[indianamoon]

Talk to me about this skittish. Is it just due to the power? Or is there something else going on with these cars? Big tires, adjustable suspension, nearly 50-50 weight distrubution should = great handling. That's one of the things that I wanted to get back to in buying this car.

I see videos of spin outs and other accidents with these cars and have been wondering if it is just because guys get on the loud pedal, get the rears spinning, and not off it and on the clutch again if the car gets squirrelly. Do they only lift off the accelerator and never allow the rears to regain traction? With the suspension and tires, I would think that these would hook up very nicely in a turn, skidpad numbers seem to prove that out. Do they not hook up again on the straight if they lose traction and then the clutch pedal is in?

I grew up driving TR3's big Healeys, various Jags. All of which had pretty fast steering. Maybe 2 1/2 turns lock to lock on the 3? I was surprised, the first time I drove the cobra, at the amount that I had to turn the wheel to get it pointed and the lack of responsiveness in the steering. I now know that the latter is due to the worn rack. Sure would like to get the feel of the sports cars back in the steering, but if it's really not good to change the steering ratio, I certainly wouldn't do it.

My driving is not going to be terribly spirited in this thing. Been there, done that, don't have anything to prove to anybody, and sure don't want to mess up the paint job. This definitely won't go on the track, and won't be pushed hard. Not sure what the hp is, but I don't think that the 289 in it is built too much. Sadly the trail on the car has been lost and I can't get any info on the build.

By the way, I gotta tell all you guys that this site is a great wealth of information. Really appreciate most everything that I have read here and it truly helped me decide to buy one of these great toys.