01-25-2004, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Penn Valley,California,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: Still Dreaming
Posts: 332
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RickyD,Bluesman really nailed one very important aspect of building your own,and that is troubleshooting!Building a car is one step forward,and two(or three!) back.When you are finished you will know the car more intimately than your wife,and hence no doubt the hostility.My last car I had built all the way,including the wiring.One day,about dusk I stopped to fill up before heading home,and the car wouldn't start-not even a click.It is amazing how imprinted those wiring diagrams are in your brain by the time you are roadworthy.It took less that 5 minutes to locate a breaker that had come slighly loose and lost it's ground.I tightened it with my fingers enough to get started,and drove home to do it properly.With all the bottles of Locktite in that car's connections,I had obviously missed one!I plan on building another,but this time with my daughter, as an adult.The ERA will probably be turnkey except for the interior,which I really enjoy doing myself.Many variations to meet the changes in our lives.What fun!
Gary
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