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Looks great! Can't wait to see more photos!

Here's a quick mock up of what a Hurricane would look like with the upgraded roll bar brace.

Before:



After:



-Nathan

That's awesome news!! I too am totally impressed with how willing they are to upgrade their cars. Great job Hurricane!!

Matt,

Thanks for the info. Mike had mentioned in another message that I posted that they had fixed with front track length, and I read about them changing the location of the side vents, so I knew they were making steady changes to the car. Glad to hear that they have this on their list. It's funny how little things make such a difference. I'll try dropping an email to Mike to see when they have this planned.

I really like the look of the Hurricane body (looks a lot like an ERA or CSX) and I like the way the roll bar is exposed in the cockpit, but has anyone tried to replicate the angle of the rear brace to match the originals. The Hurricane looks like it drops off too much, and isn't as close to the cockpit area as a CSX or ERA. Have they thought of changing this? Here's some photos of what I'm talking about. It isn't that big a deal, but the Hurricane is so close to being dead nuts on to an original, it would be nice to be able to replicate the roll bar as well.

Here is a Shelby CSX4000


Here is an ERA


Here is a Hurricane (notice the roll bar brace doesn't go as far back. Also the roll bar as a whole is farther away from the back of the cockpit than either the CSX or ERA)

Yeah I saw that. I think I've seen FFRs w/o IRS weighing in the 2200 lb. range.

When I lived in Ionia, there used to be scales at the local truck stop, but I don't think the truck stop is open anymore. I'd look for a truck stop and see if they have scales, many do. That's how my Dad used to weigh his vehicles in the past.

-Nathan

I was wondering how much a Hurricane weights with either a big block or small block?

I see a lot of people compare the Hurricane with a FFR, and I know one of the advantages that FFR has is their light weight.

How much weight does the IRS add to the weight?

Thanks,
-Nathan

Thanks for the info. It looks much better. Funny how a couple of inches can make such a difference.

-Nathan

I really like the look of the Hurricane Cobra's I've seen. They remind me a lot of an ERA. One thing that bothers me a bit from the photos, is that it looks like the front wheels stick out a little too wide, like they should be tucked under the front fenders a bit more. The photos I've seen are with the Trigo wheels. On a few photos, it doesn't look quite as bad. Is this something they've made an update to?

I've uploaded a couple of examples:

Hurricane front view



ERA front view



Hurricane 3/4 view



ERA 3/4 view


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