What I'd like to do is show you some of the pictures we took at the Cobra class at Tri-State Motorsports.
Our class was setup for January 29th thru the 31st. We had about ten people in class. I'd like to acknowledge their names, but we forgot to write them down before we left. Hope to get a list from Mike later this week.

Day 1
We of course got to class a few minutes early, we walked around Mike's huge auto body shop, walking past several Cobra bodies and 2 Cobra's already built, finally to come to a large room where the class was to be held. As we walk in we see our Chassis in the middle of the floor, the chassis we, as a class, will build to a Cobra! After a quick introduction, we started in.

B                                                C                                                D                        (click on picture to enlarge)

E                                                F                                               G

We would have a picture A, but I'm not too sure want to see a picture of our new Cats. Well picture B, C, D, E, F and G, are basically the frame, pre-drilled from previous classes, as well the Fuel and Brake lines already run. Mike later let us play with some metal bending and the Double Flare kit. Mike also recommend that the springs be cut only 1 loop out of the spring. He found the car handled better, I believe.

H                                               I                                                J

Little did I know I  was helping to put battery in, and lifting the Rear end! Heavy little sucker. And yes, if you  have not noticed, Mike started from the back and move his way forward. No big deal, just different from the manual. Nothing too hard. Installed the gas tank and went of the fact the fuel sender must be replace if not using the mustang gauges. No big deal. Guess I got to go to Ford Monday.

K                                               L                                                M

Pictures K and L are just more pictures of the frame, with the pre-run lines.
Boom! Again, I draw myself to the building of the left side suspension and forget to take picts. Picture M shows our near completed front Coil-Over install.

N                                               O                                               P

N, installed brake bracket and O, installed rotor. P as you notice is the brake line hookup after the master cylinder is installed. Notice the twist in the brake line. These little tips alone, make it worth going to the class. This way we have no problem hooking up the line, with a strait line, it you have not cut it absolutely right, you have to start over.

Q                                               R                                               S

After installing the the Disk brakes, pedal box and steering rack, we went over the brake line setup and bleeded out those brake lines. If you haven't noticed. I really haven't gotten into too much detail, maybe it's because it's fresh in my mind, but it all seamed too easy. Mike did a fabulous job, thats all I can say.

T                                                U                                               V

T, we installed the Firewall/Dashboard backing aluminum. U and V we installed the steering shaft and the collapsible steering shaft.

W                                              X                                               Y

W is a picture of the steering shaft, and no it is just in there to hold place for now. Just before X, we installed the floor panels  and seat back. After using those fun little manual rivet guns, I got to start playing with a air rivet gun. Man that made life easier! Took no time with the pre-drilled holes in the frame Mike had done. After hooking up a ground strap, we ran our battery cable to out hidden battery cut-off switch.

Z                                                AA                                            AB

Z is showing the location of the switch location, It has a nice removable key. AA and AB are more panels we installed, have I said recently how much fun that rivet gun was? Picture AB, wait are we about to install the Engine?

AC                                             AD                                            AE

AC is the engine hoist, and yes it went right on in. AD is a nice picture of the oil relocation kit connector. and AE is Mike explaining how to tell the people to cut the drive shaft. From Edge to edge. Man is that a short shaft.

AF                                             AG                                            AH

Next we have picts of the new Radiator and Fan. After installing it Mike points out the radiator cap is close, but with a little luck some fit just fine. He recommend one, forgot the name, but give him a call and I'm sure he'd let you know.

AI                                              AJ                                             AK

Now Mike shows us the old radiator hose setup and AJ is a Morasso radiator cap at the top of the cooling system, easy to install and easy to fill. Guess what I ordered when I got home.

AL                                             AM                                           AN

Another picture of the radiator hose, notice the good idea of using the caterpillar clamp as a "bracket", next we mounted the  solenoid. Oops, another picture of the radiator cap.

AO                                            AP                                             AQ

Next we installed the evaporation canister and hoses. I also took a quick picture of the engine ground wire, so I don't forget to hook it up.
 

That's it day one is done. I saw so much and yet I never felt It was overwhelming. Maybe it was Mike, maybe the kit design, but it was great Sunday we will be working on the wiring harnesses, which Mike says is the most difficult part of the Kit.

Day 2

Well today we started on the Electronics.

A                                               B                                               C

We started by installing the computer harness, computer end first. We ran it along the back and around front to the Solenoid. Hooking things up as you go along.

D                                                 E                                             F

Well here we are running cables, I took a couple picts of the solenoid as things kept being attached. Mostly to help remember what to hookup.

G                                               H                                               I

Just another picture of the electronics and H and I are a couple picts of the wiring harness to the front and back lights.

J                                                K                                               L

In J we are running the clutch cable, followed with a couple of picts of the relocation of the air control value.

M                                              N                                               O

Now we start to run the air control hose to the smog pump. O2 sensor. Bet we are getting close to starting this bad boy!

P                                                Q                                               R

All right lets put the saftey belts on and don't forget the parking brake! What's that! Yes, Dad going for a ride with Mike, Wish I had taken a picture of the burn out he made.

S                                                T                                                U

Mike showing us a Mustang Dash installed. And in only 30 minutes we prep and paint this lovely blue Cobra! OK, so we went to a customer kit to see the roll bar. Notice the good idea of the grommet around the bars. Next the Gas tank cover install.

V     

Well here we show the almost finished Cobra. With the end of the 2nd day we have finished the Cobra. Yes we actually went through the class in two days. Maybe we didn't ask enough questions, but I think most of us enjoyed our selves. Heck one of us even bought a kit that day.