A miracle....Slowy's cobra update

[stephen low]

Rob

Think I had posted some of these photos in the past.

Had a stock BA bonnet in rapid yellow sprayed with the Honda blue as a full scale replica of the planned stripe layout. This allowed the bride (Fasty as one of my mates nicknamed Annie years ago) and I to gauge her colour selection. I was allowed to build the car on the basis she chose the colours.

Anyway the blue has pearl as standard and in flat light looks black - go yellow and black, but with any sun the blue become quite spectacular. Look where the sun hits the curved sections for some idea.

However the photos don't do the blue justice.











Had the bonnet on a trailer when we went to the trimmers to select colours and it was alternative sun and cloud. This was good to see the variances against the planned trim fabrics but it didn't change our trim material colour selections.

In all my searching I've not seen this colour combo other than a pale blue - yellow race cobra so it is quite unique.

Not everyone's cup of tea I'm sure, but there are plenty of blue - white variants already.

Can't wait to see the finished product that's for sure.

Cheers

[stephen low]

So visited Greg's man cave this afternoon and discovered some pleasing progress as shown below.

Initial prepared body



Nothing like a smooth clean bum - DoH



And a couple of the swinging panels

Boot



And the passenger door not looking too bad atop



Beginning to look like a finished article with its first solid coat of primer.

I gather quite some rubbing and guide coating to go, plus finishing off the bonnet but she has progressed - woo hoo!!!

Enjoy - I certainly did

[benny s]

Looking good Slowy.

[leroy17]

Steve, great work to see it at this point and I bet you were grinning from ear to ear.

Not long now till you get the see what you have seen on the test bonnet for I am sure has seemed like ages now on the entire car.

Load plenty of pics when its done and during assembly, enjoy all you time and effort before hand.

[stephen low]

I have been told by Greg that he is spending this coming long weekend in the paint booth applying the colours to my car.

There will be plenty of photos sent out next week presumably, when I can get up to his place to photograph this transfomation.

Seems the God's are smiling elsewhere too as I've spied a modest sheetmetal folder for sale that would suit my hobby bending needs.

And this all times very well too with lodgement of last years tax return finally and a very healthy refund expected.

Life is good though I've found myself overloaded with projects again, one of which is a shed build that I will ping in a seperate thread for advice on foundations.

Cheers

Steve

[stephen low]

So young Greg has worked his magic again over the long weekend. Am told this is the 7th year of Labour Day long weekend cobra painting.

Needs the three days to get colour, stripes and clear all laid.

So enjoy, I did taking the photos!












A rest for the paint to harden, and about a week to fix bits within the engine bay and the car will be back home again.

Then the push is on to get various parts refitted for the trimmer as well as some aluminium folding for kick panels.

Busy times ahead!

Cheers

[LoBelly]

Rapid Yellow - the superior colour choice

Well done Slowy

LB

[750hp]

Looks great mate. Those stripes really come alive with the direct sun reflection!

[gjkrv8]

Looking great Slowy. Great colour combination.

(P.S. I think one of those long weekends was mine - about 6 years ago now.)

Cheers Gregg

[stephen low]

Thanks guys.

Yes Michael the only choice and in fact I believe the colour of the first cobra built too. Though I did read the car was resprayed repeatedly to appear at different motor show.

Anyway hopefully not too "Rapid" this time around - DoH

Craig that was the beauty of this colour, in flat light we get the ol Yellow and Black theme look but with any sun, a very different beast in brilliant blue. This is a honda colour with Pearl in the mix.

Anyway have now also aquired a modest bender to be ready to start making up cabin kick panels on the car's return, along with final fitting of various items for the trimmer to work too.

Cheers

[stiffy]

Slowly,

Fantastic result, looks great, I love yellow and with the black

Pearl stripes it will look a treat.

Looking forward to swing it on the road soon.

Stiffy

[leroy17]

Now comes the really fun part of putting on the shiny bits.

Keep going with the updates, things will/should more relatively quick here now.

[stephen low]

Had to drop off bits to Greg today for fitting shortly and discovered further progress.

As mentioned previously, the car still needed repair to a few items in the engine bay and Greg still had to finish off the underside of the boot and bonnet. So found the car like this today.....

Mc-Cobra anyone????

Shrink wrapped cobra!




Some of the engine bay repairs

And what's in that "plain brown packaging" as my wife said tonight looking at the photos - DoH.............I had to laugh!!!!!

Should I have looked at her with a straight face and just said ...boat anchor???

But no to semi quote a famous local film......"it's the last of the Windsors, it's the ducks guts"





A bit hard to see but the third light all lined up.



The repairs needed were part mis-communication as to what holes needed filling first time around and new ones developed, some damage during body install and along the way, it has been 8 years remember!!!

Anyway I was also succesful on fleabay getting this sheet metal bender to do the aluminium work I'll need.





It is 1 metre wide and will nicely bend my planned 2mm thick aluminium panelling I need for my cockpit. I'll also later attach panels around the radiator at a later date.

So awaiting the car's return but feeling good about the whole journey now!

Enjoy

[jcraigau]

That bender is exactly what I need at the moment.
I've got 1.5mm aluminium all cut to size, just needs bending.

Anyone in Perth got one?

[stephen low]

Mate

Happy for you to fly over and bend all your panels if you like - lol

But really, can't you find a sympathetic machine shop that will let you do your own bending locally?

You could be patient like me and wait about a year for the right thing to pop up too - ha ha - sorry

[jcraigau]

Thanks Steve, I might take you up on that offer. I was in Melbourne last week for biz...
We have our club meeting tomorrow night and there should be someone there that will have the right tools, there always seems to be!

I did that with my engine crane when Mals went out of business and Autobahn took over. They had cranes in Mals boxes and had them for 70% off... Once I threw the box away it was EXACTLY the same as the Autobahn ones for $299.

[stephen low]

So a great early Easter present arrived late today.

Many thanks to Greg for his great work.

And the pressure is now back on me to move the project forward again.




Now that is a nice bum....! Even if I say so myself.





In need of some side pipes and vents to finish her off.

And of course a lowered front end.




Saying as it is.




And no it won't make it to Shelbyfest before some smarty makes the quip.

And yes it is the most expensive taxi to flag fall in Victoria!!

So now just have to get on with the program.

Cheers and enjoy.

Steve

[leroy17]

What an Easter present..... awesome for you to have it back and I am sure that you got bugger all sleep last night again now that your baby is back from the beauty parlor.

Panel gapping looks spot on, you have got to be happy with that.

Keep up the updates, its been a little quiet in here.

[Modena]

that looks great slowy, now to get it driving!

[stephen low]

Thanks guys.

But still a fair bit of work to get her finally ready for a RWC and then rego but closer than she's been before.

On getting a roadworthy can anyone suggest a local shop that is cobra sypathetic.

Cheers

Steve