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11-19-2017, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
Posts: 1,187
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It's been a very busy past few months finishing up some other projects.
Now that I have those out of the way it's time to get back onto Kevin's project.
Today I got the foot boxes trimmed and fitted, firewall made up and fitted as well.
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12-08-2017, 05:41 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hi-Tech
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Craig is making great progress on all of the inner panels and the workmanship is absolutely amazing. It won't be long now before she goes out for paint!!
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12-08-2017, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Craig does amazing work.
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12-10-2017, 07:19 AM
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Location: Tucson,
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Really nice work!
Larry
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12-16-2017, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Thanks guy's
With every new panel made and fitted the project is looking more like a car!
Starting in on the floors.
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12-17-2017, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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Nice work
Cannot wait to see it running the Spring at club events
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12-18-2017, 07:29 AM
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Craig, are using 3003 aluminum? Your bends are really nice looking!
Larry
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12-20-2017, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LMH
Craig, are using 3003 aluminum? Your bends are really nice looking!
Larry
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Yes 3003.
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12-21-2017, 07:58 AM
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truly amazing ! 
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427 CSX 3000/4000 and Shelbys.
All gone ! Was a Hell of a run 
Now ... The dogs car
Mercedes E63S station wagon. 603hp
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12-25-2017, 12:49 PM
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Craig,
You've made a really nice job of the body, I'm learning the process of metalshaping and made a few panels in aluminium. Looking at your panels, there doesn't seem to be any wheeling marks, I'd expect to see just a few, this makes me think they are more stretch/hammer formed like the Kirkham process?, just an amateur wanting to learn more.
Martin
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12-26-2017, 08:20 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hi-Tech
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Hi Martin,
The body was made with an English wheel, various hammers and a buck, just like in the old days. If you are serious about pursuing metal shaping, I would highly recommend taking the class taught by Wray Schelin at Pro Shaper. I actually made the hood for this Cobra while taking Wray's 4 day class and I have attached the link showing the process. It is well worth the money and it is an awesome experience:
Made An Aluminum Hood For My Hi-Tech Cobra
Pro Shaper Sheet Metal LLC | Sheet Metal Shaping Services, Classes, And Tools |
01-09-2018, 11:36 AM
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If i may ask, what is the thickness of the aluminum used?
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01-10-2018, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charlottesville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Quote:
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If i may ask, what is the thickness of the aluminum used?
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Aluminum used is .062 to .065.
Test fitting the new 850 hp engine! 
Finishing up the floors. |
01-30-2018, 01:58 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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More work completed on this one, finished the transmission tunnel and fire wall panels.
New Dash panel fabricated and fitted, we now have all the alloy panels from the firewall back finished up and fitted.
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01-30-2018, 02:48 PM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Looking great! It's not that far away from getting the rubber on the road. Just in time for nice weather.
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01-31-2018, 05:27 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coombe, Shelby Block 496
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Next up on this build we would like to get the exhaust fitted, this entails cutting big holes in the side of the car 
I went ahead and installed Kevin's engine just to make sure everything was going to lineup and work.
Well we hopped that anyway as a lot of $$ was spent at the previous shop on the header and side pipes, well no surprise really that the exhaust was not going to work.
In the pictures you can see the primary pipes are just to far off to work with the slip joint, the welding is junk as well. (just unbelievable what some people pass off as work)
We are going to start from scratch and build new headers and install a set of nice flowing mufflers.  |
02-04-2018, 10:23 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
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I’d pay money just to observe you working. No questions, no interruptions and I would stay out of your way. Could learn a ton just watching HOW you fabricate every corner of the car, the tools and techniques utilized, etc. The photographs are wonderful but don’t tell the whole story of the craftsmanship.
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02-04-2018, 02:43 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hi-Tech
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Craig has done an excellent job in repairing my sidepipes and fabricating new primary pipes. I was hoping that I would be able to salvage some of the parts that I paid for, but sadly, that has not been the case at all. I paid good money for new Red Shark primary pipes and was told by my former "fabricator" that they were fitted and welded. I then paid more good money to ship them to Nitroplate for high temp ceramic coating only to find out now that they are pretty much scrap. Same for the sidepipes. They were dented, had the wrong size mufflers and the turndowns were incorrectly welded. I have attached some pictures of Craig's work which has once again put this project back on track.
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02-04-2018, 02:45 PM
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More of Craig's work...
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02-04-2018, 02:48 PM
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One side done!!!
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