3. Progress and Expert Help from Brendan

Work on the Aardvark Cobra went on whenever I could find time away from the frantic pace of being a retiree! Family, visitors, bike riding, music, chores, hanging with Lynn and the dogs, etc. all make finding time to build the car (sort of) hard to come by. No complaints or excuses, life is full and good. 

Brendan Dougherty, of Battalion Motorsports,  operates a traveling Cobra-building assistance service like his father Mark. He came down from Pennsylvania to help me properly install the engine, transmission, and clutch in the Aardvark, AND most importantly, to help with getting the electrical wiring done correctly. The crate engine came fully assembled, ready to run, with a computer-controlled electronic fuel injection system This required mating the engine control wiring system  with the Aardvark's existing chassis wiring harness, and the dashboard instruments' wiring harness...all of which intimidated me because of my lack of electronic expertise. No worries: within 24 hours of Brendan's arrival, the entire powertrain was assembled, and permanently installed in the Aardvark, wired and actually running. A couple more days was spent in optimizing the car's entire electrical system, brakes and lights. Brendan was a time-saver, in addition to being an electrical savant! His assistance put me on the path to completion, with no further concerns about "meshing" those disparate electronic components and wiring harnesses. Whew! 












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