On February 18th, we loaded the car in the trailer for it's trip to Ken's Customs in Yuba City, CA.
Mike attaching the winch to the car. Anthony is steering the car into the trailer...
And there she goes!!
On Saturday, 24 February, we dropped the car off at Ken's Custom Paint.
Now they're making progress. Rear clip has been fitted
Doors installed and aligned...
Starting on the body work...
Rear brake cooling ducts, replicas of originals, installed...
Still working the front clip...
Justin meticuously working the car to perfection...
The following pictures were taken by FFCobra forum member Wildcat (Sherman). Many thanks to you Sherman for these great pics!
The two small NACA ducts on the front clip have been opened up and smoothed. They will be functional to provide outside air.
Ken made a transition to hook up a 2-1/2" flexible hose that provides fresh air to the cockpit. The hose will attach to the NACA opening, pass through the hole in the splash panel and then attach to the vent gate on the front tub.
Here you can see the hose as it's attached to the access gate
The front clip has now been fitted...
On December 1, 2007, Anthony and I went to the painter to retrieve the chassis for the final assembly. The car has been flash primed in order to check how the seams and lines look. After placing some tape on areas that they feel a need to improve, it was disassembled.
Ken's guys really did a nice job on the side scoops. After glassing in a set of original rear brake ducts from Bill Hough, they cleaned up the transition and opened the bottom portion of the inlet to the engine bay.
Adding the retaining clevis pin to the door handle proved to be quite difficult because of the small area and the lack of adequate space inside the door. The solution was to cut out the molded recess, glass in a steel tube, and then insert the clevis pin. The door section was then glassed back in. This will keep the door handle from slowing working the fiberglass to failure due to use over time.
Cutouts for the Bear Claw door hinges...
Here she is all flash primed prior to disassembly...
Notice the prop rod in the above picture? That is necessary to keep the spider in the correct position while fitting the doors and front clip. It will relax over time. The prop rod will be replaced when the windshield is installed. The windshield acts as a the prop rod, keeping the spider in the correct position.
On February 9, 2008, my wife and I trailered the built up chassis back to Ken's Customs for final fitment, paint, and upholstery. It will now reside in his capable hands for another 3-4 weeks.
The Final Product
Here are some teaser shots of what the color will be, painted on a 12x12 sample plate
Here are first shots of the car out of the paint booth. It still has to be sprayed with clearcoat, then cut and buffed.
I picked up the car from Ken's shop Friday morning and then drove home to prep it as much as I could fro Knott's on Saturday
When I got home at 3, I immediately set out to prep. Here are few shots
