[Hayabusa]

Dave,

As with any kit, there’s a lot of work to be done. However, overall, I thought the quality of this Cobra kit was excellent. I won’t go into what I felt were the strong points but I can say that I didn’t have any issues with the wiring so I’m not sure what you have heard regarding the wiring. With that being said, there are a few areas that in my opinion, could use some refining. The door fit (as you mentioned) was not even close to what it should be. It took me many hours of work to get them right. The problem is that no matter how hard I tried to adjust the alignment, it just wasn’t meant to be. I even tried a different door thinking maybe I got a bad one but it was no better. In the end, I had to do a substantial amount of body work to get them right. Maybe “out of the box” door fit has improved but if not, plan on spending a lot of your time or money getting it right. Also, in my opinion, the fuel cell that I received with my kit was not up to the standards of the car or the vehicles potential performance. It’s a ok fuel cell but in my opinion, not suitable for this application. It wouldn’t fit without cutting the floor which left you the option of either leaving that part of the trunk floor open to the road or glassing in a new section! To me, those two options were just fixing the symptom and not the real problem with the fuel cell. In addition, I felt that there was no way to adequately attach the filler connection so I ended up designing a replacement aluminum fuel cell to resolve those issues. Other than those issues mentioned, any other issues were minor and the car goes together very well.

The West Coast Cobra uses a Ford 9 inch rear end which for the most part is bullet proof. I installed a limited slip carrier and although a 9 inch might not be as exotic as IRS setup, it works extremely well and I wouldn’t change anything about it. I hope this information helps you out.

Gary