[Wild Card 289]

Well, you are "in" now, and you are quite right - you will enjoy that car all the more - because you did it your way!
The issue with the lack of height in the trunk lid can be solved by repositioning the license plate light higher up (creating space for the plate and trunk release). Many Cobras have a small raised "plinth" to form a mounting surface for the light (as it is well into the curvature of the lid). Make a template from the light base, and position it where the mounting surface needs to be, grind the base surface back and then build the form up with glass reinforced resin. Sand to shape. Did this on my BRA 20 years ago.

Get yourself a couple of Cobra books. There is all the reference material in there. Turning the cockpit edge into a clean full radius that runs through the door cutlines, is already on your plan by the sounds of things. Sit in the car and look around you. When it is stripped it is easy to change things and get them to your liking (looking authentic and/or functioning good). Some Cobra kits have too little cockpit depth, and bolting the seats directly to the floor is a favorite fix for this. If you fit seat runners, make sure you are still going to be sitting comfortably IN the car and not on it!

Stephen