Cobra 427 Build

[CL290005]

5 minutes ago, Steve (sdh2903) said:

Brave man Did it stink the oven out?

Get ready to laugh at the response 

[Thrustyjust]

That stuff does 'really' stink. Surprised the car isnt in the classifieds by Mrs Kuga , as Gary had somehow ' disappeared ! 

[KugaWestie]

10 minutes ago, Steve (sdh2903) said:

Brave man Did it stink the oven out?

Errm...............................................oh yeah, the whole ground floor in fact 

It didn't linger too long though, about 24 hours

[KugaWestie]

12 minutes ago, Steve (sdh2903) said:

Brave man Did it stink the oven out?

A good old fish pie sorted it out 

[KugaWestie]

I finished welding in the steering rack mounting steelwork and then sprayed it in along with the engine mounts

 

[Chris Brading]

My wife was not impressed by your use of the oven!

Strange!

[KugaWestie]

In preparation for the engine going back in, I spent some time today fitting some cable ties addled around the engine bay and tunnel for the wiring loom whilst it was all nice and clear and easy to get the drill in there. All pop riveted on with a good blob of silicone in the hole first

 

[Gary Taylor]

Yes it’s a lot easier before the lump goes back in , nice work

[KugaWestie]

Been a bit busy today, but I managed an hour tonight to do some reassembling.

Alternator brackets, alternator and new vee belt fitted. The belt is a touch long, it will do for a start but needs to be about 10-15mm shorter

 

Dipstick was next

 

Then the starter motor

 

Lastly I refitted the gear selector, mounting bobbins and bracket to the gearbox

 

 

[corsechris]

Nice to see you’ve recycled the Cherwell recycle bins

[KugaWestie]

While there is still room I decided to weld in a total of 10 earthing point studs around the chassis in various locations.

One on each rear corner for the rear lights

One under the fuel tank at the sender end

 

One under the fuel tank at the pump end

 

One each side in the front corners of the engine bay

 

One each side in front of the engine bay for lights, fan etc

 

Finally one each side at the front of the tunnel

[KugaWestie]

I finished off by refitting the engine mounting brackets to the engine

 

[Thrustyjust]

Great stuff Gary. Nearly ready to go in for the last time ! 

[KugaWestie]

21 minutes ago, Thrustyjust said:

Great stuff Gary. Nearly ready to go in for the last time ! 

Yep, thats what I am hoping for 

[KugaWestie]

I put the engine back on the hoist tonight and dropped the sump off for two reasons.

Firstly to have a quick look at the big ends and fell for movement. All good so pleased with that. It's all very nice and clean as well giving me more confidence of the rebuild done before I got it.