Another 427

Paul Blore · Post by **Paul Blore** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:57 pm

db replicas wrote:
nikbj68 wrote:I think 39PH had a 42-gallon tank for Le Mans, so what's that, a £220+ fill-up now?! Eeeek!
42 US gallons

Correct, 42 US gallons is about 35 Imperial gallons.

Paul

Dale Bowman · Post by **Dale Bowman** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:58 pm

couple more just received ....

Note to self ... must change that Hazard switch for something 'less red'

Post by **nikbj68** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:53 pm

Just wondering why the 'built in England' Cobra had a U.S. Gallon tank...

Post by **db replicas** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:01 pm

Dale.
Black marker pen. Just keep colouring it in until it's acceptable

Dale Bowman · Post by **Dale Bowman** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 6:52 am

Dave ... do you happen to know what type of shaft the Hazard switch is .... hex, scrd, round ???? BUT a black marker pen does sound the easiest

Paul Blore · Post by **Paul Blore** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:14 am

nikbj68 wrote:Just wondering why the 'built in England' Cobra had a U.S. Gallon tank...

I can't comment on 39PH, but as far as the 427 S/C and Race Cobras are concerned they were "US only" cars, so it makes sense that their specifications were in US units.

Also, isn't "289" (and 427) an American unit for engine size.

Paul

Post by **db replicas** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:20 am

DaleB wrote:Dave ... do you happen to know what type of shaft the Hazard switch is .... hex, scrd, round ???? BUT a black marker pen does sound the easiest

It's a round sleeve that the bulb slides in to and the silicone knob pushes over.

Tapped · Post by **Tapped** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:05 am

Dave did offer me the big tank option but I think I'd develop PTSD after filling that up!

Roger King · Post by **Roger King** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:39 am

It's also worth thinking about how much modern ethanol-content petrol you want sitting in the tank over winter. I try to run mine fairly well down, although there is an argument for filling it to reduce the amount of air above the petrol and therefore the amount of water produced in the tank as it sits, which could mean a lot with a big tank. Personally I like to have it low so that at the start of the 'season' I can fill it with fresh and dilute any that has separated. If the car's going to sit for any length of time with a lot in, it's probably wise to pour in an ethanol stabiliser.

Bloody idiots, mucking about with our petrol. Please may I have a rant about 5-star?

Old Boy Racer · Post by **Old Boy Racer** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:57 pm

Roger - go right ahead

Robin

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