What's so good about Hurricane Cobras?

fastraxsg · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 09:52 AM

If you want to wade through a gallery here, you can find a couple of bare chassis shots of the Hurricane chassis set up for a Ford 9". Click on the little camera on the top left side of this post and flip through the pages.
As for the soft top, originally there was a soft top offered from an outside vendor but no longer available but Hurricane has made at least two hard tops in house and I bought one, there is a mock up of HM1081 shown in the gallery with the hardtop on the body.
No news that I have heard of re. if they will come up with a vendor in the future though at least one owner has fabricated one for his.
I also have in progress photos of my build here 'cause we're still building....
ken

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 10:00 AM

Didn't somebody write that the new Hurricane's were coming out with fully independent Dana 44 limited slip rears? I may have imagined that....

DrivinWest · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by fastraxsg

If you want to wade through a gallery here, you can find a couple of bare chassis shots of the Hurricane chassis set up for a Ford 9". Click on the little camera on the top left side of this post and flip through the pages.

Will do - many thanks!

I played around with the interactive 3D model on their website. Very cool. Here's a few snapshots for those who haven't seen it:

Seems pretty well constructed. I'd love to see one in person.

patrickt · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 11:33 AM

I see from their site that the IRS+Limited Slip upgrade is indeed available. It's $4000 and uses a Ford 8.8 http://www.hurricane-motorsports.com...suspension.asp IMHO, an IRS+LS is an absolute must-have; in these cars it really comes down as being a safety feature.

I did not see a true pin-drive option, though.

dlampe · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 12:59 PM

Patrick, do you mean "true pin drive" like the six pin Kirkham or the Vintage pin drive adaptors? It comes standard with the vintage knock off wheels.

patrickt · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dlampe

Patrick, do you mean "true pin drive" like the six pin Kirkham or the Vintage pin drive adaptors? It comes standard with the vintage knock off wheels.

"True," as in meaning no adaptors, and six pins. As in my ERA system below. If they're going to be sticklers for accuracy, I think they should consider it.

dlampe · #7 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 01:24 PM

Chalk one up for ERA. I don't think Hurricane is considering that at this time. With the wheels on it is hard to tell the difference. I really do appreciate that type of detail. I would like to see it on the new Hurricane. Who knows, maybe in the future.

patrickt · #8 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 01:32 PM

I think Hurricane, in time, has the potential to be on the same accuracy, quality, and service level as ERA and Kirkham. I'm only listing those two, not to start a fight, but because they are the only two manufacturers out there that, if you call them up, and tell them "I want something and I'm willing to pay for it" they will first respond "yes, we can do it... now tell us what it is." Now when it comes to 5 pin versus 6 pin, you can't tell the difference from the outside -- and I would bet there is a good portion of 5 pin owners on this forum that don't even know the difference. After all, a pin drive's a pin drive, right?

So it's not that big of a deal... yet. Maybe in a few years.

dlampe · #9 (**permalink**) 01-24-2010, 08:59 AM

Look at the 2x2 vertical support for the dash. It has been reshaped. That will be hard to change. The footbox has been widened a little but that is a mold change. I'm not sure there is much you can do.

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Originally Posted by DrivinWest

Will do - many thanks!

I played around with the interactive 3D model on their website. Very cool. Here's a few snapshots for those who haven't seen it:

Seems pretty well constructed. I'd love to see one in person.