HM-2037 Build Thread

[Redstang69]

Also decided to tackle the heater install tonight. It also was pretty straight forward, evening tho cutting into the firewall was not a good feeling.
Here's a close up for Paul, showing what I was meaning by needing to cut the top lip on the firewall. I held it off the dash support rod about 1/2" , but I still would've had to cut the lip if it were right against the support rod. Hopefully it'll be ok.

[FFR428]

Ben can you post a few pics of your steering shaft mount? Would be great to see top and bottom. Thx. Car is looking good!

[Redstang69]

I have these right now, can get more at home later.

[FFR428]

Yes that would be great many thanks!! No hurry.... anytime you can is good.

[Paul Proefrock]

Ben
You'll be ok, the body doesn't sit on the tub edge, it's held up higher a little by the rubber molding

Imagine taking the heater out with the body on        it can be done but not easy

Paul

[Redstang69]

Great, I didn't figure it stuck up enough to worry about, glad you could confirm.
I couldn't imagine pulling it with the body on. All my test fitting was done by going in and out from above so with that being restricted and having to go out the bottom send nearly impossible haha . If mine goes bad I highly doubt it'll ever come out, probably just abandon in place.
I might tackle mounting my brake/clutch reservoirs next before the wiring, doesn't look like it'll be too difficult.

[Redstang69]

Anyone know if the original Cobras used the Wittek tower clamps on the radiator and heater hoses like was used on mustangs and cougars, etc?

[Bass And Hot Rods]

The pictures don't seem like they show a lot of progress, but in person it feels like a lot. Got the inner fenders coated with shark hide and fully installed and was then able to permanently install the radiator. It all went together really well and looks great IMO.
What slowed me down was getting the ground cable hooked up and ground strap hooked to the frame as well as the power wire and wire from starter to starter solenoid. I wanted that done before the inner panels went in and I'm glad I did.

Can you give me some info on the aluminum panels around the front wheels?  I still have not received them and they look like something I could fab if I had diminsions.

Thanks.

[Redstang69]

Larry, see if this makes sense

[Bass And Hot Rods]

That is excellent.   Thanks

[Redstang69]

I've been making some progress, but it's not much you'd see in pictures. Got my stainless bolts in so I finished up the brake reservoirs. Finally got correct clamps and finished up the heater hoses. I went ahead and put a manual stuffoff inline with it. I've also been spending a lot of time on the wiring. Lot of time trying different routes and stuff so things will look clean, not rub on anything and kind of lay in place naturally. The dash wiring still has a little ways to go but I wanted to post in case Larry wanted some reference since he's close to wiring too.
I've got the engine part fully wired and the front light branch ran. Probably need to start on the dash now. Might be looking at a first start in a month or so.

[Redstang69]

Also, main power and ground is all hooked up.
Couple more pics

[Kamal]

All these build pictures are making me jealous, now that my build is almost done, I need to figure out something else fun to work on

[Redstang69]

Had enough time to tackle most of the dash today. Turned out really good I think.
Curious to know you guys' thoughts on this, I used the hurricane supplied auto meter gauges. When I was reading over the install paperwork I noticed that auto meter paperwork shows an original CSX dash layout but it differs from the hurricane manual layout. The hole locations are the same between the two but which gauge is in which holes differs between the two.
I forgot to mention, I did have to shave down the U mounting bracket for the small gauges. After folding the vinyl back it spaced the U bracket back to the point the there were only a few threads for the nuts. I shaved approx 1/8" off.

[Redstang69]

Wiring moving along with the dash.