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Old 09-30-2007, 06:30 AM
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The look of a cobra is pointless, if you twist the frame beyond repair.
What is the point of getting a Cobra if it doesn't look right?

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.
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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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Old 09-30-2007, 05:01 PM
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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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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
Check the other thread you posted the link in 'hurricane vs shell valley'

Plain and simple.. that frame looks like it'd flex with a 5hp briggs and straton!
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Old 09-30-2007, 10:47 PM
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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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Old 10-01-2007, 03:11 AM
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NO protection from a side impact...

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Just as a point of clarification, no cobra, real or replica (street cars only) has protection from a side impact unless of course you are being hit by a Fiat X19, or a MG TD as everything else sits higher, therefore causing damage higher up than any outriggers or "X" members I've seen to date.......


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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.

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