remember that the weight balance is these cars is pretty close to 50-50..under braking the weight is transferred forward unloading the rear tires...you guessed it, the thing wants to end around on you....when it gets loose the way to get the car back under you is with the accellerator...not the brake....learned this from a good driver of Cobras and it comes in handy when the occassion arises...just remember you have to "load" the rear tires.
There is a term for this that someone will add to this thread...
something like " rear trail braking understeer"...someone please correct????
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #375 427 S/C - 428FE - Toploader - 1968 AMX 390 Go Pack 4 Speed - My Daily Driver is a 2004 Crossfire
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Congrats on your new Cobra! It looks really nice. I especially like the fact that the roll bar brace does not come into the cockpit and in between the front seats as was "typical" for the 289 FIA. Your roll bar seems modeled after the 427 rear brace.
Have fun and check everything out underneath before you test its metal.
A car can massage organs which no masseur can reach. It is the one remedy for the disorders of the great sympathetic nervous system. Jean Cocteau 1889-1963, French Author, Filmmaker
Congrats on the car. Have someone take a pic of your face after you drive it!! Having gotten a ride in GeorgiaSnake's Unique 289 with a stroker motor by the same builder...you are in for a real treat!! Your seat of the pants will scream big block. LOVE the blue as well.
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