Making a Bronze hood for Kirkham Cobra

**TimG** · #1 03-28-2020, 04:14 PM

Here's a link to Kirkham making a bronze hood for a SOHC Cobra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsK8KFhPYwY

**dykstra** · #2 03-28-2020, 04:21 PM

Very cool! True artisans.Thanks for the link.

**olredalert** · #3 03-28-2020, 09:04 PM

----Really cool, Tim! I have to say that I like your hood scoop much better than the one pictured. That one looks like the hood off of Bill Cosbys Cobra. Just personal preference, I guess......Bill S

**SuperNovaSS** · #4 03-28-2020, 09:51 PM

That is awesome. I like how that the crew has some younger guys(family?) too.

Jason

**TimG** · #5 03-28-2020, 10:10 PM

I agree on the hood, Bill. That's the Super Snake hood and it's a bit too much.

**TimG** · #6 03-28-2020, 10:11 PM

Here's a repair of a rear brushed aluminum panel after a tire came apart. How they fix this damage and make it look perfect with no paint is beyond me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9moYO-WWhaQ

**bergy** · #7 03-28-2020, 11:29 PM

These guys are real craftsmen. I'd love to see a video of the original AC factory making the bodies on body bucks out of sheet aluminum. My understanding is that 2,000 manhours went into making a body.

**prototype** · #8 03-29-2020, 12:00 AM

Zagato was given 300 hrs to build the early Alfa SZ's

**mssl72** · #9 03-29-2020, 06:13 AM

That's pretty amazing!!

**A12pilot** · #10 03-29-2020, 11:57 AM

Man...impressive isn’t the word to use! 2000 hours?!?! It’s inspiring and something to aim for with my 507 for sure. Thanks for posting it up, Tim!

Cheers

Dave

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