1/8 Scale Scratchbuilt 427 AC Cobra

[Viccario]

Wow! Awesome scratchbuilding skills, can't wait to see more progress!

[bmwmech1]

Originally Posted by Viccario

Wow! Awesome scratchbuilding skills, can't wait to see more progress!

Thank you sir, this one is just getting started, though... check out my F40 build on this site, it's much further along and just as crazy as this build...

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=935735

The F40 is based loosely on the Pocher kit, so alot was there to start with. The Cobra is completely scratchbuilt, so everything has to be machined, cast or created from my drawings, which also had to be created. Truely a start from nothing build...

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Quickie update before I turn in for the night... worked on the rear suspension/differential mounting "box" tonight. Got all of the tubes roughed in, so I'm making some progress... Should start to move a little quicker from here as the rest is peripheral tubing and gussets/plates... actually, there are alot of them, so it may go slower

Enjoy!







Garey

[tuned.by.twenty]

Originally Posted by bmwmech1

The Cobra is completely scratchbuilt, so everything has to be machined, cast or created from my drawings, which also had to be created. Truely a start from nothing build...

Did you also create the paper used for the drawings?

Looks promising, I like it!

[bmwmech1]

Originally Posted by tuned.by.twenty

Did you also create the paper used for the drawings?

Looks promising, I like it!

No, my wife makes the paper, we're a very creative family! Heck, my Jack Russell whittles full size ducks, my Rott builds lego sculptures and my 2 year old restores Picaso's... I'm just the schlumpf that builds models and borrowed a couple of sheets of her paper, ha ha...

Thanks, man... it should be a good one, once it gets moving a little faster!

Garey

[Twowheelsrule]

Thanks, BMWMech1 for yet another educational exciting build!

Mark

[bmwmech1]

Originally Posted by Twowheelsrule

Thanks, BMWMech1 for yet another educational exciting build!

Mark

Thanks Mark, I hope to impress with this one! I'm definitely into the subject matter and have a pretty good vision of this build and any pitfalls I may come across, so I'm excited about it!

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Time for another update... more chassis work. It's starting to look a little more like the actual reference I'm using. Enjoy...











Garey

[tony126c2]

Great job Garey..it looks like a sculpture

[bmwmech1]

Originally Posted by tony126c2

Great job Garey..it looks like a sculpture

Thanks Ton,

I have this build posted on Club Cobra also and as it turns out, the Cobra owners are a sticky bunch when it comes to getting it "right". I have gotten a bunch of good feedback from several members about what looks good and what needs to be fixed. That is actually why I joined that forum and it seems to be moving in the right direction. I have gathered a fair amount of reference, but as we all know, getting input from someone who owns the "real deal" is invaluable. There may be a 2 steps backwards to go 1 step forward here for a bit, while I get it "right", but it will be worth it in the end. Stay tuned...

Check out this site... it's my main photographic reference

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/

Incredible craftsmanship and considered to be THE Cobra replica builder...

Garey

[tony126c2]

the Cobra owners are a sticky bunch when it comes to getting it "right".

And right is "in the middle" ..it is probably just the same with the older Ferraris: every car is slightly different from the other and none are alike

[ScratchBuilt]

Hi bmwmech1,

Mmmm....looking good. A bit of a change from the F40, but you've got to enjoy what you're doing if you're doing it for a long time! 'Sculpture' is right - there's something great about seeing a bunch of tubes come together to make a chassis like this. As much as I love modern F1 cars, they don't really excite me as a potential modelling project - give me an old-fashioned spaceframe any day! I've got a book on the Cobra somewhere - I'll have to dig it out to follow what you're doing on this one. Didn't some of these have transverse leaf springs at the front, or was that on the 289's?

Cheers!

ScratchBuilt

[bmwmech1]

Originally Posted by ScratchBuilt

Hi bmwmech1,

Mmmm....looking good. A bit of a change from the F40, but you've got to enjoy what you're doing if you're doing it for a long time! 'Sculpture' is right - there's something great about seeing a bunch of tubes come together to make a chassis like this. As much as I love modern F1 cars, they don't really excite me as a potential modelling project - give me an old-fashioned spaceframe any day! I've got a book on the Cobra somewhere - I'll have to dig it out to follow what you're doing on this one. Didn't some of these have transverse leaf springs at the front, or was that on the 289's?

Cheers!

ScratchBuilt

SB- funny thing when i just logged on... your 908, Cingsters RS60 and my 427SC were the first 3 threads at the top of the list... all 1/8, all in a row... who says the big ones don't have a following, right? Anyway, this one has become a bit of a torment, but I think I have my hands on the definitive reference now... Everything one could imagine and all dimensions to boot! So, I am starting over, since trying to patch up what I have is not really worth it. What I have to this point is close, but with the reference I now have, what's the sense of close, when it can be exactly right, right? I will say that trying to convert 2 dimensional drawings to 3 dimensional in foam for the body buck is very difficult. Hats off to you, mate! You make it look easy! I want to do the body in 'glass like you have on your builds, but I have 2 body bucks done already and neither is correct! The one has a "perky" rear and the other, the correct rear and a 289ish front... ugh! Maybe 3rd times a charm, no? About your suspension question... yes the 289's had the original AC transverse leafs at front and rear... the 427's used unequal length A-arms in front, a 3 bar setup in the rear and coilovers at all 4 corners. That is the version I'm building now. Depending on how this one goes, I may do a 289 version next... we'll see. Alright, gotta fly and start cutting up some more brass...lots to do!

Garey

[stump]

Garey, you are a nutter..............................:sarcasm1:
Sorry, don't take that the wrong way mate, what you and SB are doing just totally blows me away....
I LOVE Cobra's and would give my left aggot to build something along these lines....This is just so awe inspiring.... Maybe some day...
It's a pure joy to watch, and I'm saving what I can in this grey matter within my head...

Keep up the fantastic work bud.
cheers
Greg

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[da_ashman]

Wow, insane build!!! Amazing building so far, maybe you should get your 1:1 now & build them alongside each other