Need advice: brakes on CMC/StreetBeasts

[cobraleonard]

Holt
There should be a 1/4 plate bolted at thebottem to the lateral frame rail and reinforced with an angle arm on the inside in front/bottom of the foot box. The plate is about 8 inches wide and extends up to where the steering column frame and master cylinder bolt to it.Sounds like this plate was not installed. It come predrilled and is an absolute regardless of what it takes to install it. Others on here may be able to say how much thrust is on the brake rod link. I just sold a kit with one on loose that i could have made a template of. Pull the column and make a cardboard template.Too much to chance here
Joe

[holt8137]

Originally Posted by cobraleonard

Holt
There should be a 1/4 plate bolted at thebottem to the lateral frame rail and reinforced with an angle arm on the inside in front/bottom of the foot box. The plate is about 8 inches wide and extends up to where the steering column frame and master cylinder bolt to it.Sounds like this plate was not installed. It come predrilled and is an absolute regardless of what it takes to install it. Others on here may be able to say how much thrust is on the brake rod link. I just sold a kit with one on loose that i could have made a template of. Pull the column and make a cardboard template.Too much to chance here
Joe

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely look into that. Hell, I just learned today who manufactured my body and frame. Took 3 weeks to track down the original builder/owner just so I could ask him about the manufacturer so I could in turn ask them how they recommend pedal installation. And even then I don't think he was 100% positive it's from CMC/StreetBeasts, since it was a few years ago. Naturally nobody answers the phone at StreetBeasts and the Tech Support Line just has a recording that due to economic conditions, they can't afford tech support staff......

If anyone has pictures of this 8" wide bracket before and/or after body installation, that'd be excellent.

Other than the problem with the brake master cylender mounting how do you like being the owner of a Cobra ???
remember half of the fun of owning one of these is fixeing them when they break..
and welcome to C.C.

Other than this one problem, the car is amazing. Looks beautiful, sounds beautiful. Extremely easy and fun to drive (when I'm not worrying my self about brake failure that is... :P )
While I agree whole heartedly that half the fun is tinkering with them, I'm going to exclude the pedal assembly from the long list of fun stuff. Stick me under the car or in the engine bay all day long, but please, for the love of god don't stick me under the dash with the pedals.

post a couple of pics. so we can see what it looks like....

ask and you shall recieve...



Once the new shop is completed (this Saturday.. WOOHOO!!) Our cars will finally have a real place to call home. Maybe I'll be able to get a few more much better pictures that this crappy cell phone picture.

[mdross1]

Car looks great in gray,remembering back when fitting and assembling my car it was amazing how well everything fit together.Never had any issues at all other than trying to figure out the assembly manual.Always wondered how people without those kinds of skills would ever be able to do it.

[StreetSnake]

Holt,

I check the forum on occasion usually to check for nice parts that I wish I could have and see if any new cobras are hitting the road. This forum is tremendous and I wish I had found it before I started my search for a cobra to build. The manual for this car is worthless, I will say I didn't have any spare parts left over that weren't replaced with higher quality ones. Maybe they made a change after mine(yours)??? If it makes you feel any better for the money I had it that one I could have been driving around in a Kirkam or CSX. I'm the original owner, I traded to garafolo, I thought he was a dealer but he told me he was looking for a car for himself, guess not. Did you buy it from a dealer or individual? If you ever want to sell her let me know. Just once I got it broke in and all the little issues worked out I got rid of it for another car with issues. Every car I've had that I thought wouldn't have issues, had issues!! My luck.

[mdross1]

Originally Posted by StreetSnake

Holt,

I check the forum on occasion usually to check for nice parts that I wish I could have and see if any new cobras are hitting the road. This forum is tremendous and I wish I had found it before I started my search for a cobra to build. The manual for this car is worthless, I will say I didn't have any spare parts left over that weren't replaced with higher quality ones. Maybe they made a change after mine(yours)??? If it makes you feel any better for the money I had it that one I could have been driving around in a Kirkam or CSX. I'm the original owner, I traded to garafolo, I thought he was a dealer but he told me he was looking for a car for himself, guess not. Did you buy it from a dealer or individual? If you ever want to sell her let me know. Just once I got it broke in and all the little issues worked out I got rid of it for another car with issues. Every car I've had that I thought wouldn't have issues, had issues!! My luck.

All cars will have issues building them just because! I have a lot in mine but had no choice for the performance level I needed.Redid the frame to get rid of all the mustang stuff,run under car exhaust and set it up for tubular suspension with Coilovers,then had it scaled to road race.Dual WillWood masters for the 12" WillWood Ultralites all around.In the end this car turned out to be as good as any out there regardless of reputation.Love the softtop now looking into hardtop.