Hey gang, normally I hang out in the Aircraft section, but little do they know I’m a motor-head! This is Revell’s Shelby Cobra. I’ve added a prewired distributor and scratch-built shocks and springs. Hope you enjoy!
Any comments or questions welcome!
Looking good Max!
Those prewired distribs sure make it easy to wire. I find some of them are too short, though. Don’t allow you to wire the proper firing order.
This was a Parts by Parks distributor… they gave me a TON of wire. But I kinda chickened out on the proper firing order… I guess I wasnt sure how everything would fit[xx(]
Holy Cow! I thought I was looking at the real thing! Great work Max!
And I gave you an out on the firing order! You could have claimed not enough wire, which is how I explain it on the 66 GTO I’m building. [:-^]
I’ve picked up a ProTech pre-wired distributer that does have enough wire, and will be sure to get the firing order correct, on my next engine, a 396ci for 65 Impala SS that’s waiting on my build table.
Lots of work in this one. Looks great.Can’t wait to see the completed project. Thanks for showing your work.
looks really good, i have a few engines that i wired the correct firing order on, but most of the time i’m stressed out and don’t have the patience to do it. i’ve seen the cobra kit but i want to build a street cobra with a 427 but don’t want to deal with the hassle of modifications. Does anyone know of a kit with the big block AND the full sized windshield? any help would be great.
Navypitsnipe, the revell kit includes the full sized windsheild as well as a couple other optional parts. They don’t show it on the box, but it’s there!
Thanks for the comments guys!
Gulp.[
] Guess I better take my car out of the '50s build. Mine looks like it came from the bottom of the junkyard pile. Wow. That chassis looks ---------------can’t find the words. I can see where I need a LOT of practice. Can’t wait to see the finished car.[bow][bow]
Jim[4:-)]
oh ok thanks for that info. what is the kit number?
I don’t think so, Jim. You’re build is coming along very nice!
Ah Ha!! Caught you! Didn’t think I’d be cruzin the auto forums! Ha!
Wow buddy great work!!
Zip
Hey Max,
I second that… Caught you in the act my friend… Since I am here, you have the beginings of a very sweet lookin fast movin target I mean ride [:P]
What colour is she gonna be in?? I really am interested in building one but I am not to sure what mfg has the best kit aval… Is Revell the best?
BTW, I really like how you scratched the springs in all…!! Nice!!
Nice work my friend… She still has wings!!!
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
Ah my good buddies Zip and Butz! Glad you two could stop by! And glad you’re enjoying the build! I know I am.
Butz, to answer some questions, the color will be standard Cobra “Guardsman Blue” with white stripes. This will be he car that won the SCCA Championship in '65. The kit is Revell. Personally I think this is a really nice kit. The worst part so far is all the mold seam scraping. But that’s no biggie. I know Fujimi makes a 427 Cobra, but I’m not sure how good of a kit that is.
Hey Max,
Ah yes, tis gonna be Blue… Really lookin forward to seeing her done up!! In between one of my builds, I must build Tamiya’s Ferrari FXX that I have in my stash…
MMmm just wondering how good Accurate Minitures will be… Their gonna do a 289 I believe!! Same ballpark right?
A fellow club member friend has twisted my arm so I have to build a fast tar I mean sports car. To be truthful, I am really loking forward to this build.
Flaps up,
Mike,
Rangers Lead The Way
Accurate Miniature’s kit should be nice… the 289 and the 427 had slightly different body styles, with the 289 looking more British. Plus, the engine was a LOT bigger in the 427. I built a 289 for my GT 350R I’m building now and you can definately tell the difference! Scale Auto did an article on AMT’s Cobra and Revell’s Cobra this month. It’s definately worth a read-through!
Off to a nice start there Max… [tup]
Gee, and here I thought the wrong firing order was an anti-theft ploy. [:P]
Is the kit a Revell 2828?
I’ve seen the AMT Shelby Cobra put together and it just doesn’t look right. I picked up a couple of the 2828 kits as Revell hasn’t steered me wrong yet in the past.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
[;)]
jhande, glad you like it! Yes, this is the 2828. It’s really a nice little kit!
As for the AMT Cobra, it’s more of the first generation. When the kit itself is built, the tires stick out a little too far, they should be tucked under the fenders. But otherwise, it’s a pretty accurate kit!
Thanks Max!
I think the AMT Cobra I had seen was the 38423 which I think is the 289 version??? Like you said, the tires stuck out too far but to me it looked to long compared to it’s width. Maybe it’s just me. [%-)]
Whenever I get around to building my two, one is going to be like your’s, blue with white stripes and the other “might” be grey with black stripes. Not so sure about the decals though… [banghead]
Hope you keep us posted.
I’m pretty sure AMT only made the 289 while Revell tackled the 427. The reason AMT’s looks long for its width is because it was more narrow than it’s beastly younger brother! I guess we’re all just used to the later 427. The 289 style was much closer to the British body than the 427.
I will be sure to keep everyone posted! I might be able to post pics tomorrow! I’ve been painting the body and i painted all the “metal” parts for the exterior! I’m trying to decide a good color for the inner part of the wheels. Seems like Tamiya Gun Metal may be the best match. I tried laying some on tonight but it didn’t want to paint well onto the Alclad. I love airbrushing Tamiya but BOY do I have brushing it!!!