Hi - I've recently started (actually resumed) studying Cobra kits and been looking closely at the Unique. I need a project for when I retire later this year. I'm interested in a Street version Cobra so I'm pretty much limiting my study to Unique and ERA since Hurricane went belly up recently. There are several things I like about the Unique kit, one the body isn't pretty much forever bonded to the chassis since I may assemble the car and drive it in primer to sort our before painting. But, ERA obviously sells a nice car. A couple questions if anyone can help with some answers:
Does Unique offer the grill splitter that was on the street cars? I've seen several photos of what I think are Unique cars with the splitter, and also many without.
Has anyone adapted a functional footwell ventilation system similar to the original cars - or does Unique have an optional one? I have an old Corvette coupe and the floor vents make life tolerable in the summer.
I suspect not - but has anyone seen a reproduction of the old sunburst style knockoff wheels fitted to the 427 street cars?
What size speedo and tach gages did the original street cars have - 3-5/8 or 5 inch? Many Cobra kits (all manufacturers) that I've seen have the competition dash and many have the the 5 inch gages. From photos of originals with the competition dash it looks like they may be 5 inch (??). But I think the street cars dash may have used smaller speedo and tach gages - not sure.
Thank you ahead of time for any help on these questions. I'll probably have some more in the future.
Dan