Some Photos

Not much to report today but I thought I would post a few pictures of the work I have done on some of the donor parts. I used POR-15 to freshen them and although time consuming these previously rust, gungy parts now look close to new with a hard coating that won't scratch and will be rustproof. All parts received 2 coats of the POR-15 rust paint and then 2 black topcoats of the POR-15 Chassis paint.

Front Brake Caliper

Front Spindle
Pedal Box


Finally a little more pondering and another decision. The engine from the donor is in good shape but I was going to switch from EFI to carburator as I like the looks better and the EFI harness was in pretty bad shape. After another conversation with AL at WCC (there is a trend here) I have decided to stay with EFI but use the Powerjection III system which looks like a carb but is a self contained, self mapping EFI system.

A little more shopping and a little more spent!

With time on my hands I started looking at stuff on the interweb. Initially I was going to go with rear drum brakes and just change the axles to 5-lug but after looking at the North Racecars site and talking to Richard there I am going to upgrade just slightly. The car is now going to have Cobra spec rear disc brakes complete kit....woohoo. Of course that raises the cost but being a safety issue it was the only reasonable thing to do.
A day or two later I was talking to Al Beix at Western Canada Cobras (WCC) and put in an order for the Factory Five Front Lower Control Arms, Rear Lower Control Arms and 4 Koni Coil-overs. Everything I will need to get the car rolling is now in place or on order.
A little side note here for any of you in Canada who may be thinking of doing this. Talk to Al at WCC! He is a great resource, willing to listen to any number of inane questions and provide sound advice. I ordered the FFR package through him and with no additional cost over the posted price of the kit he takes care of all approvals from Transport Canada and all invoicing and paperwork through FFR. Hats off to you Al.

This was it!

The week I finally made the commitment official. I put the deposit down and have scheduled the delivery of the car for the last week in April. Actually I will be driving down and picking it up myself right at the factory. This will give me a chance to tour the place and besides it will save a couple of thousand dollars in that there will be no crating, delivery and brokerage charges to pay.
Even better I was able to convince them to give me the fall special deal so I will be getting an upgrade to stainless steel sidepipes along with free bumpers, wind wings and sun visors. As part of the special I also got a full set of Halibrand replica 15" wheels.
I did a little upgrading on the kit itself and opted for the 3-link suspension, powdercoating and body cutouts.
Now the winter must pass!!