Fasterpatricks Custom Cobra

[stangden]

Hey Patrick, LOOKING GOOD, glad to see your still making progess, I havent been but this weekend its back to the garage and fun, fun, fun. Been looking forward to your post and pics sure helps me with my build. Everything seems to be moving right along with yours. just wanted to say hi and tell you what i think of your build . talk to you later
stangden

[FUNFER2]

FANTASTIC JOB ! (nice mini cobra build as well)
Wanna go onto business ?

[swedencobra]

I have tried too find it in the tread but havent maneged too, what size off rims and tires are you using?

[fasterpatrick]

Sorry, tires are 275-40-17 on 10.5" wide rims Rear and 245-45-17 on 9.5" wide rims front. We had some pretty big server crashes during the early stages of my build and lost a few posts here and there. Need to know something from early on just ask. Patrick

[swedencobra]

Thanks for the dimensions, i think i will use 15 or 15 inch wheels and those withs on the tiers.

Regards Johan

[fasterpatrick]

Well I've made another installment in the saga I'm going to refer to as breaking the laws of physics, or making something larger on the inside than it is on the outside. We have steering and it works. It was a tight fit with the huge engine in the way but we got it all in there. Can any one guess what the column is out of? I'll give you ford but you have to be more specific. oh and it's been modified quite a bit. Thanks to everyone for the Intel on what everyone else is using. now I have to start thinking about pedals, Oh Boy oh boy. Patrick




P.S.There are more Pics in the gallery if you need more clues.

[hssss]

Looks like a Van with a manual trans.

[swedencobra]

Looking nice Patrick.

Hope that you are nit giong too yuse the square tubing for the stering when it´s finished.

Looks very mych lika a Van colum.

[fasterpatrick]

The shaft is double D steering shaft it's soild and designed for steering assemblys, the u-joints are machined to fit it perfectly. It also keeps the joints in phase, keeps them from binding. You guys are so close. Patrick

[hssss]

If not a van then a pu.

[joey_hv]

hhmmm...let me guess..it came out of an '88 F-150???

[strictlypersonl]

Borgeson...

[fasterpatrick]

Joey you cheat, you float around worse than me! yes I ripped it out of a truck they were the last to offer the round steering head on the collumn that wasnt plastic, yuc. So I nabed one and went to town on it. Worked out rather nice if I might say so. Patrick

[joey_hv]

Man I'm so glad you started before I did...just gotta keep watching and learning...keep going patrick keep going..

BTW you oughta think about publishing a how-to book with all the pictures and info you've compiled.

[fasterpatrick]

Hey just a quickie bent this up for my roll bar hope you can bear it. I just never liked the double hoop look, just to busy for me. But with this one it is one piece and can be removed without taking the legs off. You will either love it or hate it, don't care It's my car. Patrick

[joey_hv]

good design...how much you selling them for?????

[elgecko]

Is Troje's sponsoring your build. I see some commercial advertising in your photo.
I say go with the bar....looks like a real safe design to me.
Dave

[joey_hv]

say hey little fella,
what is the steel you used for the control arms?

(need diameter, quantity and ordering info please sir)

[fasterpatrick]

joey, All the tube for the control arms is 1025 dom (drawn over mandrel ) seamless.with .095 wall thickness. Some might say it's overkill, I like to overbuild every thing. Patrick

[map]

Are the axle OEM length? Shortened? I used the same IRS (Cougar) in my Slabside chassis i built But i have to shorten the axles 3" i was hoping to find a OEM a little shorter know of any? I also found the disc rear has a larger diameter shaft vs. the drum rear. I tried Taurus RS axle it's a little to short.. I'm trying to avoid making axles i like OEM parts i case i brake one 400 mi. away...