One step closer...

[Widewing]

The pumpkin was a no-brainer.  Millions of them in wrecking yards make them cheap.  They are strong enough to handle anything you can toss at them in a car weighing less than 2,000 pounds.  Rebuilding it with 3:55 gears and an Eaton TruTrac.

I am exploring using the Corvette C6 front spindles/uprights with custom control arms.


Widewing, I am thinking of going perl white, with blue metallic stripes flanked with silver pin stripes.  Or I may go red with silver stripes and white pins.  Too many black Cobras around here.  It is an awesome color for the Cobra, but I want mine to be easily recognizable.  I am not concerned with making mine look like a vintage Cobra.

That said, I may add gumballs.

White or red would look good.... White was popular with racers in the mid 1960s. How about yellow? Not many yellow Cobras. Here's Allen Grant posing with the Cobra he raced in 1964. 

[Skuzzy]

I considered yellow, but you are pretty much stuck with a black interior.  I am going with a gray interior.  Might have some blue piping. 

Just a small attempt to help keep it cooler.  I think the gray would look good with either white or red.

[Randy1]

I considered yellow, but you are pretty much stuck with a black interior.  I am going with a gray interior.  Might have some blue piping. 

Just a small attempt to help keep it cooler.  I think the gray would look good with either white or red.

Gray and racing green would be something to think about.

Yes, the black interior would be noticeably hotter in the South as you know.  When looking for a new car and opening them up to sit in them on a hot day, the light cooler interiors were significantly cooler.

[Widewing]

[Skuzzy]

I am really torn between the white and red.  I'll probably do a test panel for both and then decide.

If I was to do British racing green, I would have to go with the tan/beige interior.  It just would not be right with any other color.  Not a fan of the color for my car though.

[Brooke]

Most everything I want to do is going to have to be fabricated by me, as it pertains to the body/frame.

I think it's impressive to be able to do your own work like that.  Very cool!