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LuckyWinner
05-28-2013, 06:58 AM
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Cant wait to get to Arizona and drop the engine in, hope to have it running by the next Huntington Beach show. I think the body might be off a little...My wheel base seems a little long for the body.
68GT500MAN
05-28-2013, 09:17 AM
Looks great.
Someday I Suppose
05-28-2013, 09:19 AM
Looking good my friend!
Gale K
05-28-2013, 11:46 AM
I'm glad you decided to keep it!!! Nice to see it moving forward. :)
David Hodgkins
05-28-2013, 11:50 AM
Looking really good David! You've been busy!

:)
skullandbones
05-28-2013, 12:59 PM
Hi David,

You may have mentioned it before but where are you locating in AZ? As you have probably heard there are several FFR guys and other styles too out here. So if you are going to be in the PHX area you can drive out to HB with the other Zonies next year. The build is lookin' good! WEK.
luvaz
05-28-2013, 02:23 PM
Bill,

He's going to be stationed down in Ft Huachuca, a little bit south of you...:cool:

HTH,
Will
Desert Cobra
05-28-2013, 03:23 PM
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Cant wait to get to Arizona and drop the engine in, hope to have it running by the next Huntington Beach show. I think the body might be off a little...My wheel base seems a little long for the body.

Let me know when you get to Arizona. Just finished Mk 4 in Tucson. See at FFRMK4Cobra@blogspot.com.
Desert Cobra
05-28-2013, 03:28 PM
Let me know when you make it to Arizona. I just completed a MK 4 in Tucson. See it at FFRMK4Cobra@blogspot.com
CraigS
05-28-2013, 06:08 PM
Congrats on the way things are going for you. The wheel base thing has to do w/ the rear axle I suspect. There was a long thread on the 'other' forum by someone w/ the same problem. As I remember the answer had to do w/ the three link being adjusted so the pinion angle was way off which moves the axle rearward. It's not all that though which you can see looking at the FFR silver car used in a lot of their publicity shots. To me, even their car has the axle too rearward visually compared to the wheel opening in the body.
VeniceCobra
05-28-2013, 09:22 PM
Great job David, thumb up!
wesmantoothAZ
05-28-2013, 11:03 PM
Welcome to AZ!
Jeff Kleiner
05-29-2013, 04:31 AM
...I think the body might be off a little...My wheel base seems a little long for the body.

As Craig mentioned a few other builders have paniced when theirs looked like yours but properly setting the pinion angle will roll the rear axle into position. There are threads on both forums; this is a recent one:

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?9692-Questions-on-the-fit-of-the-Roadster-Body-over-the-rear-wheels&highlight=pinion

Good luck with the move!

Jeff
LuckyWinner
05-29-2013, 08:53 AM
As Craig mentioned a few other builders have paniced when theirs looked like yours but properly setting the pinion angle will roll the rear axle into position. There are threads on both forums; this is a recent one:

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?9692-Questions-on-the-fit-of-the-Roadster-Body-over-the-rear-wheels&highlight=pinion

Jeff

Thanks for the link...should be a easy fix. I was a little worried lol. And thanks for all the love, cant wait to get to Arizona and meet my new friends.
Tony Zullo
05-29-2013, 09:51 AM
Good job David looks great....Tony@ffr
mikiec
05-29-2013, 10:30 PM
The Arizona Cobras are waiting for you. Send me an email and I'll add you to our list.

Mike
Mesa Mike
06-09-2013, 04:06 PM
Lucky...if you need some help we can put together a day trip to come down and help you put the engine in and get it started. You supply the wrenches, beer and pizza and we'll supply the labor. There are several guys in my neighborhood that have put in/out many, many engines in cobra's. We'll be glad to help a "newbie". We live in Mesa.