Thanks guys for your comments.
C9OBY: I'm actually a classic & sports cars dealer but I bought the car for myself. To make a long story short, I always wanted an aluminium Cobra, and I think the MK IV is a fantastic car, well built, tight and the look is spot on. So when the opportunity showed up to buy this AKL I didn't hesitate as I'd already started to look around for one !
AC Ace Bristol: Actually I know the Swiss process and I'm into it. I have shown the car to the inspectors here and had to provide the German homologation file I had with it. However the car has a few points not matching the German file and this is where they're being picky.
So if some fellows could help me with the following point I'd be grateful. I intended to enjoy the car this summer but it's going to be tough !
- First of all I've been asked to proved full engine caracteristics from the engine number. In other words I need a paper that says that engine number XXXXXXXX of my car is a Ford 5.0 bore, stroke, capactiy etc... Does Ford provide such data sheet with specific engine number on it ? Or does any Autokraft official document exist (i.e. production sheet, factory record) with car's chassis & engine number on it with engine specificiation ?
- Then my whole exhaust system failed to pass the inspection :
The 4 cat converters have no marks on them (or we haven't seen them) they're supposed to be 1920 and 1922 on the right exhaust line, 1919 and 1921 on the left side line. Does anybody have such marking on his car's catalytic converters ?
- Then the German file says there are 2 exhaust silencers each side (so 4 total) also marked "SS 328" and "SS 329". Anyone has seen such an exhaust system ? I wonder how these could all be packed up in line in such lenght, that's 2 cats and 2 silencers before the rear wheel arch !
- The car has no air filter housing, I suppose these never had, but the Swiss apparently need an "aspiration silencer" read air filter housing. I'm wondering what to use there and where to get something adequate, there's no much space in there where the air filter is!
Other typical "Swiss hassle" included obligation to change tires to VR speed index (the car has HRs up to 210 km/h, but car is given for a top speed of 217 km/h). So that's a set of Avon CR6ZZ... that are ordered to be able to do the top speed of 217 km/h on roads that are allowed max. 120 km/h. So basically bureaucracy says: change your tires because your car can do 217 km/h and we don't want you to die because of exploding tire, we'd rather like you to go to jail and pay the fine for speeding. Nosense.
Any help welcome for having some period, technical data, production sheet etc... ! The Swiss love papers.