DRB Sports Cars

DRB Sports Cars is an Australian manufacturer of high performance sports cars as kit cars, which is located on the Gold Coast in Yatala (Queensland ). The Company makes replicas of famous AC Cobra 427 and the Le Mans - winner Ford GT40, as well as a modern version of the SVT Cobra based on the Ford Mustang, the DRB 540, ago.

DRB GT -40

Chassis

The chassis is made of rectangular tube with gland plates and bulkheads made ​​of galvanized sheet steel. It carries all the mounting points for the engine, the suspension, the steering and seat belts. On request, it is equipped with a half or full cage after CAMS / FIA. As standard it is painted with black enamel, on request powder coated gloss black.

Body

It is made of fiberglass and is as follows constructed:

  • Cabin: riveted and bonded to the chassis. The doors are hinged and have a tested side impact protection.
  • Front and rear sections: suspended on adjustable hinges
  • Dashboard: padded and covered with vinyl; without cutouts for the instruments
  • Covers of the tanks ( sill ): provisionally installed. They must be removed again for the installation of the tanks.
  • Window: laminated windshield (installed), rear window laminated ( built-in), acrylic rear window (as engine cover ), side windows and headlight covers are included.
  • All fiberglass panels for the body, including fenders, air pipes, etc.
  • The mounted on the chassis body is shipped assembled with built-in doors and the complete front and rear sections.

Instructions

The chassis, body is supplied with a comprehensive construction manual that contains all the instructions, drawings, photographs, part numbers according to ADR, the required parts and certificates for the chassis, side impact protection, etc..

Parts and Equipment

GT40 Australia provides all the parts using the available in normal car accessory shops are not, for example,

  • Pedals for clutch, brake and gas
  • Aluminum fuel tanks and polished aluminum Schnellfüllkappen
  • Aluminum door handles
  • Seats
  • Interior door panels
  • Special adapter plates and flywheels
  • Gangschaltungskits
  • The rear suspension of heat-treated cast aluminum
  • Front and rear stabilizers
  • Exhaust
  • Cardan
  • Harnesses
  • Ventilation grille
  • Headlights and taillights

DRB Cobra / Cobra Boss

The DRB Cobra was the best selling Cobra replica in Australia; more than 350 units have been sold. The lightweight construction and reliable parts (including the body with soil group that comes already installed with all covers) allow the buyer to build the DRB Cobra in high quality.

The DRB Cobra can with a 5.0 -liter Ford Windsor engine or - be fitted with a Lexus -aluminum V8 with four camshafts - as a savings option. The latter is known as " Front Cut" ( with engine, transmission, motor control, etc.) available. However, both engines meet in some states, not the emissions regulations.

The DRB 2000 received a broader engine compartment and is now called DRB Boss Corbra. The larger the engine compartment now allows the installation of the 5.4 -liter Ford Boss high-performance motor series with four camshafts that meet the emission regulations in all Australian States.

Even the 4.6 -liter V8 aluminum - aspirated engine from the Mustang Cobra with four camshafts or be charged counterpart can be built, which meet the requirements in most states.

DRB 540

Ford in the U.S. represented a Shelby Cobra ago as a concept car and put the prototype in 2004 at various auto shows in the United States. The drive was a 6.8 -liter V10 engine, which was installed in front connected with a transaxle transmission and chassis components of the Ford GT. Although the prototype was well received by the audience, it was - probably for financial reasons - not in production. This prototype suggested DRB on to build a similar-looking cars, the DRB was called 540.

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