Ordered my Lone Star Kit on the way home from seeing the Texas Cobra Club Rally in Austin Texas March 2007. Picked up the Kit April Fools Day. My wife gave me the look when I told her my plan was to have it finished in a year or so. Then she just outright laughed at me. My patience isn't my virtue!
Started with the plan of a couple hours a day after dinner, Once the rolling chassis was together (about 2 weeks) it sort of started looking like a car so then I started working about 4 hours a day after dinner. Dropped the engine in and started it up and that fired me up! I own my company so I started leaving work early after the first month and started putting in 4-6 hours a day, sometimes just skipping dinner. Body goes on at 2 months and then I drive it around the block without doors, hood and trunk. UH OH! Now I start leaving work at noon, working thru dinner, and car is Titled, liscensed and on the road (without paint) 4 months from the day I brought it home. PAINT THEN TAKES 4 MONTHS!!! AAAAGHHHHH! There were times that I would just look in the garage and find something I thought I could do in a few minutes and end up spending hours! I enjoyed the build so much I had seperation anxiety after finishing. I tell everyone that the build was as much fun at times as driving it. I have a 2005 Ford GT that I think is the most incredible car in the world. Yet, I am taking the Cobra to Cars and Coffee this week.
Larry
In the Houston Cobra Club I have a friend that built his in ONE month!! Complete, no paint. Also we have a member who has been working on his 6+ years.