Great car this and a bit of a sleeper too, enjoy!
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Great car this and a bit of a sleeper too, enjoy!
Very cool! You'll have to post some photos once you see it.
One of my favourite AC Cobra stories is that when he was giving test drives, Carroll Shelby would put a $100 bill on the dash board and...
Haha we didn't use a proper one unfortunately! It's a 3.5 litre V8 from a Range Rover, with a TVR gearbox. We rebuilt the engine entirely and fitted high lift cams and various street performance...
Haha exactly! We had a fair few 'moments' during the build, it felt a bit like Orange County Choppers at a few points but we got there in the end.
It's a great thing to do and a big sense of achievement at the end of it so I'd definitely recommend it!
Thanks for the comments on the colour too, I had a slight argument with my Dad about...
Haha good guess!
They are available in kit form from a number of different manufacturers. If you worked on it solidly and had all of the parts available and are reasonably competent I think it...
For the three days a year it doesn't rain...I built this with my Dad, it took about 3 years.
http://www.reay.org.uk/e/cobra/frontn.jpg
http://www.reay.org.uk/e/cobra/side.jpg
Nice, is that a Chesil?
Is that an original 356? - Very nice![/quote]
It looks like a Chesil Speedster to me.