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Originally Posted by SkipB
Brian,
You may want to consider buying a car with an existing SB100 smog exemption. .......................Most of today's replicas with IRS are very well engineered. Superformance and Backdrafts are both great. In any case, take advantage of the first Saturday meeting/ride that Rwilla mentioned. It is in the IKEA/Lowe's center in Mission Valley to help narrow down the location. Get there before 8AM to see all the Corvettes and Cobras. There is usually a bunch of great cars and really nice people. Hank Steckel is a great guy and drives a very nice green Backdraft, so he is pretty easy to find.
Good luck on your search for a car!
SkipB
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The SB-100 is at the top of my growing list of must have features, thanks. It’s good to hear that the IRS cars are well thought of because of their engineering. It makes sense as it is a serious performance feature and should work. Are the Superformance cars also BMW based? Is it just the suspension components that are used, or do they modify a BMW frame for their Cobras?
I have also run across several cars with Jag and even one with Corvette IRS. Do you know if there is a specific builder doing this or are they one off’s? I would really be interested in a car utilizing a late model Vette transaxle, but seating clearance might be tuff with the transmission there.
I hear your concerns over home built’s. I’ve done a couple and understand the possible pit falls, especially with the complexity in a whole car that has to be constructed from a cardboard box. My hat’s off to those guys, the only thing that I find more amazing are those who build and fly homebuilt airplanes.
I'll try and make the next SD Cobra event, if that doesn't work I'll try up in Reno this summer (if they have anything).
Thanks for the thoughts........