[Rebel1]

acac, welcome to the land of RMC.

Firstly, there are three renditions of RMC chassis. Yours would be series 1 or maybe series 2. The difference between these two is the series 2 has 2 side rails all the way from the chassis upright behind the rear bulkhead to the front suspension cross member. You'd recognise if this was the case when fitting sidepipes as you'd have two side rails to negotiate to get yout pipes out the side.

The trim is a function of the expertise of who put the car together.

Had you asked the questions re hoops and sidepipes before now we could have saved you a heap of heart ache. Don Pilling of Snakebite, phone 07 5529 0877 makes roll bars (either full width or duals) for the RMC. He also makes beautiful side pipes for them. Don used to own a series 2 RMC himself and is in the business of making bits and pieces for Cobras..

The pedal box if it is the RMC supplied unit is an infinitely adjustable unit but difficult to get at whilst in the car. All pedals hinge off a common shaft and it is only a matter of adding/removing spacers and maybe a little bending to get the pedals to your liking. However, to do this properly the pedal box needs to be out of the car.

Regarding the height of the 5Ltr. engine. It really depends on the engine mount. The early series 1 and 11 had mounts which lifted the carby engines. For the 5Ltr EFI engines most folks cut these down about 25mm ( easy to do with engine out) which should then give you clearance. However, the narrow bonnet scoop of the RMC means you may still have problems. Some folks are just happy to cut away a bit of the bonnet inner liner to clear the manifolds some remove that scoop altogether ( difficult even with fiber glass experience) and fit a wider scoop. ( available from Don Pilling)

The RMC uses XJ series 11 suspension pieces and the early series 2 RMC ( ie. twin side rail) has a bump steer problem which is easy fixed. IT ALSO HAS A SAFETY ISSUE YOU SHOULD ATTEND TO. I'm willing to discuss this on the phone with you.

The current owners of RMC have little time for the cobra market and are certainly not interested in cars purchased prior to them acquiring the company.

In general however, The RMC is a respected kit but considered heavy for those interested in competition. The chassis is over engineered ( in an agricultural sense) but is extremely stiff.

Cheers