Lurker - now owner/builder...
 

I've been lurking here for awhile. Lots of enthusiasts here for sure. Thought I'd share my story here too!

I picked up FFR 4975k yesterday!! What an amazing feeling, seeing it for the first time. I almost forgot how much better these things look in the flesh! I had Stewart Transport take care of the shipping, but there were some problems on thier end, trying to get across the border. I won't get into it, but Stewart did a fine job otherwise! I ended up having to rent a U-Haul truck, the 17' version, and we managed to get the car in without much of a problem, 3 of us. Drove through the border, had my paperwork done, and an hour later (without them even looking inside the truck!!) I was on my way! Once I got home, my buddy helped me remove the body and all the boxes and move them inside, no problems there. Getting the frame inside is another story. I had to call up 3 more people, and we carried it out and put it onto jackstands! Man it was heavy!

Backorder list is ok, sidepipes, seats, roll bar, dash padding, 2 shocks, and some other minor things. Frame looks good, not much slag at all, few scratches in the paint. What kind of paint should I get to cover these up? I'm not going to powdercoat it. Too much $$ and hassle just to be covered up by the body.

The body seams look good, no holes or gaps, just seams. Have to do a search see how I get started on sanding it down.

Anyhow, I'm so excited. Inventory to do, and begin on the panels!

Couple shots of the car coming out of the U-Haul, and me inside:
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_001.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_002.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_003.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_004.jpg

Some random in-garage shots of the car and frame!:
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_005.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_006.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_007.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_008.jpg

http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_009.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_010.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_011.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_012.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_013.jpg
http://www.october-five.com/cobra_arrival_014.jpg

Congratulations! Good luck on the build. Don't forget to sign up for cobraclubca on Yahoo Groups. There are 102 Canadian cobra enthusiasts on the forum.

Congrats!

Welcome to the nut house! The "fun has just begun."

Keep us posted,

David:) :) :)

I second David K's statement!! Keep us posted with pics.

Will do for sure!

The fun has just begun. I estimate like 4-6hrs max everynight, and 12 hours on the weekend. Hopefully get this thing on the road before I turn 24 in October.. we'll see how things progress though, and how $$ is for the rest of the stuff I need.