at 06:38 AM.
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    Looks great!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJacobsen View Post
    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.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Slither View Post

    Were the headers with the car or did you have to make them?
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by RJacobsen View Post
    Looks like you missed this part of the story

    Yup! 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
    Paul

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