Street Beast questions.(Beast owners please help)

[donraye]

Originally Posted by newguy

Looking for room everywhere. got size 13eee feet, looking for hip room too. I know in general roadsters are tight so wondering if anyone knows of makers whose kits have more room

There are two other manufacturers bsides Street Beast that offer larger cabins than the rest. Even the stretch Street Beast is still a bit tight in the footwells as those cars are really designed for use with auto transmissions. You would be better served by either an Everett Morrison which has a stretch version but not a lot of extra foot room in the footbox, or there's the Lone Star LS427. Lone Star out of Texas has the most room in the cabin and in the footwells of anybody. They have shaved 8" off the width of the center hump which gives you a 4" wider footwell on each side which is a BIG difference. They also happen to make a really great car and they have a well priced "home build program" if you would like to get your car professionally built in a week by having one of their builders come with the kit and help you put it together in your garage in just 7 days with your help! Their cars are great cars with the stiffest frame in the business and all around high quality parts and the latest vinyl ester glass bodies with great handling characteristics. If I ever build another Cobra it will be one of theirs. Check them out as well as Everett Morison which also offers a great car. 13eee feet however may never get enough room in any Cobra unless you go to an automatic trans. then there would be plenty. Also you will have to buy a good pair of driving mocasins as they do not have a sole which sticks out wider than the sides of the shoe like any normal street shoe does. I wear "drivers" and it does make a huge difference in the room I have down there while in the car.
See if you can find someone with a Lone Star and try it out. If it is too small then your out of luck. But there's alway the Corvette chassis based "Cobrette". They may be an option for you although not really a true Cobra car they are still nice looking pretenders and still FUN! Check them out also. I see them for sale from time to time and you can also buy one in various degrees of build options for very reasonable prices.
Hope this helps, where there's a will there's a way, Don