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old willy
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Scratch Builders Forum
01-01-2026, 06:29 PM
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Jim Thomas Drawings
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old willy
No, not dead, not even close
Ok,
Just to dispel any rumors here,
I contacted our friend Mr. Lindquist a couple of days ago, I asked him directly if he was currently or had been recently deceased and he assures me he is...
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Scratch Builders Forum
01-01-2026, 06:15 PM
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Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Chuck's not dead....
Ok,
Just to dispel any rumors here,
I contacted our friend Mr. Lindquist a couple of days ago, I asked him directly if he was currently or had been recently deceased and he assures me he is...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
12-18-2025, 06:27 PM
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Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Seems a bit shifty to me….
Well hello again all,
Thanks for the heads up Paul, I will go check it out :) Admittedly this wonderful place is getting a bit frustrating to navigate.
But for now......
In my effort to...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
12-07-2025, 06:30 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
And we're back......
Well, well, well,
A long overdue update, :):):)
I am somewhat use to the various issues we have had on the forum but honestly I thought it was really gone this time and was seriously...
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BackDraft Racing ---
11-06-2025, 07:08 PM
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woo-hoo ClubCobra is up
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156
Posted By
old willy
Hello all,
Hello all!
Well I am glad it is back, there is just so much good information here and sadly some of us just have no where else to go......
Seriously, I was considering joining facebook just to...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
03-17-2025, 08:55 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
All the news that's fit to print........
Ok kids gather round, it’s story time again,
I hope my northern friends are finally getting over this long winter and my southern friends.......... well I guess that is not really too much of an...
Forum:
Originality Forum
03-04-2025, 09:40 AM
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CSX3042 yellow valve stem caps
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156
Posted By
old willy
Hi there, As someone who started out working...
Hi there,
As someone who started out working on aircraft, that looks like a fairly bog standard Schrader valve cap used on tire stems and landing gear struts. You should be able to find them from...
Forum:
ALL COBRA TALK
02-25-2025, 06:38 AM
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Heater controls on Mk III Roadster and Windscreen Washer pump
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Posted By
old willy
No problem, just trying to help. The other...
No problem,
just trying to help.
The other thing I forgot to mention is the button on the dash is the switch for the wiper washer pump.
I guess you could use that for the horn and something...
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Scratch Builders Forum
02-23-2025, 04:53 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Winter wonderland
Greetings from Sandcroft Acre,
Hope everybody is having a fine version of winter where ever they are in the world. We here in central Ontario have had a very white one for sure, more snow...
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ALL COBRA TALK
02-23-2025, 04:13 PM
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Heater controls on Mk III Roadster and Windscreen Washer pump
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54
Posted By
old willy
Hey there, Well I will add my 2 cents here as...
Hey there,
Well I will add my 2 cents here as others will I am sure.
The button on the old VW type turn switch was used to activate a hi /low switching relay in a VW same as a lot of new cars....
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
01-11-2025, 07:54 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Well them's da brakes......
Hello all,
Happy New Year to you,
I hope everybody enjoyed some down time to spend with friends and or family or just out in the garage, whatever makes you happy.
Myself, I had a nice...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
11-19-2024, 08:59 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Milestone.....I think....
Hello all!
So a pretty big moment in the shop…… I thought so...:)
Ok! So I have some working doors, well, I think they work, they open and close nicely. Open to a generous angle and don’t hit...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
11-03-2024, 02:10 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
When one door opens, another………..
Ok then, still trying to get caught up here so here goes.
Silly me, spending time working on the project rather than tell my friends about it......
Now that I had the door openings...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
08-15-2024, 12:19 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Hey there, Well, only time will tell when I...
Hey there,
Well, only time will tell when I come south again.
I do believe, or at least keep telling myself that this will be "the last one" but life has thrown me a curveball before.
It...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
08-15-2024, 12:11 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
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Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
08-15-2024, 12:08 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
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Forum:
Originality Forum
08-12-2024, 09:13 PM
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does anyone have the chusck cobra plans?
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91
Posted By
old willy
Hello, I have a set of Chuck's drawings for...
Hello,
I have a set of Chuck's drawings for the 289 and am using them to build a car currently ( posting about it here too)
Chuck has been excellent to deal with and answer some questions when...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
08-12-2024, 08:53 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
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2,866
Posted By
old willy
Time, time time, see what's become of me........
Hello all,
Thanks so much for your kind words, work continues but for now I thought I would post another quick update.
A bit of a side project really but still needed.
Awhile back I...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
07-22-2024, 10:06 AM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
Work continues ..........
Well hello again,
Another long, overdue update here.
I am still beavering away on the roadster when I can and thought I would take another short time out on the project as it is summer and...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
03-21-2024, 06:50 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
If at first you don't succeed......
Well hello everybody,
It’s been a while again since I threw in an update, so here goes……..
The snow is melting and I am still working away on things, some parts are definitely going better...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
02-08-2024, 10:06 AM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
Thanks for your kind words, those are the sort of...
Thanks for your kind words, those are the sort of things that help keep me going sometimes. :)
As for building for anybody else, time will tell.......
I started this project with the...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
01-21-2024, 12:51 PM
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138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
Yes I agree, I was not really going for the big...
Yes I agree, I was not really going for the big performance upgrade, I am really trying to build another time machine :) So ya, really more about the looks.
I was just going to order a new...
Forum:
Scratch Builders Forum
01-07-2024, 09:17 PM
Replies:
138
Canuck 289 scratch build
Views:
2,866
Posted By
old willy
Happy new year and all that! a quick question too ....
Hello all.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas too,
if I did not mention it before.
All is well here in the semi-frozen north, and it time for another update.
I am still working...
Forum:
Cobra Build Logs
11-13-2023, 08:11 PM
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141
My Street 289 build
Views:
540
Posted By
old willy
Thank you for the link, I really think...
Thank you for the link,
I really think that might be the best compromise for looks and cooling performance.
I am sure a puller fan is still more efficient but it would look so out of place in...
Forum:
Cobra Build Logs
11-09-2023, 10:23 AM
Replies:
141
My Street 289 build
Views:
540
Posted By
old willy
Question for you
Hello again,
I was just getting caught up on your posts, it looks amazing BTW....:):)
Perhaps I missed it earlier but I wanted to ask about your electric fan, you posted a picture on your...
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