[Aussie Mike]

All of our "kits" have their quirks and things that need improvement. It's all part of the fun of building one of these cars. it also lets you put your own personal stamp on the car. However parts supplied by the manufacturer that are machined incorrectly or chassis and brackets not welded square in my mind is just not on. The kit and parts aren't cheap and I think we need to se a lot better quality control coming from these companies.

As for body shape, I'm not putting the DRB down as they are a nice car but there's no way a DRB body flopped any where near a real Cobra. The shape off in a lot of areas. Check out the flange along the edge of the sills for a start. Also have a look at the curve across the body, The DRB is almost flat where the originals had a much higher crown. Most of the kits out there are off in some way, you just have to pick one with the shape that appeals to you.

I think the original Almac body was flopped off an Arntz. I've got a couple of NZ HotRod mags from back in 1985 with articles on the early ones. I'll try to scan the articles and post them.

Cheers