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Old 06-24-2019, 09:07 AM
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Does anyone know who makes a longer version of the cobra relica. I am 6.4 and don't know if I would fit in a cobra. I haven't tried yet just asking
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Old 06-24-2019, 10:07 AM
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Jimbo, i sent you a PM on this subject.
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Jimbo the Old fart that I work for in the late 90s Wanted to see if I could and what it would look like to stretch a 427 for one of his NBA buddie.
I think he said the guy was 6 foot eight or nine
Increase wheelbase 10 inches by putting 6 inches in from the windshield and 4 inches in the door move the clutch brake and gas pedal forward 8 inches with new foot box
What are you when I gave him the rendering of the car he didn’t like it and that was the
end of it.
Now looking back on it might’ve been the interesting project
They are used to be someone in Phoenix that was making a cobra body that fit a Corvette chassis but that looks stretched out. There were several manufactures around it had a longer wheelbase more legroom I’ve been pretty much out of circulation so I don’t know what’s available now
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Go to a local get together near you and see if you can sit in a couple. Especially if someone has a Backdraft as they’re slightly longer without looking like some Frankenstein creation.
Some replicas have more leg room than others, even at 90” wheelbase.
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Old 06-24-2019, 10:18 PM
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Check out Classic Roadster. Im 6' with plenty of room. Extended wheel base too.

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Old 06-25-2019, 03:54 AM
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I am (1,95m) 6,4' and fit comfortably into my Backdraft.
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Lone Star has a 94" wheelbase with the extra four inches in the cockpit. The doors are 4" loner.

We have guys that are 6'5" sitting in FFRs.

You need to sit in several different Cobras. Some have the seat adjusters and steering wheels set up for tall guys. Pedal location is important. Some are to close together for the guy with a #11 - #13 shoe.

I have a buddy that is the same height as I am but his legs are longer. We had to modify his seat location so he could drive for a couple of hours at a time.

Some Cobra you can drive for 30 minutes with out a problem but can not go for 2 hrs without some pain. Depend on you and how you fit the car.

And then there is a automatic, go pedal, stop pedal.
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Old 06-25-2019, 09:24 AM
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From the ERA web site. A particularly good-looking 6'4" fella driving his Cobra.

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Your profile doesn't say where you're located, only Tennessee.

Find someone with a Hurricane build and sit in it - You'll be pleasantly surprised and it is a 90" wheelbase

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I saw a Facebook post yesterday from UCC that showed someone 6'6" in one of their cars, though I note their Web site only seems to refer to drivers up to 6'3".



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Does anyone know who makes a longer version of the cobra relica. I am 6.4 and don't know if I would fit in a cobra. I haven't tried yet just asking
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Old 06-26-2019, 09:14 PM
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I'm 6'3", 240#and fit my superformance fine.

Leg room is workable but not perfect. BUT- I had to wear wrestling shoes to drive my old Factory Five. I can drive the SPF with 95% of my regular shoes, I call that a bonus.

The factory five put my face more in the wind stream somehow, the SPF seems less windy and more comfortable to drive.

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There was a fellow in the same town as me that had a 94" wheelbase Cobra and I was over visiting so he sat in mine (Shell Valley) to see how much roomier his was. Turns out he had less room in his and I have the high back buckets. His had the Lambo style sculpted seats but was not a WCC.

Anyway, longer doesn't always mean more room.
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Getting ready to sell my JBL's if I can figure out the best venue. It is a 95" wheelbase with plenty of room in the cockpit, I'd guess more than any other make. In Kansas City. Pm if interested.
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