MadaboutKitcars

hi.
I am new here, so please be gentle.
I am thinking about building a budget cobra-esque kit car, and have whittled my initial choice down to two.

I like the Pilgrim Sumo.
The shape, to my eyes, is more pleasing as it does not have the bulbous wings like most other cobra replica's.
Pilgrim is an established make with all the benefits to the builder that go with this.
But to make registering the car easier I would prefer to keep most of the major components from a single donor. This would mean that I would want to start with a Coswoth Granada (for the engine).
So, in your experience, is a ford good enough to use as a base for what is percieved as a "hairy chested" type of car?


Which brings me to choice number two.

RV Dynamics Pythoncobra.
Their website is still active so I am assuming that they still exist.
But before we start, I do not want to get involved in the old Mr. Filby slagging match, I am interested in the car not the politics.
I am not as nimble as I once was, due to a back problem, so the extra 2" in the door and cockpit length would be welcome.
A friend of mine has a E34 540 that i am very impressed with, so I asume it would make a good donor.

My questions relate to the RV car really, as the Sumo is well documented, information on them is not hard to find.
Did RV ever sort out the potential problem with the ball joint on the upper arm of the front suspension, or does anyone know any facts about this joint (not just heresay ).
Have any of you actualy built or driven one of these? If so could you tell me what you thought about the experience?


Thank you in advance for your comments. mick.

It might be worth having a word with Parallel Designs as they build the RV Cobra. Looking at a pic on their website they are using the tie rod still on the top front suspension arm. Can't say much else about it really other than I wasn't impressed with the bodywork of the RV the times I've seen it at shows and the soft top is a strange arrangement, but the use of BMW bits has more appeal than using Ford.

When I built my V6 based Sumo (Mk2 so some time ago) it was cheap and cheerful and needed a lot of work to get it up to an acceptable standard (my standard). Wouldn't go Ford based again, was lots of fun but just wasn't good enough with regard ride and handling and never felt right without a V8

John

RV Danamics cobra

Hi John.
That is the type of reply I was after, thanks very much.
Any more?
mick.