Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake - 3/13 Update - Finshed

[250 Testa Rossa]

Looks awesome!

[Jeremy Jon]

Great work JC, looks awesome, as always!!  ...would love to see the Sebring Cobra also   LOL

[250 Testa Rossa]

Great work JC, looks awesome, as always!!  ...would love to see the Sebring Cobra also   LOL

Me too!

[afx]

Great work JC, looks awesome, as always!!  ...would love to see the Sebring Cobra also   LOL

Thanks Jeremy & Maxx.  Fabricating and mounting the stone guard at the front has me tripped up.  I'll get it figured out.  If not the car did race later in the season without the guard.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Thanks Jeremy & Maxx.  Fabricating and mounting the stone guard at the front has me tripped up.  I'll get it figured out.  If not the car did race later in the season without the guard.

I'm doing the restored car, which does not have the stone guard. 

[VRM]

Here's the Costilow & Larson car with the lettering as it ran back in the 60's I can't find a single photo from back then showing it lettered like it is now. It looks like the top on this is similar to the Motion 427 car. I wish someone would make Dragonsnake decals. Are you listening Steve DeVaux?

 

I am...

[250 Testa Rossa]

I am...

Would Lynn Park's El Cid be one of those cars?

[Speedfreak]

JC, How's that stoneguard coming?

[afx]

JC, How's that stoneguard coming?

Gene, I fab'ed this one awhile ago.  I don't love it but I think it might work.  I still have to come up with a realistic way to mount it.  Honestly I haven't worked on it some time.  I am focused more on my 427 build at the moment.

Edited November 20, 2015 by afx

[Speedfreak]

Is your 427 build in 'On the work bench?

[afx]

Is your 427 build in 'On the work bench?

Yep.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/106042-csx3016-cobra-427-1119-update-dash/

[Speedfreak]

Okay, thanks JC, will check it out. BTW, that stone guard doesn't look bad, you should mount it, lol. 

Edited November 20, 2015 by Speedfreak

[afx]

My goal starting this project was to build El Cid. I created the hardtop based on photos of the restored car and in line with what the factory car used.   While I am happy with that current hardtop it is not correct for the style El Cid originally ran.  So I started over with the hardtop from the Monogram/Revell “Baldwin Motion” 427.  Again I sectioned it down the middle and reshaped it to fit the AMT body.

 

[Len Woodruff]

Yes, Yes, Yes. I need this for the Costilow & Larson "pink" Dragon Snake. Please cast these or include it as part of the Dragon Snake from HRM.

[afx]

Yes, Yes, Yes. I need this for the Costilow & Larson "pink" Dragon Snake. Please cast these or include it as part of the Dragon Snake from HRM.

I'll show it to Mr. Bradford. It will be up to him whether he wants to cast it or not.   

[Ron Hamilton]

Lookin' Good!!!!!

[250 Testa Rossa]

This is an awesome build!

[Len Woodruff]

Thanks JC.

[Terminator-Fox]

I got to see a real deal 289 Dragonsnake at the Muscle Car Nationals this past November. Amazing car, nice build!

[afx]

I got to see a real deal 289 Dragonsnake at the Muscle Car Nationals this past November. Amazing car, nice build!

Thanks Steve, the car you saw is indeed a genuine Dragonsnake, chassis CSX2472.  What's unique about this car is that it was never drag raced!  The original owner used it as street car, and a subsequent owner road raced it.  That extra tall roll bar is unique to this car as well.

Edited December 26, 2015 by afx

[Speedfreak]

JC, how do you know all these chassis numbers?

[afx]

I have about a dozen Cobra books Gene.  I make notes as I research.  But I recently got the Shelby bible, the SAAC Registry.  It list every car Shelby ever produced (Cobras, Mustangs, GT40s, King Cobras etc.) by chassis number.  Gives the original build details of each chassis.  Great reference.

Edited December 26, 2015 by afx

[afx]

Fabricated the Dragonsnake's unique side pipes.

[afx]

Dragonsnakes were offered with (3) different induction systems:

• Stage I  –  single 4 barrel carb, rated at 270HP

• Stage II – dual 4-barrel carbs, rated at 300HP

• Stage III – Weber carbs, rated at 325HP

The teams would change back and forth between the induction systems, at the strip, so that they could run in different classes.

I already have a few Weber feed Cobras in the collection so I am choosing to model a Stage II car.  The high rise intake and carbs come from the Monogram/Revell 427 and where modified to fit the small block.

Here is what it looks like painted and plumbed.

[cobraman]

Lookin' good !