Oh Goodness what have I done. Help!

[Racer_X]

Does the wheelbase of the body match the wheelbase of the chassis? Could you take the 2 inches out of the overall chassis if the wheelbase matches up to the body.

For the original purchase price, there's a reason it was so "cheap", and now you found it.

[RedEye]

Hey look at the bright side. You love the cobra, most any cobra... even those ones that guys paint funny colors.. like orange (heehhehe... orange)... and you're about to get a great assembly learning experience.

I bought a totally screwed up Streetbeast kit. The thing was worse than a Russian car built in 1944, and driven until 1988 and then sold to a Moldavian for a bath tub. That bad.

End of story is that I finished it in a year. Spent more than I wanted (did't we all), learned more (you too) and in the end have a car that is really really fantastic, I love it, it's beautiful, it sounds great, it drives amazingly, has a custom... well everything (probably won't even bother selling it as a SB kit),and fits by body perfectly as a great track car.

All said, it'll be an adventure, and you'll love it too Best of luck!