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Old 05-21-2010, 05:44 AM
Rob. Smith Rob. Smith is offline
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I bought an RMC. The Sydney dealer was a burglar. Ted the Tuner. He swapped a crappy body ( I guess he did a deal with the supplier to take one of the original bods to make a promo unit) with the one I bought. I realized this when I removed the body and found the mounts didn't match the chassis. A few other things didn't quite work either. It was too much of a bother to take it back. Distance and effort. I don't really mind as I have done major mods to the body anyway. It all fits now. When I'm finished I will visit 'Ted' to look at his/my Cobra body... with a hammer. As for the RMC. The body fiber glass is nice and thick. I can walk all over the body without fear of bending or cracking. The chassis meets all the bending and torsion requirements. I have regarded my Cobra as my hotrod. ( I always wanted a hotrod ) So I have built it that way. I have modified the body, the chassis and the suspension. It is now a 'modified' RMC. The only thing I can complain about is those 'ten ton' Jaguar front brake calipers. They will be changed for a lighter set anyway. The RMC is heavier than most of the others but with the power to weight ratio....some cars can be too light to put the power down or hang on to the road.
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