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Well, if it’s not completely symmetrical that will just be in keeping with the rest of a typical Cobra body.:)
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Wind Wings
I'm in a holding pattern awaiting arrival of the primer and new gaskets, so I moved on the the relocation of the wind wings. I plan on building side curtains so the clamp mounts needed to go. A buddy of mine had some mounting hardware so I went at it. Drilling the sidebar is nerve wracking, because, unlike fiberglass, there are no do overs. I got the top mounting block where I needed it and used the full wing assembly to locate the bottom block.
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Slick Sand
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Well, I’ve sanded down to 180 and filled some small defects. The gaskets I ordered arrived, so I wanted to see if they’ll work out. I clearly have to do a bit of glass work at the anchor points behind the doors, but I knew those cuts were a wild guess
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Good work...
it is coming along nicely!
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Well, I think this is the final shape. I've tweaked the PS corner a bit and repaired the cuts and holes where the old mounts were, just need to touch up the primer.
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Sidebar catches
I’ve started work on the mounting hardware. First up are the catches for the windscreen side bars. When I got it everything was done with aluminum pop rivets. I’ll use stainless fasteners ,new stainless catches (seen here) with a safety and nyloc nuts.
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Very nice work. It should look and function great when you get it painted.
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Yes, good job. Looks very much like a craftsman has been at work ;)
Colour comment? I think I would forget the white; that works OK on an MGB, but if it was mine, I'd be tossing up between a colour match, or a matte black or satin black. Cheers! Glen |
I cleaned up the inside of the top and sprayed a coat of primer.
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My $.02 color match with the car. Can't hardly beat BRG for a Cobra, my next one will be another BRG 289FIA. Cheers Tom.
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More sanding
I misted it with black as a guide coat and blocked it. Could have been worse.
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After blocking the second guide coat. Looks better.
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Final Fitting
Here’s the final fit. If goes well, next post it should have color.
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Very impressed with what you have been doing. Not sure I would've taken on as much as you. Great job, keep it up. BTW, nice color on your car:)
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Nice!!
Looking really good, John!
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It’s Green
After a lot of thought, I decided to farm out the paint. Mike at Spotlight Customs knocked it out of the park. He generously gave me an A+ on the prep work. The last photo shows the test panel used when I built the car 12 years ago.
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Yah baby!
Nice work!
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