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Cobia cars- a beginning
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Hi guys, over the past 8 months I have been developing a 2/3 scale cobra. I cnc machined the body plug out and am nearing molding, body measures 2.6 x 1.4 x 550 mm high.
It will be powered by a 1300 cc hayabusa motor, which will be dry sumped, shortened hilux diff, 15" rims, wilwood discs all round. Be a 2 seater and yes they will be ADR compliant to be registered here in NSW, yes I already have a engineer on side to help get it thru. I plan on being ready to market the body and chassis kits early next year. For those avid scale guys, not it is not 100% scale as I had to widen, lengthen and raise heights to get things to fit, but it is a very close example. Regards mick |
Just curious, where do you believe is your market?
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Peter, More at the guy who can't afford the full size car, hill climbs, dad and son project, or just anyone who wants something different.
This project just started off as just a idea to put a 250cc atv engine into a oversized go cart with a body on top, now it's just grown into a road registerable go cart. If putting 200hp into a 400kg car doesn't seem like fun, then so be it. |
Peter, More at the guy who can't afford the full size car, hill climbs, dad and son project, or just anyone who wants something different.
This project just started off as just a idea to put a 250cc atv engine into a oversized go cart with a body on top, now it's just grown into a road registerable go cart. If putting 200hp into a 400kg car doesn't seem like fun, then so be it. |
That should be a cool little thing. I hope you are able to keep everything to scale.
What do you expect it to weigh? |
Craig,
Expecting around 400 kg. |
Interesting idea! What do you think the cost will be????
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So, Cobia was not a typo. It's close to but not exactly a Cobra, right?
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For a Roller probably close to 10k, but this is not locked in fully yet Quote:
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Looks like a whole lot of fun to me!
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If you ever need inspiration or parts I race a legend car which is a 5/8 scale hot rod running a Yamaha 1250cc motor. They race on dirt and tar.
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/memb...69-legend.jpeg |
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Appreciate the help Linden, im familiar with the Aussie Legends, lively little cars indeed. Regards Mick |
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A light-weight two seater mini XY with a turbo'd Hyabusa engine and sequential box sounds a hoot. :) Not to get carried away just yet though -- sounds like Treeve would have his work cut out with these little fellers if they were to ever see road use. |
G'day Gents,
I have made the decision to do no further ICVs. Please can you pm me the name of your engineer (or put it up here) so I can refer all further customer requests on to him? I will also not be continuing with the ICV / LVM thing. I no longer have the energy to argue with the RMS and just want my life back before my kids have grown up. Treeve |
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you will be a great loss but i understand wanting to spend time with your kids they grow so fast best of luck deano |
Could be a fun little car, I dont really like your chances at registration, but you never know until you try.
Probably better to market as a "race car" type series, either on dirt or on a circuit. Maybe a NSW series to get yourself started. |
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As you said , time will tell. Molding the body this weekend...yay.... I'm over the sanding.. |
Me thinks that this car will be a big hit at retirement communities, especially if street legal. They can leave the community and drive to the market or whatever. Also would be big on the golf course if it could be converted to carry the bags.:cool:
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I think the bar is being set far higher than this. There are already any number of battery-powered conveyances available to residents of retirement villages and to golfers. Mick might well be tilting at windmills, knowing the bloody-mindedness of our registration and compliance authorities, but time will tell, and in the meantime I'm sure he has the support and best wishes of us all to see his dream come to fruition. |
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