Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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If you take the definition that the engine has to between the front and rear axles, then I would think that all Cobras could be considered mid-engined, much like current Corvettes, Vipers and even my RX-7.
If you take the definition that the engine has to between the front and rear axles, then I would think that all Cobras could be considered mid-engined, much like current Corvettes, Vipers and even my RX-7.
Here is a video of us fitting the front cockpit tube to the body. Most people don't realize how extremely difficult it is to mount an aluminum body. I try to explain it to people that mounting the body is actually much harder than taking a flat sheet of aluminum and turning it into the body in the first place.
Here I will go through the steps of fitting a body to a chassis for the first time. After the first time, it is a lot easier (but still extremely difficult) to mount the body. The first time you have to pay very close attention to the 3D nature of the body and make sure you mount it on correctly AND STRAIGHT! I have seen a LOT of exceptionally poor aluminum body mounting jobs. I have seen exquisite workmanship literally destroyed by people who thought they knew what they were doing.
Here we are actually mounting the body onto the chassis. It is not permanent, but we are getting there. We rivet (or cleco) the body on once we get the measurements correct because clamps can slip...
Here is our CNC tube bender with the simulation page opened up. We simulate the bends before we bend them. That helps to keep the scrap pile to a minimum. The simulation is not perfect, but it sure helps.
Great work.
The real question is this: Is David (Dr. Billet) & Company-- reinventing a simple Cobra Kit car or are they creating one of the finest pieces of art I have ever seen? (Yes, I have seen alot) It is almost a shame to put a body on it!
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Great work.
The real question is this: Is David (Dr. Billet) & Company-- reinventing a simple Cobra Kit car or are they creating one of the finest pieces of art I have ever seen? (Yes, I have seen alot) It is almost a shame to put a body on it!
The project is planned as a one-off. I think it would be prohibitively expensive to sell these as a "normal" kit.
Everyone who sees the car says it is a shame to put a body on it. I need to think of a way to make the body easily removable. Now, that will be a trick that will probably not be possible. But, as you can see, I love a challenge.
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