Advice required

[DannyUK]

Hello all
I have spent the best part of 20 years admiring the cobra and its various incarnations. I now wish to indulge myself and buy one. At 6'5" I am a challenge to accommodate ! I think I could fit in a mk III superformance if I lose the seat runners but am keen to learn about any other vehicles that might suit and any advice from similar sized fanatics. Thanks in advance for your help.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by DannyUK

Hello all
I have spent the best part of 20 years admiring the cobra and its various incarnations. I now wish to indulge myself and buy one. At 6'5" I am a challenge to accommodate ! I think I could fit in a mk III superformance if I lose the seat runners but am keen to learn about any other vehicles that might suit and any advice from similar sized fanatics. Thanks in advance for your help.

What is your inseam like? In my 289FIA I actually have to move the seat forwards a few notches and I am 6 feet tall with a 34" inseam


Bill S.

[Fred Z]

Backdraft might be a consideration.

Fred z

[FUNFER2]

Welcome to Cobras and this site !

Lone Star Classics - Kit Car Replicas.

It's a 94" wheelbase with the 4" extra in the cockpit. Great car.
Contact the owner Brian

Here's some photo's of mine.
My 1966 Ford 427 Shelby Cobra Replica pictures by 427HISS - Photobucket

[Tom Wells]

DannyUK,

My keen eye caught the UK location LOL

Probably you are already using this resource, but just in case you're not, for more local knowledge go to: UK Cobra Club - The Front Page

Tom

[WardL]

DannyUK,

We are developing an Excel spreadsheet of Cobra manufacturers and engines. I have it on Google Drive and you can access the spreadsheet at:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzDEWrGReQaQRXhNMWpHTmFRQTg

The hope is we can collect all the informaiton about the various manufacturers and share it to provide easy access to our favorite hobby. The intent is to keep it unbiased and factual with few opinions.

Please download the spreadsheet and take a look. If you have any updates or want to include any new criteria, make the changes to the spreadsheet and email it to me at WFridrich@comcast.net.

Thanks,

[ACBill]

There was a fellow I read about, who built his FFR Roadster to suit his large frame. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 240lbs, wears a size 12 shoe.

Some of the modifications he did include, raising the steering wheel on the upper steering column bearing, enlarging his foot box sideways, as well as dropping it down lower, so his feet would fit. He also used a Kirkey seat, which is thinner, and he bent and cut his pedal arms to be more suitable.

So it is possible for taller guys to drive a regular bodied, standard wheelbase Roadster, but only after some alterations. Buying a turn key, longer wheelbase car may be the easier route. If you decide to build it yourself, some research would be advisable. Easy to do the mods while building it, than trying to add them later to a pre-built car.