There are a ton of cobra replicas out there to choose from. And since you are a beginner, you will want one that fits together perfectly without much hassle. The cobra is a great kit for a beginner to assemble, but you are going to want to get one that is of superior quality, so you don't wind up redrilling holes in the frame to make body panels fit. Believe me, I have learned the hard way.I would look at the following companies for starters. Lonestar, and many other manufacuters produce great kits.
I would avoid the following kits at all costs. Factory Five, CMC/Fiberfab/Streat Beasts/Innovative Street Machines - they are all the same shady company with a million different names.
Another company I would avoid at the present time is everett morrison. Not because they build bad kit - they build great ones, but they recently have had a fire and will be experiencing major delivery delays.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMED YOU DO THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SPENDING ANY OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
1. Log on to kitcar.com, navigate to the cobra country page and check out the manufacurers listed there. I personally would spend the $40 on the complete cobra guide before I forked out thousands on a kit. Curt Scott the publisher has been a respected man in the industry for decades. Also check out his comsumer alert section on the website. He lists all the snakes out there who will take your money.
2. Talk to MEAT who posts regularly on this site. He is a wealth of info.
3. Don't buy any kit from a manufacture who is more than a 500 miles away from your home if possible. If you have an issue come up that should be covered under warranty but you are 3000 miles aways, are you really going to pay to ship the car back that far?
Hope this helps.
KITCARMAN
Help for Scotty
Posted - March 30 2003 : 12:29:56 AM
