AP2289 build log - Page 4

tkb289 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-04-2015, 12:27 AM

The blacked out chassis looks very good, and the idea of blacked out suspension bits is a nice touch. The craftsmanship & engineering are still there for all to see, but it’s a bit more subtle. It will also let a nicely dressed 289 / 302 catch the eye at first, then as one looks deeper, the chassis detail and design will draw one’s attention.

Interesting to see how they check / set the gap for the door, nothing like some simple shims to do the trick.

xb-60 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-04-2015, 04:27 PM

Hey Tim...just coincidentally....here's a link to one of your threads from back in 2010 about CSX2289 soon after it emerged from its 'barn' (and well before my car was lucky enough to be assigned its AP2289 chassis designation).

CSX2289 Out Of Storage After 30 Plus Years

"The number is pretty neat as well ... #289 for a 289!"

albanycobra · #3 (**permalink**) 08-04-2015, 07:27 PM

Nice link, really enjoyed those pics. Somehow I love the cars when they are in that used state of condition, patina. lots of great reference shots.

xb-60 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-05-2015, 04:18 PM

From the update from AP, here's the RH door fit into the body.

When you're 2000km from the factory, the weekly updates from AP are much appreciated

Cheers,
Glen

xb-60 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-19-2015, 05:28 PM

Left door opening. Don't know what the correct term for this is, but it's what the door shuts up against

Right door, checking fit

Right door, showing unique inner skin for FIA cut-back door. The intrusion bar will be located inside this moulding

More as/when it happens

Cheers,
Glen

albanycobra · #6 (**permalink**) 08-19-2015, 05:52 PM

Tight like a Tiga.......Cant wait to see the new body popped out of the mould.

xb-60 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-19-2015, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by albanycobra

Tight like a Tiga.......Cant wait to see the new body popped out of the mould.

Yes, gaps will be good

xb-60 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-29-2015, 02:19 AM

No, sorry, no update pics of AP2289 yet, but that is a Real One, yes?

Just wanted to bump my build thread. More pictures soon, as the mods to the front guards (OK, fenders in US speak) and the addition of the oil cooler scoop to bring the front end up to 'FIA spec" will be happening soon.

Cheers,
Glen

xb-60 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-15-2015, 10:36 PM

Update on the body work for AP2289:

Splashes for the standard bodywork (roadster guards/fenders and also the no-oil-cooler-scoop) on the front section have been made.
Bodywork mods to change the front end into FIA configuration are underway.
Mods are:
• FIA spec. flared front guards/fendersto accommodate the wider FIA wheels and bigger tyres
• the addition of an oil cooler scoop under the nose

This (above) shows the forming of the changes on the body front end ....the shape of the wheel arches is not the exact shape we will end up with.
There is plenty of allowance for trimming and shaping to complete the mould. The mould is made bigger, allowing an overlap that can then be adjusted back for a strong trimmed edge.

Same comments for the rear flares....again, plenty of allowance in the mould for a strong trimmed edge

Cheers,
Glen

xb-60 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 05:47 PM

So, the AP craftsmen are working away on making the body for their first 289FIA replica as accurate as they can.
There will be some features (or omission of features) that some might think are unusual about AP2289.

'Trunk bumps'. I'm not having them. I don't like the look of them. Only three of the original FIA cars had them and none of the USRRC cars had them, so I can justify not having them.

If you don't know what they look like, here they are on CSX2345 (one of the FIA cars):

The dash board on FIA cars - typically, but not exclusively, had 2⅝" SW minor gauges spread in-line across the dash, with a 3⅜" speedometer on the passenger's side of the dash. The tacho, in front of the driver, could be a SW or a big Jones or a Sun....or even a Smiths - whatever the driver's preference was.

Here's CSX2323's dash:

I'm not having that either

Aussie Mike · #11 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 06:32 PM

Those trunk bumps were so they could fit the regulation sized suitcase in the boot weren't they?

xb-60 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Mike

Those trunk bumps were so they could fit the regulation sized suitcase in the boot weren't they?

Yes. The story goes - and I have no doubt it's true - that when the FIA guy was checking just before a race, the suitcase (or box) wouldn't quite fit, so the Shelby guys just kept slamming the boot until the alloy skin was deformed enough to close properly, and then they just tidied it up a little later.
Some cars have quite sharp edged deformations for the trunk bumps, and to me they just look too precise, whereas 2345's bumps look more realistic.
The way I'm thinking - why destroy those beautiful smooth curves if you don't have to, and several of the FIA cars didn't have them anyway?

Cheers,
Glen

Aussie Mike · #13 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 09:02 PM

It'd be easy enough to get two boot lids and paint them up the same. One with the bumps and one without. Change them as the mood takes you.

Cheers

Dimis · #14 (**permalink**) 09-19-2015, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Mike

It'd be easy enough to get two boot lids and paint them up the same. One with the bumps and one without. Change them as the mood takes you.

Cheers

Says the guy with a garage-mahal in the back yard.

I'm totally green with envy... You lads with big sheds!

albanycobra · #15 (**permalink**) 09-18-2015, 04:29 AM

Love the dash layout on 6008...I'm going that way on my 427.
Yeah two boots is the go.

Dimis · #16 (**permalink**) 09-20-2015, 07:45 PM

Nice dash - particularly like the two stopwatches!
Very fitting

xb-60 · #17 (**permalink**) 09-20-2015, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimis

Nice dash - particularly like the two stopwatches!
Very fitting

Thanks, I like them too! Quite amazing what can be found on eBay.

tkb289 · #18 (**permalink**) 09-20-2015, 08:09 PM

Glen,
Great looking layout, your research pays off once again to come up with custom dash for AP2289 that has key elements of period CSX cars, but is unique to your cobra. What will be used for the base structure of the dash, sheet metal or fiberglass? Have you specified or sourced the dash cover material?

xb-60 · #19 (**permalink**) 09-21-2015, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tkb289

Glen,
Great looking layout, your research pays off once again to come up with custom dash for AP2289 that has key elements of period CSX cars, but is unique to your cobra. What will be used for the base structure of the dash, sheet metal or fiberglass? Have you specified or sourced the dash cover material?

Well thanks Tim....I had some good quality research assistance

Dash structure and covering decided? I'm happy to go with whatever AP suggest here, but given their 'fetish' for cold, hard aluminium alloy, I'm thinking that material would a good bet.
Dash covering....black leather would be nice, but I'll talk it over with Craig.

Cheers,
Glen

xb-60 · #20 (**permalink**) 09-24-2015, 09:02 PM

If you recall the story so far, the front half was roadster configured ex-Bruce. Splashes have been taken on the areas that would change (roadster guard/fender shape and the 'no-oil-cooler-scoop' area) so that those roadster features can be easily replicated for future roadster builds.
Now AP have moved on to modding those areas.
The oil cooler scoop is well under way, but what you see here isn't the final shape. As we see it at the moment, AP are just checking to see how the size of it will blend into the front of the body and then they will do the final shaping on the scoop itself.
The front guards have been changed to the FIA shape, with plenty of trimming allowance added, allowing for adjusting back and providing a strong trimmed edge.

Cheers,
Glen