Fasterpatricks Custom Cobra Replica - Page 4 - Lateral-g Forums

fasterpatrick · #31 10-19-2008, 10:22 AM

Hey I promised pics with out the body before I broke it all down to finish welding the chassis together so here ya go.

How's that for almost two years of planing and work? Now I'm going to leave it like this for awhile till I have the guys over for coffee and dough nuts then I'm taking it apart. Patrick

fasterpatrick · #32 10-19-2008, 10:24 AM

OK, just for the record, yes I have a knack for doing everything the hard way. This avoidance of the infamous prop-rod was the cake taker. I spent the better part of two weeks and many failed attempts at using anything but a prop-rod to hold up the trunk lid. Few even were worthy of calling a trunk-a-pult. So when gazing upon these pics understand that this was not easy or fun (most of the time).

OH Ya I'm still waiting for the club to get together before I take her apart.
Patrick

fasterpatrick · #33 10-19-2008, 10:25 AM

Now while waiting for the club to come and share the glory of finishing the chassis mock-up, I've completed some other optional components. We now have sway bars front and rear. Both are highly modified stock units, the hard part was finding room to squeeze them in.

Now I know I've said this before. Please respond to these posts I could easily just keep all this to myself, but I enjoy the opinions of others and sharing info so all you lurkers out there speak up

fasterpatrick · #34 10-19-2008, 10:26 AM

Well I've broken her down to the bare frame. There is nothing bolted to her at this point and will comence finish welding shortly. But I figured you guys might like to see what it looks like with nothing on it.

Patrick

fasterpatrick · #35 10-19-2008, 10:29 AM

just thought I would share this photo with everyone to prove that I do work on my car. The fact that it's just a cool pic helps too.

Still plugging away on the welding about half done ran out of gas for welder. Time to pick up and rest : Patrick

fasterpatrick · #36 10-19-2008, 10:30 AM

This is the only time I ever want to see this chassis in this position. Just a quick update welding is about 99% finished and I'm cleaning up the welds with a little grinding and wire wheel action.

Patrick

fasterpatrick · #37 10-19-2008, 10:33 AM

Well after just a short life I lost another angle grinder. I beat this one down cleaning up the welds and removing surface rust on the chassis and other pieces(smoke, sparks, and fire it was way cool). Boy I'm glad they're cheap, now don't start telling me about cheap tools my first one was a quality brand It lasted about three projects I beat these tools like "redheaded step children" I don't expect them to last.

Here is some more pics of the project the metal is now somewhat shinny. Boy you really get a good picture of the scope of this build;

Now I have to get busy with the fiberglass part of this so, should I start a new thread or keep using this one I know it is getting very long? Patrick

fasterpatrick · #38 10-19-2008, 10:35 AM

I have begun the glass part of the build. Yuck, what a mess, I don't know what is worse the smell or the itching. But progress has been made we now have extra glass in the door jams and lowered rocker panels.

Thats all for now.
Patrick

fasterpatrick · #39 10-19-2008, 10:36 AM

Well thank all of you for your input. Here is what I came up with. I have eight points that will be glassed into the body for hidden mounts,plus the three points around the door sill (anti intrusion pins through the body) and the bumper mounts.

Now I can mix up some goo and fix the pads to the body and continue with the panel construction portion of this build; Patrick

fasterpatrick · #40 10-19-2008, 10:38 AM

Most of you,(Okay some of you) know that I'm building my cobra the hard way, from scratch. Well here are some pics of the rear wheel well panels I've been working on. Working with glass is not fun, but forming sheet metal into these shapes would require way to much work.

Patrick