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26th March 2011 – Installing Engine and Transmission 1
Once the wheels are on, we were in a position to drop the engine in. We had previously built the engine up on an engine stand, so it was just a case of transfering [...]
26th March 2011 – Rolling Chassis – Fitting the wheels
We bought the tyres and got them fitted to the wheels a few weeks ago. Pirelli P4000. Finally getting them on the chassis, makes us feel like we are finally getting somewhere with the [...]
26th March 2011 – Back Axle installed – Basic Rolling Chassis
We finally got the 2 arms of the back axle together - newly coated and painted, new barings and bolts etc. We are still waiting for the brake calipers to return from the zinc [...]
19th February 2011 – Rear axle coming together 2
We took receipt of the shortened lower arms and drive shafts. First thing was to spend some time wire brushing them down, using an angle grinder with a wire brush on the end makes [...]
5th February 2011 – Rear Axle coming together
Getting all the parts together for the rear axle has proved to be quite a slow process, especially getting the lower arms and drive shafts returned that we sent off to be shortened. This [...]
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 with [...]
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. We [...]
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 an [...]
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 about [...]
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 especially [...]
