Jesse builds another Cobra #11,061 - Parking brake Plan A and B... and C?

[Blitzboy54]

So it begins....


Hey Gang!

It's been a whirlwind few months. Just to bring everyone up to speed I recently sold my MK4. It was an awesome car that I loved to drive and I already miss dearly.



As it turns out the thing I loved slightly more than owning it was building it. I didn't have the resources to keep this one and build another so a choice was made. Like all of you know (or are going to find out) is while building one of these you learn so many things. I have a running list in my head of items that if I was to do it again what I would do differently. So here we go.

I sold my first MK4 in early June and ordered my next one immediately. My guiding principle this time is to make it as modern as practical. Think what would this car look like if it was built today. I know AC is re releasing a limited addition car but I have intentionally avoided looking at it as I don't want my build to be influenced by it.

I flirted hard with a digital gauge cluster. The dash in consideration is a 12" rectangle screen. When it came down to it I would have had to embed it near the center of the dash. It looked pretty interesting when in use but when off it made the car look like a Tesla, I was also concerned about solar glare. So traditional gauges it is.

My completion date was 8/3. Stewart called a couple days ago and she will arrive on Saturday the 25th. I am the first stop so yay!



Changes from the last one

IRS
Carbon Fiber Dash
Coyote Mounts
18" Wheels (not been ordered yet, will not be Halbrand)
Custom seats, door cards and transmission cover from Intatrim in the UK
Bluetooth navigation screen with both front and backup camera's (too many clowns on the road. I am going to protect myself with an integrated dash cam)
2" roll bars
TKX with mid shift
Chambered Exhaust
FFR headers with Cats
The plan right now is to integrate a chin spoiler. I have several different directions I can go with this but I am fully committed to doing it.
I have several color schemes in mind. I have only committed to one color. Whether it's the primary, secondary or accent color has yet to be decided but Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to introduce you to Chevy Amplify Orange.



Lastly I am trying so hard NOT to supercharge the coyote. I keep telling myself 450 is plenty and I DO NOT NEED 650hp at the wheel. I DO NOT!! Having said that I have not ruled it out.