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04-14-2020, 04:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1795
Your wife must love you, I would be dead meat if I tried to do that on the kitchen counter.
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I’m pretty lucky - a few years back, she let me have 2 days to get the Mustang’s C4 rebuilt before I got sent to a cold a garage. I got finished in a day.
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04-19-2020, 11:05 PM
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Location: Redding,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR chassis and suspension, Mr. Bruce 289 FIA body
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I did the same thing on mine
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04-20-2020, 03:11 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five chassis/Mr. Bruce slabside
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Read above, you're the one he got the idea from. 
John O
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I did the same thing on mine
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04-27-2020, 05:25 PM
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I have the trunk tray that Bruce makes. The tray itself is a well-made piece, but 1) it’s about 1/4” too narrow for my spare and 2) it didn’t have the “wings” like the original pan does. So, I took the pan, split it, and re-glassed it with an extra 1/4” of width. I also added fiberglass to the sides to make up the back half of the trunk floor. The chassis only had the trunk pan supported at the front and back, so I also welded in a couple of tubes to support the sides. I sprayed the pan with white primer to see sort of what it would look like once prepped and finished.
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04-27-2020, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Nice job! Never tried working with fibreglass myself, so I'm in awe.
Keep up the great work 
Cheers!
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04-27-2020, 06:29 PM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Nice job! Never tried working with fibreglass myself, so I'm in awe.
Keep up the great work
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Stacey,
I agree, I have done a little fiberglass work, and it certainly did not look as good as what you did Did you make a mold or form?
Jim
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05-02-2020, 05:03 PM
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Stacy,
Can I ask whose dash that is in the picture?
Cheers
Glen
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05-02-2020, 05:11 PM
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Glen,
That’s a dash I got from Bruce Chervenak.
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05-02-2020, 06:02 PM
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Yes but do you know which car is that in the printed picture in that post?
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05-02-2020, 06:16 PM
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Sorry - The yellow car (pic on the left) is Lynn Park’s Dirt Bag 289 car. The pic on the right is one I have on my office computer, which I don’t have access to currently. Both are cars that I am pretty confident are pretty original.
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05-30-2020, 03:12 PM
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Bruce’s hood hinges are fabricated from flat steel. I bought some universal hinges from Vintage Wheel that were 3/4” tube and they were bushed. They didn’t fit out of the box (didn’t expect them to), but after some slicing, dicing, and julienning, I got the to work pretty well. Also, after an initial mis-measure that resulted in welding and then removing, I got the radiator mounts welded in and the radiator fitted. Slowly getting my “to be welded” list completed.
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05-30-2020, 03:55 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 427
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Great work Stacy. Just curious. What front sway bar are you using?
Are you also doing a rear sway bar?
Cheers
Greg
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05-30-2020, 04:23 PM
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Greg,
I’m using an early Miata factory bar on the front. It fits like a glove and is readily available. I don’t have plans for a rear bar at this time. Once I drive it, I’ll see if a rear bar is warranted, but I’m guessing no since this will be a street car. I do have an idea for mounting points if a rear bar is ever needed.
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06-14-2020, 01:59 PM
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Cutting holes and trying to give her a sexier butt.
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12-21-2020, 05:39 PM
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After a lengthy absence, time for an update. While I’ve been working on the car, there have been distractions:
1) My daughter got married at the end of October. I always thought all the father of the bride had to do was write checks. Uh - wrong. Had to do way too much work, make way too many decisions, and spend WAY too much money. However, one of the greatest days I have ever had.
2) The wife and I bought an RV in August. We had toyed with the idea over the last couple of years, and since the kids are out of the house, our free time has greatly increased. We found a coach (32’ Tiffin motorhome) in Florida that an older couple was selling right and we scooped it up. So far it has been a blast.
3) Covid 19 - enough said.
Car stuff - I have been mocking up all the suspension and getting the alignment in the ballpark. Also, I have started working on my plan for hydraulic plumbing. I fabricated my pedal box and am making the final revisions to my left foot box. That will free up finishing my steering column install. Lots of intermingled parts and systems, but progress is coming along steadily.
Pedal box in planning.
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12-21-2020, 05:41 PM
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Pedal box almost finished
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12-22-2020, 08:09 AM
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WOW!! Beautiful work Stacy.
Merry Christmas,
John O
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12-22-2020, 08:11 AM
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WOW!! Beautiful work Stacy.
Merry Christmas,
John O
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12-29-2020, 09:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 FIA street version
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Glad to see more progress on this build.
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12-29-2020, 12:57 PM
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Stacy,
She sure is coming along nicely. You are doing excellent work.
Jim
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