How many people work on their own Cobra?

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by joyridin'

I don't mean you got your pinky dirty from changing he oil, I mean you tore out the rear-end, pulled the engine or heads, stripped the body down to bare fiberglass, welded up the frame etc on your own?

How many actually have gotten their hands dirty working on their Cobra?

There has been a lot done on my car, and the only things not done by me were: a) the wheel alignments; and b) replacing the bushings in the front suspension.

Most, but not all of the work done / installed by me:

• Moroso 5° carburetor wedge plate
• Factory Five Racing accelerator pedal & throttle cable assembly
• 5° K&N 9” filter and X-Stream top
• MSD #8477 distributor
• Custom road racing oil pan & pickup
• Melling M-83HV oil pump
• Ford Racing 90° Oil Filter Adapter M-6880-A50
• Replaced lever on Hurst shifter
• Leather shift boot
• Custom 92 litre aluminum fuel tank
• QA1 thrust bearing kit - front coil-overs
• QA1 adjustable shock absorbers - rear
• Richmond PowerTrax Grip-Pro torque-sensing differential
• Front - Wilwood Dynalite Pro Series Front Disc Brake Kit 140-11017 w/vented rotors; SS braided lines
• Rear - MBM Disk Brake Kit DBK9 (GM calipers with integral parking / emergency brakes)
• Adjustable proportioning valve
• Aluminum remote brake fluid reservoir / filler
• Honda Civic del Sol high back bucket seats
• Oil temperature gauge
• Brake system failure indicator lamp
• Period-correct rear view mirror
• Dual “bullet” style side mirrors mounted to windshield frame
• Locking hood latches w/ keyed-alike trunk latch
• Back-up lights – LED
• Daytime running lamps – LED
• Centre-mounted 3rd brake lamp - LED
• Patriot Exhaust auger-style muffler inserts
• Gas-charged struts to support trunk lid
• Battery re-located in sealed battery box