Windscreen
The car has up until now looked a little odd , this was mostly due to not having a windscreen. I had collected the screen from Gerry along with a […]
Gear ratios
I finally got around to calculating the gear ratios and speeds for the car. I have a T5 251 box which takes 300lbs-ft torque – hopefully enough to cope with […]
Oil Cooler cladding
I decided that i would box in the oil cooler as you see on a lot of the cars. I am making this myself – with no previous experience with […]
Door preparation
The doors supplied by Hawk are hollow. If this does not get filled in some way I am told it can sound very noisy when on the road. So I […]
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 […]
Distributor Issue
I had ordered the distributor with the built in coil with the engine build. I came to install the heater matrix feed from the inlet manifold and found that 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 […]
Steering wheel
I have purchased an authentic steering wheel from Gerry. It is absolutely lovely and I can’t wait until I am driving the car for real with it! Sadly I will […]
Steering Column
I bought a steering column over the internet. I needed a old MGB version to fit the car. It duel came and I refurbished it as best I could giving […]
Hawk 289 FIA AC Cobra Replica - St Piran 