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You can stiffen a frame, you can't make the body right. Besides that, FFR boast a very strong frame and when they offer the Dick Smith 198 body the FFR would be put back on my short list of Cobra kits I would buy.:) |
The Factory Five frame looks strong so it is one of my top picks
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Another note on forum.. Hurricane has an owners forum as well. It's not a public forum like FFcobra, you have to be an owner to join. Lots of build info there as well. They also have great customer support, but the forum comes in handy "after hours."
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Bottom line, instead of searching the forums, you need to go out and see each brand of cobra replica in some form or another, make sure you bring someone along who knows what they are looking at, and then make up YOUR own mind based on what you have personally seen and touched. Keep an open mind to everything you see regardless of who built it or what kit it is, as you might be very surprised at what you find out there right now. Bill S. |
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Very well said Bill! I have been researching my kit choice for months, and while each kit is different, crash protection is very poor in all of them, compared to modern day standards. FFR makes big claims about their frame, but this is really due to the stiffness for racing, for which I have heard it is fantastic Stiffness does not equal crash protection IMO. Just look at the FFR rear. The gas tank has virtually no protection. When I was at FFR two weeks ago, I asked, and they said it is designed to shear off and go under the car in a rear end collision. Great, that's what I want is to have the tank expode under my seat! I am not trying to bash FFR, but I think that their frame is a bit over rated with respect to safety. I know Dave Smith rolled and walked away which is a great testament, but I worry more about impact from another vehicle. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...Y/IMG_8432.jpg FFR rear For side impact, every Cobra I have looked at is very poor. Think about any modern SUV or truck. Let's just say you are just a bit better than a motorcycle in that situation. My 5800 lb lifted Avalanche is well....a scary thought. We have to treat these cars like they are motorcycles and try to avoid accidents. BTW, FFR is still on my short list, as is ERA, Kirkham, and Hurricane... Mark |
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Bill S. |
please tell me why this kit is not the best price it cost $19 k.complete.
also the body is finished and painted the color of you choice. the color is in the gel coat.www.acautos.com |
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Plain and simple.. that frame looks like it'd flex with a 5hp briggs and straton!:LOL: |
No cross members at all in the middle part of the frame = a) HUGE flex of the chassis and b) NO protection from a side impact...
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Bill S. |
I do not want crash protection! crash protection adds weight. Weight adds time to my 1/8th and 1/4th mile times. Less weight is like having more horsepower.
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Race bred. Track proven. Solid build. FFR was the only choice for me.
My two cents, Dave - |
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