Hello World!

The cobra now has steering connected so we could roll it outside and turn it round. This is so its facing the right way when the engine comes! The steering wheel isn't in its final position so I cut the intermediate column over-long (to the point that the it binds in the joints) to allow future adjustment. It was nice to see it on the road and the steering on almost flat scrap wheels was surprisingly light. Also, with lights in and grill mesh on, it almost looks like a proper car from the front!

Also had a little clear-out of the garage as it was getting a bit cluttered. The garage door just about opens but is a bit dodgy in the wind.

Boot 3

It may not look much but the battery sitting in is tray represents an  hours work, I bloody hate riveting by hand!

Radiator 2

Got the radiator back this weekend after being modified. I had the filler neck and drain plug removed, new mounting posts on the bottom and some tabs for mounting the fan on. Its now absolutely solid, should have done this in the first place! It only cost an hours labour too.

Loom 2 - Front Lights

Today I cut the front loom to length for the near side headlight and indicator, and crimped all the wires up for the connectors. I put in a common earth point for the nearside lights too. I ran the loom in a fairly arbitrary position once it got past the bonnet hinge in a position that is fairly easy to get to once the headlights are in, thinking about it I might move it to the very top so its out the way, then clip the earth wire on its way to the chassis. Might be a bit neater this way.

Loom 1

The loom has been roughly in place for a while but I've started nailing it down now, the fuse box is accessible from the engine bay through the bulkhead and the relays are on a bracket on the scuttle hoop behind the dash. If I had thought about it more I would probably have put the fuses on something similar but I've chopped a hole in the bulkhead now so its a bit too late. The wires into the back of the fusebox are a right old mess to look at but  its all tied up securely to comply with IVA rules so I cant really do much more. The fuse box pulls out on the cockpit side of the bulkhead so getting to the terminals if necessary will be inconvenient, but not impossible.

relays in

fuse box in