The Cobra Adventure

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Waitey

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228 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Mazda Mariner Blue looks great on the rocker covers!


Waitey

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Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Before…



Now...

Mariner Blue Rocker Covers
BMW Polaris Silver Intake
Ford racing blue block
New water pump and alt mount.






Waitey

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Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Now I’ll be running remote master cylinder tanks I decided that they’d look good if they looked more original.

The original ones are made by Girling, used on things like Series 1 Landrover’s and are massive!

So my solution was, some Ali ones from eBay with some mini version of the correct Girling stickers made up for them.


Waitey

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Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Alternator on. With the adapted bracket and new adjuster rod.




Hoonigan

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241 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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That is bloody ridiculously loud, I’d definitely rather not have the power assisted steering than have one of those on my car…

SturdyHSV said:
Waitey said:
I have one of these to mount it, so it shouldn't be too loud. Not hat you'll be able to hear it....

Ahh nice, yeah hopefully that does the trick thumbup

You'd be surprised how audible it is as it's not a pitch that the engine drowns out, and if the vibration gets to the chassis it's then a proper hum hehe

Not sure why the embedded video doesn't work, but here's how long it takes to reach operating pressure and an indication of the comedy noise smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEYN03FykbU

Waitey

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Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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There are a lot of knackered pumps out there.

When fitted to an Astra MK5 you can't hear them!

Waitey

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Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Alt belt on. It fits!



Flywheel back, all skimmed up. They also found a slight warp in it which has been corrected.


sdh2903

550 posts

178 months

Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Looking great clap

Thou

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196 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Cool thread, very enjoyable read. Shame the old pics are dead though as the older posts would make a lot more sense with those included!

Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Thou said:
Cool thread, very enjoyable read. Shame the old pics are dead though as the older posts would make a lot more sense with those included!
Its taken FOREVER but I've fixed them all.

Time to get this back up to date.

Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Time to get on with this.

So I showed it some sunlight which I got the engine off the stand and onto the floor.



Also couldn’t get the pilot bearing out, quick search on TikTok and wet bread was suggested. Ah sure f**k it, let’s give it a go.

It f**king works!!!



Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Clutch on. Mmmmmmm.


Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Stupidly expensive Tilton release cylinder on.


Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Hydro release bearing..

Bleed nipple and clutch line fitted to the bell housing.


Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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The dog really trusts the jacks…


Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Pedal set in and holes for the masters are cut. Just need a strengthening plate to turn up.



Old shifter had seen better times…



New one is nice!



Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Mrs bought a treadmill, which is right in the way…



Since I’ll need to find somewhere else for that to live, I’ve moved onto the wiring.

I hate wiring. Especially when someone’s been in there before you..






Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Cut a mile of s**t wiring out of it.

Can actually see where things go now.

Shouldn’t be as hard as I expected. As I can just fold the loom over to get some things over to the “new” drivers side.



In the quest for a more original dash I needed a few things.

Along with making a proper wiring diagram.

1, proper switches. Amazingly Lucas still make them! So ordered some new originals. Still waiting on two more to come.



2, I was also missing one gauge the originals would have, oil temp! I had pressure but no temp. So now I’ve got a new Cobra spec one from auto meter.
Auto meter is an off the wall choice, as the originals were all Smiths. Competition cars would end up with Auto Meter ones in, as they are all mechanical and far more robust than the “cheaper” smiths one.



It’s lovely though.

Waitey

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Monday 19th June 2023
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Big day today. Engine and box back in. It was a right tt. Took 8 hours!








SturdyHSV

10,214 posts

173 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Given the space available, getting the engine back in seems like it'd be about as simple as your pictures make it look...

What fresh unexpected hell did you encounter? hehe

I don't really have any space in my garage, so have to have the crane sideways in front of the car to hang the engine gearbox, then crank it up to the ceiling and swing it over, it's all a bit awkward, but actually getting it in place is relatively easy, although the Monaro engine bay is fairly empty now.