Lightest Cobra?

[FUNFER2]

What about the man that is building the carbon fiber body ?

[Jac Mac]

I have seen figures for the Flip Top of either 1600# or 1800#, since that was essentially a 289 leaf spring chassis with an ultra lite alloy shell & alloy 390with very little in the way of creature comforts etc its probably as light as they have been--- should never say never though! On that basis you should with all the light bits available today build a SB copy that is down around or below that figure.
Alloy block-Heads-Ultra lite crank rods etc-Mag Case T10- Mag Case 9" IRS-. If you have the $$ I am sure it can be done!
Im sure the sanctioning bodies that decide what roll cage you have to run will be a fly in the ointment though- plus extinguishers-helmets-nomex-fuel cells etc etc, -----all that stuff that was not deemed necessary back in the 'good ol days'.

[Austin_Snake]

OK so we recently had Betty Boop on the scales for alignment and corner balancing. It is a Carbon Car and came in at 1962 pounds. 49% front 51% rear.

Perhaps the weight has to do with the lack of a 427. Rosanne's car has a 351 Windsor, dyno'd at 302 horse power at 5,500 rpm and 321 ft pounds of Torque at 3,700 rpm.

After it get registered surely it will be very drivable and quick at that weight/HP.
Happy Motoring,
Richard




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