Making a Bronze hood for Kirkham Cobra

[TimG]

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

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

[dykstra]

Very cool! True artisans.Thanks for the link.

[olredalert]

----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]

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


Jason

[TimG]

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

[TimG]

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]

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]

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

[mssl72]

That's pretty amazing!!

[A12pilot]

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:beers:
Dave

[Dave Rifkin]

That man is a true artist; simply amazing; once you have annealed the metal does it ever return to it's original hardness?

I remember watching Jesse James anneal metal before forming his gas tanks but don't recall seeing him burn off the soot.

[Mr70]

Fantastic repair work,wonder what the inside of the fender looks like.Probably riddled with witness marks.