Mk II roadster, whole kit / car

[JonnyT]

Posting a sad story - looks like i will be selling my Mk II roadster for parts or as a donor for someone looking to get started. Could even be a candidate for repair.

Went to go take the car for its 'go cart' drive around the block after installing the fiberglass body. Shifted into drive, she lurched forward, the torque of the rear wheels overpowed the brakes and it slid on locked-out front wheels directly into my daily. Made it a grand total of 15 feet from its spot in the garage to the scene of the crime. My loss is your gain.
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It is a Mk II cobra with a crate 302 bored and stroked to 347, brand new Holley Sniper EFI, with a crate automatic transmission. everything on the car is brand new with 0 miles on it, perfect starter kit for someone who is looking to start a new cobra build, or is a candidate for someone who is comfortable doing the fiberglass repair to the body. The chassis and frame are undamaged, as the impact was at very low speed. Car is located in Portland, Oregon. Album with full photos below.
https://imgur.com/a/e2qSDgv
Hoping to recoup at least some cost - asking 10k for the lot, including the car and all of the unused kit parts i have remaining (soft top, doors, hood, trunk lid, roll barse=, etc) Runs and drives, apparently stopping is the issue.

[Stangrob]

Sorry to hear about this.

FWIW I don't know when this happened (how long ago), but if this is fairly recent I'd suggest putting the car back in the garage, covering it, and looking at it again when the pain has subsided a bit. It's amazing how much a little time helps with this kind of thing, and you've done a LOT of work on this car.

In addition to building cars I also build and fly RC airplanes. I'll readily agree that there's a big difference between a model airplane and a kit car, but I know that when one of my planes has been messed up for whatever reason (usually pilot error), I resist the urge to throw the thing away. Instead, I put it in a corner of my shop and look it over again a week or two later. Suddenly the repairs don't seem as hard as I thought, and I end up fixing the plane. Again, I realize our cars are a lot more complex, but the analogy still works.

Good luck!

Rob

[F500guy]

What is the status of the registration/documentation? Selling for 10K seems a bit extreme, since the fiberglass is the only thing damaged. should not be to hard to for a good body guy to fix. Go to PIR next time they have a club race, I think a couple weeks out and chat up some of the guys there. They will be able to get you pointed in the correct direction for somehelp. If nothing else, start with a sheet of aluminum, .03 thickness and a bunch of rivets and clean up the tears, rivet it over the mess, throw some GOLD "go fast tape" on it and have fun until you get a proper repair job. and, go thru the brakes, find out why the transmission did not work correctly first...

[Jeff Kleiner]

FYI, that car is a Mk3, not a Mk2.

Jeff

[Claybuster]

I'm with Stangrob and F500guy on this! (I also fly model aircraft...and yeah, not the same, but..) I am sure that it hurts to look at it, but nobody got hurt, right? Don't give up on this dream and hard work for what appears to be a hiccup. You got this. Figure out the issues and get her pretty again!
Good luck!

Jason

[rich grsc]

Jejj, what's with the hood hinge plate??? Thought that was gone on the Mk3's

[Jeff Kleiner]

Jejj, what's with the hood hinge plate??? Thought that was gone on the Mk3's

I kind of get the idea that this car might have an assortment of pieces. One of his old posts had him searching for a hood among other items so I have to wonder if perhaps he ended up with a Mk1 or 2 hood and hinge then used it on the Mk3 chassis.

Jeff

[Blitzboy54]

I would have 100% bought this car if I had not pulled the trigger on a new MK4.

I agree you might want to sit on it for a bit before committing to getting rid of it. It seems mostly cosmetic. Obviously the body will need to be repaired and re painted.

Sorry that happened.

[JTG]

I'm with everyone else on this one. Set it aside for now and then revisit when you're ready for another challenge. I've been fabricating things (not necessarily cars) for over 30 years and had plenty of projects that seemed like total write-offs that made me want to throw everything away and start over. More often than not, a little bit of time away from the offending mistake and I was ready to tackle the project again.

Best of luck whatever you decide.

Jon

[TTimmy]

Two important things to keep in mind:

1. Your Asking price is too low. Unless I buy it.
2. Give yourself some time and then tackle it. While fiberglass work may be a new skill, it’s not terribly difficult. The supplies are relatively inexpensive and you don’t need much in the way of special tools.

I hope you keep the car! Otherwise, I’ll be in Corvallis in June for my son’s graduation. Maybe I’ll bring it back to PA if you’re still in the mood to sell it.

All the best,
Tim

[Fishing will]

Hi John:
I sent you a private message a few days ago. I would like buy your car. I am 2 hours north and can come down tomorrow( Wednesday) to complete the deal.
I agree with most of the people on this thread about reconsidering and don't blame you if you change your mind, I just would like to know as I am only here for a few more days and it is convent.
Thanks
WILL

[mrmustang]

This car is headed to Ebay per a PM from the OP

I personally wish him the best of luck with the sale there, I suspect at least double what he was willing to originally part it out for. Maybe more


Bill S.