Jesse builds another Cobra #11,061 - A little drive line drama

[Blitzboy54]

The sweet part of a current sensing relay, is it will automatically shut off when tension is correct, even if cables stretch/ pads wear.

Agreed Nigel. I am looking forward to trying it out.

What I had come up with before Nigel entered the conversation was how to reduce the throw from 2" down to probably 1". Making a lever was my first thought. If you give it multiple anchor points you can make the throw adjustable. The other idea I had and the one I ultimately went with was a spring. By introducing a heavy spring in line you are both shortening the throw and manage the tension. I did a little math and came up with an 85lb 5 inch spring with an inch of extension. Again, not wanting to make any permanent changes during the test phase I put everything inline and used a lag bolt to hold everything down.




All in all it worked really well. I could potentially play with the spring a bit but I think it works as is.





I am going try Nigel's idea next.

Once I complete my testing and go to install I think I want to move the whole operation to this location. I think I want to run it along the lower bar behind the center section. It's unused space and frees up the transmission tunnel. I will need to figure out a way to relocate or recreate the bracket that holds the cables. I prefer to bolt something in vs welding.



As an aside I also installed the gas tank

The only interesting thing about that as I managed to use the bolts that came with the kit by using channel locks to hold the tabs together on the drivers side strap. My in tank pump and hanger is a Quantum Fuel unit. 3/8 lines and 6an fittings with a 340LPH pump. This is only interesting because it's less expensive than other options at about $180