Since I'm almost done I thought I better start a build thread before I posted the finished pics.
Delivery day.
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Sun tanning the body
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glassing the body on permanently
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Driving it 10 months after delivery
Body work
more and straightened out the front scoop
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Featherfill and ready for primer
more- tail lights moulded into body for a more finished look
Jim,
one word AWESOME.
Regards,
Ron
Thanks Ron. Here's a teaser of the finished product.
Jim
One more with a few parts installed.
Jim, the car is absolutely beautiful!!!
You are a true craftsman and great builder.
Thanks for all your help, contribution to this forum and letting me shamelessly copy many of your ideas.
See you in Reno!
Matt
Matt
You're too kind. Did my attorney contact you regarding the patent infringement? A cold beer in Reno could make this whole patent thing go away. ;D . It's supposed to be in the 90's there this week-end. It might take more than 1 to keep 8-). Do you have my cell number?
Jim
It looks outstanding. Great job Jim.
Ditto on all the help you provide. You made it much easier for me to finish my kit.
Keep the pics coming.
Dan
Sheet, I'll buy ya 3 beers!
Yup on your cell number.
Next year we'll attend the WSCB with our cars and proudly represent HM!
Matt
Jim, looks real nice.
You said you molded in the rear tail lights? Any Pics?
Again super nice job on your Car.
Randy
Thanks Randy. Perhaps "moulded" is the wrong term. I ground the sharp edge off the top and sides of the taillight pad so it "flowed" more evenly to the light. I had to build up behind the area a little but not that much. Somebody else here did this before me, so whoever it was, thanks for the idea. It definately looks better. It was alot easier than straightening out the front scoop.
Jim
The car looks great I would not expect any less from you
you should group together all the mods you have done and I could figure out how many I used on my build and
I know if I had a question about something you are almost always the first to respond
again it looks awsome
Bobby
Thanks Bobby. Your comment reminds me of what my wife always says "You're either in the shop or you're on that darn computer".
Maybe because I prefer working on or talking about Cobras. I'm dead if she ever reads that. ;D
Jim
Jim,
All I can say is AWSOME!
I can't wait to be at that point. Realisticly it will probably be next spring.
Is it as fun to drive as it is to build?
Nick
The pics dont do the car justice.
After seeing Jim's near finished car and all the Cobras in Reno I could see it getting contagious.
Thanks Steve (even though you may be slightly predjudice). I think we should start one for you as soon as mine is done.
Jim
Jim, your Hurricane is without question "one of the very best builds completed so far". ;)
It makes me proud to be a Hurricane owner when I see cars as yours that represent home builders in such a fine way. I as you, want to see Hurricane move forward to become an elite Cobra replica that I think it is and can be, Good Job Jim. ;D
Be happy, Bill :)
Thanks Bill. Here's some pics. of my recent progress doing the carpeting.
Jim
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Finished trunk
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Looks really nice Jim.
Larry
carpet is looking great I bought the same stuff from lowes how did you go about binding it and glueing it down
bobby
Thanks guys. Bobby, I had my wife sew the edging on it and I used Weldwood contact cement (brush, not spray). The nice thing about that carpet from Lowes is that the backing allows it to be stretched. For the wheel-wells, glue 1/2 of it down and once it's set-up, glue the other half, stretching it as you go. It comes out nice and smooth.
Jim
what I noticed about the lowes carpet is the grain of the material I did some test samples with a serging machine (it wraps the edge with thread)and with the grain it would tare easily
did you use a binding shoe on a regular sewing machine?
regular flamable contact cement?
what about padding?
thanks Bobby
We have a serger but that isn't what you would want to use. Use a roller foot. The vinyl sticks to a binding foot. I used the flammable stuff. I'm a firefighter. What are the chances that I would burn down my shop? ;D I used Thermo-tec insulation under the cockpit carpeting.
Jim
We also have an embriodery machine. Here's an example of some floor mats she made for me. Hats, T-shirts, underware and thongs are possible as well as anything imaginable.
Jim
Thong??? LMAO!
Jim's wife knows her way around a sewing machine, her workwomanship is second to none. Wait to you guys see the door pouches..
I got to say, I saw many different Cobra kits in Reno last week and the Hurricane kit is my favorite, a very nice design and well thought out.
jim what kind of embriodery machine do you have that can handle the thick carpet? I bought my wife one (she picked it out) big mistake if I had my way I would have bought the $5k 6 head pro machine. My problem is I'm a sucker for any kind of machine that has lights,buttons and makes lots of noise I have a cabinet shop full of them and if the shop was bigger I would have more
Bobby
Jim your car look AMAZING! Been waiting for you to post some progress pics. Very nice.. A while ago you mentioned you might be selling some floor mats. I would be very interested, Thanks again for the pics. Darren HM1017
Bobby,
I'm not sure what machine she has but I know it cost $7000. The demonstration where she bought it showed them embriodering onto thick carpet. She can design something on her computer, save it to a flash drive, plug the flash drive into the machine and it does everything else (except you do have to change the thread color when it tells you to). Her sewing room has more cool stuff than my shop. She has all the latest gadgets. 3 sewing machines, a serger and the embriodery machine. And she thinks I'm obsessive ::)
Darren,
When things slow down around this zoo, I may make a few floor mats or custom items available. That decision will be made at a much higher level than me (my wife ;D).
Jim
I finally finished the carpeting. Doing it one handed sure slowed me down (had hand surgery 6 days ago). Just a couple more small projects and I'll be posting a finished thread.
Jim
one more. Notice the heated seat connections. Must keep the wife's rear warm. ;D
i am liking this very much how sweet yet so deadly.
you have done an extreme job on your ride.
kids do not try this at home 8-).
cs.
Jim,
Your ride is outstanding. You have done an excellent job on your build. I just hope mine will get close to that.
Regards,
Ron
Nice work Jim and LeAnn!! ;)
Heated seats huh?? Your so spoiled.