I bought a new Hurricane!!

[somedayaurora]

Wow I feel dum lol (dumb), thanks I'll try that .
SDR
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[TButtrick]

somedayaurora,

I didn't offer up any comparisons as I haven't seen the changes that Dean has and I haven't built a Hurricane kit. I love my FFR but the body shape is nowhere near as authentic as the Hurricane. Authenticity will be more important to you than anyone else. Authenticity has become more and more important to me over the years and given the changes to the Hurricane frame that Dean has alluded to, I'd have a difficult time passing it by today. What I like about both kits is the use of late model, lower cost suspension stuff which lends itself well to easy upgrades and performance tweaking.

I have about 400 hours and north of $50K in my FFR ride. I have 70,000 miles of seat time logged and I have zero regrets. My relationship with FFR has gone way beyond just a kit car company and a customer. The support I've received over the years has been priceless and not just for the product. Any company will have a percentage of unhappy customers. The magnitude of that percentage can only be determined by research with visits to the facility AND with the company's customers.

I don't think you'd go wrong with Hurricane and I wish the new company all the success in the world. If you have time on your side, then it may be smart to observe from the sidelines how the company delivers on the product and supports it down the road. If I had bought a Hurricane kit when it was introduced and the company hadn't been revived, I wouldn't be feeling to good about acquiring kit-specific parts when the time comes and it WILL come. Sh!t happens and it happens often in the kit car world. Whichever kit you choose, don't build it yourself to save a dime. We don't build these cars to save money. We build these cars to save our sanity. If you're not comfortable with the build, then go the roller route. FFR does not have a roller offering.

Have a Blast!! You're in for some pretty exciting times.

[somedayaurora]

Great post Buttrick . You have given me some great insight and a lot too think about . I gotta say " don't build too save money " may be the best advice I have been given . In this economy maybe I should try too go used . Thanks again .
happy holidays
SDR
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[gsharapa]

Been re-reading a bunch of the posts and popping into many of the current Hurricane owners pics and your chassis's look fantastic on many of your cars and have to admit the body does have more of an original look. My first Cobra back in the mid 90s was a Component Craft (Father to Hurricane) which I bought used but I forgot just how much aluminum work is on the car, which I really like. I moved to Superformance (had 4) basically because of their quality, finished roller and their dealers are fantastic to work with. With all the cars I have had including building a few street rods over the years I was at a point where I just wanted to do the engine, drivetrain and finishing of a Cobra vs a complete build which is where I'm again today. After my last SPF, moved to a GTD GT 40, Kirkham FIA, 1965 GT350R race car clone to landing on a 2007 Shelby GT500. Miss the Cobras and ready to come home and do another one so really been researching this new Hurricane in fact I was about to pull the trigger on another SPF (couple roller deals out there) until I heard about this new Hurricane. Talked to the factory numerious times over the last 5 days (including one of the owners) and I have to say I'm extremely impressed with what they are offering including a complete roller with other options which is what I would want. Of course since their 1st car (factory demo) won't be done until the mid to late January I can only make my observations on what I have read, talking to Hurricane, current Hurricane owners and others that have been up to see the new operation. This has given me a lot to consider

[rustyBob]

Gary give them a chance to get production up and running they are new at this and it sounds like Steve and everybody involved wants to get it right the first time.
they are willing to listen to former and present customers and make improvements
and thats more than can be said for some companys.
i don't think you can go wrong with Hurricane in the past or in the future.

[fastraxsg]

I've got 1081 from Hurricane and while I'm not more than half done, its been fun and so far, I haven't had to spend time looking for parts and odds and ends. I'm not really mechanical and when i have had questions, the Hurricane forum has been really helpful and the other owners have been fantastic, even while the company was going through "resturcturing". I went with a Hurricane cause they were the only ones who would build a right hand drive car, not a simple task when you only build left hand drive. They delivered as promised. So did their product and it sounds like it is going to be even better this time around.
ken

[LMH]

Interesting photo's of the IRS cage. I switched mine to IRS from the live axle. Has been a lot of work as the aluminum differential with heavy duty rear cover was just different enough at the mounts that I had to make new ones for it. Oh well!

BTW, I got my key chain and hat from the new Hurricane owners! Very cool!
Thanks guys!
Larry

[PaulProe]

Dugliness,
Your pictures might be outdated. There have been substantial changes in the IRS mounting frame on the Hurricane.

The picture on their website is more representative of the unit: Hurricane IRS

You may have taken pictures of their prototype unit as it does appear similar to current production but it is not as your pictures show it. Not criticizing your post, just adding corrected info

Paul P

[LMH]

The IRS pics look like a jig to me. It's upside down too. (the jig, not the photo's)
Larry

[TButtrick]

Originally Posted by LMH

The IRS pics look like a jig to me. It's upside down too. (the jig, not the photo's)
Larry

Yup. Now that I see the cage on their site, that's definitely the jig. Still curious about the frame mods that Dean mentioned. I thought they might go into more detail on their new site but didn't see anything.

[dlampe]

I should have some frame pictures pretty soon. It is still a square tube frame. They have added some more supports that are cosmetic in some places to more closely match the original and some are structural that will affect the suspension and leg room. I don't want to have a big build up for this. These are changes that get made with any car as it progresses and feedback is received from previous owners.

[gsharapa]

Hey Dean,

Any pics yet???