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| Can-Am Motorcars 427 SC | ________________________________________________________________________________ CHASSIS & COACHWORK PARTICULARS- rectangular steel tube chassis with satin black epoxy finish; welded door beams and safeguard door stops. 91" wheelbase, overall length 150". Front track 54"; rear track 57", weight 2,600 lbs. [1,180 kilograms]
- tubular upper & lower control arms, Wilwood Pro Street brake kit (4-piston caliper), 12" rotors—ram ducted and cross-drilled Aldan adjustable/turntable coilover (350 to 430 lbs.), SS braided flex lines, Pontiac quick-ratio steering rack kit (3.2 turns) with needle-bearing joints. Polymatrix pads and urethane bushings.
- hydraulic tandem master brake cylinder with Wilwood cockpit-adjustable brake proportioning valve; custom-fitted accelerator with SS braided Teflon throttle cable
- Coachwork is handlaid and with premium isopthalic resin—chopped matte and boat cloth, flared exhaust ports. The hood scoop is riveted with surrounding ring of aluminum rivets. The wheel cavities and exposed areas are schutzed and contoured. Body is mounted and sealed with urethane and seal compound; fender flares are shaped to minimize tire/fender gap.
- Cobra sidepipes in bright silver CeramiCoat, with disconnects. 2" primary headers with bright silver CeramiCoat. Mufflers are Thrush Glaspaks [26" section, 4" casing, 3" pipe, 4" ceramic coated dump out for offroad as spares]. New-never been on car.
- POWERPLANT
Ford 460, balanced & blueprinted - Ford 460 cid big-block V8 [Cobra Jet SVO engine assembly M-6007-A-460 from Ford Motor Parts catalog]; balanced & blueprinted, dyno'd to 597 hp/578 fp./lbs. torque at 4,700 rpm.
- solid lifter cam: 2.55" intake and exhaust; duration at .050
- Holley 850 double-pumper carburetor with regulator and gauge with mechanical linkage and dual chromed feeder line. Spin-on fuel filter in advance of fuel pump.
- Moroso heavy duty steel oil pan with acceleration and corner baffles, windage-tray 13 quarts. Polished Earl's high-flow remote oil cooler system. WIX high-flow racing dual oil filters. SS hydraulic hoses. Moroso oil accumulator system. Turnkey on and builds up oil pressure before starting. Oil runs same temperature as radiator when warmed up to 145°-180° under normal conditions.
- March polished under-drive pulley set
- Tilton gear-reduction starter
- custom aluminum radiator assembly, polished water gooseneck, polished 16 lb. capacity. Brushed stainless overflow, 16" single-puller fan with adjustable thermostat and override switch. Dual dress pusher fans (functional, polished, front mounted) thermal switch override of manual switch. SS flex line from block to radiator with red anodized fittings, heat shields over header exits. Car runs cool in 90°F-100°F weather.
- 16-gallon [60-litre] aluminum fuel cell, baffled, schutzed and painted satin black. Holley pump with regulator and gauge. Aero-Quip swivel fittings and SS braided line with anodized clamps.
- Engine bay and front air shrouding is brush-finished marine-grade aluminum paneling.
- COCKPIT PARTICULARS
- Stewart Warner 6-piece instrument gauge package (mechanical senders and Autometer tach) Moto-Lita MkIII 15" hardwood-rimmed steering wheel and Shelby horn button. Heater/defroster system with foot heating. The floorpan is dropped and riveted with low center-of-gravity seating. OE-correct top-hung pedal assembly with AC pads (fitted for heel & toe operation). Black leather replica seats with 3" foam padding on seat base on adjustable rails. custom designed and embroidered Cobra floormats, 5-point harnesses, chromed fire extinguisher mounted vertically on black bracket between seat backs
- WHEELS & TIRES
- front: polished Trigo pin drive 8x15 wheels, shod with 245-60Rx15 Avon [CR622 101V]
- rear: polished Trigo pin drive 9x15 wheels shod with296-50Rx15 Avon [CR622 108V]
- custom knockoff wrench
- OTHER PARTICULARS
- Wiper motor and drive assembly with polished SS arms, Competition jacking bar and kit—show chrome, 427SC chromed rollbar kit (3-point) plus the removable full-width FIA rollbar painted in flat black epoxy [2" drawn-overmandrel seamless-WT-electric resistant—extra with car—never installed]. RayDot dash-mounted mirrors (2 spun aluminum), 1 fender-mounted, 3-piece hood/trunk handle kit (keyed the same). A pair of highly-polished aluminum side louvers, LeMans polished fuel filter cap, Cobra nose deck badges and 427 side badges, 427-style shifter handle kit (walnut knob, reverse rake chromed), polished aluminum hood prop rod and plated ratcheting trunk stay with polished bracket and custom-fitted tonneau cover with zipped center section, installed.
Car is properly registered so that it's exempt from emission requirements in Ontario. - _______________________________________________________________________
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