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Regular Features
Big Ed’s Intro p3
BigEd, Den Tanner, reports progress on his garage and rants about one thing and another.
Readers Drives p5
One of our American readers sent us details of his superbly painted Cobra.
Cobra Features
CRENDON p14
DANGER UXB! John Kerr is the quiet man of the Cobra replica world but with the CR427 to do his talking, he doesn’t need to say anything at all.
SUMO - SUMMERTIME BLUES p20
Pilgrim’s Sumo has come a long way from its Cortina-based, four-pot roots. Now Sierra-based with V8 power, is it still the budget Cobra king?
DAX - SUSPENSION TECH p110
We’ve heard a great deal about Dax’s camber compensation suspension but what does it do and how does it do it?
Workshop Features
KIT CAR CONSUMABLES p52
You get through a lot of ‘stuff’ when building a car – glue, fixings, paint, anti-corrosion treatments etc. Innotec is a one-stop shop.
WIPER WORKINGS p68
They’re a real pain when they don’t work but help is at hand from Nigel Dean and SVC who specialise in windscreen wiper installations.
PUTTING ON THE ANCHORS p78
With ever more powerful cars taking to the roads,
Technical Features
TECH PRODUCTS p32 and 102
Nigel Dean hosts the Gadget Show and finds the new products designed to enhance the quality of life for car builders, owners and mechanics. A remote clutch servo, interior lighting and LED lights are among the products improving life for kit cars and their builders.
TECH TIPS p26 and 100
Rather tha a few random tips, this month Nigel Dean takes you through the finer points of trimming to make your car look as good inside as out. Also this month
TECH TALK p51 and 99
Got a problem that you just can’t solve? Well, it might take a few weeks but Tech Ed, Nigel Dean
might just have the answer. Coloured instruments, steering wheel-mounted switches and
subjects for discussion.
HANDBRAKE HULABALLOO p58
After market handbrakes for lightweight callipers have had their SVA problems but
Non-Cobra Features
LOST IN TRANSLATION p78
Russ Bost, builder of the Furore F1, has a few pointers for one-off builders in getting to grips with implementing the SVA rules.
Market Place
If you’re looking to buy a used Cobra; there’s a smallish crop on account of the time of year. That said, there's certainly more than in any other similar publication! Our Market-Place section, at the back of every issue of Cobra, is THE place to buy or sell your Cobra.
To actually read it, you'll need to purchase the magazine.
We explain how it works!