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Old 01-04-2015, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Alloycars View Post
Ok, so lets get right. MKIV bodies are not a copy of originals as FFR claims???
The MK IV from FFR is based on a digitized scan of Dick Smith's #188 original 427 Cobra.

There is no front or rear subframe for that matter, just a main frame, then the "birdcage" attached to that frame, to support their Fiberglass body. The same concept is used for the original Cobra, as there must be a "birdcage" subframe to properly support the aluminum body attached to the main frame.

As a matter of engineering, the main frame and birdcage are as one unit, the aluminum body is then wrapped around and fitted/attached to that birdcage substructure.


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