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    When do I get the book?

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    Hello everybody
    I finished editing it a long time ago!
    I had forgotten this story from the book
    your post reminds me that I had actually received an email from Agora promising a wonderful book on the Cobra 427 for all subscribers. Is this an error on my part?
    it's April 5 and I don't know of any subscribers in France who have received this book
    what is it exactly?
    when should it be distributed in France?
    in France there is a proverb: promises only bind those who listen to them: not those who make them!!!!
    I hope that will not be the case for this book.
    Cordially

    Spark Plug Wires other than black

    in Cobra Chat

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    On 12/10/2021 at 12:57 AM, ThomasJW said:

    Anybody replace the black spark plug wires with colored ones like blue or red? What diameter tubing did you use?

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    I used servo extensions for radio control: diameter 1 mm by removing the copper wire to be able to fit them together.

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    Mark's Cobra 427

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    On 11/14/2021 at 11:08 AM, Mark said:

    Thanks Pierre!  You could be right, but I’m not sufficiently familiar with the car to say either way. It struck me as an odd place to have an air cooler, but I’ve never seen a rear diff oil cooler either. 

    fitment on a BMW M3 E36 3.2

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    Mark's Cobra 427

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    5 hours ago, Mark said:

    Stage 85.  The one we've all been waiting for!!  And it is worth the wait.  Not only is it one of the best looking sports cars ever designed, the finish is brilliant.  It's just gorgeous.

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    Now let's get to work!

    Firstly, put down cloth of some sort to protect the paintwork when you're working on the body.  I use a towel.  You don't want to scratch the paintwork.  

    Fitting the door catches is easy, but add a drop of lubricant to the screw holes to help the screws go in without stripping the heads.

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    Now add the dashboard.  The fitted nicely with just a couple of screws.

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    Fitting the doors.
    I like to fit the doors when they are in the closed position as it helps to make sure the fit properly.  
    Put the door in position, then hold it in place with some masking tape.  Note, masking tape, not Cellotape, or parcel tape, and most definitely not duct tape!  Masking tape will come off cleanly without leaving a residue.  Other tapes may leave sticky marks or even worse, pull the paint off.

    Anyway, once the door is taped in position, fit the screws and then carefully remove the tape.  Make sure it opens and closes nicely.

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    They look the bees knees !

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    nice carpet for the seats !!!!

    The Routemaster Bus is here (almost)

    in Bus chat

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    Hello all
    this kit actually comes originally from the publisher Hachette and is manufactured by the IXO company. Agora is therefore also only a distributor.
    the distribution ended in 100 n ° almost two years ago in england and australia only.
    I mounted it: friends sent it to me in France from England every 6 weeks.
    it is a magnificent model with very many parts sometimes not easy to assemble.
    I don't know if Agora will follow, but in the different N ° there were about ten characters including the driver, the controller and passengers.

    here is a finished photo.

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    Lieferung Pack 11

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, AgoraSam said:

    Thank you, both for your kind words.

    Hello everyone
    I join you on pack 11
    the bodywork: excellent, perfect, both in terms of the quality of the parts and the delivery times
    no paint variation with other body parts
    a perfect fit of the doors

    but but: you are going to say that the French only know how to moan!
    the windshield frame of pack 10 is made of metal: perfect,
    why in pack 11 are the side ventilation grilles of the body made of plastic: it can be seen: and it is really to save money as they said in France
    the same goes for the bumper tips: what a disillusionment: they are plastic !!!!!

    I am still impatiently awaiting the 12 pack with I hope the fuel hoses that go to the carburetor and a good copy of the accelerator!
    wait and see

    kind regards to all

    Lieferung Pack 10

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    On 9/14/2021 at 11:51 AM, AgoraSam said:

    Hi Pierre, they have started to ship. As always the team will send the tracking details by email as soon as they are collected by the courier. Thank you

    do you know the fable:
    Anne my sister don't you see anything coming?
    no, I only see the red sky and the dusty road!

    I paid the 11 pack on August 25
    3 weeks ago
    and I don't see anything coming
    What is happening ?

    Lieferung Pack 10

    in Cobra Chat

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    On 30/08/2021 at 13:14, AgoraSam said:

    Bonjour, nous avons expédié le Pack 10 depuis le Royaume-Uni. Veuillez nous contacter si vous n'avez pas encore reçu de numéro de suivi pour cela. Pack 11 navires bientôt. Merci

    Hello Sam
    it's been 15 days since we paid for pack 11
    when will we receive it?
    Thank you

    pack 9

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    19 hours ago, admin said:

    The reality is that very few cobras are alike. For ours, we modelled it on a specific original at Shelby. Every part of the design goes to Shelby in Las Vegas for approval, and every model component once ready for production also goes to Shelby for individual sign-off, so we are confident that our model is an accurate replica of a 1965 S/C.

    I understand your answer
    but the reality of a real Cobra requires the existence: of a starter motor, fuel supply hose for the carburettors, engine mounts as original, a steering rack that does not swing without support!
    I have already asked these questions to you: there is a contradiction between reality and the copy made: how could the Shelby association you are talking about let these errors pass !!!
    why don't you illustrate the montage with photos of the real one so that we can see the quality of the reproduction !!

    pack 9

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Cygnus Projects said:

    I would expect the model is modelled based upon the 3d scan they made of the original car and are accurate on that front. Of course there is always room for improvement but I would expect only on detailing. 

    at the moment there are many loopholes, errors and approximations. But in France we know the clear difference in the quality of the reproduction of the details between the manufacturer Eligor of the Cobra and the achievements of Ixo who often modify details when the manufacturers that we are unite and make complaints.
    I'm still waiting for answers about the missing starter motor, poorly designed engine mounts, and the fuel line to the carburetor.
    Questions asked several times to customer service, to Sam and on the live chat since the delivery of pack 3.

    pack 9

    in Cobra Chat

    Posted

    I do not fix the driver's belts on the roll bar but as for the passenger on the transom

    a real

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    what is proposed

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    what I have done

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    pack 7

    in Cobra Chat

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    On 03/04/2021 at 18:36, airb said:

    Ça a l'air bien, mais pour être honnête, je ne suis pas fan des sièges.

    Mais c'est un goût personnel.

    La grande question est de savoir quand Agora envoie les packs ??????

    the real seats

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