ERA 427SC #591
British Racing Green: SOLD!


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ERA's reputation for the firm's robustly-engineered, rigid chassis and outstanding coachwork quality is fully evidenced in this British Racing Green beauty. ERA 591 delivers the best of both worlds: knock-'em-dead, period-correct persona--and breathtaking, neck-snapping performance.

Here's a roster of what lurks beneath this serpent's skin:

UNDER THE HOOD
1968 Ford 428CJ


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  • 1968 428CJ (Cobra Jet) block, bored 0.30" over
  • TRW flat top 10.25:1 pistons
  • CJ rods fully prepped with ARP rod bolts
  • CJ crank #1U cut .010/.010 and polished
  • Canton pan with windage tray
  • Precision Oil Pumps oil pump--blueprinted high-volume, high-pressure pump with 3/8" hp drive (80 psi running with oil hot)
  • ARP head studs
  • Edelbrock aluminum 427 heads cut for CJ size reduced stem valves
  • 3° angle valve job with Comp Cams, springs, and 10° locks
  • custom hardened pushrods from Comp Cams
  • mild port work and oil return mods done
  • gasket-matched Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
  • Crane hydraulic roller cam and lifters (±0.599 lift on intake and 0.609 on exhaust side
  • Cloyes Tru-Roller timing set
  • Dove 1.76 roller rockers with Precision Oil Pumps hardened shafts, stands, end caps, and studs
  • March pulleys
  • Complete MSD ignition system with RPM limiter and Ford Racing 8.5 mm wires
  • Mighty Demon or Holley 750 double-pumper carb (your choice; the Holley pictured is currently mounted on the engine)
  • Shelby aluminum valve covers
  • Stellings & Hellings air cleaner with K&N filter
  • Power Master starter
  • Jet Hot silver ceramic-coated headers & sidepipes

This efficient powerplant setup makes for splendid power output, is entirely streetable and idles at 650 rpm. No unpleasant surprises in the power curve department.

GEARTRAIN

  • CenterForce clutch and Lakewood scattershield
  • RUG AE2 toploader gearbox with Hurst Competition-Plus shifter
  • Salisbury/Lock Rite locking IRS with cross-drilled inboard rotors, 3.54:1 gear ratio


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BRAKES

  • 12.2" rotors
  • 1-3/4" 4-piston Wilwood front calipers
  • 1-3/8" 4-piston Wilwood rear calipers
  • Performance Friction #01 pads front, Porterfield R-4 pads in rear
  • 1-3/4" front, 1-13/16" rear master cylinders
  • Castrol SRF brake fluid
  • brake bias adjuster

CHASSIS/SUSPENSION

Solid bearing lower arms with adjustable Spax shocks. Front suspension employs adjustable Spax shocks with SSBC calipers and stainless-steel braided lines.

ROLLING STOCK

  • PS Engineering 15"x8" and 15"x10" 427SC style wheelss with original 6-pin hubs
  • Goodyear Eagle GT II rubber

COCKPIT


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  • premium Argentine leather interior
  • Crow Industries belts and shoulder bar
  • Moto-Lita hardwood-rimmed wheel
  • Hurst Competition-Plus shifter
  • Stewart Warner instrument gauges in period-correct competition layout
  • fuel on/off safety switch
  • trunk-mounted battery with cutoff switch, toolbox, remote fuel system and much more.


  The foreboding spectre in Enzo's rearview mirror...
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hotlinked (same view, MUCH larger size).

$56,900

SOLD!

Contact:
Mike Rohach

(609) 221-xxxx
Located in Turnersville, New Jersey

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