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05-22-2010, 10:39 PM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Merv, I am pretty sure that Rob has a RMC?
The bonded body ultimatly should be a stiffer car, I wanted unbonded for easier access while building.
Tone, I think the cheapest to build would probably be the DRB with Torana base. It has the Cobraish shape and should be fine as a cruiser, they should be able to be made to handle well, after all the LH torana used to race and win at Bathurst.
But maybe finding a Torana donor might be getting harder?
(as you may have guessed I am not a big fan of the DRB shape) The small differences make a big difference imho
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05-22-2010, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by boxhead
Tone, I think the cheapest to build would probably be the DRB with Torana base. It has the Cobraish shape and should be fine as a cruiser, they should be able to be made to handle well, after all the LH torana used to race and win at Bathurst.
But maybe finding a Torana donor might be getting harder?
(as you may have guessed I am not a big fan of the DRB shape) The small differences make a big difference imho
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Totally agree with you on the Torana Based kit..Still plenty of bogon driven Torana donors down here in Mexico...
DRB...COBRAISH looks  ..
Tone..... if your not aware of this in the DRB it's very easy to see in a side on profile and rear view if you haven't seen as yet.
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05-23-2010, 12:22 AM
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Totally agree with you on the Torana Based kit..Still plenty of bogon driven Torana donors down here in Mexico...
DRB...COBRAISH looks ..
Tone..... if your not aware of this in the DRB it's very easy to see in a side on profile and rear view if you haven't seen as yet. |
Sorry Oz, I could not help myself, and the reality is that 99% of the population would not see it and if there are 2 cars side by side most would not know which one is correct.
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05-23-2010, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by OZCOBRA
Totally agree with you on the Torana Based kit..Still plenty of bogon driven Torana donors down here in Mexico...
DRB...COBRAISH looks ..
Tone..... if your not aware of this in the DRB it's very easy to see in a side on profile and rear view if you haven't seen as yet. |
My DRB has won many trophys against other brand cobras at shows including, Best paint,Best coupe,Top Classic and Peoples choice and Judges choice . Looks like the public have voted  As for handling ,It goes around corners ,Doesn't rattle and Stops and pulls hard enough for me.  I have no problem recommending them. 
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05-23-2010, 01:07 AM
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My DRB has won many trophys against other brand cobras at shows including, Best paint,Best coupe,Top Classic and Peoples choice and Judges choice . Looks like the public have voted As for handling ,It goes around corners ,Doesn't rattle and Stops and pulls hard enough for me. I have no problem recommending them. |
Victor, Sorry I am not trying to offend any DRB owners, and that is why I said that most of the general public would have no idea what is the "right shape", Before I really started researching I only wanted a car that looked like a Cobra (I was almost ready to buy a Toyota crown based G-Force I had a crown at home)
It is only the nutters (like me) who have a more defind image in there head of what a Cobra shape should look like.
Any car can ultimatly win top paint (body shape does not matter in this category) Anyone with 2 door car can win best coupe (although unless yours has a permenant roof I guess it is more a roadster than a coupe - as far as my understanding goes) Top classic (nneds to be or resemble an older vehicle) and Peopples choice can be won by having more shiney bits than the next guy.
It is great that you have won so many awards (I have none - but I can go and buy them for $35 at the local trophy shop if I felt my life was less because of that fact).
The DRB car has a place in the market (I think it is Australia's biggest selling kit) and as I have said most of teh public look at it and would say "That is a Cobra" (or some say it is a MG), I would not have suggested to Tone to look at the DRB if I thought it was bad, but at the same time also wanted to let him know to look at things like shape.
The CR has a lip on the rear guard, this lip is not on most kits, and was not on all Cobra's, but it is something I personally like, the CR also has a small dish on the wheels, every kit has its plusses and minuses so all you can do is look at them all and decide what suits you best.
Please all DRB owners take this purely as tongue in cheek when I say.
The old saying is you can polish a turd, but at the end of the day it is still a turd.
Only a nutter like me who is enthusiastic about the shape would say that
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05-23-2010, 01:27 AM
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05-23-2010, 01:57 AM
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My DRB has won many trophys against other brand cobras at shows including, Best paint,Best coupe,Top Classic and Peoples choice and Judges choice . Looks like the public have voted As for handling ,It goes around corners ,Doesn't rattle and Stops and pulls hard enough for me. I have no problem recommending them. |
Sorry Victor..the broken back look of the DRB must be a result of carrying all those trophies they win 
...as for it's handling you can make any Cobra handle if you R&D it,and put in a little time!!
...as for the general public voting See Boxheads response!!!!!!
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05-23-2010, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by OZCOBRA
Sorry Victor..the broken back look of the DRB must be a result of carrying all those trophies they win
...as for it's handling you can make any Cobra handle if you R&D it,and put in a little time!!
...as for the general public voting See Boxheads response!!!!!! |
my new plate
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05-23-2010, 02:46 AM
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PERFECT Colour match!!! ...you'll get the extra public vote for the colour match!!
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05-23-2010, 08:30 AM
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Victor, you have made my evening, thank you for not taking my comment out of text and simply laugh at it.
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