Wow, Chassis No. 198. That's an old one now. We bought chassis no. 181 in 1996 I think. Reg'd it in 1997.
Yeah, you should be able to track down someone in the club locally who has been through it, DRB's are definitely common enough.
LS1 will be the obvious solution. Can you still reg'd gas 302w in NSW?
Peter Ransom now owns the DRB business. He is an enthusiast and great supporter of the club, especially up here in QLD. I actually talked to him at factory GT40 BBQ on Saturday and at the Cobra Club meeting today. Great guy. Also spoke at length to Denis Bedford.
Boy it would be easy if you were up here in QLD. You would have endless support and people to see.
Try ringing Peter Ransom and see if you do better. You've got to appreciate he is a very busy man, he works long hours and works nearly every weekend. I have seen personally the number of emails DRB receive daily and it's amazing. He employs a secretary to help with email situation, but infortunately a lot of them don't get answered promptly. It's shame the agent has gone, as that was your best avenue. Tell Peter Ransom the agent has closed shop. He may be able to recommend another one to talk to.
Warrick Harrison(Cobra Kits) is also very knowledgeable about DRB Cobra's. He now manufacturers his own Cobra, called the Harrison, but is always willing to help out other owners, especially DRB owners. But is also a very busy man.
Good luck with it.