Another GD gets clothed!

Went over to Andy Holmes at New Walton near Grimsby for a BBQ. Well to help put the body on his GD. Plenty of help - not sure how much was brought on by the offer of food from Annie. Annie is Andy’s long suffering wife! Steve was there, Andy’s right hand man on the build, or is Andy the helper in reality?

Anyway, after a bit of pushing and shoving the body was on. Looks good too.

(See the link to Andy H’s build on the right of this blog - scroll down a little).

Over 115k page views

Just gone over the 115k page views since I started this build. Most visitors have come from the States, closely followed by UK page views. Thanks to all those who have visited this site. I hope it continues to prove useful to you.

Finding things - made easier!

Hopefully I have improved the navigation of this blog a little, so that you can find things. I have added some labels (build elements) and have been through these to break them down a little. If you have any further suggestions, please let me know.

Over 90,000 page views!

Just topped 90k page views, with the US taking the top spot, followed by the UK. Thanks to all visitors to my blog!

Northern Cobra Club North York Moors run

It was the Cobra Club Northern annual run this weekend, organised by Mike and Angela Hammond. We decided to just do the Sunday (the run was Saturday and Sunday). The overnight stop and meal was at the White Horse Inn at Rosedale Abbey. Our room was called the Kildale! Sense of humour?

Twelve Cobras had turned out for the run from Rosedale Abbey, ending at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York.

My car in the middle

Most of the Cobras

We travelled up on the Saturday evening, only to find that the battery warning light came on and the voltmeter was showing 13 volts (a little low). After some fiddling with the battery cables and Si Smith shorting out the contacts with his wedding ring (ouch - don't try this at home - the ring gets red hot), we decided that it couldn't be fixed, but was probably ok for the run. However, being cautious, we took the decision to head home. The run back was uneventful - so why did we not do the run?

On Tuesday an auto electrician checked out the car and pronounced the alternator faulty (only done 2,150 miles!). So a new one has been ordered and will be delivered and hopefully fitted tomorrow (Thursday).

Today the oil was changed again (a year since its last change), as a precautionary measure. So 5.5 litres of Mobil's best and a new filter put in/on to the engine at 2,275 miles.

Stoneleigh Kit Car Show 2018

Someone counted 85 Cobras on the UK Cobra Club area on Sunday and around 45 on Monday plus over 25 that I saw elsewhere at the show. What a display. Superb!

A view of some of the Cobras on display

Another view with my car in the foreground

Another shot .... of Cobras

My car (again) with the bonnet up

Thanks to all those who came to say hello on Sunday and Monday - I am not going to name check as I will no doubt miss someone off! It really is a privilege to talk to you all. Comments on my car and blog are really appreciated. It was great to meet all the enthusiasts, both people I know and new Cobra owners embarking upon the build process. Good luck to all and hopefully my blog maybe some small help along the way.

Heated seats part 3 - wiring

The supplied relays were fixed to the transmission tunnel behind the seats, using self tapping screws over the carpet.

Relay fixed to the transmission tunnel

The transmission tunnel carpets were lifted along the edge near the floor. The wires were then fed along this area towards the front of the car and up to the central under dash tray.

Wires routed under the carpet, against the transmission tunnel

The earth wire was attached to the ground point on the chassis.

Ground point on chassis

The supply and ground wires were both extended.

Wires extended and tie wrapped in place

20mm holes were drilled in the under dash trays near to the heater outlets. The switch wires were disconnected from the loom and fed through the tray and clicked in to place. They were then reconnected to the looms.

The supply (live) wire was connected to position 3 on the ignition switch, so that the seats only operated when the ignition was on and would not drain the battery if left switched on.

So now to test. Without the ignition switched on, there were no lights on the switches in any position - so a good start! Next the ignition was turned on. A green light when the switch was set to the low setting. A red light when it was set to maximum. And no light at the off/central point - great news.

Now I just need to test it in anger.

Edit: Been out in the car today (Thursday) and the heated seats really work. Brilliant!