So the engine tune went well! Not ;-(

Turns out the engine had suffered a bit too much since it was rebuilt back in 1999 and is now mostly rusty inside. Water ways were blocked and valves were either stuck or not sealing leading to no compression and pressure leaks into the water system.


So rather than try to recovger teh situation a new enging has ben acquired and will be winging its way back the Cobra over the next few days. Hopefully then we can finally get it out on the road properly.



Bang goes my Xmas presents for the next few years ;-)

The Cobra is currently at the engine tuners, in the mean time the garage is full of a Dax Rush ;-)

The garage cam is still on occasionally and progress on the Rush can be seen here.

Well that's it! Finished, MoT'd, SVA'd, Registered, Taxed and insured. It has just had it's first 'proper' run on public roads, I still have to work out what to do with 4th and 5th gears!!

It now just needs a full engine tune up, the stone guards fitting to the rear arches and another wash and polish.

Now that the Cobra is pretty much finished, some of you may have already noticed that the garage cam has changed.

The Cobra has been moved to a secure location so the next project can be started.

In the mean time you can can continue to see what goes on in the garage via the web cam and Thomas' Blog which is here.

Before we finish here I thought it would be nice to see who has actually been visiting (amongst the almost 5000 hits) so I've set up a guest book which you can sign if you wish, any information you leave will stay with me and feel free to use nick names etc.

To sign my guest book please visit here.

To view my guest book please visit here.

The next big date coming up is 28th October when the DVLA wish to 'inspect' my car and then issue a registration number. It can then be taken on the road.

Why is it that whenever you take a really good picture there's always something left in the background. Roll on the number plates and the sunshine!

The full picture is here.

DVLA now have all the relevant documentation to issue a registration document and hence number plate and road tax. There will be one final examination to confirm the cars details for registration then we should be just about ready to put it away for the winter until it warms up a bit.

In the mean time - just in case Mr VOSA is reading - I've been fixing a few thing suggested at the SVA that would benefit the car. Above is the re-routing of the ignition wires away from the very hot exhaust, the final connection now protected by a nut cover.

And below an additional mounting to provide extra stability to the rear fuel pipe.

Here's a picture the end of one project an the beginning of another. The Cobras penultimate trailer journey and the start of the Dax Rush project in the background.