Herb Adams VSE Cobra
This is my first rear project car besides the car I had in high school.
Motor
Chevrolet 468 Aluminum Block
Chevrolet Pro-Sock Aluminum Heads with old school Norris Stainless Steel Rockers and Jomar Stud Girdle
Crower Mechanical Roller Cam
Jessel Belt Drive,
Forged Crank
Crower Billet Rods
12:1 CR Ross Pistons
AccuSump
RaceMate Alternator Water Pump
Custom Canton Oil Pan
Transmission and Driveline
Doug Nash 5 Speed
Tilton Aluminum bell housing
7.25″ Dual disc ceramic clutch pack
Tilton lightweight flywheel
Stock Car Products floating 9" rear end housing
Strange Aluminum carrier with 3:89" clutch type locking differential
Chassis
Herb Adam’s VSE Aluminum Backbone frame (Monocoque)
Entire front clip as a single cast aluminum structure
ATL 22 gallon Aluminum Fuel Cell
Suspension
Custom independent front geometry
Coil over shocks on 4 corners
4 Wheel Disks with Sierra Racing Calipers
Front and rear sway bars
Other
Custom wiring and gauge panel
Barry Grant Fuel Pump
Odyssey PC980 Battery
Custom VSE Pedal box assembly
17" Compomotive Rims 8" Front, 10" Rear
VSE Monocoque Cobra Chassis
The first three picture show the chassis being at Herb's shop.
The chassis was test fitted with the All Aluminum Big Block Chevrolet that ultimately gets completed and installed.
You can see a good bit of the aluminum monocoque chassis and the coil over suspension.
This is a very rigid and at the same time light weight chassis. The aluminum boxed ATL 22 gallon fuel cell is also fitted.
VSE Cobra Construction
The next few photos show some of the major components of the car. Sorry I don't have a lot of pics of this phase.
Interior Gauge panel was some vinyl contact cemented to the dash board. Gauge holes were pre-cut prior to the glue job and then cut open with an Xacto knife.
Gauges were VDO cockpit series and the switches are General Electric industrial with a bunch of Texas Instrument aircraft breakers that is visible next to the big 'T' battery cut off switch. The big GREEN button is a lighted starter switch.
And last in this bunch of pictures is the ATL Fuel Cell with the Fire Sleeve over the braided steel lines. I like the Stratoflex sleeve vs. Aeroquip, as the Stratoflex has a glosser look and seems to not attract dirt as much.
VSE Cobra Engine and Paint
The next few photos show some of the major components of the car. Sorry I don't have a lot of pics of this phase.
Interior Gauge panel was some vinyl contact cemented to the dash board. Gauge holes were pre-cut prior to the glue job and then cut open with an Xacto knife.
Gauges were VDO cockpit series and the switches are General Electric industrial with a bunch of Texas Instrument aircraft breakers that is visible next to the big 'T' battery cut off switch. The big GREEN button is a lighted starter switch.
And last in this bunch of pictures is the ATL Fuel Cell with the Fire Sleeve over the braided steel lines. I like the Stratoflex sleeve vs. Aeroquip, as the Stratoflex has a glosser look and seems to not attract dirt as much.
VSE Cobra on Top Gear Pilot
Adam Carolla, Eric Strommer, Tanner Foust sitting in front of the VSE Cobra and Adam's now sold Ferrari Stradale. Car is still around, show never made it.
