New Hurricane Owner!!
I thought that I would officially introduce myself on here. My name is Aaron, from Minnesota and I just signed the purchase agreement on HM-2016. So officially, I'm the newest member of the Hurricane family. I have been in the market for a cobra replica for the past year after being turned onto Factory Five. After looking at Factory Five, Shell Valley, Hurricane, B and B, ERA and Lonestar I settled on Hurricane.
I think that the aforementioned companies are all building really good cars. I think that each replica has its pluses and minuses. For me Hurricane got my business because it is a authentic replica of one of the originals, it has very comfortable foot wells, the customer service is awesome, and the quality of the kit components are top notch. Plus, the kit was truly complete. Finally, the fiberglass quality was better than anything else I have seen. I have looked at all the above kits and I have not seen any fiberglass cobra bodies, with the exception of ERA, that could match the quality of the Hurricane fiberglass. From the way the mold lines were placed in inconspicuous spots, to the straight, non-wavy fiberglass, to the way the doors, trunk and hood fit, I was blown away. I have been working with Steve and Jason and will have the opportunity to build the car to Stage 1 (roller) with them. I am planning on having an online build thread for this as well. It may be on the Hurricane site and it may be here, stay tuned for more detail. Bottom line, I am really excited to be a part of the Cobra replica family and I can't wait to get this thing out for a cruise! Gotta build it first though:3DSMILE:. |
Great choice! Welcome aboard!
Larry |
Congratulations. Hurricane has a nice product. Be sure to post plenty of photos of your build for us arm chair mechanics to look at.
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Congratulations and good luck with the build. You will be smiling ear to ear when you get it on the road. Plenty of good knowledge in this forum.
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Congratulations! You still have a little time to get it finished before the warm weather hits up there! :LOL:
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Congratulations! What part of Minnesota? I'm in New Hope. Looking forward to your build process.
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I'm not far away from you at all...Hugo, MN, just on the Northeast side of the cities. There are now two of us Hurricane drivers up here mixed in with a few Factory Five boys. We are hoping to start a cruising club. Do you have a Cobra currently?
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Congratulations Aaron. Welcome to the Hurricane group. You will enjoy your build.
Sam |
Congratulations. Great car. Tell us about your option and color choices. And details on the engine.
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Hey guys, I'm hoping to bring the car home from Hurricane in the next couple of weeks. Here is the build as it has been set up.
Hurricane 427SC HM-2016 Smeding 427w Cobra 560hp/560Tq Tremec TKO 600 w/.64 OD Ford 9" rear with 3.50 gears Ceramic silver roll bars (2) and side pipes. Vintage Wheels 17" Halibrand replicas 315/35R17 Nitto 555's (Rear) 245/45R17 Nitto 555's (Front) Gas, Oil, Gears, Grease, and a go pedal. Looking forward to the ride! |
4 months and no progress photos from the manufacturer? C'mon, man.....lessee!
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Congrats! I'll be watching your build. I would like to build one
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Here you go!
My boys and dad made the trek to Lake City Iowa a couple of weeks ago to build our car to a roller stage. Jason met us on a Saturday in stifling heat and we put a full day in installing the rear suspension, front suspension, steering rack, and front and rear brakes. It was a blast, my boys got to learn about cars (which is how I sold this project to my wife ;)) and my dad had a blast. It was a lot of fun and the Hurricane folks are just awesome to work with making the process even more enjoyable.
The first two pictures are of the finished frame on the jig and our body right out of the mold. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/image_2.jpeg Notice the tight mold lines and their locations...should make body work easier. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/image_3.jpeg Jason (Master Builder at Hurricane) and I installing the rear differential. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...DSC_0067_1.jpg Chase putting on the upper control arms. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...g/image_3.jpeg Levi and Chase (Levi 10, Chase 7) are assembling the rear differential with my dad carefully watching over. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...g/image_6.jpeg Rear end assembled. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u.../image_16.jpeg Front end assembled. http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/image_4.jpeg |
Looking good. Looking forward to seeing the finished build.
Ed |
awesome - who's doing the body and paint work?
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Very nice! Coming together nicely.
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I love that the 3 generations are working on it, very impressive!!
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