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AC Cobra nerf bars - form or function?
Does anyone know the rational behind the nerf bars used on AC Cobra's?
They look like they are built to serve a purpose - maybe receiving a jack? Very different to the traditional VW style - which are either a straight bar or a curved bar (that somewhat follow the bodywork). Over to the PPO brains trust.  
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Good question. I've always wondered about them.
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I've always wanted a car that I could jack up like that.
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Ahhh, quick jack receivers. Thank you.
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Some of the GT40's had them too. It was a Ford Racing thing.
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Cool! Never paid that much attention to them, thought they were decorative.
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How about making some that would fit a 911 the same way? (Behind the spoiler)
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I replaced the quick jack receivers on my cobra with more street friendly hoops.
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Having owned a cobra replica and been a part of that community - I can tell you that most replicas have them on backwards. They should curve back towards the car, not stick out from it.
The photo above shows this, but might be a bit small to see. If you put them on backwards another problem is that you tend to run into them with your shins in the garage. |
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as proper cobra fangs should!!
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Same here, that's pretty cool that there's a practical racing reason behind them.
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