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289 Kits
I am now looking at building the 289 FIA version. I know about the ERA and Unique versions, are there any others. Has anyone had expwerience with one of these. They both look excellent. They do not appear to be the types that use a Mustang donor car.
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I'm near completion on building an ERA 289FIA. No, no donor parts. All new stuff.
Your choices for 289FIA are ERA, Kirkham, Unique, and Shelby. Last I recall, Kirkham and Shelby charge a premium for their 289 FIA due to the low volume of the transverse leaf-spring chassis. I went for the ERA myself. I get the "most exact" 289 FIA body along with a coil-spring suspension (no "buggy springs"). ERA has been outstanding for service. I saw an ERA 289 FIA that is at ERA and ready for paint that someone wants to sell right here on Club Cobra. Good chance to jump the line and get your car. Where in the hell is Apple Valley? DD |
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The Kirkham FIA can be done with the coil spring or leaf spring chassis.
marcalan is selling his recently completed ERA. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d.../DSC_01711.JPG |
North of Fontana, really nice and cool this time of year. What 110F with no humidty? Not that I should talk.
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The ERA FIA is a clone of CSX2345, the only original FIA race car that was never wrecked. You can check it out with a google search of CSX2345 - it is in the Shelby museum in Boulder, Colorado. Body exterior, cockpit, engine compartment, and trunk interior are exact duplicates of this original car. The ERA is engineered like no other (except Kirkham) glass bodied car. If you want more specific comments send me a PM, I had one of the other FIA's before, and sold it to upgrade to an ERA.
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We're also building FIA cars with aluminum bodies and leaf springs.
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289 FIA, alum body, leaf springs
Hello Nick, Can you post a bit more info on your alum 289? Original style chassis, 3" round tube? Suspension & uprights? rear diff?
I am very interested in a alum 289 FIA, that would be my first choice for a cobra replica. please email or PM if needed. thanks, karl |
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I wonder if I chopped the body of my rusted out 1991 Nissan Sentra if I could put this FIA body on it? :JEKYLHYDE :eek: :rolleyes: |
Been thinking the same way...
There are two Kirkhams at Fantasy Junction. http://www.fantasyjunction.com/inventory The unpainted car is on the website and has the hybrid coil spring suspension, they also have a painted leaf spring car that is not advertised yet. BTW Cobra Country has three more for sale. http://www.cobracountry.com/home2.html Tony R. |
Hey Karl, yes they are very exact to original with 3" round tube frame on transverse leaf springs with cast stainless uprights. We were lucky enough to have an original car made available for dimensional references. Handmade aluminum bodies over tube steel birdcage. The cars are more recreation than replica. We're making chassis parts and a body buck now. Looking to build rollers at this point with full and final assembly also available.
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Any links to pics?
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Shoot I never noticed if it was hot.
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Here's a nice 289. It's a little used but I think they just lowered the price to $2.5M. :LOL:
http://gallery.me.com/cobrajunky/100...12473160260001 |
I personally never saw the car that Phil used, but we did not take molds off the original car. Instead, Phil took pictures, measurements and templates to perfect the buck that we already had. He has an artist's eye for shapes. If one section of the original body was damaged, Phil just used the undamaged side for his research.
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