Which kit would you recommend?

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Originally Posted by Turnips

Also, i want to get anally retentive about this and make schedules for when i plan to have things done by, and also about build budget before going into it to so to have a better idea on costs, where i can skimp if need be etc. Both of these should aid in getting the car done quickly and cheaply.

Ok, I'm not down under so I have no idea what the requirements for constructed vehicles are, but two things strike me.

1. Find a kit maker that has a lot of support for the build. We went with FFR partly because of the on-line support through build blogs and the forums which answer every type of question that can come up. Find some good build blogs and read them. Then read more of them. You will likely find that there is no single step that you can't do, but there are a lot of them.

2. If you want to end up hating your project, put a time schedule on it. A budget is fine (sort of), but if you want to get any enjoyment out of the process, let it take the time it takes. It's frustrating enough at times without unnecessary time pressures. Plus, in addition to that actual build time, parts sourcing, redoing things that didn't come out right and looking for the tool you misplaced, you will need to take time to learn things that you don't know that you don't know until you run across them.

Good luck. It's a daunting task, but quite rewarding.