BRA 289

[rficalora]

Looking good... And like a ton-o-work!

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Thanks, hope to be on the street in he next 12 months.

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Well,

everything time intensive. Old fashion latches.

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Some more pics

[Bill Young]

Great craftsmanship on the latches and all the other details. Are those stainless pieces?  Might have to "borrow" your design for my next project, really like the look.

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Yes Bill,

stainless but will be painted black :-)

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The GRP work kill me. Habe added many many layers GRP to the underside edge. Will get the curved body shape of the originals. So after adding it I have to reshape it by sanding most of it off. Also made a tow hook from M16 nuts and threaded rod to weld it to the chassis.

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The old BRA body is underneath straight with a small lipp at the side to cover the outrigger steel frame a bit. Additional there is a sill along the side :-(. To get the body more (original) curved from front to end and underneath I had to laminate many many layers of GRP and had to reshape it.

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Another pic from the edge and the front opening. I had to laminate a few layers to get grille mounted, later :-)

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To get the right look I need the front fender spats also. I found 2 different seller in the US. One is so expensive, I asked 3 times for the price!! The other one was very helpful and the price was okay. Of course additional shipping, duty, tax :-(.

Very disappointing is: they do not fit at all. The radius is totally different and the angle to the body also and the two sides are different too. Result will be: do everything yourself or cut the body and cut the spats and reshape everything again :-(

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Update: DIY!

Used some stripes of Gaffer or Duck tape to save the body and laminated 2 layer GRP on it. The Duck tape will not glue on the inside of the GRP :-) Made a rough mould of cardboard and used construction foam to fill it. Then I cut and filed the form to give it the right look and dimensions. Glued some tape on the PU foam to protect it from the next 2 layers GRP. Sorry, no pics from the finished spats

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2 more pics

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To get the fuel cap "down". Made it from aluminium and a few layers of GRP. As far as I know, only a handful had this changes made. Black one is the original Cobra.

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3 more pics

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Brackets for the aluminium doors

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Worked on the steering

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Footbox vents

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Pedalbox, bearing mounting for throttle etc.

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Few pics more

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Right now I'm trying to fit my alumnium doors. Another nightmare!

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Before that I had to reshape the cockpit to original dimensions aka smaller.

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Nothing to do with my project, just a gift for a buddy who is running a Volvo Amazone with top chop and Rover V8 inside. These Valve covers will look more period 60s. Old Rover valve covers, 2 vintage Offenhauser breathers and 2 vintage Offenhauser engine plates, sandpaper, wrinkle paint, aluminium polish and muscle grease.

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Door lock brackets and door sills are done

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A few more pics

[bsa_m21]

Beautiful Workmanship!  Well done.

M.