I picked the Whitby Power Brake option for the Cobra somewhat as an afterthought. Originally, I was going to use electric power steering with a manual rack. But, I realized that the Coyote was much too wide for the ePowersteering option. As a result, I had to make some changes. This choice also influenced the power brake…
“You will build this car three times before you build it once” – my builder friends (circa 2020) A few months back, I ‘finalized’ the ABS brake setup – or so I thought… When I started bleeding the brakes, the HCU started leaking… I somehow forgot that the HCU uses bubble flare instead of double…
finished the brake line runs
The decisions in building one of these cars is hard enough, wondering “can I actually build this?” and then you make modifications. Every modification that deviates from the ‘norm’ definitely adds time and complexity to the build. Is it impossible? No. But it DOES take time and patience. Since I decided to build this FFR,…
Gosh it’s been a slow road lately! We’ve had 2 pinhole leaks in the garage, which has destroyed a few boxes and I’ve had to shuffle the garage around quite a bit. Fortunately it’s been in the garage and not in the main house, but in general it’s slowed things down. Anyhoo! I’ve been working…
Time to install the Whitby power brake kit for the Wilwood pedal-box
There are a few things that modern technology has brought to the car scene that just flat out make sense to me. Two options that come to mind are anti-lock brakes and Traction Control. These weren’t available in a 1965 Shelby Cobra, but then again, neither was a Coyote 5.0 fuel-injected engine. Since I’ve opted…
The 25th Anniversary car comes with Wilwood brakes – but I’m going to add power brakes – why? Well, it’s more of a modern version of the Cobra – and while many say you don’t ‘need’ power brakes – I’m opting for it! I’m going to use electric power steering, which removes the need for…