LYNN, GOOD FOR YOU! LIKE YOU THE SUSPENSION IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR THE SWAY BAR SET UP TO FINISH THE REAR. KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW NOW, WE COULD HAVE PUT A 427 IN BUT I'LL BE DANGED IF WE CHANGE IT NOW. THE MOTOR IS WIRED IN AND PLUMBING IS ALMOST FINISHED. DOING SOME CUSTOM GLASS WORK TODAY. WAITING FOR SOME CUSTOM DESIGNED PARTS FROM MY PARTNER KEITHW BUT IT IS PROGRESSING WELL. DASH GOES TO THE UPHOLSTERY MAN IN A DAY OR TWO.
ROBERT LOGAN, I POSTED THIS MORE FOR AN AID TO OTHERS THAT MAY NOT BE AS FAR ALONG AS LYNN AND I ARE. KEITHW HAS GIVEN ME THE USE OF HIS ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURING SHOP TO DESIGN AND MAKE SOME CUSTOM PARTS THAT OTHERS MAY NEED SUCH AS A CONNECTOR FROM THE RACK TO THE TIE ROD ENDS (STANDARD TO METRIC), AC MOUNTING BRACKETS, OIL COOLER MOUNT, EXTENSION ON THE PEDAL BOX TO ACCOMODATE A LARGER CLUTCH MASTER, STRONGER CLIP HINGES, MAMMOTH SUSPENSION CLEVIS TO THE REAR SUSPENSION (DON'T WANT NO WEAK POINTS HERE) ETC.
AS FOR HELP, I ACTUALLY HAVE PLENTY. ROBERT LAWRENCE COMES BY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND HELPS ME DRINK BEER. CLAY FUGATE COMES BY ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK AND HELPS ME DRINK BEER. KEITHW COMES BY ALMOST EVERY DAY AND HELPS ME DRINK BEER. KEITHS ENGINEERS COME BY WHEN NEEDED AND ONLY AFTER THEY DO THEIR WORK DO THEY GET A BEER. MOST OF THE TEXAS COBRA CLUB HAVE BEEN BY FOR A BEER. GEORGE COCHRAN IS DRIVING ME TO DRINK OCCASIONALLY (KIDDING GEORGE) AND MY GIRLFRIEND IS LEAVING ME ALONE QUITE A LOT NOW SO EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING WELL WITH THE HELP.
AS FOR BUYING ONE OF YOUR RF CARS, MAYBE, BUT THEN ROBERT LAWRENCE AND I ARE GOING TO BE COMPETING ENOUGH AS IT IS AND AT MIDPOINT IN THIS BUILD, IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE ONLY JAYSCOBRAS GT40 IN HISTORY.
JEES THIS IS LONG, IT MUST BE THE FIBERGLASS FUMES.
JAY
PS. THANKS FOR THE KIND WORD ON MY WORK ROBERT. IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE BUT THEN AGAIN, IF IT WAS EASY EVERYONE WOULD DO IT. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LOOK AT THIS MASSIVE ENGINE AND YOU NEED TO HAVE A CIGARRETTE.
[ December 13, 2001: Message edited by: jayscobras ]