[Aussie Mike]

Hi Brooksie and welcome to the forum.

I don't like to put down anyones kit and I won't bag the Gforce Kit. I've seen Adrian's car and they seem to make a solid product.

The Toyota Chassis kit is cheap at $8000 but to me this saving is false economy. Saving a few $$ on the foundations for your car is a drop in the ocean compared to the costs of the other ingredients in the finished product. It costs the same for a paint job, trimming, wiring, motor and box etc whether the car has a flash body/chassis or a mediocre one. The difference in the end is that one handles like a Cobra should and the other handles like a Toyota Crown. When you go to sell it down the track the running gear under the car will be a real factor in the return on your investment.

Most of the body/chassis kits out there are around the $10K mark. My Classic Revival was $11K and I believe Lauries cars are cheaper at about $7K. The difference in price evens out when you take into consideration how much work is required to put each one together.

You can pick up a complete Jag front and rear end from a wrecker for about $1500 or if you go for a homebush or DRB the Torana running gear is even cheaper. Again don't fall into the false economy trap here because it costs much the same to rebuild a Torana front as it does a Jag or Toyota or any other. Bushes, balljoints, bearings, discs etc are much the same prices regardless of manufacturer.

Pick the chassis and running gear that you want and try not to compromise what is important to you in your car. Do you want IRS? How about 4 piston ventilated front brakes? Do you want fully adjustable front and rear suspension?

Doing the summs on going the Toyota route I figure you would be saving on average only about $5K over many of the other dedicated chassis cars out there. It may work out to less by the time you source your suspension, brakes and steering as there are bargains to be found. By going the dedicated chassis route you will end up with the basis for a car that will potentialy stop and handle much better.

In the end you get what you pay for.

Cheers