Uncobra, the V8 FrankenHealey

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:22 am

Great - that will save you no end of bother as I'm sure you know!!

Chris.

AJ · Post by AJ » Sun May 27, 2007 5:33 pm

Following on from the 100s in the other picture. The red 3000 (Black Hardtop) in that picture is even rarer one of the back up cars that would have raced at le mans.

AJ

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:31 pm

Wooohooo! At last! Everything has been held up for the last 4 weeks due to the non-delivery of the new rad. It seems that there was a serious accident(????) at Serck Motorsport which stopped everything for a while.

Old rad (which did not have to contend with the new steering column, rack and re-sited oil cooler)

which won't fit in this gap now!!!!

......but this will fit it or it will mean a refund!!!!

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:32 pm

.... the rad she is in and loadsa work with cardboard templates and tinsnips means the ducting is half finished....

...the bad news is that the engine being further back and the rad further forward means that the original hoses are just an inch too short....

...bugger

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm

Wiring by John the electrician....

... shaky hand by me

... everything is fused. I think the fuses are fused as well

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:51 pm

Dash can be unbolted in a couple of minutes and all systems are connected through multi-in plugs....

Post by **katanaman** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:07 pm

Really nice work there, I used a couple of multi plugs on my dash as well making it much easier to take apart. Course the plan n mine kinda fell apart when I used a mech temp gauge

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:13 pm

Snap!

mines mechanical too as I've been let down by electric ones in the past.

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:44 pm

Looking excellent.... Dash has a nice clean & classy look to it...

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:52 pm

Is it finished yet??

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:09 pm

No,

loads of fiddly bits to do. It is said that the last 5% of any project takes 95% of the time! Well I bl00dy well hope not as its been 16months now

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:57 pm

Loads of small things now to be ticked off the list

But the boot's finished apart from a clean up! Everything's wired, tank pressure tested, tank return for the winter fuel injection project, battery isolation switch, low pressure fuel pump etc etc etc

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:14 pm

As the oil cooler is effectively blocked by the front shroud and therefore gets no airflow it needed a cooling duct and here is the result

Now look hard at the photo, consider the headlights as eyes, the grille as the nose and the oil cooler duct as the mouth. Yes Folks, I think we have an extra from Pixars 'Cars' animation.

....and underneath

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kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:18 pm

... and talking of underneath. How am I ever going to take this out on the road and get it dirty?????

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:26 pm

.... a few shots of the engine bay

after the discussion of overheating coils on the forum its comforting to see the coil lurking behind its own heatshield on the last fuzzy shot.