1968 Cobra rebuild

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:32 am

Some old pics I hadn't put up on my site. Just forgot I guess.

This is my 1968 Cobra project. I had ridden the bike already but had taken it down and used some parts on other bikes, so now it will be put back on the road with a 72 GT750 front end. Slight mods in other places. Using all available good parts and not really going to be a resto.

Hope to get it done for Deal's Gap. I have to get Keith Sutton's 72 GT750 done first. And hope to have some pics of his up here as well soon.

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:15 am

Eric, I like those pull back bars. Is that bronze bushes I can see in the swingarm? Did you have them made for you or did you modify aftermarket bushes?

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:58 am

tz375 wrote:Eric, I like those pull back bars. Is that bronze bushes I can see in the swingarm? Did you have them made for you or did you modify aftermarket bushes?

Those are the bushes from Parts n More. They took very little reaming to get the inner bushes to fit properly.

The bars are 72-73 GT750.

Ogri · Post by **Ogri** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:47 pm

Wow! the paint on your frame looks like it is elbow deep. Very nice!

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:50 pm

Looks pretty whizzy, Eric. Is that the later long-type swingarm or the early short style ?? I just don't know the Cobra as well as I should....

GT Tim · Post by **GT Tim** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:11 pm

H2RICK wrote:Looks pretty whizzy, Eric. Is that the later long-type swingarm or the early short style ?? I just don't know the Cobra as well as I should....

Shocks are pretty close to vertical up and down on a short swinger Rick, you'd know the difference if you saw one!

deadmeat · Post by **deadmeat** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:54 pm

Wow Eric, that frame paint does look great! What paint did you use? Did it lay down like that or did you polish it out? Very nice.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:05 pm

deadmeat wrote:Wow Eric, that frame paint does look great! What paint did you use? Did it lay down like that or did you polish it out? Very nice.

I paid someone to do it. Was in a hurry. Clearcoat over black.

jaybob · Post by **jaybob** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:05 pm

I absolutely LOVE that tank. Will be Uber Cool in a restomod kind of way.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:46 pm

Some more photos retreived from my damaged camera.

RJRamso · Post by **RJRamso** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:26 pm

Sweet!!!!! I love how this is turning out! Looking forward seeing how it'll be in the end!
That blue color is amazing! Is it house of kolor?

GT Tim · Post by **GT Tim** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:56 am

I have to agree about the blue..would like to see it in person out in the sunlight. Nice.