Cobra Replica Kit Manufacturers |
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| JBL Motorsports | The company we went with. They have an excellent website that includes detailed chassis data and even maintenance guidelines. I'd like to see more replica companies follow suit. |
| ERA Replica Automobiles | Another excellent website with lots of details about their cars (although not much performance data). |
| Unique Motorcars | Unique has a good reputation as a solid choice for a mid-priced car. |
| Superformance | Superformance makes excellent replicas (produced in South Africa) but only sells complete cars, not kits. |
| Factory Five Racing | The most popular Cobra replica due to its low price. Using a used Mustang 5.0L donor car, an FFR roadster can be built for under $20,000. |
| Kirkham Motorsports | If you're looking for the most authentic replica and you're not scared by the high price, this is the one to get. They even have aluminum bodies available. |
| Links to a number of other Cobra replica manufacturers can be found at the CobraCountry website. |
Discussion Forums |
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| ClubCobra | My favorite discussion forum for Cobra enthusiasts. Many helpful and knowledgeable people frequent this forum. |
| CobraForum | Another discussion group for Cobras. This forum is primarily frequented by Factory Five owners. |
Builder's Sites |
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| Cobra Lads | Andy is also building a JBL Cobra and has hundreds of photos on his site. He's been extremely helpful in sharing his experiences which I'm sure will save me a lot of headaches. |
| Dream Car | Dan provides an informative chronology of his ERA kit build. |
| Shuffleton's FFR | Another excellent build chronology, this time of an FFR roadster. |
| Wade's Cobra Site | A nice site with an excellent FFR build journal and great photos. |
| 65 Cobra | A well organized site of another FFR roadster build with lots of nice photos. A little slow to load, though. |
Cobra Parts |
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| Cobra Accessories | Lots of hard to find parts specifically for Cobra replicas. |
| Mike's Custom Cobra Parts | I haven't ordered anything from them but they look like they have some interesting parts. |
Engine Builders |
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| DSS Racing | DSS Racing built our short block for us. They build a great engine from very high quality parts. |
| Dark Horse | Dark Horse Performance doesn't build engines but Fred is very knowledgeable about transmissions, clutches, etc. He supplied us with our Tremec transmission and McLeod clutch. |
| Panhandle Performance | Panhandle builds complete engines, but is particularly knowledgeable about custom porting of cylinder heads. |
| Coast High Performance | A popular choice of Cobra builders for stroker crate engines. |
Misc. Part Suppliers |
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| Jeg's High Performance | My favorite on-line source for general performance parts. They have a nice easy-to-use website. |
| Summit Racing | Excellent on-line catalog of general performance parts |
| PAW | No online ordering at Performance Auto Warehouse's site, but you can order their comprehensive parts catalog here. They also have a links page to the manufacturer's sites for almost all the brands they carry. |
| RaceSearch | Online ordering of performance parts with excellent selection and search capability. They tend to be a little more expensive than Summit or PAW. |
| Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies | One of the better sources for more esoteric racing parts. We've used them a number of times for things like the Accusump and special fittings. |
| AFCO Racing | I don't think I've purchased anything from Afco, but they were in my favorites and look like a useful site. |
| Speedway Motorsports | We found the radiator fan we're using here. |
| CarShop Inc. | We found a knock sensor here. |
| Longacre Racing | We found some nice hose and wire clamps here. |
Other Useful Sites |
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| McMaster | McMaster-Carr has a tremendous on-line selection of all sorts of useful things such as pipes and fittings, springs, pumps, cutters, lubricants, lighting, hardware...you name it. VERY USEFUL SITE. |
| Performance Coatings | Ceramic coating of engine parts in the Northwest |
| Allied Electronics | A useful source for switches and the like. |
| Nutty | On-line ordering of high quality nuts, bolts and other fasteners. |
| ARP Bolts | Automotive Racing Products specializes in high quality fasteners for engines |
| Ketone Automotive Paint | If you're going to do any of your own body work, this site has everything from body filler to paint to tools. |
| EToolCart | Great site for tools including hard to find specialty tools. We bought a clutch alignment tool here. I wish I had found this site earlier in the project. |
| AN Plumbing | What a great site for fittings of all kinds. If you're making your own fuel and oil hoses, check out this site. |
| Motion Software | Desktop Dyno PC engine simulation software. |
Manufacturers Whose Parts We're Using |
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| Canfield Heads | Canfield Cylinder Heads |
| TWM Induction | Fuel Injection system |
| Electromotive | EFI computer and distributor-less ignition system |
| Aeromotive | Fuel pumps and filters |
| CompCams | Competition Cams camshafts and related valve train parts |
| Autometer | Gauges |
| Sparco | Racing seats, harnesses, steering wheels |
| Armando's Oil Pans | Custom racing oil pans |
| Thermo-Tec | Automotive insulating products |