Drive Train and Brakes
| The
original Shelby 427 used
both
the
427 Side-Oiler and
the 428
Cobra-Jet
engine during its production run. The Side-oiler is rare - and much
more
expensive than the 428. It can be recognized only by
subtle
block
changes Ironically, the NASCAR
427 had only one 4bbl carburetor, while the
street 428 had
two.
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 Above: Here we see how a customer can "go off the deep end!" This is a 427 engine with gold-plated Weber carburetors. These carburetors are quite expensive - about $3500 for the non-gold-plated variety - but they do look good. They also CAN run good, but it frequently takes quite a bit of twiddling to get them right. |
We also have mounts for small block and 429 Ford, and small and big block Chevy.
You can see the aluminum firewall with all the electrical components in back of the engine.
| The E.R.A.
hydraulic
braking system is designed for
maximum safety,
efficiency
and balance. The complete brake hydraulic system, except for the
calipers,
comes installed
on the standard
kit.
Both the illustrations at the right are taken from the assembly manual
This includes:
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| The emergency brake system works surprisingly well on both the Jaguar-based rear suspension and the ERA design. In both, we've made the proper mechanical advantage so that it it takes neither a monumental pull on the handle or a too-long stroke. Both systems are self-adjusting for pad wear. |  |
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Like the original car, the pedals are pivoted underneath the floor. Unlike the original car, we protect the master cylinders in a box (not illustrated) that is removable for service. All stress bearing parts are mounted directly to the chassis. An adjustable balance bar connects the master cylinders with the brake pedal.Dual brake light switches with dash warning light for hydraulic malfunctions. Optional remote reservoir on the drivers footbox. |
| For
a look
at some real master cylinders, etc, installed in the
chassis,
click
here!
GM-based 11" x 1" vented rotors and floating calipers (shown at the right) stop the front. Special larger brakes are available for racing or heavy duty street use. In the rear, the standard Jaguar-base inboard 10.5" x .5" solid rotors are clamped by Girling calipers with separate emergency brake caliper. Our optional rear suspension uses 11.75" vented rotors clamped by PBR floating calipers with integral emergency brake function. |
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| The complete hydraulic clutch release system is included in the kit, with all but the slave cylinder and connecting line installed on the chassis. Also included is a slave cylinder bracket and the adjustable link to the throwout fork. You just bolt the pieces in. All brake and clutch lines (including the flex hoses to the calipers) are installed. Also installed are the clutch pedal, master and slave cylinder; fuel tank, cap, filler pipe and lines. |  |
Our custom aluminum radiator (with electric fan) is the largest in the business and fully shrouded in aluminum. The standard fan will cool most big block street engines in temperate climes. Order the optional fan if you have a big engine and live in an un-naturally hot envirornment, like south of Connecticut...
 | Our throttle
linkage
mounts on the footbox like the original
car and lets
you bolt up to most 4 bbl carburetors directly.
Except for the engine bracket, all pieces are installed on
every
car,
even on our standard kit. Note that the engine-end pivot is mounted on
the engine itself. This prevents engine movement to feed back
(sometimes unstably) into the throttle position.A: Pedal |
| We also can supply the engine linkage and bellcrank for twin 4 bbl carburetors as used on the original 428-engined Cobras (and retrofitted to many 427s). |  |