[DAVESS]

Thanks for all the responses. I have been away from the "office" and had to look up the original post to check replies.

Cal - You are right, cost is a factor. The budget does have a limit, however there may be room in other options/areas to make it up (i.e.mild 302 for now).Things do add up quickly in that "candy store" in New Britain. The ERA "hubcaps" do look great however I believe (but I may be wrong) the base wheel that was used had been reconfigured by its mfg and the hubcaps do not work with the new wheel.

Chaplin and Excaliber - I did not consider the bolt-on-pin-drives. These do sound like a "have it all" solution. Are these the Trigo wheels/adapter hubs? The past couple summers I had a 69 Chevelle SS396 and I thought of running different wheel sets, but didn't. Just kept the originals on.

Red - I also have noticed that most ERA's do sport their pin drive wheels. I have thought about the nuances (nusances?) of dealing with the knockoffs (and safety wiring) but I figured that is part of the experience. I would love to hear from others about living with pin drives. They do look perty.
My build is supposed to start next month sometime (April). I will know for sure when Peter calls and asks for money! The wife said "turnkey", so it will be a looong $ummer. What a journey!
re: NECE - Thanks for the heads up, I did receive the last couple of mailings and look forward to attending some events this year.

Real 1 - I guess by "touring" I meant long/extended weekend get-aways to shows or destinations rather than jaunts of long distance or time. (I got to get these terms straight). I will also will use it for the obligatory cruise nights, of which there appears to be one for every night of the week up here in the White Mtns/Lakes region of NH. I do not plan on racing.

I really appreciate the feed back from this forum. You probably get the same questions asked over and over by guys like myself that are new to Cobra ownership. Its good to know you're not alone and that someones been there and seen it before. At this point, I believe am leaning toward the pin drives for the "look". But that could change tomorrow. Anyone know what the pin drive spare costs? Just kidding.


Dave