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A list of car specific features:
Cobra replica professionally built by hand
Four point shoulder harnesses
West Coast Cobras Chassis Frame and Body
Front and rear sway bars
Four coil over shocks
American racing wheels
Four wheel disc brakes
Independent suspension
9 inch Ford Posi-trac rear end
26 gallon aluminum fuel cell
Optima Battery
Summit Racing Electric Wipers
No Convertible Top included, garage kept with car cover
Coyote 5.0L 32V Dual overhead cam Crate engine, features aluminum block and heads, 435HP
GM 6 Speed Automatic Transmission
Computer-controlled Fuel injection and engine components
Custom Stainless Mandrel Bent Headers and Side Pipe Exhaust
Custom Aluminum Engine Bay Panels and Stainless Steel frame covers
Custom Paint: color - "Acura Dark Burgundy with Silver stripes
Information below is provided by the manufacturer of the chassis:
Chassis Information
It takes 326 Pieces of Steel to Manufacturing our Bare Chassis from the Special 1.5" x 4" Tubing, Pattern Cut & Formed pieces of Sheet Metal or the Special Brackets for mounting all the components
The most important issue about chassis is that both safety and handling are controlled by the chassis design. If the chassis flexes, then you have to go to heavy springs not stabilizer bars to achieve any decent handling. There is a price to using stiff springs. It gives you a very harsh ride that even makes you think you are going faster than you really are but it also gives you vibrations that tire you out very quickly. Normally you would want to get out and walk around every hour that you drive it. When you hit even a small bump on the road you definitely feel it. Think about this; when you hit a bump on the road using stiff springs, your entire car gets bounced up in the air not just the suspension taking the bump.
Race cars today want to use as light a springs as they can get by with and rely on using stabilizer bars to control the lean. Remember if the chassis flexes you can not use the stabilizer bars to control the lean because it would twist both the frame & the body.
The simplest and most basic type of automobile frame is the ladder type, which consists of two frame rails that are connected by two or more crossmembers. Most cars use ladder frames because they're easy to build and offer good beaming stiffness. Unfortunately, they have poor torsional stiffness so your car will suffer from body creaks and groans and a multitude of vibrations that are caused by the suspension flexing the frame.
When a ladder frame is supported by a very stiff steel-body shell, the combination results in fairly stiff torsion. However, when the body is fiberglass, like most kit cars, torsional stiffness is generally lacking. Convertibles with ladder frames have inadequate torsion because they don't have the roof structure to help stiffen the total assembly. Cars that use ladder frames include Cobras, Corvettes, street rods and many others.
Suspension
The rear suspension incorporates a Ford 9", 4-bar rear axle with a drop out center section. This extremely rugged system has been used as the basis for many race cars.
Our coil over front / rear suspension was designed by using modern road racing technology on a computer simulator to give you the ultimate in control and handling
Brakes
Power 4-wheel disc brakes with a dual master cylinder combined with 11" vented rotors, heavy duty calipers, high performance carbon metallic brake pads, gives you the best brake system
Steering
Power assisted rack & pinion steering combined with the energy absorbing (collapsible) steering column and shaft, give you the positive steering you want with the minimum chance of injury in the event of an accident.
Electrical Wiring
West Coast designed our Heavy Duty Wire Harness specifically for only our cars and to give us all the extra circuits needed to include 10 gauges, heater system, stereo system, electric fuel pump, turn signals, all lights, safety switches and more. The wiring harness is comprised of 4 sections. The main harness, rear harness sub-assembly, engine harness and the dash harness all joined together by 3 molex connectors. Heavy gauge wire and special heavy duty connectors assure trouble free service.
The complete wiring harness is installed in all our kits ... even the dash panel comes completely wired. You just plug it into the main harness.
Safety
In the automobile world, safety is classed as both "active and passive". Active safety is the maneuverability of the automobile which enables it to avoid an accident. This depends on the performance and handling characteristics. With the ideal weight distribution, positive steering, low center of gravity, powerful braking and fast acceleration, the W.C. Cobra provides everything the alert driver need to cope with any possible traffic situation.
The cars ability to withstand the impact of an accident and provide the maximum amount of protection for the occupants is "passive" safety. The W.C. Cobra is designed to meet and exceed these requirements. The drivers compartment is a steel cage sitting between zones of controlled penetration designed to absorb and dissipate the crushing impact of a collision, minimizing injuries. The W.C. Cobra is not just a means of transportation.....it is built so that driving itself becomes an experience!