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Turk,
Thanks for your thoughts. Until I learned of SPF, ERA pretty much topped my list (along with the Kirkham). The SPF has become the third real contender for me. I agree that buying an SPF is more like buying a "normal" new car -- I'm not sure whether that's good or bad. If I go with SPF, I'd probably follow their recommendation and go with a 351W stroked to 396 -- big power with better handling. The theory is that it's a replica with its own non-original chassis design, so I don't know that I need an "original" big block engine. At the other extreme (for me) is the Kirkham -- this would have to have a 427 or 428 since it's ALMOST like buying a new original -- it really is a clone of the real thing (but more money than ERA or SPF). And then there is ERA, which has some modern "improvements" in design over the original, but is so aesthetically close to the original that I would also use a 427 or 428. And, from reading your posts, it sounds like it is so hard to actually get a car from ERA that I wonder if Bob and Peter would even sell me one if I wanted anything other than a real motor.
I'm so confused . . .
Best of luck with your marathon session -- may you be motoring happily very soon . . .
Speedracer
P.S. Are you sure that installing the carpet is a finishing touch you really wanted to do yourself?
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