Welcome to the journey of my GD Cobra and me.
This site illustrates every step, from initial concept to the first firing up of the throaty V8 engine and my first run-out.
Introduction
I've made this, my Gardner Douglas (GD) Cobra build website, to illustrate my progress during my sessions in the garage, and I’m pleased to say the build was a pleasantly challenging and rewarding experience. The WoW factor comes after the research, the sourcing, the measuring, the remeasuring, the drilling and cutting, and doing things outside my comfort zone.
The build also caused me, by choice, to revive my dormant woodwork, metalwork and tech-drawing skills, and I had to get to grips with the vagaries of GRP manipulation, compounding and finishing; and this is where a cursory knowledge of meteorology was useful too.
The straightforward intricacies of the Dremel were something I hadn't realised would be such a useful skill to get to grips with either, and last but not least, the varied and decidedly nebulous world of electrical jiggery-pokery was something that [to me] was a very important topic of understanding. I do like to know and understand what's going on, and the 'why' is important to me. And within those themes, I am very pleased that my build went as planned and that I [the car] got through the IVA on the first attempt. 🕺
Loads of research was enough to focus me to get the build right, and contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be a whiz-bang mechanic to get the job done... Getting oily is a personal option — or not, as the case might be.
But... If you want a quick look at everything before you dive in, get yourself a coffee and take a look at this:
My Build in 15 Minutes... Click on the photo (If you dare..!)
