Jesse builds another Cobra #11,061 - First body work shots

[Blitzboy54]

I am a big fan of your previous roadster build and took some inspiration from it for mine. This build is turning into a real eye catcher as well. I can't wait to see the final product. Glad you like the lighting solution. It seems like you'll be able to road test it before me even though I have a two year head start on you. I may be a little embarrassed in that fact. :P

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words. I admire the direction your build has taken as well. She's going to be a beaut. I hope you are able to work out your check engine light issues as well. Fingers crossed.


Moving down the line

As I wait for the parts I ordered to secure the splitter I have started moving north to south down the body. Fist stop the front quick jack holes. Nothing fancy here just casually massaged the holes bigger with a stone until they fit the grommet opening. These are a must for me. I just can't imagine I would be satisfied with the look if there was not some sort of bumper there.



Moving onto the side louvers. I used rivets to mount the tabs, they are behind the blades in a way that makes them all but invisible. I will also powder coat these so any imperfections will be unseen.



First thing is the opening does not line up with the pre built louvers. My goal is to take as little material as possible while still roughly putting the holes into the proper shape. I also want to leave plenty of meat on the bone for my body guy to work with. When leveling it with the horizontal opening it ends up looking a bit like this



You can see the lines I marked for making it match.



After fixing the opening I used bonded studs with adhesive and let them set. The best method for me was to put them in the mounting holes with the louver strapped to the body with the zip tie. I then put adhesive on the back of the boded studs and squished them into the body. This way everything lines up. I will sand the excess down and add a little more over the top before I put the bed liner on



They set up pretty nice. I am just using 10-24 nuts to hold them in place.