1963 Cobra 289 racecar

[Phildaupho]

I am building a Cobra 289 racecar in 1963 configuration from the AMT kit.

Chassis

- Separated front fender liners to paint aluminum

- Kidney Bean Halibrands from AMT Parts-Pak Tires

- Revell Goodyear Sportscar Specials

Engine

- Smoothed valve covers and added breathers

- Drilled out Webers and added inner tubes

- Modified exhaust headers to link up further forward with side exhausts made from aluminum tubing

Interior

- Separated foot boxes and spare tire tray for painting to simulate fiberglass

- Re-positioned hand brake drilled out gauges for decal and clear film mounted behind

- Did some grinding to give better fit of chassis and engine

Body

- Flared rear fender wheels

- Installed spats behind front wheelwells

- Cut away top for driver’s door as was done on racecars for more arm room

[bryan_m]

lookin good! love the color!

bryan

[Dogfish_7]

Awesome engine details!

[torinobradley]

Wow! Talk about right up my alley! I am working on the exact same car right now! I did a lot of the mods you have done and see a couple you have done that I might have to do, such as the spare tire well. How did you make the front fender skirts? Where did you get your decals? I even have the same wheels and tires going into my kit as well. Talk about cool!

[cobraman]

Another Cobra for me to drool over. I loves me some Cobra's. Keep er' coming.

[Phildaupho]

How did you make the front fender skirts? Where did you get your decals?

The front skirts or spats were made from sheet styrene and putty. I made the decals with the Testor'sprogram but will have to wait and see how they look on the finished model.

[torinobradley]

How did you make the front fender skirts? Where did you get your decals?

The front skirts or spats were made from sheet styrene and putty. I made the decals with the Testor'sprogram but will have to wait and see how they look on the finished model.

I found a set at www.pattosplace.com. They are for slot cars but look pretty good. They have a lot of other decals there as well.

I was planning on using the green epoxy ribbon for the front spats (the same I used on the oil pan).

I'll be watching this one and am sure you will be done long before I am. I tend to get bogged down doing details so my progress is extreemly slow.

What color yellow did you go with?

[Phildaupho]

What color yellow did you go with?

I used Testor's Blue Angel Yellow enamel which is not really soft enough but none of the other yellows I tested were right either so I am sticking with the color as is.

[IMSANUT]

I'm liking this a bunch. Great work.

[250 Testa Rossa]

This is going to be an awesome build. I plan on doing CSX2128 when it raced at Sebring in 1963.

[patami]

Like alot waht im seeing so far.

Have to go on whit my AC ace ok i know its not the cobra and its only got a strait 6 but any way.

[IMSANUT]

Got this site in my email today. Very good photos of a real FIA Cobra.....

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5349/AC-Shelby-Cobra-FIA-Roadster.html