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Old 03-31-2023, 07:12 PM
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Interesting day! Car back in my garage and we have a tornado touch down 5 miles from here!

Are the "powers that be" trying to tell me something?
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Old 04-01-2023, 05:18 AM
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Thanks Paul. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. My body shop guy had painted my 67 Mustang coupe a few years back. James is a young guy that had just opened his own shop. Has since become like a nephew to me.

He fell in love with the Mustang. Sometimes I think it was because it was a California car without the rust problems.

When he found out I was thinking about selling it, we struck a deal that he would give me half of what I wanted in cash and the other half would be for painting the Cobra.

He was losing his lease and shop space around here is about impossible to find without starting new. And because this area is recently slammed with people from Illinois building multi-million dollars homes, contractors are not even available to build out a shop.

So he emptied his shop of all projects and spent 6 weeks almost entirely on the Cobra. I think he was working about 60 hrs a week on it to get it "just right". He even covered the cost of the tow truck to bring it to the house. After he delivered it yesterday, he had to go back to the shop one last time to move the rest of his shop tools out. I felt sad for him, but he has 2 offers from custom shops in the area without even looking around. He is know for the quality of his work and his hard, honest way of doing things. Impressive for a 35 yr old with 14 yrs experience!

Now, he wants to help me finish assemble it. Said he is "taking the next month off to relax" and can be here next week in my garage. I think he's afraid I will scratch the finish!

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Old 04-20-2023, 03:34 PM
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Well, a slight mishap during the reassembly. I had installed the windshield. It was a bit tight in the center of the cowl, gap on the sides. I am sure the mold just varied and the curve a bit too much. As I started to attache the side wings, I made sure the screws were not too long. Started on the visors, checked again the the 1st 2 holes are clear. Did not check the 3rd hole, "CRACK". It appeared the glass had been forced to the top of the frame on the passenger's side and the screw just nicked it.

Then, to add to the bad week, 2 days later we fly to California to visit the kids for the 1st time since last summer. My wife complains the next day after we arrive that she does not feel well. We go to a nearby outpatient clinic- they test her and she is positive for Covid! Two days later, I have it as well.We cannot figure out who we got it from, no one we had contact with in the last 10 days had any symptoms.
Luckily, we were to stay at some friends guest house. So we have quarantined and can now travel home soon as we can get a flight back. But, we did not get to see our kids or friends as intended.

This has been an expensive and disappointing month!

I am just afraid of the old "bad luck comes in threes"!
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Old 04-20-2023, 05:42 PM
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The whole Covid thing is a real PITA. I've had all my vaccines, all my boosters, and I still got it multiple times. Each time I did, I was wearing a mask. I've never contracted it when I was not wearing a mask!! I don't wear masks anymore.
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Old 05-05-2023, 05:56 PM
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I had the dash recovered in a nice black vinyl. The original beige cover had been pretty beat up over a period of time.


Now I have been working thru the wiring.

As I tried to figure out the wire runs, I realized the fuse block had no labels for which fuse protected which circuit.

I suspected it was a custom aftermarket harness, but nothing had a name on it. I guessed the fuse block was possibly a Painless Wiring unit. It turns out it is the same block as used on the Chevy C10. It makes sense since the steering column is a Chevy Chevette, the connectors needed are the same on the column. The wiring numbers are different from the C10. But the fuse layout seems to be the same. I can only guess Painless made it custom for CR or CR made the loom using the Painless fuse block. I suspect the former.

I have added electric door poppers and trunk release.


Never liked the bicycle cables with the derailer handles on the door sill to open doors and trunk.

Now, after a serious conversation with a Cobra parts supplier as to why he had not shipped, I will finally get my last remaining shifter & boot parts for the interior and a trunk support.

Then I can install the carpet, then the dash and finally the seats.

Next on to finish the last fuel connection for the fuel filler. Then I can finally start the motor!
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Old 05-05-2023, 06:56 PM
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There is a picture of the fuse block with fuses labeled in dscott’s gallery.
Could be the one you have maybe, it matches mine.
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Old 05-06-2023, 05:08 AM
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That is the one. Thanks Sunman.
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