[DocDirk]

Well I have satisfied my urge to build and drive a heavy West Coast cobra-ish cruisemobile. It's a lot of fun and I'll keep tweaking away to make it even moreso. BUT as my OCD and curiosity kick in again I'm wondering how it would be to build an extremely light, perhaps more nimble cobra replica.

I'm wondering what the obvious and not so obvious tradeoffs, rewards and/or sacrifices are involved in pursuing a light car project? I'm not a racer but I wouldn't rule that out. At any point does the car lose too much comfort to be fun on the street?
Can it be a lot of fun off the track at any weight? Or is there a point where lighter just makes no sense? Are those 1800lb cobras I've heard of like driving a rocket powered go kart?

I beg your forgiveness for perhaps asking questions to which any cobra replica owner worth his salt would already know the answers.

Thanks!

Dirk