Club Cobra Gas-N Exhaust  

Go Back   Club Cobra > Cobra Talk Areas > Scratch Builders Forum

Nevada Classics
Main Menu
Module Jump:
Nevada Classics
Nevada Classics
MMG Superformance
MMG Superformance
Advertise at CC
Banner Ad Rates
MMG Superformance
Keith Craft Racing
Keith Craft Racing
March 2024
S M T W T F S
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Kirkham Motorsports

Like Tree3Likes

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 62 votes, 2.77 average. Display Modes
  #361 (permalink)  
Old 05-20-2009, 07:25 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
Not Ranked     
Default

Just think of the skill required to build and assemble a space shuttle. I say we clone Patrick and rule the whole freakin' universe.
Reply With Quote
  #362 (permalink)  
Old 05-31-2009, 07:50 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default Engine is in!!!!!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedBarchetta View Post
Just think of the skill required to build and assemble a space shuttle. I say we clone Patrick and rule the whole freakin' universe.
AND I WILL CALL HIM MINNI ME, M-WA HA HA HA(EVIL LAUGH)
That has got to be the best post come back I've ever seen.


Well, got my shinney bits back from the ceramic coater this week so I set out on getting this project a little further. Finished up some small details then set out to get this engine in the car. Guess what it sill fits (barely). The transmission is in as well, still need to make a mount for the hoses and clutch slave along with alternator and starter, but it was an eventful weekend. Here's the pics.
Patrick




WHO DOES #2 WORK FOR?
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #363 (permalink)  
Old 06-06-2009, 08:57 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default Quick update!

Did some plumbing work have some small things to show.
Or Just how much S#*T can you fit in a three pound bag.


finished the fuel system


Plumbed in the brake and clutch reservoirs
This is where the three pound bag really starts to stretch there is just not a lot of room left here, took a bit of creative thinking to get around this one.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #364 (permalink)  
Old 06-07-2009, 08:36 PM
fastraxsg's Avatar
Evryday is a roadstr day
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Jakarta, Indonesia, Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: RHD Hurricane street roadster HM1081 aging nicely in the garage
Posts: 5,725
Not Ranked     
Default

The creative bending is like art work, you should be teaching mini-courses on fabrication after you finish this project.
ken
__________________
aka Fuzzy ............... "It is not the return ON my investment that I am concerned about; it is the return OF my investment".......from Will Rogers
Reply With Quote
  #365 (permalink)  
Old 06-12-2009, 07:29 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
Not Ranked     
Default

Here's the deal Patrick. Someday I'm going to win a $200MM Powerball and become filthy rich. I'm then going to build my dream home with a garage that will rival Leno's. I will build a comparable home right next door and I will let you live in it rent free. All you have to do in return is be my neighbor and build cool shiat for me. The garage will also have a stocked fridge.

Regards,

-Dean

P.S. It won't be in Minnesota.
Reply With Quote
  #366 (permalink)  
Old 06-12-2009, 12:34 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default

Vegas, baby, Vegas, but I don't think you could handle bar bill! Thinking this stuff up is hard work.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #367 (permalink)  
Old 06-14-2009, 07:14 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default Weekend update!

Okay, busy weekend but still got more work done on the car.

How not to install a clutch slave, I never fabricated this during mock up, bad idea and I payed for it big time. No fun laying under the car making measurements for parts and drilling holes with no extra space.



Also installed the GO pedal and cable nice to see everything still fit the way it did before.


Mounted the starter and hooked up the power cable.

Last but not least Put the expansion tank and radiator / fan assembly in the car.


Now to get around to plumbing the coolant system and bleeding the hydraulics. We're getting closer.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #368 (permalink)  
Old 06-15-2009, 08:34 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
Not Ranked     
Default

Patrick, is all the bodywork out at the painter?

-Dean
Reply With Quote
  #369 (permalink)  
Old 06-15-2009, 11:13 AM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default

No. The body guy is still trying to get the chassis finnished and running first.
I couldn't trust that to fit, will do that on the car, I'm sure it won't fit right if I don't.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #370 (permalink)  
Old 06-27-2009, 02:18 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default

Now It would go with out saying that one of the more difficult systems to get working in one of these cars is the cooling system, now toss in the nightmare of the ford DOHC and you have created a monster. I hope this works, I picked up a few of those corrugated stainless hose things, they were on super mega sale. There was just no way to find all the hoses to fit this nightmare so I used them to build what I hope will work. I took it upon myself to toss the covers and cheesy hose clamps aside and bought some good ones from work. Please let me know what you think of this tubing job do you think it will work.




Cont....




Cont....




Patrick
Lurkers; man up and post something
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #371 (permalink)  
Old 06-27-2009, 06:27 PM
Naumoff's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick, MD
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
Not Ranked     
Default

Nice work. Make sure you put vents at all the high points to bleed out any trapped air in the system. Lots of ups and downs you had to do.
Once all the air is out the water will move.
Reply With Quote
  #372 (permalink)  
Old 06-28-2009, 03:21 AM
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 4
Not Ranked     
Default

The only issue you might have is sealing between the short rubber hose and the corrugated hose,getting the hose clamp on top of the rib might be the key to a good seal.
Looks good though,and I like the color.


Gary.
Reply With Quote
  #373 (permalink)  
Old 06-28-2009, 06:47 AM
fastraxsg's Avatar
Evryday is a roadstr day
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Jakarta, Indonesia, Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: RHD Hurricane street roadster HM1081 aging nicely in the garage
Posts: 5,725
Not Ranked     
Default

Is the blue plastic bottle your overflow tank? In this position, will it block too much airflow?
__________________
aka Fuzzy ............... "It is not the return ON my investment that I am concerned about; it is the return OF my investment".......from Will Rogers
Reply With Quote
  #374 (permalink)  
Old 06-28-2009, 10:23 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
Not Ranked     
Default

Patrick,

Make sure that you point the clamp mounting bolts in a direction that you can still get to them once the bodywork is in place. I thought I saw a few that looked difficult (I have large gorilla hands, so I think about these things).

-Dean
Reply With Quote
  #375 (permalink)  
Old 07-05-2009, 03:18 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default Couple of odds and ends

While I'm waiting for parts to show for the remote oil filter I've been tying up some small items. I made the adapters for the crank case filter breather .




While the lathe was a mess I went ahead and made the hanger for the diff vent filter breather. Now I hope I don't catch a bunch of crap for moving it to the wheel well.



Well I suppose I'll have to spend some more money to get more things to work on.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #376 (permalink)  
Old 07-12-2009, 06:12 PM
fasterpatrick's Avatar
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: IGH, MN, mn
Cobra Make, Engine: scratch build self design 4.6l DOHC
Posts: 769
Not Ranked     
Default PLugs, Wires, and stuff

Not much to do while I wait for some parts to show. Did manage to get plugs, wires, and the coils squared away. Now I've always hated the way ford stuck the coils out in front of the engine and the ran all those wires around and over the alt. leaving a huge mess. I was just going to mount them over the alt., but that didn't clear the hood so I had to move them back a ways. I think it looks okay. I left enough room to get the intake plumbed out towards the passenger side.






Found the belt I needed for the timing cover setup I went with, no PS. no AC., no extra pulleys.

Spent some quality time at the junkyard selecting parts to aid in the removable seats that I wish to have, need to have if I need to get at the trans in this car. The drive shaft will be here tomorrow and I will start to fill stuff with fluids. Every day we get a little closer.
Patrick
__________________
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=23754

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps not all of the modifications I made are technically 'street legal'

Nothing good ever happened after this statement;
Hey Moe watch this!
Reply With Quote
  #377 (permalink)  
Old 07-12-2009, 10:32 PM
fastraxsg's Avatar
Evryday is a roadstr day
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Jakarta, Indonesia, Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: RHD Hurricane street roadster HM1081 aging nicely in the garage
Posts: 5,725
Not Ranked     
Default

I bet your palms get sweaty every time you go out in the garage now as the startup day gets closer....you are a very patient man and the proof is right here in these photos, as usual, its a masterpiece..
ken
__________________
aka Fuzzy ............... "It is not the return ON my investment that I am concerned about; it is the return OF my investment".......from Will Rogers
Reply With Quote
  #378 (permalink)  
Old 07-13-2009, 05:02 AM
trularin's Avatar
Member of the north
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: May 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
Posts: 11,207
Not Ranked     
Default

Your attention to detail is excellent.

Reply With Quote
  #379 (permalink)  
Old 07-25-2009, 11:11 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Midland, Texas, Tx
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 4
Not Ranked     
Default

Just wanted to praise you on your perseverance, patience, and attention to detail. When one considers that you've invested more time that 4 term pregnancies, you would have to assume that this "baby" is gonna be one spoiled little brat! Awesome!!!
__________________
Doug

"numquam cede"
Reply With Quote
  #380 (permalink)  
Old 08-05-2009, 07:30 AM
Banned
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
Not Ranked     
Default

How about some updates, Patrick?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:53 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
The representations expressed are the representations and opinions of the clubcobra.com forum members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the site owners, moderators, Shelby American, any other replica manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. This website has been planned and developed by clubcobra.com and its forum members and should not be construed as being endorsed by Ford Motor Company, or Shelby American or any other manufacturer unless expressly noted by that entity. "Cobra" and the Cobra logo are registered trademarks for Ford Motor Co., Inc. clubcobra.com forum members agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyrighted material is owned by you. Although we do not and cannot review the messages posted and are not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Thank you for visiting clubcobra.com. For full policy documentation refer to the following link: CC Policy
Links monetized by VigLink