tbird88 said:
Your member page sez you own a '90SC so it was a little confusing why you asked how the air charge is cooled.
What kind of project are you building? Me and plenty others would be happy to help you along.
'bird
ps: Don't ever mention SRV, I'll talk yer ear off. I saw him backstage in '85 before he cleaned up, got an autograph and still have 2 unused tickets. Ever get a chance, read the book "Caught in the Crossfire". It's an astounding wealth of info and full of surprises. Things like him learnin' licks by hidin' in the closet playin' along to Jimmy's tape/record collection after his brother went cruisin' with friends. Jimmy came back home unexpectedly one time and Stevie didn't realize it, Jimmy found him in the closet and beat the #$@& outa Stevie for messin' with his records. Other stuff like Jimmy datin' Bonnie Raitt, playin' at Stubs BBQ in Lubbock, etc etc etc.
Also tells a lot about Stevie walkin' a thin edge bad. Watch him in some of his early-mid 80's videos and read the book and you'll get my drift.
Eric Clapton: "I was driving along outside London and heard this...this...this guitar player on the box and pulled over to the side of the motorway. I decided right then that before the day was over I absolutely had to find out who this fellow was".
My SC was totaled a couple of months ago. I'm going to the use the engine, big breaks, etc.. on a 77 Cobra. The top end of the SC 3.8L is about to be transplaned onto a 4.2L block. The block came from a dealer, off a truck for warranty purposes. So far, I'm looking at machine work to accomidate O-ring heads, a custom blower cam, wire harness, etc...
While I'm tinkering with engine I would like to set up the intake, like the GT40, to cool the incoming air charge. Not sure if this is practical due to the plumbing on the Eaton setup.
When the car was healthy it would run 15lbs of boost before all the lights on the dash would start blinking. I'm looking forward to runnning this engine again. I can't image it in a 2,200 pound car. (My little Rice burner). It will be quite understated and will blow the doors off of any import. That's my goal.
I have a SC shop manual. It is burried in book boxes. I am in the process of rearranging my garage so I can work comfortably on the Cobra Project.
Currently my body man expert and I are installing a sun roof off of a RX7. It looks stock. So far we have separed the mechanicals, structure & roof skin. We then bonded the top of the RX7 skin to the underside of the Cobra II roof. Next I performed the rough cut by drilling pilot holes from the interior of the car 1/2" proud of the finished opening. It really looks good so far. After we fininsh up with the roof I'm going to turn my attention to the front unibody frame. Due to some rust through I've decided to replace all the metal from the fire will forward above the lower frame, including the radiator core support. I have some square tubing that I will be fabricating the new frame structure with.
Are you kidding a reading from the book of SRV??? Of course I was done reading that thing 2 days after it was released.
Let me know If you ever head up to Texas Motor speed way. I live relatively close to the track. I would like to see your car. I miss my SC. But the heart of Super Chicken will live on...............