If you did this for a living, what would you do for yourself? - Page 4

Three Peaks · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 10:14 PM

If I had seen these pictures before I had my dual roll bars made up, this is the way I would have gone. That double wide roll bar just looks great. Is it stainless or chromed steel?

Absolutely gorgeous roadster.

Bob

Tom Kirkham · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 12:31 AM

The roll bar is stainless.

OCD · #3 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 03:39 AM

Dear Mr Kirkham

I'll be joining your ranks of satisfied customers as soon as Gerry Hawkridge has built my Kirkham slabside to rolling chassis stage - getting very excited! My username, OCD, refers to the fact that this will be my 9th Cobra replica since 1988 (Obsessive Cobra Disorder - sadly no cure but to keep buying stuff).

Hope I'm not letting the cat out of the bag when I say that Gerry will have a facsimile Allen Grant car at this years NEC Classic Cars show in Birmingham, England, Nov 13-15. Not sure if its a Kirkham or a grp car, but seeing as it will be painted yellow with the black stripes etc, its probably grp. That said, he's working on the same thing in aluminium. The car resembles what you have built in many ways, namely the rear flares but of course was built on a 260 originally, hence no side vents.

Met a guy last week who used to cycle to the AC factory when he was in his early teens and have tea with the 289/427 line workers!

Will put some pictures of my Hawk onto the website in due course - generally acknowledged to be the best in the UK.

Look forward to posting some more anon.

Regards
Colin

FatBoy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 10:31 AM

Hi Colin,

Welcome.

Are you saying that the Hawk is generally acknowledged as being the best in the UK, or yours specifically?

Paul

OCD · #5 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatBoy

Hi Colin,

Welcome.

Are you saying that the Hawk is generally acknowledged as being the best in the UK, or yours specifically?

Paul

Mine of course!

Colin

migge · #6 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 04:45 AM

Congrats to your decision Colin

Flared fenders on Sebring cars

Make many pics at the NEC.

Cheers
Migge (Special customized BRA289 under construction)

migge · #7 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 04:47 AM

another view

OCD · #8 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by migge

Congrats to your decision Colin

Flared fenders on Sebring cars

Make many pics at the NEC.

Cheers
Migge (Special customized BRA289 under construction)

Nice work Migge! Shame you won't be the first to finish but look forward to it anyway! I'll be sure to take my camera.

Colin

franklin · #9 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 12:33 PM

Looks good Tom.

I'll come by and check it out!

RedCSX1 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 12:51 PM

Tom, Look fantastic. I am interested in hearing more on the engine specs. Are you running a Hyd roller cam? What heads? ARP? Looks like an edlebrock or a funnel port intake.

Tom Kirkham · #11 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedCSX1

Tom, Look fantastic. I am interested in hearing more on the engine specs. Are you running a Hyd roller cam? What heads? ARP? Looks like an edlebrock or a funnel port intake.

Thanks

Engine was built by Dave Dralle to run on Mexican pump gas a while back. Intake is a E-brock air gap. Crane solid lifter cam (would now go hydraulic roller), Mexican block (poor man hypo), Boss 302 crank, Carrillio long rods, Ported 351 W heads (rules dictated iron, would go aluminum now), JE pistons. 351 ARP head studs (1/2 inch vs 7/16).