Ease of Entry/Exit

[mdross1]

Funny how we are all on the same page here. After owning our car for so many years with belly exhaust getting in and out with or without the top is not bad. Getting older does add somewhat to the difficulty but still not yet an issue. It certainly is much easier without the top and no side exhaust.

[Jaydee]

I remember seeing a Chevy Chase movie, Funny Farm, and he had a English sports car with suicide doors. He seem to be able to jump in and out of it very easily. Would that make it easier on a Cobra?
JD

[tortuga]

I am a new Superformance owner, with two good exhaust burns already...I sort of subscribe to not even using the doors and standing on the seats on entry exit....

[Blas]

Another time to get a really good burn is after driving the car, parking it and going to open the hood, reaching over for the passenger hood latch. If you think the pipes are hot at the door, check out the area where they exit the body... They have a good burns jell (Water Jell I believe it is) that you put on ASAP after a burn. That along with an Icepack will minimize the damage from the burn.

[tortuga]

I am a sailboat racer hence am pretty tight with several sailmakers: I am contemplating a sock arrangement made of welders blankets that slip over the pipes forward to the support then are wrapped around and snapped forward of the bracket...At this rate I'll have no calf skin, and the first time the wife does it, well you know what happens then...

[Ron61]

Darn Tortuga,

Those really look bad and I am sure they don't feel good either. Some people have their pipes ceramic coated and say they really cuts down on the heat but I don't know as I never had any done that way. The side pipes do take some getting used to if you have never had a car with them before. I hope those heal soon.

Ron

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by tortuga

I am a sailboat racer hence am pretty tight with several sailmakers: I am contemplating a sock arrangement made of welders blankets that slip over the pipes forward to the support then are wrapped around and snapped forward of the bracket...At this rate I'll have no calf skin, and the first time the wife does it, well you know what happens then...

Ouch!

The problem with that is how do you remove them from a seated position?

A better solution might be to sew a dowel in both ends. One dowel acts as a weight to hold the blanket over the door jam and the other acts as a weight to pull the blanket down. I see it as put it on, get in and lift it out and roll it up on the dowel.

I am going to try snaps and think about dowels after that.

[DanEC]

Those do look painful. Part of the benefits of wanting to build a street car replica was the undercar exhaust. No issues with burned shins however I sometimes ponder that my butt is resting about 3 inches directly above a 500(+) F muffler. Thus the reason for all the insulation I stuffed in under my carpets.