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Believe it or not we're still making progress on the car.  My weekly build time has been reduced drastically with the busy Christmas season upon us.  Here are some updated photos:

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Jack is a little tired after a long drive...

[HAVASUBILL]

Your build is looking great!    


Maybe Jack got a bug in his eye?   :-?  he looks like a lot of quality help though.

Best wishes for the Holiday Season,  Bill

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Man, it's been a while since I've given an update on the build... so here we go...

Here's a picture of the trunk pan in place...

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master cylinder heat shield I fabricated out of sheet metal and sticky backed heat resistant material I got from Jegs...

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Electric fuel pump mounting and wiring...

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Here's Jack in his best cobra working gear tightening my alternator connections...

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Here's Jack again posing with muscles bulging... this was taken right after dubbing himself my "cobra buddy"

It's good to have cobra buddies around to help!

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This is what Jack, my cobra buddy, did when I told him we were almost done with wiring and we'd be starting her up soon... I know the feeling little man...

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Here I am fabbing up the side pipes...

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Here's Jack double checking the wiring on the electric fan...

Sure he bent some of the cooling fins on the radiator, but it's worth it... everyone should have a cobra buddy!

[Spuddyboy]

Hey Chris!

Glad to see you grinding through the build. Cobra Buddies! Great Idea!

Can Jack safety wire? (just kidding)

It is a blast to share the build with your loved ones.

Fire it up!

Evan

[Paul Proefrock]

Chris,
In one of the other threads (or maybe in the manual), when installing the trunk latch, reference is made to using a small person to go inside the trunk and mark where it should go with the boot closed.

Obviously, you have your project well planned and necessary personnel recruited.  Does Jack do contract work? Maybe he could help dad fund his college account.

 

Paul

[Mike Watts]

 8-) 8-) Chris, Glad to see the whole family is involved. Mine is on hold for a couple of months until I finish the room upstairs and then it will be bodywork time and paint.  Welcome to the madness!!

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This past weekend we were able to start the cobra up.  At first, it wouldn't do anything when I turned the key... but after going over all the wiring for the ignition, starter, etc., I realized I hadn't hooked the neutral safety switch up yet.  Let this be a reminder to everyone - DON'T FORGET THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH - or you'll end up going over wiring needlessly!

So, it roared right to life.  I adjusted the timing and idle and it sounded great!  Jack was all ready to go...