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Originally Posted by fastraxsg
Not a problem, I'm not biased toward any motor, it's just we have titling issues here and by using an old car and re-body and re-chassis can sometimes work. The BMW is the only car locally with a V-8 at this time, unless you count a HummerH-3...plus it was in the right price range and unique. So...I've been told its more complicated and such. There is a guy on Cobraclub.com that has a Cobra with a 4.8 or 4.4 beemer motor and it looks good, well not as good as the Lexus V-8, he is building one of those now. It's just that in Indonesia, car life/modifications/cobras are not easy to do. That is why I have my old sorta wannabbee Cobra now.....thanks
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Just a couple of thoughts. Using the parts and title of the BMW are the best way to get a car registered there It might be worthwhile to do, depending on yur fabrication skills, a space framed version of Ken Miles Flip-top car
http://www.csxinfo.net/compcars/fliptop/fliptop.htm this would allow more engine room and the ability to service it. You might look at some of the Locost 7 sites for the means of adapting strut fromt spindles to A arms. In short build a kinda wide Locost 7 using the BMW running gear
http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1004 then drape a Cobra body around it using a tilt nose. I would think that though a country is bad on customs charges for a complete car they should be less so for repair parts. The thought being that if you have trouble with the body have it cut into quarters and shipped as parts in seperate shipments. The Locost style frame materials should be able to be sourced in the local market. Just some thoughts.