1955 Aceca/Cobra restomod

[Alfa02]

A friend of mine, has owned this Cobraized/Aceca since the late 60's when the conversion was done, also Supercharged. I was allowed to drive it to Pacific Raceways and back to Redmond, a true thrill to drive, good luck on your project, and keep the post's coming. Cheers TommyRot.

[xb-60]

Looking forward to following the rebuild. Looks like some serious work going on there!

Several questions...
Are you retaining the original engine?
If so, which engine, the AC 2.0-6 or the Bristol 2.6?
Not changing to a SBF, I assume?
Last question..."grybrd" - do you have anything easier to pronounce.... or is that Welsh

Cheers!
Glen

[1985 CCX]

Great going on the new thread!
Will watch it as its very interesting.

[MAStuart]

grybrd123 Is there any chance you could take a shot of the rear spring tower from the bottom side? I am scratch building and my rear spring tower is constructed a little different than yours shown here . Not saying mine is right because I have found many mistakes in my plans. Where mine looks different is on the side view mine has 2 small holes at the bottom of the side plate. Yours has one. Also mine has a weld across the side plate at the top. This is where the side and top plate meet. The side plate also wraps around about 135*to the inside and is also welded into the 2 spuds that the bolts go thru to hold the rear end in. I have seen other make this part the same way yours is made. This makes me wonder what way is correct? Were original Cobras made both ways? If you need a picture I can snap one to make it more clear what I am asking about.

Thanks Mark

[Chicagowil]

Originally Posted by Alfa02

A friend of mine, has owned this Cobraized/Aceca since the late 60's when the conversion was done, also Supercharged. I was allowed to drive it to Pacific Raceways and back to Redmond, a true thrill to drive, good luck on your project, and keep the post's coming. Cheers TommyRot.

If any one is interested in adding a Paton Supercharger (like the original style in the photo from Alfa) I have one freshly rebuilt and converted to a serpentine belt. I have just the supercharger- not the mount

Thom