Took the chassis to the painter!

ByToadster May 8, 2024September 9, 2026

This update covers chassis to painter.

Related notes live on the Factory Five Cobra build hub.

chassis to painter: Dropped the chassis off with Ken

It has been a few weeks, but we took the chassis up to Ken. You can find him at https://www.facebook.com/streetrodpainter/.

I am very excited to get this paint phase dialed in. However, he still faces a few shop hurdles. First he moved about three miles from Yuba City to Marysville, CA. Then he tried to get new electrical for the paint booths. Meanwhile PG&E has been a real PITA. So he now runs a generator to power the booths. Ultimately the car should get sprayed soon.

Still super stoked to see paint next!

Defroster plenum before paint

NorthRaceCars plenum parts

We still had one item to finalize: the defroster plenum. The FFR kit parts were just too big for our setup. Therefore I bought a plenum from NorthRaceCars. Also, we printed a few new parts to make it fit.

Next stop: bond it in for paint

Next we need to take this part up to Ken. After that he can bond it into the body. Once that is done, the chassis to painter path is clear for color.

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More pics and updates!
ByToadster June 3, 2024September 14, 2026

This update covers more pics and updates. Related notes live on the Factory Five Cobra build hub. About the more pics and updates Got a few more pics from Ken! Some of these are optional, but I think worth the price, but YMMV. Some options are to get the under hood and under trunk painted….

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Rear view mirror and wind wings attached!
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Clutch

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Drilling, drilling, and more drilling!
ByToadster July 15, 2020September 14, 2026

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Cockpit and rollbar fitment done!
ByToadster September 24, 2021September 14, 2026

This was one of those moments when I realized the car was really coming together! My son had COVID-19 and was out of service for about 10 days, but feeling better now – so I was able to get a lot of sheetmetal work completed, and he came back to help with the rollbar setup.

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chassis to painter: Dropped the chassis off with Ken

Defroster plenum before paint

NorthRaceCars plenum parts

Next stop: bond it in for paint

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