 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
| 29 |
30 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
 7Likes
12-16-2015, 05:00 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VALLEY FORGE,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: SUPERFORMANCE w DOUG MEYER ENGINE
Posts: 1,958
|
|
Not Ranked
Hehe!
|
12-16-2015, 05:19 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VALLEY FORGE,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: SUPERFORMANCE w DOUG MEYER ENGINE
Posts: 1,958
|
|
Not Ranked
I mean seriously!
Hey my car is just a Superformance. I like it. Drives great and looks sorta right with the rear exhaust and custom color.
Personally I am happy. I was going to buy a Real one.....Happy I did not at that time because the market was at a high then....so basically I got my car for free from what I would have lost back then. Plus It would have been so messed from hitting furry beasts and stuff at high speeds it would be all fooked up.
Guys with weird interiors and wacky car styling.....I just don't get?
Is it just me?
Last edited by JBCOBRA; 12-16-2015 at 05:23 PM..
|
12-16-2015, 07:10 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Chuckle chuckle, everybody preaches "make it your own", but as soon as you do they don't get it. I've seen enough of the black standard interiors that they are boring.
Vive la différence, none of these replicas will ever make it to the Monterey Historic concours 
Something different ...
DAX styling in dark grey ...
Clean and simple ...
Aircraft gauges, at one time I was thinking of that ...
Floor mats that never wear out ...
Center tail light, and well? - continuous stripes end to end ...
For the carbon fiber guys, pretty slick and all business ...
Like I said, some are over the edge ...
This is PIMP DADDY ...
Last edited by Joe's Garage; 12-16-2015 at 07:14 PM..
|
12-16-2015, 08:41 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Syracuse,
Ny
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #2660, FE-406
Posts: 372
|
|
Not Ranked
Please God, stop. They just keep getting fuglier.
__________________
The older I get, the faster I was.
|
12-16-2015, 09:09 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
The Brits will be waking up in a about 4 hours, probably get some positive feedback on some of these, they have a sense of style
I'm looking for ideas on how I should upholster my replica, including dash layout. It doesn't have to be period correct - I intend to go
as clean and professional as possible, think plush.
If you have no constructive input, why are you even here? |
12-17-2015, 04:49 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Dadeville,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
Posts: 2,459
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe's Garage
If you have no constructive input, why are you even here?
|
Agreed! You didn't ask IF you should. You asked for ideas on how you could. Hence my earlier post.
__________________
Tommy
Cheetah tribute completed 2021 (TommysCars.Weebly.com)
Previously owned EM Cobra
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's Razor
|
12-17-2015, 05:55 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
Agreed! You didn't ask IF you should. You asked for ideas on how you could. Hence my earlier post.
|
Yep, pretty simple and I appreciate your restraint Buzz nailed it for "category" - modern day 2015 look.
Dimis, a lot of great pictures on that other thread, thanks again for that link! |
12-17-2015, 06:03 AM
|
 |
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,594
|
|
Not Ranked
The dash on my old Cobra. Not fancy but functional.
Ron |
12-17-2015, 07:41 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron61
The dash on my old Cobra. Not fancy but functional.
|
Wood is very cool and I'm looking at the different types. Burlwood seems to be the most common but not my favorite, just never really got into it.
If I go with wood I will match it up to my steering wheel (15" flat Derrington). Interesting, never got the info on what wood was used. I've nailed
down the dash to either wood or the metal diamond plate look. If I go with grays & black then the diamond plate dash is it with the dash merging
into the trans tunnel. If I go with lighter interiors like cream/tan then it will be wood that merges with the trans tunnel and then carried all the way
back past the seats with wood accents on the door panels too. I have seen a few of those interiors and they look incredible.
15" Flat Derrington Wheel
BTW, I think I saw your dash on the other thread
Last edited by Joe's Garage; 12-17-2015 at 07:55 AM..
|
12-17-2015, 07:52 AM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,594
|
|
Not Ranked
BTW, I think I saw your dash on the other thread.
That is quite possible. It was made of English Walnut and is a little lighter than the steering wheel. For racing I had a cover that went over the wheel to make it easier to grip and the cover was almost exactly the same as the dash.
Ron
|
12-17-2015, 08:12 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Ron, your wheel and mine look identical - you don't happen to know the type of wood used do you? It also looks to be a 15" dish type?
If it is (15" OD), how do you find that on the track? Some have said smaller wheels are better, but then you lose a little leverage in the trade,
unassisted steering requires work.
Last edited by Joe's Garage; 12-17-2015 at 08:55 AM..
Reason: typo
|
12-17-2015, 08:50 AM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,594
|
|
Not Ranked
Joe,
Mine was a 15 inch wheel and I liked it better on the track than the smaller one as I never had power steering and it was much better for just driving, especially when going slow or turning to park and etc.
Ron
|
12-17-2015, 08:56 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Cool, I had to have the wood wheel so glad to hear it's a user friendly size |
12-17-2015, 09:18 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Marcos california,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: 1989 KCC from South Africa Right Hand Drive
Posts: 1,601
|
|
Not Ranked
Another.......these are marine guages and stereo ...waterproof and EV ( enhanced visibility)
 |
12-17-2015, 10:51 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by CHANMADD
Another.......these are marine guages and stereo ...waterproof and EV ( enhanced visibility)
|
Very different! With stereos in general I always wondered how much quality sound you would actually hear.
The higher frequencies sure, but the wind boxing your ears would have to impact the low end severely (not to mention the sidepipes).
Last edited by Joe's Garage; 12-17-2015 at 10:58 AM..
|
12-17-2015, 02:39 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Ron, I tried to reply to your PM but appears to not have sent?
I didn't save that link, could you resend? -Joe
|
12-17-2015, 02:45 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 26,594
|
|
Not Ranked
Joe,
The PM posted OK and I have sent the link to you. I have just been off the computer for much of the day and was slow to answer.
Ron
|
12-17-2015, 02:47 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 556
|
|
Not Ranked
Thank you sir, we're good!
|
12-17-2015, 03:39 PM
|
 |
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,005
|
|
Not Ranked
How about the naked look?  |
12-17-2015, 04:04 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
OR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
Posts: 3,689
|
|
Not Ranked
Wood steering wheels are usually mahogany, aren't they? Seems like a good stable wood for the purpose. The wood dash above looks very similar to mahog, also. You should be able to find veneers in just about any wood type, though. Made properly, just about any hardwood would work for a steering wheel, I would think. The biggest issue with woods like maple is that they like to move with temp & climate change. Laminating wood properly should help stabilize a lot of that, though. I think flamed maple is pretty tough to beat, for tastefully good looks 
__________________
ERA FIA 2088
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:03 AM.
Links monetized by VigLink
|
Linear Mode
