Battery Tray
I had been waiting for along time for Gerry to get me a batter tray. It finally arrived and I was able to install. I needed to bend the legs […]
Category Archives: Engine Bay fit out
Preparation of the engine bay
Heater installation
The next job I decided to take on was installation of the heater. I had taken deliver from Gerry some time ago but never got around to installing it. The […]
Radiator fixing part two!
I have decided to fix the radiator without first fitting the fans. I figured I could measure the space available once fitted which may determine where the fans go, on […]
Oil Cooler
The FIA was fitted with a oil cooler that its infant of the radiator in the lower opening. The kits comes with all the pipes and auxiliaries to fit, including […]
Throttle pedal
There are couple of options for the throttle pedal. The Hawk can use either a mini pedal and cable or as I have Gerry supplies an original throttle pedal. This […]
Radiator
There are a few options for the radiator in the Hawk. Many will fit the MGB rad from the donor car or if fitting the Rover V8 may use the […]
Engine Bay
Now the body is back on I can see how it looks next to the engine! Quite pleased with the result but if I was to do it again I […]
Heat Shields
In truth I was in two minds about the heat shields and the final result shows it! Initially I was going to fully line both foot boxes as I have […]
Competing the engine bay
I have read a good deal on the web about lining the engine bay. I had decided not to line the wheel arches but I still needed to have heat […]
Engine Bay Preparation
The original AC Cobras all had white foot boxes….I took a while to decide what I would do in preparation of the engine bay. Should i paint the foot boxes, […]
Hawk 289 FIA AC Cobra Replica - St Piran 