Kirkham 668 build

[rodneym]

Fantastic work, Lex!

[Lexluther]

Minor break through,
I now have all of my lights working.

Reversing lights


Brake lights and tail lights


and the headlights, high and low beam


Indicators work as well, I have a video but don't know how to upload it.

Still some issues under / in the dash to sort out, hopefully something simple like a bad earth

PS.
Why does one picture paste large and the others small? same camera same number of pixels

[guye]

Nice work lexy, by the way.

Re pics, you're just using the wrong link. Here are the big pics.

And the video:

[Lexluther]

Thanks Guye
I promise I will get the hang of this forum one day!

Cheers

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by Lexluther

Thanks Guye
I promise I will get the hang of this forum one day!

Cheers

If I may, on behalf of all, don't sweat promising you'll get the hang on of this site. Just promise you'll keep posting those pics.

Glad to see your car coming along nicely. Congrats.

[guye]

Absolutely right, Dimis. Don't sweat the site stuff, Lex, you're doing great!

[Lexluther]

My engine is the next piece in the puzzle,
I am not much of a mechanic and EFI , computer stuff frightens me.
But the only way to learn is to have a go I guess, and it is the only way this baby will ever hit the road.
So what I am trying to put together for compliance is a
stock 1995 351 Mustang Cobra R engine. (they built 250 of them)
I think a few guys going for 351's are going with this set up

This is what I have now


And this is what was in my letterbox when I got home!!!!!!




super exited!!

Still need a lot of bits and pieces, dizzy, ecu (has to be OME I need to display/show it when it is inspected)
engine wiring and connectors, stock rocker cover etc,etc

But at least that big void in the engine bay will be filled..

Cheers

[damage]

You must have a huge letterbox mate, haha. Not much to go and you make real noise.

[guye]

Cool.

I'm not much of an engine mechanic either; how do you even work out what bits to order so they all match, especially if you've got a limited edition engine!?

Looks like fun though. I intend learning the same way. Good luck, and keep us posted!

[Lexluther]

Hi Guye
To find what you need let Google be your friend it is amazing what information is out there
From manufactures and other forums
I also got a good look when AP had their intake unit bolted on my engine
And I took a lot of photos, asked a plot of dumb question
Surprisingly most guys I have spoken to or E- mailed in the US are REALY helpful

Cheers

[guye]

I'm not afraid to ask dumb questions. So I should be ok :-)

[deano59]

well done I bet your well pleased with it all ..just as a side note I see more cobras with the rear lights not been the usual bee hive ones and rectangle in shape I have to admit I prefer the bee hive ones myself
cheers dean

[Lexluther]

I got some more little trinkets for my car today,
my engineer did not think the bonnet handles would pass inspection and suggested I look for an low profile alternative.
I could not find anything I liked so I designed something, inspired from my XB GT lookalike that I owned many years ago.
My dear friend Mike turned them up for me in aluminum




He also made me a gear knob


Deano
from what I have seen in my books the rectangular tail light is closer to original than the two small round lights, please correct me if I am wrong

Cheers
Kent

[deano59]

your prob right kent as a lot of the pictures I have show the rectangular lights also but then the bee hive ones are on a lot of others . I used landrover lights on my first cobra yrs ago.
I guess its just a personal thing to what you prefer no wrong or right .

[damage]

Originally Posted by deano59

well done I bet your well pleased with it all ..just as a side note I see more cobras with the rear lights not been the usual bee hive ones and rectangle in shape I have to admit I prefer the bee hive ones myself
cheers dean

The original CSX3000 series 427 SC had rectangle tail indicators, not sure which model had the round ones, may have been the European sports models.

[Dimis]

Very nice Kent,
The fabrication skills on display here put me to shame
Nice work indeed.


Just for your interest:
Quik latch mini.
QL-25 S Quik-Latch Mini Latch Fastener

Sorry to be Johnny come late... But hey... It's all I got.

[Lexluther]

Dimis they are really nice..but it would require modifying the existing latch under the hood. What i had made is a direct swap out with no mods, so I can go back to the handle if I want to

[400TT]

Originally Posted by deano59

show the rectangular lights also but then the bee hive ones are on a lot of others .

We produced the rectangular lights as they were original fitment on the era body shape we have. We do our bodies to suit rectangular lights and round lights. No round light bodies have been produced so far. For anyone unsure we show them both options and they make their own choice.

The Kirkham body shape is manufactured for rectangular lights. So those guys don't have much choice.

I believe our rectangular lights have the following advantages over round lights:

• Cleaner more production look as just a single pair of lights, also no separate reverse light required as they incorporate reverse functionality as well
• Additional Brightness, Colour and Safety from LED lamps. We've tested all the taillights and ours perform significantly better than off the shelf round lamps.
• Longer and more consistant performance from LED bulbs.
• Longer life of housings and lenses due to less heat from LED.
• Higher reliability from modern bulb sockets.
• Ease of maintenance as the sockets and bulbs can be easily removed by hand, no tools required.
• Cool trademark of our cars here in Aus.
• Clear lens look which a lot of guys prefer or you can tint them.

[Lexluther]

Very late one evening last week.....

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It actually moves under its own power!!!!

Yay!!!!
Big thanks to Lang, Active Auto Electrical Mt Barker (in the video) for sorting out a million little bugs and gremlins

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Wheel alignment, Exhaust, Tune and the last few bits of doco from AP and I am ready for rego.

Cheers
Kent

[deano59]

very very nice and best of all its in sa :-)