Fasterpatricks Custom Cobra Replica

[fasterpatrick]

Here is a little in car footage, just thought it would be cool.




Patrick

[T_Raven]

Just saw this for the first time. Awesome build, some serious fabbage.

[fasterpatrick]

Well let's see, way to cold thank god for the heated shop. I've started back to work getting her ready for paint. The car is back on the chassis dolly, body is off the ceiling, and I have roughed in the fender wells on the front end of the car. These are times that I really do envy you guys that get to work with a kit. Having some of this metal work laid out for you must make this a little easier than trying to figure out, just how am I going to get this covered and how can I bend it this way. But I can get this stuff cleaned up and coated with the same stuff that the rest of the sheet metal is covered with.



Need to source the bulb-seal that I will need to go between the metal, frame, and body. With some luck I should be able to get the rest of the holes laid out that I need to cut into the body and start prepping it for undercoating. I can not believe how different this body is left to right. It's like they molded off of two different cars, guess that is what is meant by character.
Patrick

[AUSCAMARO]

Unreal... Loving this build...

[craigs73]

love the car have you made any more progress

[fasterpatrick]

Okay guys, here it goes I have the rest of the missing sheet metal formed and coated. Now I cutout some of the holes in the body and found that it had been made very thin I believe this was because of all the extra glass work that would have needed to be done to bond the tub interior that the body kit came with. So I went back to the glass and resin store and picked up another 5gal and mat. So when the temps get back up so I can work with the shop open, I will make the body a bit thicker. For now I will continue to take care of small stuff. This unfortunate setback will delay the paint work which I was hoping to have done late spring.

More bad I came down with Shingles (Chicken Pox Revenge) three weeks ago, I would not wish this on anyone ( Okay maybe one or two people), so working out in the shop has been hit and miss.

I have made some small steps in the right direction. I have made myself a set of louvers for my car, before you all get testy about how they look they will be painted body color like "The Real Ones"


So everyone I'm not dead and I'm still plugging away until later,
Patrick

[fasterpatrick]

Sorry guys' I haven't kept up with everyone with my project but we have turned another page in this never ending quest. Okay I went to make the cut outs in the body and discovered two things.
A. This body was made thin where all of the tub parts (floor foot-wells and firewall) were to be glassed into the body.
B. The shape of the front wheel opening left me very limited space to put the aluminum panels protecting the exhaust and stuff from the onslaught of debris.
This led to two things,
1. I had to add glass to the body about ten yards of mat and 2.5 gals. of resin.
2. My louver openings when laid out on the car bisected the splash panel Ouch!, good thing I didn't just go a head and cut them I had to move them back a good 3" from stock to fit up right behind the panels. Yes they don't look right "tough" I would rather that than sacrifice expensive stuff to the road demons. I have gotten the trunk and hood fitted about the best I can this body is crap.Yes it's my own damn fault. I Have a HOT stock tip "body filler", it looks like I will be able to pull off that bank job as I will soon be sanding my fingerprints clean off.



Now I promise that I will try to keep regular with my updates, as long as I can get some support and encouragement.
Patrick

[waynieZ]

Your doing an awesome job Patrick. Keep up the good work and keep us posted!

[Bow Tie 67]

Originally Posted by fasterpatrick

Now I promise that I will try to keep regular with my updates, as long as I can get some support and encouragement.
Patrick

I'm a fan, this thing should kick some serious butt when done. Great build, from the looks of it the light is getting brighter at the end of that tunnel.

[legend]

the originals were hand rolled/beaten ali, and many UK kits were moulded from the same original, with one headlight 1.5" lower than the other