Author Topic: My Eleanor 4.6L cobra restomod (Read 28293 times)

kiwi69 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 27, 2011, 09:41:19 am »

Awsum work dude - love the build will keep watching:thumb:

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #51 on:** October 27, 2011, 05:34:55 pm »

Thanks mate, it has been moving very slowly of late and is peaving me off. been flat out with work and my dads car. hope to get into it asap...

Kai66coupe · « **Reply #52 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:12:47 am »

this is awsum man! I may be heading down the same road you are with the 4.6Ltr. If you dont mind me asking, Was the notching of the towers a big risk? and also what brand of struts n rack n pinion did u go with ?

nice work!!!!!

boss69hogg · « **Reply #53 on:** December 26, 2011, 07:18:09 am »

Pics!! Need new pics!!!

Is it going to be pepper grey or you going different?

Trans-Am · « **Reply #54 on:** December 26, 2011, 10:56:50 am »

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Hi Eleanor67,

Congratulations, the build-up of the car is coming along great!

Just one question regarding your steering wheel, how will you be hooking up your horn's, as the the cobra centre button has no facility for a horn button as it's just a cover to hide the 6 mounting bolts to the steering boss/hub?

Originally on the 65 GT350 Shelby's, a Lucas toggle switch was placed in between the instrument cluster and the radio in order to engage the horn.

I believe an original one sold a little while ago for just over $400.00 US, however I believe a similar version is available from a guy over in England.

Cheers,

Trans-Am:cool:

Sporty 40 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 01, 2012, 11:00:04 am »

Quote from: Eleanor67 link=topic=11523.msg132858#msg132858

Hi all sorry it's been so long since my last up date. I just got my new radiator from aussie dessert coolers today. Thing are starting to move again so should have some more updates soon.
here are some pic's of the radiator

Love the radiator. I might get one for my car as it looks a bit of a hotch potch of bits.
Is that the street and strip or burnout king version.

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #56 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:12:01 pm »

Hi all, im back. I have been flat out lately and i have got nothing done on eleanor. Between work, building the cortina for my dad and being one of the organisers of the SA All Ford Day there is just not that many hours in a day. but the good news is i have finished the cortina for dad and the all ford day is over for now so i am hopping to get stuck back into it. Here is a pic of how the cortina came up.

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:30:15 pm »

Hi Eleanor67,

Congratulations, the build-up of the car is coming along great!

Just one question regarding your steering wheel, how will you be hooking up your horn's, as the the cobra centre button has no facility for a horn button as it's just a cover to hide the 6 mounting bolts to the steering boss/hub?

Originally on the 65 GT350 Shelby's, a Lucas toggle switch was placed in between the instrument cluster and the radio in order to engage the horn.

I believe an original one sold a little while ago for just over $400.00 US, however I believe a similar version is available from a guy over in England.

Cheers,

Hi mate sorry it's took so long to reply. The steering wheel has been a pain, they sent me the wrong one and the horn will not even fit in the wheel and the boss is the wrong spline. not sure what i will be doing with the horn as yet as i was hopping when i got the write one it would wire up in the center.

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:43:26 pm »

Quote from: boss69hogg link=topic=11523.msg166577#msg166577

Pics!! Need new pics!!!

Is it going to be pepper grey or you going different?

yeah mate im going for the grey. on the out side it will look just like the car in the movie.

I am making some changes to my plans as the time it is taking is giving me the sh@#s and also the costs. so I taking out the motor and going to go for somthing more old school. this way it will make my life simpler and cheaper.
Not sure what motor i am going to go for but it will be somthing grumpy lol. i am still going to use the 5 speed tko box i have for it. If any one has any good idears on witch motor i should go for please let me know.

JT_1994 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:45:14 pm »

Nice 2V... Looks VERY clean... I didn't have much luck with mine... (Cracked) but it would have looked like that (but with a chrome rocker cover).

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #60 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:45:45 pm »

Love the radiator. I might get one for my car as it looks a bit of a hotch potch of bits.
Is that the street and strip or burnout king version.

Thanks mate. Its the street and strip one with all the bling...

Eleanor67 · « **Reply #61 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:50:44 pm »

Quote from: JT_1994 link=topic=11523.msg174982#msg174982

Nice 2V... Looks VERY clean... I didn't have much luck with mine... (Cracked) but it would have looked like that (but with a chrome rocker cover).

thanks mate. Its only a mild one but has plenty of grunt for my old man. i wanted to paint the motor the same colour as the car with the chrome rocker cover but this is what dad wanted so thats what happened..

mwizz · « **Reply #62 on:** March 28, 2012, 09:14:02 pm »

Nice looking Cortina. I also like that radiator.

JT_1994 · « **Reply #63 on:** March 28, 2012, 09:14:14 pm »

I have been looking into getting a new alloy 2v head from classic inlines closer to the end of the year / start of next year and topping it with a 4bbl Holley...:rub:
When the $$$ there... About $2100 + shipping + carb

Allaromano · « **Reply #64 on:** January 20, 2013, 04:11:06 am »

Quote from: Eleanor67 on March 28, 2012, 08:43:26 pm

yeah mate im going for the grey. on the out side it will look just like the car in the movie.

I am making some changes to my plans as the time it is taking is giving me the sh@#s and also the costs. so I taking out the motor and going to go for somthing more old school. this way it will make my life simpler and cheaper.
Not sure what motor i am going to go for but it will be somthing grumpy lol. i am still going to use the 5 speed tko box i have for it. If any one has any good idears on witch motor i should go for please let me know.

Hi,

What are doing with the 4.6 motor? Can you tell me where you got your engine mounts from? I am putting a 4.6 SVT into my 65 coupe.

junior · « **Reply #65 on:** January 20, 2013, 11:05:59 pm »

I love this thread has been dug up - can see my own post pining for a project and to sell the coupe... since then coupe is sold, 69 purchased, stripped, built again ground up and on the road and looking for another project. . .

But I can't say I've go to the extent of this weapon! Hope it's close to being on the road.

rocket · « **Reply #66 on:** January 20, 2013, 11:25:12 pm »

Quote from: Eleanor67 on March 28, 2012, 08:12:01 pm

Hi all, im back. I have been flat out lately and i have got nothing done on eleanor. Between work, building the cortina for my dad and being one of the organisers of the SA All Ford Day there is just not that many hours in a day. but the good news is i have finished the cortina for dad and the all ford day is over for now so i am hopping to get stuck back into it. Here is a pic of how the cortina came up.

Wow! That Cortina looks shyte hot!

Had a couple of 6cyl Cortinas back in the day. Very quick cars.

JT, i agree with you. Would be good to get rid of the old log head on the 6 cylinder Mustang and fit a head that could have a bolt on inlet manifold and a good carby. Not sure that $2100 you mention for the classic inlines head includes the cost of the inlet manifold. I priced it at 3k a year or so ago. Instead of paying that sort of money, i might look at an alloy head crossflow out of an XF. They can be bought dirt cheap. Fitted a steel head crossflow from an XD into my sons XW many years ago. Also had a Celica 5 speed box and went like shyte out of a shanghai! Just need to make sure the crossflow will fit into a 68 heightwise.

Rocket.

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