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11-13-2006, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 8
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Power Performance??
I have run across an interesting unfinished kit and have a few questions:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true
Does anyone know if this kit has a 90" wheelbase and/or has correct width?
What is a "5-pin knockoff wheels...with spinners" --is this a fake pin-drive, 5-lug wheel??
Anyone with knowledge of this company, please tell me now accurate this kit is--I'm looking for authentic accuracy in body size/shape and interior with pin-drive wheels and this one has a 427 and toploader.
Any additional info is appreciated!!
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11-13-2006, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Eagle,
Ne.
Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
Posts: 4,305
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I've never heard of them but, I checked out their site. I would call the manufacture then the person on ebay. Ask for many more photo's and make sure it's legitimate. Yes, 5 pin is a fake knock off wheel. I have Team III's with a cover to hide the nuts but, they look real nice. (look at my album for them)
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Kevin
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11-13-2006, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Menasha,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: B+B 351w #112
Posts: 600
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Balsa wood floors and footboxes for strength. Info from there web site. I've never heard of them before! Jim
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11-13-2006, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Hockley,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Power Performance Body, Contemporary chassis, 427 CO, Big I/O toploader, AMP Billet rear, Trigo 6 pin
Posts: 51
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I have one of their bodies on a Contemporary XKE torsion bar chassis. So, yes it is 90" and the correct width, at least mine is. Body is very heavy fiber glass and I think very well done. The only cutting I had to do was the passenger footbox interfered with the headers. The Contemporary chassis offsets the engine to the passenger side, so there was a bit of touching. I wasn't dissatisfied at all with the body, interior, or other parts I recieved. I can't comment on the chassis, no experience.
Give Chad a call he was easy to work with.
Dave
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11-13-2006, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Crystal Lake,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison, 434 cid
Posts: 977
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Unless I'm mistaken, Power Performance Motor Cars was Power Performance Metal and Chassis/Cobra Specialty Composites when it was owned by the late Mark Doherty (A.K.A. Glasssnake on CC). I believe his sister was on here discussing selling the company after he died in his Cobra. The car was called the Renegade 427. The body appears to be splashed off an Everett-Morrison.
www.renegade427.com
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/st.../21261112.html
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11-13-2006, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Challenge Car, RDI aluminum 427w
Posts: 349
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I'm not sure if I have the right group but there was a Power Performance Motor something that showed cars at London in 2004. I have photos.
If this is the right group I did visit there guys last year on a road trip. They are located in Des Moines, IA. Wish I could find the card and the guys name; it is in my files somewhere.
Seems to build a solid chassis with some nice features. 4" tube frame, IRS and has his own design differential housing. Nice body too.
Jim 1855
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11-13-2006, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ravenswood,
WV
Cobra Make, Engine: Late 70s Allied Industries?? 454 BBC; alum copo heads and intake THM 400 12 bolt posi ++ 06 CL 55 AMG
Posts: 201
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They have exhibited at Carlisle the last several years -- small company -- the cars looked fine --- the frames look to be one of the strongest in the business -- the 4" steel tube extends for the whole frame -- not just the main rails. Something to see in person.
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11-13-2006, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Augustine,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: E-M / Power Performance / 521 stroker / Holley HP EFI
Posts: 1,917
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After my fiberglass E-M body was, um, rendered hors de combat at Summit Point, a Power Performance body was installed because E-M no longer makes the 90" wheelbase body. It is "nearly" identical to the Everett Morrison body and fits fine. The doors and trunk lid were re-used from the previous body.
Thousands of road and race course miles later, it is still fine.
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11-13-2006, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,733
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I was thinking, looking at the website, that the frame, interior panels and body shape look a whole lot like Everett Morrison. Could be they have all the tooling for the old E-M 90" car?
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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11-13-2006, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Augustine,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: E-M / Power Performance / 521 stroker / Holley HP EFI
Posts: 1,917
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Yo Tropical B,
The upholstery, dash, door panels and all seemed to fit fine.
Not sure but I believe they (P-P) made the E-M mold(s) for E-M sometime in the past.
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