Progress for 7/29/01

7/29/01 So we're finishing up July with a big burst of progress. We've been working hard to get things all finished up, and we're getting pretty close. We've got the body on now, and all the little details are finally being taken care of.
We asked a few friends over to help put the body on, since it weighs a bunch.	We had a pretty good crew...Mike, Ed, Rick, William and Al. Ed also brought his new wife, Christy, but unfortunately I didn't get a picture. I was too busy talking...hmmm IMAGINE THAT!	Lowering the front of the body.	Lowering the rear end, and getting it aligned. Where did everybody go, you ask? They're all there, just going low profile at this exact moment.	After the body was on, of course we had to stand around looking at the car, eating pizza and drinking beer and soda for quite a while. We had a great time!
To get the roll bar to go in correctly, William had to do some fiberglass "Persuasion".	After the body was on, we had to get the front and side body bolts in. This required alignment, which was a little difficult.	The lower body bolts were the most difficult to get lined up. I had to sit on the rear end to compress the bulb seal enough to get the rear bolts in. Please keep comments on that to yourself...ha ha.	William installed the rear quick jacks, and the trunk latch. I think he had a bit of alignment trouble with the trunk latch, but it all worked out okay.	We worked on the windshield installation for the better part of an afternoon. The brass side pieces did not align well at all, but I think they look good anyway.
Le mans style gas cap has been installed, and the modifications were made to the gas spout.	William can actually say that his blood sweat and tears went into this car. Luckily I was not home for this, but apparently there was some blood loss. I hope the medical detectives don't get the Luminol.	The corner splash guard has a new shape after some more of William's precision "Persuasion".	The rear cockpit aluminum is finished!	William used aluminum tape to cover the seams with small gaps. We like to call them "Weather-proofing seams"
The dash install went pretty smooth. Also, we got the rearview and side view mirrors installed.	It looks pretty good with the steering wheel in place.	We're getting ready to install the transmission tunnel cover. It was tough to fit in on over the side pieces.	The interior is finished except for the carpet. Okay, well we do have to put the seat back in also.	Rear cockpit aluminum is finished, along with the transmission tunnel.
After a long day of work, William is cleaning up the floor pans. It felt pretty good to have the cockpit aluminum finished.	These are custom designed seat wedge ramps, that will allow the seat to tilt back slightly. It is a lot more comfortable.	The driver side also has ramps to incline the seat, as well as the adjustable seat track so that both tall husband, and short wife will be able to drive the Cobra.	The driver side door is on. This is what the driver side currently looks like.	The passenger door is also installed. This is the current condition of the passenger side.
Well, we're entering the home stretch. We are working to get all of the final items finished up, and get the car to the paint shop. We are looking forward to being able to drive it for the last half of the season.

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