06-28-2007, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Pinellas Park,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: built the molds and body composite construction
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To my best of my knowledge the molds were pulled from CSX-2299, the car originally purchased from Shelby by Mike Shoen of Arizona. If you look at the side view, it becomes clear that the windshield line does not lay back much, about 37-38 degrees. Three cars had the less racked windshield, CSX-2299, least racked, CSX-2286 and CSX-2300. A copy of CSX-2299 is not bad, because of the extra height that was built into this car originally by mistake, as the roof line is very tight in all the coupes.
The original ladder type frame is what causes a lot of the seat height restrictions. If you use a 4" tube ladder as on a 427 type frame, it is even worse than if you had used the original 3" tubing. If you place the seats on top of the frame you lose an extra inch, but with todays horsepowers, you really need the stronger frame rails that the 4" provides.
Bill K
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