Mike's 1965 Shelby Cobra Build

[mikedm]

UPDATE

I had to disassemble the chassis from the body cause I found the #6 and #9 wires were crossed and things didn't work correctly, major pain in the butt because of all the connector plugs on the wiring.  Finally came apart and found the problem, then decide to remove all the short jumpers on the wire cables and with some very careful tucking of the wires and remaining connectors, the chassis just literally dropped into place without any pushing or squeezing of the body and chassis together.  SO, IF YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL, DO WHAT I DID AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS....

I have completed packs 1 through 10 so far, waiting on shipping of pack 11.  Here are some pics of what has been accomplished so far. I originally assembled the engine and tranny, then after some thorough research, I found that the engine is originally black and not Ford blue.  The Ford blue didn't come into play until 1966, which every engine after that was blue. So I painted the engine and reassembled everything. Will have more pics later this weekend showing everything up to pack 10 completed.

Ok, my '65 Cobra is complete.  The kit was fairly decent throughout, could of used some engineering work and detail work on the engine and engine compartment area.  Also the engineers need to relook at the wiring, it is a nightmare trying attached the under carriage to the body with all the wiring.  What is the main reason for the wiring extensions???  This could all be resolved if you would originally make the wiring harnesses longer instead of adding the short extensions and having all the connector plugs to deal with in the tranny/driveshaft tunnel area. Where is the oil dipstick, engine mounts, fuel tubing to the carb???  There is still work to be done on this kit so that all the detail will show, especially for money one pays for the kit.  Let's get with the program developers/engineers, this is a near museum product but you missed it all by a mile !!!

Edited October 22, 2021 by mikedm
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[mikedm]

Additional pics...These pics showing the solving of the sagging suspension on the front end, once the steering is installed the problem is resolved.

Edited September 17, 2021 by mikedm
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[wyatt]

That is seriously looking good Mike. Kudos on the research. That's always a great bit of fun for me on these part works. Keep the pics coming.

wyatt