ITS ALIVE!!

YES - THATS RIGHT - ITS ALIVE!!!!

And I am so happy with the sound and that fact that it started on first attempt. Here's a video of the attempt.

As with anything Cobra build related it didn't go exactly to plan.

The smith gauges come with 1/8NPT senders which require adaptors for the LS Engine. So Simon Smith came to the rescue and loaned my his adapter from his LS3 engine on his Cobra. (Thanks Mate)

After the first run of the engine it didn't want to restart; soon tracked down to a weak earth from the engine block so I can fix that no problem.

The bigger issue is that after a few runs I started to leak water from behind the water pump which suggests a failed gasket. This means a complete strip down of the coolant system again to fix the issue and of course £27 in delivery from the US for £6 worth of replacement gaskets.

But even with these issues, it simply cannot take away the sense of achievement so far; what a milestone!

Onwards and upwards the build goes :-)