Building the Perfect Cobra
Eighty percent of the time is taken up by the last one percent of the stuff left to do.
Owning a sports car is a lifestyle and building one is a commitment to the passion that drives you.
Having said that, building one that works really well is the physical manifestation of the persistence it takes to refine and improve on a dream.
Craig Harper
“We work on lots of Cobra kits (and on cars in general) which just don't work properly.
Often they've been built by an amateur who builds them with love and care but also built them in a slightly misguided way so the car doesn't work the way it should.
We specialize in getting these cars to work properly.
Our Cobra project is born out of the fact that I've driven, … put it this way, …
I've never driven a Cobra that I enjoyed driving and I say that as a driving enthusiast.
For me, a car needs to work really fluently and really well.
It must feel lovely and that's very hard to do.
It's a subjective thing to say but everything needs to fit together and flow.
If I think of some adjectives, … tight, fluid, supple, agile, and enthusiastic come to mind.
These are words that I like to use when I describe a car.
Not lumpy, clunky, slack, or sloppy!
With regard to our Project Cobra, I think we're all on the same page here, so yeah, definitely building the “perfect Cobra” is our goal.”
So where are we now?
It’s the old story when you're building a car for yourself.
Eighty percent of the time is taken up by the last one percent of the stuff left to do.
So what are we busy with at the moment?
Well, the motor's in, running and sounds sweet … after we changed the camshaft.
This engine destroyed its original brand-new camshaft which was traumatic, to say
the least.
… Oh dear!
But that’s all been made right and now we’re on to more jobs on the “to-do” list.
Craig:
“I'm going flat out so she can go and get painted”
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