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Originally posted by inazuma_x
hehe...i said i wanted a near original body...so superficially it looks just like the real thing...but i am a rev head from way back...so gimme them ponies! 
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Hi Inazuma_x,
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
The Classic Revival kit has in my opinion has the most accurate shaped (to the 427SC) body currently available in Australia.
Their design also allows you to build a very light weight car.I'm expecting my LS1 powered version to come in at under 1000KG. Light weight combined with an honest 400HP should make for some spirited performance that will leave most cars on the road in it's dust.
The body is made from Quad directional stiched mat which is exceptionally strong compared to conventional fiberglass materials. It's hand laid using vinylester resin which has a much hight heat deflection tem than the polyester resin that most bodies use. The body and tub are glassed together as on unit and honecomb and sandwich construction tecniques are used in strength critical areas. When the body is bolted down to the chassis it significantly increases the rigidity of the chassis. The chassis blitzed the torsion and beaming requirements @ almost 15,000NM/degree. The standards require 6,000NM/degree and these test were done without the body on the chassis.
There are lots of ways to build a Cobra as you'll find here. Before you settle on a kit you have to decide is what's important to you in the finished car. It's going to be a compromise in many ways unless you've just hit the jackpot on lotto.
Maybe you should make a list of the things you want your car to do and list the features in it that are important to you. Go through the list and give each of them a priority.
It's no good spending $50 on a 700HP monster motor and having only 20 grand left to build a chassis and body to wrap around it. At best you will end up with a very scary billy cart.
It's a good idea to chose components that you can build on in the future. Start with a good building blocks since you may find down the track that cutting a corner early on makes later development less efective.
Fortunately there are heaps of people here who have already built there cars that'll help you avoid any pitfalls and let you spend your $$$ wisely.
Cheers