I to am giving serious consideration to going full street when it comes time to restore the old Unique. The body is already the Roadster, 'narrow hip', body. But it does have the recessed gas cap,
oil cooler and hood scoop.
I am thinking full under car exhaust, loosing the cooler and scoop, keeping the hood scoop or going to one fed be the high pressure area at the base of the windshield fed through lovers (that is a BIG if), maybe changing the gas caps but keeping the PSE wheels (maybe going to knock-offs), I just don't care for the sunburst wheels. Painting it the 40th anniversary 'intense blue' with no stripes. I think it would make for a beautiful car.
If I go this route, I am also thinking of changing the buckets to a high back with head rest type seat. So here is a question to you all:
IF THE COBRA HAD BEEN AVAILABLE WITH A HIGH BACK BUCKET WITH A HEAD REST, FROM WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD HAVE COME OR WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD LOOK LIKE?
While I truly understand why folks use new racing style seats, if I am going to depart I want them to look like they are from the sixties (but fit like their more modern conterparts).
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
I am not thrilled with the fit of the old Unique body panels. Has anyone had any experience with 'glassing in' all the panels and then cutting the openings back out to get a nice tight fit?
Also, for those who do have undercar exhausts, what type of mufflers have you used and where did you put them? How do they sound? I would be looking for deep/throaty but with out the race car/trumpet levels.
Has anyone tried a rear windscreen? I was thinking of shortened top bows with the type of mesh that you see on modern roadsters sewn to the bows that would fit in the stock top ferrell location. Go in real quick for the LONG drive to cut down on buffeting. I just just wondering it any one had experimented with this.
I don't know if any of this will happen but just some things I have been kicking around. I would want the car to look original as possible while also making it 'driver friendly'. At least as friendly as you can make a Cobra!
Rick