I'm new and stumbled on this forum and I was JUST about to post something similar. I posted on another forum asking the same and Factory Five Racing was all the rave. Are there any other Cobra sites?

Club Cobra has members all over the world

FFCars has over 38,800 member from all over the world

If your a member of these two, I think you will have the Cobra thing covered.
Most of us are a member of both forums.

Now GT 40s, well you need to check out GT40s.com - Powered by vBulletin

Dwight

An already assembled one................. :LOL:

I'd really like to build one. Not much fabrication skills but I can handle the basics. Too tall for GT40 but LOVE that car.

1985 CCX is correct

I have worked on eight different brands and all have problems, just different problems!
If you assemble a kit yourself you need a lot of tools. Welder, grinder, drill press, etc

The easies is the Cobra you can drive

Dwight

It's a little higher on the price scale but, ERA is a pretty easy assembly. There are a few Jobs where an extra set of hands will come in handy but, you can't avoid that with any car. You can even have them deliver it to you with frame bonded to the body & painted, ready for assembly.

Seriously, the Hurricane is the most complete kit around. You get everything except the engine , trans , drive shaft, wheels & tires. Nice thing is you don't have to go shopping for things to complete the car.
I've got 21000 miles on my Hurricane and it's probably the most reliable car I've every owned. In addition, it is well designed and is very authentic. The newer Hurricanes come with floor mounted peddles too, way too many things to mention.
Suggestion compare all the kits available and choose the one you like best.
Good luck, Bill

I've been looking at Hurricane and Factory 5. Seems like both offer complete kits that need the items you outlined (plus paint) but I don't think Factory 5 includes a rear end but it's also $1,500 cheaper. They have a IRS for $2,199 vs. $4000 for the Hurricane IRS. All being somewhat equal, seems like Factory 5 has a huge following and looks to be a better frame design.

Take a look at Unique
 

Boon, and Harpers476, as a couple of others have mentioned here, you may want to take a look at what Unique Motorcars has to offer with their ‘deluxe pallet kit’, especially considering the title of the initial post…”Easy replica kit”… and Harpers’ comment of…“Not much fabrication skills but I can handle the basics” .

In comparison with a Hurricane (and FFR), at first blush it may look like they are not in the same ballpark when it comes to price, but it is worth noting that many of the upgrades at Hurricane are standard items at Unique. The big ticket item is again the independent rear suspension. It is a standard item at Unique, which uses a Jag unit. Some of the other upgrades on a Hurricane that are standard on a Unique are the Wilwood brakes, frame coating, chrome roll bar, wiper assembly, aluminum fuel tank, and leather seats. And considering the desire for plug and play when it comes to electrical, from the Unique website…“The dashboard is already upholstered, instruments installed, and the wiring is complete with a plug-in for the wiring harness.”

Note also that the Unique comes essentially as a rolling chassis, which is comparable to the Stage II assembly option at Hurricane. This will get you on the road sooner, and is in line with one of Curt Scott’s 10 Golden Rules for selecting a Cobra in his “Complete Guide to Cobra Replicas” which is……“Purchase your Cobra in as complete a package as you can afford.”

No doubt Hurricane makes a good car, but just wanted you to be aware of the differences, and that you are making an apples to apples comparison when comparing prices.

Here is a link to their kit description page:
Kits Page

Here are some links to articles from a few years back
What Makes Unique Motorcars So Exceptional - Kit Car Magazine

The 15th Annual Unique Motorcars Homecoming Parade - Kit Car Magazine

If you want a well-built, accurate looking replica that goes together very easily, you owe it to yourself to check out Unique Motorcars. Great cars and even greater people manufacturing them.

Thank you all for input. I really appreciate it.

For 40k, you can buy a real nice one. I would do that , just by reading all your post