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View Poll Results: Money aside, which chassis would you choose?
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Original 4" Chassis with Original Tubular suspension
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Original 4" Chassis with Kirkham Billet Aluminum Suspension
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New Kirkham Billet Chassis with Billet Pushrod Suspension
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06-05-2008, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #2589 Titanium w/ Indigo Blue Stripes 408/351w TKO600
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As long as the car's exterior shape and look are kept then i think by all means suspension performance/technology should be pursued. How many times does anyone see the suspension on any cobra owner's vehicles? And if they did what would be at all disappointing about a suspension that uses new technology?
Why not make the car be able to better handle some 500hp when that is what is typically seen in these cars?
A billet aluminum chassis would impress anyone.
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06-05-2008, 03:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Greenville,sc,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 427 (KMP 266); CAV GT40
Posts: 1,464
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a billet aluminum chassis would not impress me I assure you
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06-05-2008, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie18
As long as the car's exterior shape and look are kept then i think by all means suspension performance/technology should be pursued. How many times does anyone see the suspension on any cobra owner's vehicles? And if they did what would be at all disappointing about a suspension that uses new technology?
Why not make the car be able to better handle some 500hp when that is what is typically seen in these cars?
A billet aluminum chassis would impress anyone.
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06-05-2008, 03:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie18
As long as the car's exterior shape and look are kept then i think by all means suspension performance/technology should be pursued. How many times does anyone see the suspension on any cobra owner's vehicles? And if they did what would be at all disappointing about a suspension that uses new technology?
Why not make the car be able to better handle some 500hp when that is what is typically seen in these cars?
A billet aluminum chassis would impress anyone.
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This sums up my feelings as well.
Would I be able to call my car a .........................COBRA? !!! lol !!!
I could deliver my Cobra lookalike thingy and you can practice building your billet stuff on my car. I will gladly pay you Tuesday for billet stuff TODAY!!! lol !!!
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06-05-2008, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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David,
I love your cars and maybe someday I will own a nicely appointed Slabside. It is a need that will need to be realized at some point.
As for the frame: 4" ROUND TUBE
Why: I love the cars for their classic drive
Preference: Slabside transverse leaf however I would sacrifice originality for the Coilover hybrid. 427 car = 4" ROUND TUBE.........
Why I love KMS: They are great aluminum reproductions of a great classic line of cars......Masterfully executed I must add.
To be honest the round tube frame is what sold me on the Contemporary. I love the Cobra because it replicates a historically significant car and drives like one. If I wanted a space age frame I would also want the corresponding body = Lotus, Vette, Panoz, or FFR GTM.
Would I ever buy a KMS Cobra with billet frame: No
Would I buy a KMS billet frame shrouded by a supercar aluminum boby: YES, after a KMS Cobra with 4" round tubular frame of course!
No tubes is like no boobs.........
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06-06-2008, 05:53 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Absolute Pace
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I would love a billet chassis.
Pretending I am driving a real 60's Cobra is not for me!
Ben
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06-05-2008, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Provo,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, 427
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie18
As long as the car's exterior shape and look are kept then i think by all means suspension performance/technology should be pursued. How many times does anyone see the suspension on any cobra owner's vehicles? And if they did what would be at all disappointing about a suspension that uses new technology?
Why not make the car be able to better handle some 500hp when that is what is typically seen in these cars?
A billet aluminum chassis would impress anyone.
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The exterior of the car is identical to what we make now. That was what made the engineering so difficult on this car. From 10 feet, an "expert" will not be able to tell the difference.
Now for my personal opinion. I have been fortunate enough to drive original 427 Cobras, original 289 Cobras, our latest car, and many other replicas. I won't comment on the other replicas (for obvious reasons) but when you get right down to it, I really don't like driving the original cars. The chassis flexes all over the place; the brakes are horrible, the motor is a ton of bricks in the front end (all of those comments can be applied to the 289 car as well, with the addition the leaf springs ride like a buggy.) Frankly, the only thing I really like about them is the incredible looks and the incredible acceleration.
I can tell within 100 feet of driving a car weather or not it has an aluminum or an iron 427 block. The 427 iron block ruins the car for me. Now, that is just my opinion and so there is no reason to start the flame throwers.
Other people (like Chuck) are certainly entitled to their opinion and that is why we make so many different cars. The world would be a very boring place if all we had to choose from was vanilla ice cream. Having spent considerable time in Poland (right after the wall fell) I can tell you I certainly didn't enjoy seeing empty shelves in the stores. The first time I brought Poles to the States and took them into an Albertsons they actually cried just looking at all the different flavors of Kool-Aid (of all things) that were available just sitting there on the shelf.
I digress,
Anyway, I'm just glad we have 31 Flavors here!
David
Last edited by David Kirkham; 06-05-2008 at 05:10 PM..
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