FFR MK 4 Lets talk doors - Shelby Cobra replica build

[@andyliptak847]

Video saved for future build, thank you!

[@ciaranlowe5547]

Excellent video very helpful. I won’t be putting my body on until end of summer. So I marked this video for when I’m fitting the doors. You’ve built a really nice Cobra thanks for sharing 👍

[@livinonklandathu]

Thanks for the kind words! I hope it is useful when you get to that point. Enjoy your build 👍

[@markdorman52]

I have an older Herb Adams Cobra, which is basically a racecar chassis with a body. Had to figure out a LOT of details. GREAT pointers here!

[@livinonklandathu]

Thanks!

[@wild_bluyonder843]

Thanks for taking time to outline your insights on the body/door fitment issue. This video is great reference material a bit down the road.

[@livinonklandathu]

Gladly! Hope it helps when you get to that point. They are made out to be worse than they really are I found, with so many ways to adjust things it is possible to get a really nice fit.

[@JB91710]

Well-made and presented video. 0:17 I would have to cut out the top of the door to accommodate my arm and shoulder for two handed steering. A solution to a problem could be 6 of one or a half dozen of another!

[@livinonklandathu]

Yes, many options there. Stock it's one of those "This is how you will drive me" setups, but all in all it is comfy.

[@andydimartino6733]

beautiful car! I had the same issues with the driver side door 10 years ago on my early mk4

[@livinonklandathu]

Thanks! Yea, seems to be a standard issue. Makes you wonder why it has not been improved on over time.

[@edwardklein9146]

Nicely done and well presented video. I had considerable help with the body work but realized afterward it is not quite as intimidating as I thought it would be. Lots of patience and a good eye for fitment are the core "tools" needed. I MIGHT do the body work (everything but paint) if I ever did another FFR car. You didn't say this, but the doors required the most work on the Mk4. Congratulations.

[@livinonklandathu]

Thanks, patience is for sure needed on these. I think at first the bodywork on these can be intimidating but once into it, I found it not too bad.

[@501iman]

I'm looking to order a kit in this coming spring. I have zero body/paint experience and those parts have me pretty intimated. However I also am not crazy about the extra costs involved with taking it somewhere professional (or even worse taking it somewhere not professional). I appreciate the video though. maybe it won't be to bad.

[@benjaminrodriguez9968]

What size tires front and rear

[@livinonklandathu]

Cooper Cobra GT's 235/60R15 front, 295/50R15 rear

[@benjaminrodriguez9968]

@@livinonklandathu awesome thanks tires look great