I am finally able to afford a Cobra Replica - Please help me decide on one

[madmaxx]

Below prettty much some it all, you either love cobras or hate them, there is no in between. If you do not like wrenching on cars, smelling like gasoline, and having the fastest street legal zero to 60 car on the planet do not make a mistake of buying one. Rob went from ordereing a spf selling for a $8K loss on just the chassis, to buying a kirkham for $118K and trading in for $90K on a vette. If you are not sure, buy a used spf with about 400 hp for $45K, at least if you do not like it you will get all your money back.




[quote=RedBarchetta;901081]Scrivy,

.. We all remember "Rob" here, a guy that had a dream and proceeded to spend $100K+ on a really nice Kirkham. He then drove the car and realized how raw it was, then sold it and bought a Corvette instead. Ruined dreams and a wasted effort (it was good entertainment value for those of us that actually wrench on our own cars).

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[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

Scrivy,

.. We all remember "Rob" here, a guy that had a dream and proceeded to spend $100K+ on a really nice Kirkham. He then drove the car and realized how raw it was, then sold it and bought a Corvette instead. Ruined dreams and a wasted effort (it was good entertainment value for those of us that actually wrench on our own cars).

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Ahhh, RSIMOES. Man, talk about a bummer thread. BUT, it is must-reading for Scrivy and anyone else thinking about building their "dream car." Here it is:
Kirkham on eBay

That was a "preliminary" thread. This is the real deal: New to the Cobra world? Have you always dreamed of having a Cobra? Read carefully.

[CNGreen]

Scrivy, I posted this in another thread, but in regards to size, you may find it useful...

I'm 6'6" and, sad to say, 280#. Size 15 shoe.

I'm a first time builder and chose FFR for a lot of reasons I won't get into here. But one of them is customization. You didn't say if building was an option but by doing some basic mods to a standard build I've gained ~4" of legroom. The first is a simple way to gain ~2" and, I would assume, could be done on any car. I have a Kirkey lowback seat mounted to the floor all the way back. The seat is made out of aluminum and is therefor very thin. For the add'l ~2" I bolted in a vendors adjustable Wilwood pedals and adjusted them all the way forward. Other comfort mods: I trimmed the brake pedal, got aftermarket driver's footbox aluminum and bent my throttle. I'm go-carting it now in tennis shoes, which is better than I had hoped for at the beginning of the build. I have some Simpson driving shoes and there is plenty of room with those on. I'm doing some add'l clutch foot mods as well; re-doing the footbox crash bar, which really doesn't work for us Sasquatch. Lastly, I'm also adding a dead-pedal.

BTW if you plan to buy something turn-key instead of building, you could always have a pro build it for you with those mods.

HTH,



PS my car has IRS with a torsen rear end, Trigo wheels, a new fuel injected BOSS 302 and Wilwood brakes, yada yada. Right up your alley and can be built by you for 50K... or, with the prices the way they are right now, could probably be found for less used.

[patrickt]

Sorry, here is the correct thread:
New to the Cobra world? Have you always dreamed of having a Cobra? Read carefully.