427 Cobra

[bsoder]

Well this is my last completed build, and the way things are going it might be the last period at least for the forseeable future..anyway it was an old Monogram Shelby street kit not a really great kit! I had to make the inner door panels, scratched inner fenders added oil/fuel filters pumps wiring etc. painted british racing grn. met. the wheels I had to adapt from an old revell diecast and the tires had to come out of the spares box and I know the front looks a little off, but it sits square!..I still need to add the snaps for the soft top...gotta get to micheals one a these days. I'm posting some pics. of the 1:1 that "inspired" me I thought the no scoop hood and no hoop it would be a little different

[bsoder]

[Sport Suburban]

Nice Job, I like this one. You don't see this version too often. I have one also that is being repainted. I too did it in british racing green and changed my mind. I went even more street with no racing gas cap, sidepipes or stripes.

[mrmike]

Nice Cobra Brian!

[Terry Sumner]

Wow...never saw the carbs mounted backwards like that! Usually the carb linkage is on the driver side and the chokes and vacuum secondaries are on the passenger side. I see the linkage originates on the driver's side but then links between the carbs over to the passenger side. Wonder what the reason for that was?

[John Teresi]

Brian..........very nice !!!!........nice replica.......very well done.

[Lownslow]

nice

[Chuck Most]

Been a loooooooooong time since I've seen one of these!

[Cato]

Wow...never saw the carbs mounted backwards like that! Usually the carb linkage is on the driver side and the chokes and vacuum secondaries are on the passenger side. I see the linkage originates on the driver's side but then links between the carbs over to the passenger side. Wonder what the reason for that was?

The particular Holleys used on FEs have a metering block on the primary bowl and a much thinner metering plate on the secondaries. The backwards placement allows clearance for the distributor as the primary bowl extends further-in this case to the rear where there's more space.

[bsoder]

Thanks guys..cool facts cato, I will say that 427 is STUFFED in there!!

[vaughn]

Thats pretty sharp looking Brian. If you dont mind me asking...Why the last build for awhile ?

[Cato]

Thanks guys..cool facts cato, I will say that 427 is STUFFED in there!!

The "Stuff" of dreams...

[Raul_Perez]

Very nice build, Brian!!

I'm looking forward to seeing it at the NNL West!!

Later,

[curt raitz]

Very nice build, Brian!!

I'm looking forward to seeing it at the NNL West!!

Later,

Yah Brian...what Raul said and then some!

[Terry Sumner]

The particular Holleys used on FEs have a metering block on the primary bowl and a much thinner metering plate on the secondaries. The backwards placement allows clearance for the distributor as the primary bowl extends further-in this case to the rear where there's more space.

A-ha! Very interesting Cato! I figured there was a logical reason for this configuration!

Thanks.

Terry

[cruz]

Very cool!

[davyou5]

Hey little Cobra don't ya know your going to shut'em down .

[bsoder]

Thats pretty sharp looking Brian. If you dont mind me asking...Why the last build for awhile ?

No I don't mind...mainly because we live in the SF bay area and our income doesn't keep up with the out, so right now were just trying to stay in our home cuz if we don't well......so Curt and Raul I hope I'm around to see the NNL..were trying everything we can

[CAL]

Thanks guys..cool facts cato, I will say that 427 is STUFFED in there!!

The only thing more stuffed is a 427 Cammer, which the one (which was not this car) I worked on the valve covers sat under the fenders.

http://www.colinsclassicauto.com/zoom.php?car=196&pic=17

Edited November 15, 2010 by CAL