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stiffy · #1 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 02:54 PM

LGC67,

BRB 2000 are able to fit the FORD 4.6/5.4 FAT motors, why then would you put a Lexus donk in it>>>>

IMO the BRB has a funny rear end..........

STIFFY

OZCOBRA · #2 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stiffy

LGC67
IMO the BRB has a funny rear end..........:STIFFY

Yeah I'm of the same mind ,the DRB has always looked as though someone has jumped on the doors and broken its back, its ar$e is pulled up and angles the whole back of the car into the back of the seats!!,it's just wrong!!!

M2cw!!

Aussie Mike · #3 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 05:51 PM

I can't say I'm a fan of the DRB shape either. They look very flat across the top of the body compared to other Cobra bodies out there. They have that perky butt happening too.

However they are probably the most common/popular Cobra kit in Australia.

Cheers

PCC · #4 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 06:29 PM

Well as a DRB owner I should step in

As Mike says the DRB is probably the most popular kit in Australia.

And it does have a slightly different back end, but only to those who know what to look for.

If you choose your wheel size right the illusion is even less noticable.

To 95% of the population they would have no idea and hey no Cobra is like for like the same as the original, just some more so than others.

Its definitely not the worst looking kit out there, but questionable whether its the best.

OZCOBRA · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 06:57 PM

Popular yes...Still not right from a rear prospective and most definitely from a profiled side on shot its back is broken...
NO wheel sizing will ever hide it as the the line from the dash to the rear parcel behind the seat is flat and not curved from the front to the rear!!!!
Why after all these years it has not been fixed is beyond me with the great work that is done by the guys there!!!! one would have thought the idea of getting you car to look as close to the Original shape would be an easy fix in this case!Maybe it is a BIG fix???
But if it sells, well why bother.

Still all the DRB's to have come out of garages over the years look great as they all do!!
Just me bein picky from the Outer!!

Aussie Mike · #6 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 07:14 PM

It wasn't a real criticism of the kit Pete, just an observation. There's a fair few things I can point out on my own CR body that don't look quite right.

Part of what keeps the hobby interesting is that no two hand built Cobras are really the same.

OZCOBRA · #7 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 07:27 PM

Yes purely an Observation,

This could apply to loads of the other Manufactures over the years ,
Kits that have simple fixes on side vent sizes and position,exhaust cut outs,wheelarch positioning ,Whole sides of cars with a kink in them..
Some of the best engine bays i've see are DRB .... I love sementry in cars and lines that flow.
We all see different thing in our cars and are happy to either live with them or spend a lifetime trying to fix them....or in my case a lifetime BUILDING IT!!!