Nice cobra for sale on the bay

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Originally Posted by Chris Kiley

I would like to hear any other feedback good or bad. feel free It can only help?
Thanks,
Chris

Chris,
I'll give it a shot, and just want to help. That is a nice car you built there. You are correct, its very competitive building/selling these cars, but its not impossible. With some small changes and approach, I think you can sell it, but it depends on how far you want to take it, and if you are planning on selling these as a business. Just remember people always have something they do or don't like no matter what you build. Its nice to see you have it set up for an FE; painted, sidepipes, and all. I actually like the 17" wheels on this car, but it takes a few other changes to make it look right with lean sidewalls.

There are a few things that stand out right off the bat, but not show-stoppers. I hope you are truly looking for feedback from us. I believe some small changes can make it easier to sell. If you can afford to do it, I'd try to sell it as a running car rather than a roller on this car since you already have the motor/trans right? The idea is to get these out on the road and people driving them and showing them to others right? Nothing like a real driving reference car and happy customer for other customers to refer to.

Notables/possible adjustments:
- The rollbar kicks back too far; try to make it more verticle than it is now.
- The rear of the car sits up too high for 17" wheels/tires. Drop it, close the gap a bit more between the tire and wheel well. From the pics it looks like you have the springs adjusted extend out to the end; maybe you can lean the mount points in 1-1.5" inward for a tad more drop in the rear. I did this on a previous Jag/IRS Cobra car and it worked great. If you can keep those springs at that length, try to, but shorter springs might be required if you can drop it a tad more.
- FYI: Red interior is more popular on Cobra/street car combos and it takes the right person. Actually, it looks really nice in Red to me; don't change it now but note std. black interior removes that variable.
- Proof in the pudding is a nice driving car with all new parts like that, all sorted out. I would think selling it as a sorted out turnkey is a likely option for your first few cars.
- Retake the pictures again with the car sitting lower, after any changes.
- I would expect your first few cars to be loss-leaders, just to get them out there on the road. The best advertisement is your cars on the road.
- Expect to offer technical services/support to your customers.
- Take pictures of the frame/suspension without the body so customers can see what is underneath and what parts/bits are supplied on the car underneath.

Good Luck. Nice Job and Keep up the good work!