The Cobra is Done!
Here she is. Took over 3 years but it was worth it. Of course these cars are never "done." I'll have to fix all the niggles, calibrate different parts of the car and dial it in still. There are a couple of things that I'll address down the road like I would like to invest in real cobra seats and fit them with distressed leather instead of vinyl. I am sure there will be other things but in the meantime I will just enjoy the ride. Now that I am done with this, I will be switching my attention to my other project, a 1974 Pantera that you can follow here. Not sure how much more I'll post on this blog in the future but if I do anything significant, I'll be sure to post here.

I want to thank my Wife, Eva, my family and my friends that supported this project over the year. I would also like to thank all the guys at club cobra and hurricane motorsports for all their help. Enjoy the pics.

Wash, Clay, Polish and Wax
I went ahead and invested in some great products and tools from Griot's Garage. I have a full compliment of washes, polishes, waxes, random orbital tools, etc. I used their carwash product that doesn't require water (As that would be tough on a cobra!). I gave the cobra a good wash and then I used their claybar with their speed shine product. It worked great! I then polished the car with their #3 polish. Then for four hours last night, I waxed the car with their "best of show" polish utilizing their random orbital tools for application (I bought both the 3" and the 6".

Now the car is done (See how happy my son Atticus is?). I'll be taking some "glamour" shots soon.

Turkey Pan....on Turkey Day!
Happy Thanksgiving. The turkey pan that came with my engine didn't allow for adjustments and I also had clearance issues with the choke and accelerator linkage. I ended up cutting up the turkey pan and never really liked it. Then I discovered that Kirkham Motorsports (makers of those BEAUTIFUL aluminium cobras) made a two piece turkey pan. I went and got one and what a nice piece of equipment. The pan went on easy except for one thing...My choke linkage didn't clear. I didn't want to cut a hole in this pan. What was I to do? I went and took a stiff drink and took out my tear drop hammer and shot bag and started whacking my BRAND NEW TURKEY PAN. Crazy? Maybe...but I wanted to see if I could create a blister that would give the linkage room. It actually came out GREAT! I also learned how fun metal shaping can be. It is scary at first as you will see the metal got beat up. But nothing some straightening, sanding and scotchbrite can't fix. Check out the pics and then check out the last pics of the old turkey pan

Trunk Carpet and Wiring
I moved the back and wanted to finish off the trunk section. The trunk needed some wire tidying to the license plate, I painted the hinges black and put carpet into the trunk. The carpet went in great and looks good too. I also bought a "cruz tools" tool roll that now resides in the trunk. It is a nice, compact compliment of tools to help out if I get stranded on the side of the road.

Inner Fender Install:
In the front wheel wells, the kit comes with cut to fit aluminium inner fenders. I decided to add a bulb seal to the outer edge to help keep debris off the side pipes and headers. I did have to trim the inner fender and I got a nice sealt against the body. I used rivets to secure them to the engine side inner fender. Pics: