05-23-2003, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: White Plains,,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA140, ERA 267, ERA GT2038, ERA FIA 2045, ERAGT2077 ERA2893000EXP
Posts: 1,117
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Scott:
The comment (essentially) on doing it right and not spare any expense (within reason) is something that sooner or later pays off. When I started in on my first car many years ago (#160) my thought was to do just a straight forward street machine. No stripes, bolt on wheels and a 428ci motor. the only "extras" were a Doug Nash 4+1, a roll bar and side pipes. It didn't take long to aspire to more.... all it took was a couple of car shows. And its been the goal ever since to build the very best car that I can without going out of a budget; the budget of what the market will reasonably support. It is for that reason that my Gurney headed motor in my FIA will go into my next GT, At $20K+ it's too expensive a motor to stay in the FIA.
Jim
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