Well I am living proof dreams do come true. I got my DPK from Unique 4 weeks ago. About 7 yrs ago I started doing research on cobras, went to Home Coming and was hooked. I purchased a DPK with a SuperFE 452 from SA with a toploader backing it up. Pulling the car home was an adventure. Like I have heard others say, “These cars attract more attention than a dead body in a parking lot” and I can vouch for that now. The car was on a trailer head home and I saw the following, tons of looks, thumbs up, little kids in SUV's climbing from the front seat to the back as they went by me. While in traffic I had 3 guys ask what type of car, when I told them 427 cobra, I could see one guy say, "I told you". That is what I saw; there is no telling what I did not see because I was focused on getting home safely. What will it be like once the car is done? I assume getting gas once the car is done will take longer.
So veterans sharpen your pencils (IE:keyboard) because there is a new freshman on campus and there will be questions. At this time the car will not be painted until January, so during the next 4 months what can be done to the car? Right now I am plumbing the fuel system, working on throttle linkage and a host of small items like safety wire the front brake rotors. Once the body is off, I plan to drill the holes for the heat shield and maybe the wiring harness. If anything above I should not do, please let me know. Alan is shipping me a build manual soon. He had to burn more copies.
Posting pictures so I am not sure if they are done correctly. You can see in one picture, my son. He is my partner in crime and this is a project for us. I am not sure how much help I will get when cartons are on. The car was not home 3 days and it has already marked its territory in the garage. The source is an unsealed drain plug on the oil pan.
All advice welcome and I plan to post pictures during the build.