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Well done, too old !! are the E - M Cobra kits still available ?? got any Cobra builds to show us ?? any scale !

Ace - remember - only use if you have enough for all of us - sharing is caring

Pix modified on my phone with the Becassa app - nice app - not too expensive…

Oh - THAT’s what Windowpane is … i don’t get out much …

So - it is a “fake” - a rather nice one - the owner went through it with me in great detail - because he evidentally did most of the assembly and finishing - he pointed out that he used a fiberglass body - he used original parts - like the knockoffs - where he could - he chose a chassis number that’s recognized to be one of the “missing” ones - and he went to great lengths on the finish and presentation - the one question that I forgot to ask is whether he was a model builder …. This is in fact a great 1 / 1 Shelby Cobra model - and its a runner - so all credit to him …

Ace nailed it - more wh i have a free moment x 2 …

Well …. What do you think ??

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This might be fun …. Wandering through a local car show i came upon this terrific looking Cobra - in a neat line with 6 others - the other Cobras were clearly replicas - the woods are thick with repros - but this Cobra looked to be the real deal - had a long conversation with the proud owner - spoiler alert - i know the answer to the following question - is this a real Shelby Cobra ? Or just a great repro ? Have a look at these pix and test your Shelby IQ …

Next experiments / white metal to white metal - the opening in the cowling was closed because the team Lotus located the transistor box up high in back of the carbs - until they changed over to fuel injection - team ran the Climax 8 with carbs for most - all? - of 1962 - if you were wondering where i got a scrap peice of white metal - its the strip that i cut from the kit top body half … which will come in very handy for some additional body mods …

The assembly should give me a fr track measurement within an inch of spec - with this drawing as a guide …

Opposite arm - these are symmetric - can be mounted either side on pins running through the mounting holes as shown …

I cut one side of the susp casting apart - filed and soldered it to some brass tube - and then soldered the in-board section of the arm to the other side of the tube - got a strong joint - solder melted and flowed at temps between 350 and 375 - and there was no detectable damage to the white metal - so far so good …

Sorry Mark - i’ll do my best to confuse you again shortly … Brit modeler Matt used some lo temp solder for his Auto Kits BRM build … i’m trying my hand at this - using this low tem solder and flux - and a Weller solder iron with digital temp control … off we go -

On to the rocker arms - since the kit is a curbside - the rockers are cast in one peice to ease assembly - but i’ll saw the casting apart and to make spec arms …

Ding ding ding ding ding …

Kurt - thanks for the ref to Dave Cummins - do family members have his GSL winning builds ? I dont recall seeing them in the Salt Lake museum …

Found some internt links — a good article fr Simaniti Says blog - there is zero chance that you’ll find a kit - but that’s never stopped you before … Rev’s might have research on this car …

2 reseviors for the brakes - front and rear - and one on the left side for the clutch - and the steering rack - brass 16th in thin wall tube - using a .030 Evergreen rod for the tie rod - will give me some flex and allow posable front wheels without having to make tiny joints on eitherr side of the rack …