Two large lumps

I feel like I’ve started making some achievements.  After fiddling around with the radiator and trying to get it to fit in the “standard” manner I’ve given up and position it on a slight lean so it fits nicely under the front body work and just above the lower air scoop of the body.  Positioning it vertically resulted in it hitting the body work which Andy at Dax told me to leave a 10mm gap on.  Sticking on a slight angle sorts this nicely.  I do have two holes that need to be blanked off though that I originally drilled for the “correct” positioning of the lower bracket!

It’s a heavy lump of metal that starts to make the nose of the Cobra look how it should!

Next, after getting to grips with scaffolding and scaffolding castors I’ve ran a small test of my make shift gantry and lifted the second large lump of metal into place – mating the gearbox with the engine.  It’s all been relatively straight forward.  It’s not tightened up yet but all resting on some lumps of wood (not those under the sump) and the original engine frame.  Next time I’m down the garage I’ll get everything tightened up properly and see if the gantry will take the weight of the engine and the gearbox… … …eek!

Build time: 174 hours