New JBL Cobra Daytona Coupe Street Version Build

[Clois Harlan]

Back to my Build;

Since Larry Goins is finishing with Mats Competition Version I needed to get my tires and wheels to him so we can dial in the spacing etc. on my chassis.

I received my wheels from Bob Lacy at Vintage Wheel and took his wheels and my new Goodyears to have them mounted at my local tire shop. As fate would have it FedEx must have dropped one of the rear wheels because it was bent. I called Bob and he asked that I take pics and send them to him and he would get me a new wheel asap. In the meantime he asked that I take the bent wheel and have it straightened and he would pay for that plus ship me a new wheel. Three Point Wheels is chargine $125 to straighten the wheel and re-polish it. Should have it this afternoon.

At any rate sometimes things just happen and this is the first time I have ever had anything damaged in over 15 years. I can be replaced!

[Clois Harlan]

I talked to Larry Goins yesterday and my chassis is still not finished but he tells me he should have it completed this week. All that is remaining is the bending of the roll cage and the "stitching of the body panels. After that we can drop the engine/transmission in and determine where to locate the motor mounts. Then we will pull the engine/Trans and send it to paint or powder coating (undecided at this time) because I am going to have the engine bay painted wimbeldon white like the original and the rest of the frame painted black.

The body is coming out of the mold today and so most of the fiberglass work has been done. I am sure that there will be a few other parts that will need to be made in the coming weeks such as the rear window frame, spoiler, and inner fenders. The good news is that by mid-June most of the components should be ready for assembly.

I have got most of the mechanical parts waiting for install so this build should go pretty quick (in relative terms). Of course Larry will need to have the shocks, A-Arms, Brakes, etc in stock when I am ready for the assembly. Many of those parts are Unique to the JBL construction. I am going with the adjustable sway bars and a removable side roll bar braces (the horizontal bars that go over the doors attaching to window hoop and the roof) since this Coupe will be used for street and an ocassional track day.

I am starting to get exicited but Mat Twiehaus' Competition Coupe has priority at this point since it's debut with be at the Mid America Shelby Meet. If you haven't seen some of his photo's check them out:

New JBL Coupe Build


Clois