Thermostat works. Saw it open at 180 degrees via the temperature gauge. Rough cold start could be a bad dashpot on the carb. The starter seems to be drawing too much current judging by the intermittent behaviour so I think you are good with the replacement there. The lack of brake fluid leakage at any point in the brake system doesn't suggest bad master cylinders. I'm skeptical that that will fix your problem with fluid level. I'd be more likely to suspect dried out seals on the caliper pistons and slow leakage at those sites. I suspect that someone has hot wired the engine fans as a means of limiting the overheating. I agree with your one commenter on the timing being a potential cause of the overheating. The custom exhaust could also be an issue with engine temp. The carbs could also be running lean which can also cause overheating.

@CraigGrant-sh3in

Ай бұрын

With the crap battery it's hard to be sure but the hard cranking sounded like the timing was off. I cringed at the brake cleaner being dumped down it. He knows it runs so it's either a fuel supply problem or a carb problem. Scoring the cylinder walls with brake cleaner isn't going to give an answer to the problem. When he got it running maybe it was the video sound but it seemed real sluggish and not snappy in response. Anyone who has ever ran a four barrel carb without an air cleaner knows that the thottling one up is uncomfortable to the ears. That 454 should be deafening . Turning up the idle isn't a fix. It's like turning the radio to fix a noise. It was hard watching this.

@IR-nq4qv

Ай бұрын

@@CraigGrant-sh3in The whole car is a calamity, wiring issues from front to back, very probable poor grounding, the rad is most likely too small and or it sits below the engine, this can cause an air bubble issue trapped not allowing sufficient amount of coolant to circulate, ( seen this before) may have the wrong size thermostat as well. The electric fan relay is not working cutting in /out as it should / cfm of the fans may not be suitable . The carb has fuel supply issues, combination of mechanical / electric pump... The timing may be off a few degrees causing irregular cranking or it has a weak starter. There is a parasitic draw when the key is off. This car was not professionally built from the word go and most likely had issues from day 1. I don't think this car ever had a proper shakedown. This car basically needs a total rebuild of all wiring / cooling / fuel and braking systems. I am not a fan and know of at least 3 people who suffered bad burns from side pipes, either from getting out or reaching in the car. One victim was a woman who burned the backs of both her legs /calf's getting out of a 78 corvette.

@williamjones4483

Ай бұрын

@@CraigGrant-sh3in My first thought was ignition timing also. Timing to far advanced will cause hard starting and overheating.

@edwardrobb4682

Ай бұрын

Why would any one take a ford body like this and stuff a vette inside it ? Carrol Shelby would be scratching his head for sure on this one ! Nice looking body , but this 454 set up and drive train seems to be a mess . Maybe this guy should raise the body , buy a new frame , a nice ford motor , new tranny and rear end and start over . My personal opinion .

@MrBean5268

Ай бұрын

​@edwardrobb4682 because even ford guys know chevy is the best

Old school like me. Dimmer switch on the floor,old school carburetor 😅😂 love it lol

I have worked on so many of these style engines, just watching the video, I started smelling gas. 😂😂😂. The crane brainium is an amazing thing. Lmao!

Button on cabin floor is a foot operated switch for headlights high/low beam. I had one in a car many many years ago. Showing my age now.

@user-kk3dq3xw9g

Ай бұрын

Yep! When I was a kid we called that button a dam switch. Not sure where that came from tho

@davebaker489

Ай бұрын

I'm old I guess. I've had several cars with dimmer switches.

@GT-ub8lp

Ай бұрын

I have a’70 Challenger and’78 Bronco with the floor mounted high/low switch. They tend to wear out and corrode mounted on the floor.

@kevinray8106

Ай бұрын

Knew what the button was right away. Actually got confused on how to turn on the brights when they moved it to the turn signal cluster.😁

@richb.4374

Ай бұрын

I had many old cars with the floor dimmer switch. I was working on cars before Ray was pooping diapers. LoL

Those builds are usually horrendous. Last one I did was a full on painless wiring kit. Customer came in with a laundry list of issues. After looking at the car I found wiring melted together, in line fuses in random places under the car, and repurposed Caprice fuse block with original Chevy wiring. I said to the customer no way Ray! After showing the problems to them I got the go ahead to redo it. They've been enjoying the car ever since. Very long undertaking though.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

These kit cars are almost always built by guys with more money than brains. They put all their time and money into body work and paint before they're anywhere near getting the mechanical stuff sorted.

To who ever installed/ altered/modified the wiring, steering column, rear lights ect. I am pleased to see the old quote " No job is to small to bodge" is still alive and kicking.

@rickn8or

Ай бұрын

Maybe do a "clearance grind" on the brake arm so it doesn't need grease...

In 1976, when I got on a highway patrol police department, the cars had TWO dimmer switches mounted on the floor close together. One was the dimmer, the other was for the old high speed siren! The siren took a while to spool up, and a while to spool down. We had to apply the siren, and periodically release the switch. Ancient stuff!

It's nice to see an older car on the channel.

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

yesss! we wanna see real cars that have real problems, other than computer based problems, or just failing (newer) parts......oh, wel.....

First, the button on the floor is the headlight dimmer switch. The one thing I noticed is that the accelerator pump didn't seem to be doing much. I might have missed it doing its job, but many old carbs like that you could see the fuel being pumped in. That would explain the needing brake clean to start it. We used to pump the gas a time or two to start it. Also, when you were giving throttle the reaction of the engine just seemed to act like lack of accelerator pump.

@paulconetta2264

Ай бұрын

On the right track my friend!

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

This is correct...one or two full pumps, then turn the key......Dodges/Plymouth est. Chevies always started right away....but maybe not a 427.....

@tonymahon8723

Ай бұрын

The choke butterfly was wide open too

@thenicoletti

Ай бұрын

Was about to mention this. Also is it just me or were the secondaries not opening? Couldnt tell if they were vacuum secondaries or mechanical

Those old Big Blocks like having the bypass hose installed on the water pump up to the intake manifold. This engine has the ports plugged. And take the ground cable off the block and check everything for clean connection.

@Sherman62

Ай бұрын

Good point. I once plugged the heater hose ports on my SB Chevelle (because I didn't care about no stupid heater) and the temp would repeatedly go a little high, then noticeably cool off as the thermostat opened, instead of just settling in at a steady temp.

I love old school cars like this I was born in 1954 so I grew up in the muscle car days.

On that starter, pull the 3 screws out of that solenoid cover. Underneath is the solenoid plunger and it will fall right out in your hand. Then there are two L-shaped contactors that you can replace. Typically one will burn down faster than the other and create a bad connection when the plunger pulls in. It's either burned and sticking (most likely) or it may have a broken spring on the plunger causing it to run when it shouldn't. I used to fix these gear reduction starters on Toyotas back in the 80's and 90's for around $5-10 with a new plunger and two contacts. Easy 10 minute fix.

@dans_Learning_Curve

Ай бұрын

Yep, done a couple myself.

@TheJcrandazzo

Ай бұрын

Good luck finding those parts

@rhetorical1488

Ай бұрын

@@TheJcrandazzo if you cant find em then make em. for a kit this busted up that'll happen more than once

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

wow....great knowledge sharing and reveal.....you are slauted.....great info...

The hot start issue may be because the timing is too high. Maybe put a light on it. Excessive timing will also cause overheating

@shakerman55

Ай бұрын

I was about to post this. It sounds a lot like high timing. I don’t think Ray is versed too well in old school carburetors and timing not done by a computer. Not his fault, not many of this type of car shows up at the shop.

@ken2tou

Ай бұрын

Good time to teach these young uns some old school timing practices. I didn’t notice, does this have a distributor, or a solid state ignition? Sometimes hard to know without popping the cap.

@warrenm374

Ай бұрын

Was also a common problem of heat soak in the starter

@davebigdog

Ай бұрын

​@@ken2touDistributor hei

@Halibrand

Ай бұрын

Sounds like its more then 30 degrees of timing. Around 14 would be prefered at crank/idle and 32-34 at increased rpm. My experience is the other way around, advanced timing at idle or when crusing at highway speed decreases engine temps. retarted timing builds heat at idle and loads of heat when driving. Ls engines for example target 45-55 degrees of timing at cruise speed with low tps value. My guess is that this cobra is running to much advanced timing at cranking and idle and running lean which will make it run hot. id check if the vacuum advance on the hei distributor is working and that the mechanical advance is moving freely and not rusted shut or physically blocked.

This was a fun one to watch Ray. I watch plenty of other KZreadrs that do older carbureted engine vehicles. But the majority do a “good enough for the girls we go with” kind of mentality. Whereas you do quality paid repair, so it’s a fun intersection of giving old parts great attention.

that is a proper dimmer switch

Nice to see an old school vehicle. Miss seeing these type of cars.

@LesReeves

Ай бұрын

Go over to motor trend & watch Roadkill if you like old vehicles.

I'm hoping you do a part two if you find the parts you need. A car like this would have definitely been a perfect project for my husband. He loved the mystery of diagnosis and restoring a beautiful piece of machinery back to full health.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

How about a part 3 and 4? The world is his oyster with this!

This content that mixes both mechanical and electrical repairs is actually pretty interesting! Edit: And god damn that's a pretty car. Gotta give you it you americans, during WW2 you had beautiful and deadly battleships, and sexy cars during the '60s

Whoa, there have been too many times when pulling a sticky thermostat saved me. Cars might overheat without them but a stuck closed thermostat will alaways need removing. Modern failsafe thermostat are an exception.

Hey, hey good morning Ray's Repairs, well, you sir inspired me to change my spark plugs and coils on my 05 Ford Focus, I pulled out the very first coil and found oil in the spark plug tube. I am very, very tempted to replace the gaskets on my own, however I am 51 yrs, and life experience is telling me to not be a dumb blank, take it to a shop. So that's the plan. Wishing you were here! Ha. Have a great day..

Those Chevy big blocks take a lot of amps to crank over especially when hot. I would recommend an aftermarket high performance starter and a heat shield over the starter. Those starters get heat soaked and draw a lot of amps to turn over. I would add a second battery and a large alternator and tie both batteries together. Check timing like the other commenter

@IFIXCASTLES

Ай бұрын

😊I would dump this thing.😊

@bloodybones63

Ай бұрын

You are right. I remember my old 68 SS 396 Chevelle suffered from that.

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

Smart Ideas here.....Powerful and well juiced batteries, in series.....are the cables adequate in size/capacity?????

I remember the days of open headers; my old truck had headers under the driver rocker with no guards, leaving scars on my calves and my brother had a speed boat (same engine), which left scars on both our right forearms (messing with ski tow lines). Gotta love the 70s.

At last a car that I understand how everything works! Yeah! Thanks for this post!

Old school tech yeah! I can't believe your setting stuff on the paint.

@johnm281

Ай бұрын

AGREED, it's probably not a top tier reproduction but still does deserve some respect.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

It's ok he won't hurt the paint, I need to repaint it anyways.

@johnt.848

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 Placing brake fluid caps on the paint can damage the paint, brake fluid is well known for stripping paint.

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

Ray....about the paint correction......shhhhhshhhhh.....

Nice to see Ray going back old school.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

I asked him and he said yes, very excited!

Shelby Cobra: "Your fancy OBD-II scan tools are useless, Jedi!"

@92mrsrdb

Ай бұрын

😂

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

I wanted to challenge ray, no fancy computers for him!

@VictorMTaveras

Ай бұрын

Like when your teacher tells you no calculators allowed on the math test. Gotta do it the old fashioned way lol

@dantesinfernopurgatory7826

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 My 1986 Chevy C-10 Square Body pickup would also provide Ray a no-computers challenge.

I like the grease mod on the steering shaft brake pedal connection 😊

Loved the grease on the side of the steering column to let the brake pedal slide by....sheesh. Kluge!!

Wow Ray, easily my favorite car you’ve had on your channel so far. Sorry Delorean.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

I told him people would love to see it!

I can tell Ray really wants to drive this car.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

But can he fit?

@user-xe1zu7zq9s

Ай бұрын

Sounds like timing to high

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

Ray BURNS to take this on the road and to open up the 4bbl.....can't wait to watch this!!!!!

@HasPotatoAim

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 My dad had a 1970 MG Midget which makes the Cobra look like a large car. The Midget has a 10 inch shorter wheelbase, almost 20 inches shorter overall length, and about 13 inches narrower than a Cobra. Not sure how tall Ray is, but at 6'2" I could fit in the Midget. Granted getting the legs in through the doors was a slight struggle, but once in it was OK.

Great to see old school content Ray! The one thing i do enjoy with your content you keep the brand bashing to a minimum unlike other content creators of course everyone has their preference's but a true car guy knows all brands make good and bad vehicles/components. I think Ray understands unlike some other creators being overly biased looses you viewers/subscribers

Ray.2nd and 3rd gen corvette calipers are notoriously known for pitting and leaking .When they rebuild them.They sleeve them with a stainless steel sleeve.

Fun seeing the "old school" drive train in your shop. Your depth of knowledge continues to amaze me. There's quite a lot of potential for bad wiring on a custom car like that. Your diag abilities will conquer them, I'm sure. I was ready to condemn the carb when you first tried to start it, even after hearing it running when it stumbled I was thinking accelerator pump. But it seems better the more it ran. Maybe some things were dried out inside. The master cylinders did appear to have leaked inside the cabin. Good luck on finding replacements for a custom build, unless they have identifiers on them. I look forward to seeing the followup videos on this Shelby Cobra. Thanks for a good trip down memory lane on this drivetrain from back in the day. 😊

That device on the floor, that's the cover for the blinker fluid fill port.... LMAO

@TheJcrandazzo

Ай бұрын

No it isnt ..Its the seat eject button

@billhennie

Ай бұрын

ROTFLMAO!!!!

@hazmatt66

Ай бұрын

Tailight pushrod switch

@knighthawk86855

Ай бұрын

@@hazmatt66 how about, muffler bearing grease zerk port.... LMAO

@Tread1775

Ай бұрын

My dad used to call it the original idiot light.✌️

Back to basics. Is only way to check for problems with car like that. Good Job

your statement about thermostats is totally correct,some engines have a two stage thermostat.if you take the thermostat out the water takes the path of least resistance so wont go to the radiator

Much respect for taming that carb. Most ‘Technicians’ would have run and hid after pulling the air cleaner off.

@toddbrown3606

Ай бұрын

4 barrels were awesome! Except for milage.

@Prosonic

Ай бұрын

carbs are not hard just need to be exposed to them on an old bloke

@sw7366

Ай бұрын

​@toddbrown3606 Actually, 4bbl carbs can be very fuel efficient. That was their beauty - two carbs in one! Of course, the right foot has a huge impact. But this is a toy, so who cares!

I miss the floor mounted high-beam buttons!

@bruceb4349

Ай бұрын

Ditto. The steering column ones are easier to flash though. Not that I do that..

@tjrenegade9807

Ай бұрын

@@bruceb4349 I disagree I uses to be able to hit that button pretty fast back in the day lol

Replica or not, those are one of my favorite classic cars. I love the body style. Good luck on your parts hunt.👍👍

On the shifter, it’s a B&M Ratchet shifter. “Ratchet” it up to Neutral and then lift UP on the shifter and move towards Reverse and Park.

@isaiahwelch8066

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I thought it was a sequential shifter, the way Ray moved it.

@user-tf3ir8sc5m

Ай бұрын

Its like the dodge "slap shift" systems. The ratchet is to prevent accidently "slapping" it into reverse.

@stevewhite3424

Ай бұрын

​@@user-tf3ir8sc5m Similar to the Hurst slap shifter that was stock on my 68 GTO.

@Taillighttim26

Ай бұрын

Even though that is a replica it's still a bad ass car 454 big block nice engine choice I bet that is fast.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

You are correct sir, you have to pull up and then shift. This setup is specifically setup to shift through gears not leave it in drive.

I see so many misinformed folks here, the Cobra was an English car that Shelby realized could be a world beater if mated with American V8 engines. He initially approached GM for V8's but the brass had dictated the Corvette as the only sports car platform they would support. Shelby then approached Ford who saw immediately the potential for putting one over on GM, which they did. Ford never produced this car per se, but did support Shelby and his efforts. There are a lot of myths surrounding the Cobra, the time for the zero to 100 back to zero one for starters. Truly a great car and fast as the devil, this one with a 454 is probably reasonably as fast as a real '67 with the big Ford 427 V8 depending on how many ponies it's putting out, but the 427 would have had racing parts and this one is obviously more streetable.

@kevinyancey958

Ай бұрын

That was a popular method in the 60's. If you've seen the Get Smart TV series, Agent 86 drove several British cars, starting with the Singer (powered by a Ford V8), a Jensen Interceptor, and an Opel. The Singer was my favorite, of course, but the Jensen had a Ford/AMC combination look to it that worked for me.

@robames1293

Ай бұрын

@@kevinyancey958 Agent 86 rolls up in a Sunbeam Tiger, a Sunbeam (Hillman) Alpine fitted with a Ford V8 not a Singer. An interesting car where the steering column went through the fan belt (in RH drive vehicles anyway) requiring the steering columne to be disassembled to change the belt.

@GaryH-pw9cm

Ай бұрын

@@robames1293 In 1975 my neighbor had a Tiger with a 289 Ford engine. He put a lot of miles on it driving to Leadville Colorado to work at the molybdenum mine.

@criticaltemperature3343

Ай бұрын

Ya, AC motor company is British. Shelby started with a 260 v8 I believe, then a 289 and of course everybody knows the 427s. If memory serves me, isn't the shifter handle from a mustang just mounted backward so it leans tward the front instead of the back ?

@robames1293

Ай бұрын

@@criticaltemperature3343 I believe you are right, The shifter (gear lever) would have been behind the driver and linkages would have had to be made.

Dimmer switch! Man, I haven't seen one of those in years!

@opendstudio7141

Ай бұрын

When I was a kid, have seen them fail on GM vehicles and disable cranking.

@dennislink7957

Ай бұрын

My F100 has one and my old Willys wagon had a foot switch to engage the starter.

The radiator backwards tilt with clear ability for the incoming air at speed allows the majority of the airflow to BYPASS the radiator. it needs a panel at the top of the radiator to close the top tank to body panel gap. Major design fail.

@ssnerd583

Ай бұрын

ding-ding-ding!!!!

When I was in high school (in the 60's), I knew someone that bought an original 454 Cobra new. If I remember correctly, it cost about $6000. That was then most average new cars were selling for about $2000. I lost track of him long ago, but it would have been a great retirement investment.

@tonyclark6055

Ай бұрын

Original cobras in the sixties ran ford 427's or early ones ran 289 small blocks , 454 is general motors

@ronhansen7717

Ай бұрын

@@tonyclark6055 Sorry, you are correct. It was a 427 and almost 60 years ago. Senior moment. In the 80's, I had a '67 Chevelle that I drag raced. That had a 454 in it.

I am sure this thing has multiple electrical gremlins, good luck you are going to need it, as for the button on the floor it is the dimmer switch for the headlights

Header heat cooking the solenoid and sticking. That brake fluid disappeared fast from both masters, there must be wet there now. I agree with the timing comment and hard starting, sounds advanced. Did you hear the electric pump come on? The mechanical may not be able to pull through the electric.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

I remember a guy on my street had a square body Chevy dually with a 427. He put some headers on it and cooked starter after starter.

Hell of a nice project car lol

The shifter has a reverse lockout. Lift the shifter and it goes into park. This makes it legal for racetracks.

@lightningstrikestwice6302

Ай бұрын

What a heck job! All you have to know is look at the secondary wiring routing. Couldn't get much sloppier than that. Nice tail lights. What did they assemble them with super glue? How do you ruin a 1965 Cobra replica? Put it on a Chevrolet chassis with a big block. What a piece of crap!

Hi Ray, I have a 70 Vette with the 454, first year for it in the Corvette. I have owned it for almost 30 years and I know all about the switch you mentioned. That chassis and engine all looks very familiar except mine is in excellent condition comparatively. Anyway I wanted to mention a couple things. I saw some others comment as well about the carburetor and timing. The carburetor definitely needs to be rebuilt, I didn't see the accelerator pump working, could have missed it but it seems to me that it needs to be rebuilt and then properly setup. With regard to the differential, that stub axel/differential has a problem inside. My guess is the clip holding it on has wore away, that is based on how far out it is from the case. I actually have a similar problem right now on mine but not nearly to that extent. Anyway I hope that helps, I'm sure most of that you already know. I can't wait to see this thing up and running, and have yourself a great rest of your day.

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

wow....clip is critical....this needs to be investigated.....the clip Matters.....

I like how on this shiny car the first thing you see under the hood is a rusty air filter cover and gross valve covers

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

What valve covers do you recommend, maybe some can be sent to Ray!

@gregjohnson2073

Ай бұрын

The car has been sitting outside hence the rust.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

@@gregjohnson2073 negative garage kept

@1marcelfilms

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 Sandpaper and a can of silver spray paint

@gregjohnson2073

Ай бұрын

​@@redhat_maveric3633Why the rust then?

Good thing Dave is there to fix cars while you play around..

You got this Ray! You can do it!

'lipstick on a pig' lol. looks super cool on the outside, everything else is a total mess.

@bruceb4349

Ай бұрын

Same though that went through my head about 1/4 the way into the video.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

Most all kit cars are mess.

I worked on one of these Shelby kit cars for a customer a few weeks ago but it was on a Fox Body chassis. What a death trap. Lots of power but just a pile of crap. The complaint was lighting issues. All the grounds were junk and connections made with regular old crimp connectors. I got it working and pushed it outside just as fast I could and hope it doesn't return.

Brake Clean is THEE answer to EVERYTHING!!! omGGG!

1965……The year I was born. And car technology I started out on. Excellent!

That's what a car salesman calls a "mechanic's special." Keep it parked under the awning, drive it and tinker with it when you have a few minutes, and in a month or so you should have most of the bugs worked out. Those DIY crimp connections should guarantee years of diagnostic pleasure!

Just a couple weeks ago, my buddy had the same thing happen in his Jeep... We traced it to the starter relay, and everything has been good. Not saying this is the same issue, but we will see what Ray finds...

My 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser had the high beam switch on the floor. Brings back memories.

Drove the real deal way back in history, 80 in first gear, and a kick in the back at 50 when the second choke kicked in. It was like having 10 Harleys riding on your bumper.

I’ll tap the solenoid with a hammer to unstick it from whatever condition I don’t want 😄

Nice product placement

@RainmanRaysRepairs

Ай бұрын

😏

@tomo8192

Ай бұрын

The wife unit missed her mandatory appearance in this video

@dans_Learning_Curve

Ай бұрын

LoL 🤣😆

great show man and the button on the floor is the headlight dimmer switch

@ 10:17 nope so close but so far..... love ya rainman!

The radiator still needs its corvette ducting to force air through the radiator instead escaping over the top

@GaryH-pw9cm

Ай бұрын

Yeah I seen that also.

@johnt.848

Ай бұрын

@@GaryH-pw9cm * saw

That kit car needs a lot of love…. Remove the mechanical fuel pump, put a fuel pressure regulator on it. Make sure the fans are pullers and not pushers, a MSD distributor and I’m not really a fan of Carter carburetors a new battery and possibly get rid of that Summit starter and put a hamburg starter on there… just my opinion I know that all involves quite a bit of money, but it’s worth it to make the car run and perform right sounds like the engine needs a bit of a tune as well…. And Ray the switch on the floor that would be a headlight dimmer switch I also noticed that the brake Lever was rubbing on the steering column, and I hope those bolts sticking through the floor was not holding the seats in place …. Ray keep up the good work.🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼

Lol... That button on the floor is the old style high/low beam switch. My 72 Buick Riviera had that style.

Omg this car is gorgeous.

It’s Shelby doing stuff to the car as it’s a fake with the wrong engine 🤣🤣 One of my favourite cars ever

@PeterGunn1958

Ай бұрын

Not really, it's a British car that Shelby actually wanted to drop Chevy engines into but GM didn't want it running contrary to the Corvette so they declined and he went to Ford to get engines, Ford never produced this car.

@shakerman55

Ай бұрын

@@PeterGunn1958 Actually, Ford did help in the design of the Cobra when it was changed to carry the 427 Side Oiler engine. But they didn’t produce them.

@duncanhobin8145

Ай бұрын

@@PeterGunn1958 I never mentioned Ford. As a Brit I know all about AC Cars stories I was making a lighthearted joke about it not being a “Shelby “ that’s all.

@108gk

Ай бұрын

Didn't Ford make something they called a 428 cobra on a '68 torino fastback body?

@shakerman55

Ай бұрын

@@108gk It was a trim level. 428 Cobra Jet.

Every problem in this car can be rectified. I can't think of a better person to fix this car than the Rainman.

@wallace3953

Ай бұрын

Of Course.....The vehicle sure looks cool......Hope the Owner just pays Ray to get it perfect.......imagine the fun, if it could just start, faithfully, and run fast and safe....

One thing on the cooling, we used to run a 180deg. thermostat and drilled a 1/8” hole in it to help flow but ride the thermostat. Also need a trans cooler. It was hard to hear, but if running a solid cam it sounded like the valves need to lashed.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

Long over due on checking lash, I've never done it on a car before. I have done on much smaller engines.

Excellent video, and nice car. That button is to switch on the high beam head lights. Old school before it was done by modules or relays.

One of your green test leads is laying against those header pipes down there, you're going to have to buy another set of them. Unless that was an obstacle delusion

Can't see a fan running? Here's an old computer engineer's trick. Take an ordinary cable tie and carefully poke the fan. You'll soon know!

@BlackWolf42-

Ай бұрын

I always found my knuckle was best at detecting PC fans. Got bit by one of the deltas that draw like 6.5 amps. I could hear it but still couldn't avoid it.

@dans_Learning_Curve

Ай бұрын

​@@BlackWolf42-destructive testing!! LoL 😂😆

It amazes me how over the years every wanna be diy mechanic messes with a car till it's got 10, 20, 50 problems. Then to top it off it's a replica that who knows who pieced it together. I had these 4 piston brake calipers on a Chevelle ( boy did they STOP ) but I had to reseal them 2 or 3 times. You said all the gages worked, no volts on that one. Great vids, keep up the good honest work Ray

Brake clean for starting fluid . I’ve always used plane old starting fluid.. cool ride there.

Did I see things? Like... the choke not closing on a cold start? Or am I imagining that...

Ray, sounds like the timing needs to be adjusted a bit, to get a smoother start. As for the carb, it probably needs pulled off and rebuilt, especially of it has sat for a long time. Here, that Cobra carb idle circuit seems out of adjustment, like it doesn't have the proper air/fuel mixture. Guy named Junkyard Digs has a channel, and he once posted a video about how different carbs work, like a Quadrajet. He also shows how to get them apart to be cleaned, especially the jets. As for the cooling issue, I'm thinking a stuck-open thermostat. My first car, a 1982 Oldsmobile Regency 98, had no thermostat, which essentially acts like a stuck-open thermostat, since there isn't any way to control hot coolant and exchange it with cold coolant. As for the fans, I'm thinking either the control switch or relay has failed, or there may be a ground wire issue, which is why the fans are constantly on. About the leaking brake system: Ray, check the Left-Rear wheel again! At 26:00, your camera caught the tire -- and it looks like the inside of the tire has the tell-tale signs of a blown caliper, with fluid spray on the tire going from the inside of the tire to the outside of the tire, in a straight line. On the tire, that spray pattern looks like a radial pattern. And the difference is, the Right-Rear tire doesn't have that pattern on it. That said, Ray, double-check the rear brakes to see if they function. My guess is, the proportioning valve originally went out, and that caused the brake caliper at the Left-Rear wheel to blow out, causing the fluid spray on the tire.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

Can confirm it's not a stuck thermostat, I've tried at least 4 different ones.

@bruceb4349

Ай бұрын

Seems like a 190° thermostat. When the temp gauge climbed to 190 ish the temp gauge dropped as the thermostat opened.

@isaiahwelch8066

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 : I take it that the Cobra is your car? Given that the thermostat is not stuck, I can think of only three other possible causes for the overheat condition: 1) Bad radiator cap. This has two things to consider: One is the temp range on the cap, which would be the pressure in the system. Two is the physical components of the cap, such as the seal or the spring. In any case, the cause would be that the cap isn't pressurizing the system at the proper pressure, which then causes the coolant to get hot quicker than normal. 2) Bad temperature control switch or probe for the E-fans. This may simply be corroded or not at the proper Ohm range to turn the fans on properly. We know the fans work, but a thermister, a thermal resistor, that controls the fan circuits may be bad. Additionally, the fan control circuit may need a relay to turn the fans on. Way I did it on my truck is, the power side of the fan motor connector runs to two places: To the Coolant Fan Relay, then to Battery+; and the other place is to ground. The Coolant Fan Relay gets its input from the thermistor as a Coolant Temperature Sensor, which gets Battery+ power, and then sends that power to the Coolant Fan Relay. Depending on the Fan Motor Controller (since you have two fans), the Coolant Temperature Sensor may send 1 signal for two purposes: Turning on the second fan, or increasing fan speed (or both). 3) The coolant has air bubbles in it. This may cause overheating due to air, even pressurized air, having way less heat-carrying capacity than liquid coolant. This means even if the physical components -- pump, gaskets, belt, hoses, sensor, wiring, thermostat, radiator cap -- are all functioning and holding pressure, air bubbles will act like the system still has a fault, which is that not enough coolant is being cycled as the engine runs. Hope this helps, as I really like the Cobra on a Corvette platform, given the largest Ford motor Shelby ever put into a Cobra is a 427 ci V8 with a four-speed manual transmission.

@miketdavies

Ай бұрын

@@redhat_maveric3633 does it overheat more while driving or at idle? If driving I'd suspect the angled airflow over/missing the rad, plus the fans "fighting" now. Running rad fans full time while driving is sometimes detrimental to cooling, FYI, though I suspect that was an attempt to fix it? Could just wire to toggle them on/off if you don't want to trigger them from temp sensor or other. We run our racecar this way.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

@@miketdavies we will have to wait to find out! I wanted to provide just a little background on some of these posts. Outside of that, it's rays content and I know he will crush it.

Button on floor. Have not seen that in a long time. High beam switch. COOL!!!

loving seeing all the old school guys coming out of the woodwork with the comments....

Ahhhh, miss the days where you're violently stamping the floor to shut your high beams off.

@wilbilt

Ай бұрын

...And then the switch breaks and you have no lights at all...been there...77 Plymouth Volare.

@Speeddemon3

Ай бұрын

@@wilbilt Oh Sh*T!

Appears the electric fuel pump isn’t working. It should have primed with the key on. Thermo fans should be controlled by the ignition via a thermal switch as well. That probably why the battery keeps dying.

@bruceb4349

Ай бұрын

Not to mention the always on brake and tail lights.

Reminds me of my old Ford Cortina thermostat problem. After it was removed (it was done) the car wouldn't get hot enough to use the heater, so some cardboard was cut and placed in front of half the radiator to allow it to heat up. Got me through a cold winter.

even as a replica still a gorgeous car

Button is for dimming the bright lights the old school way.

@dennislink7957

Ай бұрын

Called a dimmer switch

@johnt.848

Ай бұрын

There's a difference between bright lights, and high beam lights. Compare any 1965 vehicle to modern cars.

High beam switch!

Love those Highbeam switches. few more problems than just T rated sidewalls.

Hey Ray that button on the floor is for your highbeams headlights. Keep up the great work i enjoy watching your video's

Your comment about the "no thermostat" causing an engine to overheat is semi correct. It is not because it doesn't have time to absorb heat from the engine. The laws of thermodynamics don't allow that. The reason is because it doesn't have time for the RADIATOR to expel the heat.

@TheJcrandazzo

Ай бұрын

correct

@optimist3580

Ай бұрын

You might find reading and understanding Newtons Law of Cooling to be helpful🤔

@skutahuniai4830

Ай бұрын

@@TheJcrandazzo Herein lies the problem. This is the internet. Once something is said, it is out there forever. Ray was simply saying what he believed. The issue is that it is not correct. Unless he makes a correction video, this false information is out there forever. Five years down the road, someone that can't think for themselves and question, is going to watch this and is going to take this as gospel and repeat it. The circle then keeps on circulating.

@skutahuniai4830

Ай бұрын

@@optimist3580 Your comment needs context. What is your position?

@michaelpressman7203

Ай бұрын

A radiator shroud might help😮

that is a sweet looking ride

Good video. This shows well the problems that kit cars can have with just a little in attention. It’s a head light dimmer switch . Used one for many years , lol

Keep us posted ray, this is a good one! 💯😎

I SEE THE PROBLEM! THE BELT IS ON BACKWARDS!

@opendstudio7141

Ай бұрын

Causing the fan clutch to time warp into a negative flow. Can only be seen with an antique timing light of course. 😉

@92mrsrdb

Ай бұрын

Fix that right now Ray!! REEEEE

Cool car ❤

omg This is my favorite Car model! I've loved it ever since I got one as a Hot Wheels die cast toy, and then saw Scott from X-Men Evolution drive one. Absolutely beautiful car!

If starter not bad,will be soon

The Rainman cometh! Hey Ray, you do realize you will need a bigger shop and more employees, right? Getting work from the gov't (cop car) and now someone's custom Cobra, are signs you have estabished yourself as a very trustworthy business. I am digging these electrical gripes. Been involved with military fighter jet electrical/avionics troubleshooting for 40 years and when I get an intermittent electrical gripe ("It only happens when I'm in a left bank, pulling 5 g's") is when I feel I'm really earning my paycheck.

@redhat_maveric3633

Ай бұрын

I've been watching Ray for years now. There is a good reason I chose him to work on her "Muriel to be exact my grandma's name"

Sacrilegious a Chevy motor in a Cobra😮

@PeterGunn1958

Ай бұрын

Doesn't matter, the Cobra was an English car that Shelby wanted to race, he actually approached GM first but they said no so he went to Ford for his V8's.

@donbehatin

Ай бұрын

the motor is fine, who the hell puts an automatic in a cobra?

@TheOnespeedbiker

Ай бұрын

It's just a custom body swap with a Corvette; IOW an Cobra in looks only.

@michelleshaw337

Ай бұрын

It’s a “Mock Cobra” …

@89ludeawakening1

Ай бұрын

It's not a Chevy motor in a Cobra, it's a cheap Cobra kit on a Corvette.

The funny foot operated button in the cab is for dipping the lights ( a la Morris Minor)

As posted below that is a headlight dimmer switch on floor. I had a 55 Olds that had one and it had another one on the floor next to the dimmer and that was for changing the preset radio stations. 😎