Thinking about selling/trading my 09 ZR1...
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What about modding the LS9? Maybe if it had a little more grunt you’d like it more.
Pick your poison.
Pick your poison.
I like this idea. Drop an F1X on that bad boy
According to a lot of owners at shows I’ve attended, Superformance is a better car. Tolerances are tighter and more consistent. Things like door gaps and panel alignment. I’ve been into Cobras for a long time but haven’t been able to convince myself to throw down that kind of money on a weekend toy.
This is the site I meant to link. Wide selection of all kinds of cool shit.
And Superformance is a factory built roller. Factory 5 makes a great Cobra kit, and really great new Daytona Coupe kit, but you have to assemble, or find someone to do it for you.
If I recall correctly, the Superformance frames are not remotely similar to the originals. Lots of square tubing. Ugly actually. Factory 5 frames have a round tube design that is similar to - but much better than the originals. I have built a F5 car before and the kits are very good. Of course the build quality varies...lots of guys do much or all of it themselves and don’t have $60k to dump into them.
For the longest time I wanted a F5 Daytona coupe with a 408 and twins...with A/C and Magnum 6-speed. Unless you live somewhere that has a LOT of 0% chance of rain days not having a top kills the fun for me.
But these days I’d like a pro-touring beast like Tones mentioned. Something different...maybe a ‘65 Riv with a rear TT 425.
For the longest time I wanted a F5 Daytona coupe with a 408 and twins...with A/C and Magnum 6-speed. Unless you live somewhere that has a LOT of 0% chance of rain days not having a top kills the fun for me.
But these days I’d like a pro-touring beast like Tones mentioned. Something different...maybe a ‘65 Riv with a rear TT 425.
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I agree with others that have stated you will get bored with the viper if you’re bored with the vette. Awd cars that run mid 10’s and are as comfortable as the rs7 will spoil most forms of straight line entertainment for you. You will be hard pressed to find a manual car that’s as easy to drive fast in a straight line.
Use the vette for the curves then. A zr1 to viper is a lateral move/downgrade in the eyes of many. And the cars are quite similar. Yes, the viper may be a bit more exotic, but I don’t know if it’s worth getting rid of the zr1 for that. You just got the rs7 a week ago. I’d enjoy it for a little bit and let the dust settle.
Use the vette for the curves then. A zr1 to viper is a lateral move/downgrade in the eyes of many. And the cars are quite similar. Yes, the viper may be a bit more exotic, but I don’t know if it’s worth getting rid of the zr1 for that. You just got the rs7 a week ago. I’d enjoy it for a little bit and let the dust settle.
The originals were like that, superformance is a 1:1 recreation and a beautiful one at that, but the FF is a better driving chassis because it wasn't designed in the 60s lol. I got to tour both back to back at Barret Jackson this year and to be honest, id take either but the SF mk2 GT40 is just the ultimate package imo
Original Cobras did not have square main tubes. F5 has round main tubes like the original Cobras.
https://www.factoryfive.com/roadster/mk4/design/
The SF cars are very nice - no doubt - but I don’t see the justification for the significantly higher cost.
https://www.factoryfive.com/roadster/mk4/design/
The SF cars are very nice - no doubt - but I don’t see the justification for the significantly higher cost.
Funny, so I just opened this thread and
1) my 1st recommendation would be a Cobra replica and
2)that's the site to go to
I've been soooo close to pulling this trigger it ain't even funny and I couldn't think of a better car for what you're after
Period
Sent from that shiny thing in my hands
If that is the most fun car you have even driven I can't imagine you have actually driven a lot....i mean not a lot a lot.
Ahh i was thinking of the newer csx cars for the chassis. Anyway, the SF had a far more real vibe to it and if I wanted one for show and cruising thats what id pick, otherwise FF for the superior chassis.
F5 completely redesigned their Daytona Coupe frame a year or so ago so it is much stronger and now us big guys can even get in it. I think they dropped the floor pan about three inches. I came close to ordering it last year but knew I wouldn't be in that house long enough to finish the build.
No doubt space is tight. I’m only 5’9” and it was a little difficult to climb in a F5 Daytona coupe 20 years ago. The door sill was huge. Still, sitting in it made me want to order a kit. Super cool looking - awesome performance - roof for safety - and only 6 original coupes were built so you wouldn’t see one at every cruise.
It's the most fun car I've driven that I don't mind driving how it should be driven (on the track).
I've driven everything from Boss 429s to Ferrari 458s, to Ford GTs (two TT GTs) to Lamborghini Murcielagos, to Bentley GTs, etc.
Sure I've driven faster cars, more luxurious cars...but at the end of the day I'm perfectly comfortable taking this one to the track with 650rwhp and enjoying myself; where I wouldn't be with a $200K+ car.
A Gen IV ACR doesn't have all the electronics that the newer cars have, it's like driving a high powered go-cart with power steering.
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