13th November 2010 – Engine adaptions-Rocker covers-PCV valve-Oil filler
The sump The sump had be fitted with an adapter for the oil temperature gauge. This was wielded into the sum. To check the wield had no pin holes we filled the sump [...]
13th November 2010 – Engine build continues – bottom pully
We weren't so happy with the way the original spacers that came with the engine for the bottom pulley. They used spacer between the pulley and the mass damper which didn't look great. [...]
16th October 2010 – Engine build
Having taken receipt of the engine a few weeks ago we both put a weekend aside to start building the engine.First job was to crank the engine block up and connect it to [...]
28th September 2010 – Engine and bits arrive!
We took receipt of the engine today. 5litre 302 Ford V8. It's a really heavy beast, but is a popular choice of engine for this type of Cobra. We expect it to produce [...]
25th September 2010 – We have rear hubs!
We've been waiting for new parts to arrive from various places for a few weeks now, which has been quite frustrating, but today we received the rear hubs that Gerry has had manufactured [...]
24th August 2010 – Rear differential reconditioned
We sent the rear differential off to Coventry Transmissions (recommended through Pete) last week, for rebuilding and reconditioning. Mark picked it up last night. WOW! They have done an amazing job. They have [...]
15th August 2010 – front brake calipers have arrived
The front brake calipers have arrived. Originally, Me and Jon talked about which front brake to go for and after a conversation with Gerry at Hawks, we decided that the standard MGB brake [...]
11th August 2010 – GearBox arrived
Mark picked up the gear box and bell housing from PowerTorque engineering in Coventry and then assembled them together. Its a T5 box by Ford that would fit a Mustang etc, but is [...]
7th August 2010 – Striping the back axel
We managed to source a Jaguar XJS back axel from ebay that arrived, and to an untrained eye looks like a piece of greasy junk. Well in this condiction maybe, but this particular [...]
7th August 2010 – Front suspension
The front suspension is based on the MGB with upgrades made by Gerry at Hawks Cars. I went back to Leicester this weekend and spent most of saturday in the garage with Mark. The [...]