After c. 3 years of build time, i finally “finished” the Cobra build (well, you never really finish do you!).
IVA Day
The Big Day finally arrived starting with a super early start to get down to Anthony’s (Absolute Horsepower) with an air temperature just above freezing – not ideal cobra weather! We loaded up the car and headed down to the Exeter test centre. I’m writing the post far too late so sadly I can’t remember too much of what when …
Steering Wheels and feeling Horn-y
Time to sort out the round grab handle at the front! I have a BMW E36 air-bag steering column so I was a little worried things weren’t going to be too simple. Turns out I was right. I decided to follow in the footsteps of others and went with the excellent advice from this post on the Cobra club forum. …
Headlights and Taillights
SVA I’ll try to summarise the SVA requirements in time, but for now i’d say read the SVA manual carefully – lights aren’t that easy to move once the car has been painted! A further word of warning – I’ve not been through the SVA test yet, so what you read here is un-tested! Headlights These are pretty easy really, …
AK 427 Rolling Chassis
So, what do you get? I wasn’t entirely sure exactly what you get when you order a rolling chassis from AK, so I thought I’d try to document it here, in case you’re considering buying one yourself. Chassis – powder coated Brakes Discs Pads Callipers Brake lines – copper and run from the engine bay to flexies ready to connect …
AK 427 Body Options
AK Sports cars offer a range of options for the look of your cobra. These are the key items: Nose Vents: No Nose Vents: Wide Bonnet Scoop: Narrow Bonnet Scoop: Roll Bars Hoop: Roll Bars Three Legged: Fuel Filler Single: Fuel Filler Double: (quite hard to see on the pics) You can also choose if you want internal …
Chassis Ordered
After literally years of planning, the project has commenced. The TTs has been sold… Sad times. But actually exciting times as it means I’ve been able to order the chassis and kit from AK Sports Cars. I’ve gone for a rolling chassis option to hit the ground running. Kit date is in September so rolling chassis will be delivered at …