Starter

The last remaining electrical job was to connect the starter to the engine bay loom:

A common problem with cobra replicas is hot starting issues caused by the proximity of the starter to the exhaust headers. In many cases this can be cured by the use of a smaller Hi-Torque starter which gives a greater clearance to the exhaust. I have such a smaller starter giving clearance from the headers, but with the GD the exhaust then runs directly under the starter.

During trial runs of the engine I had noticed that hot starting was a little sluggish and was wondering if it was due to the effects of heat on the starter and adjacent battery cable. So seeing as the body was not on yet I thought there was no harm in wrapping the starter and battery cable with heat insulation. The battery main and harness starter leg were wrapped in an insulated tube of material......

...... and the starter and solenoid were wrapped in flat sheet and the whole lot secured with stainless steel lock ties:Looks a bit like something destined for outer space on the space shuttle..... but will do the job.