kit car ratings

[vettestr]

Jackmi,
The answer is always the same and always right! MINE is the best no matter who you ask.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by vettestr

Jackmi,
The answer is always the same and always right! MINE is the best no matter who you ask.

No, the FFR guys don't even try that anymore.

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by patrickt

No, the FFR guys don't even try that anymore.

http://jmimac351.smugmug.com/gallery...22307634_jaGNE

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by jmimac351

http://jmimac351.smugmug.com/gallery...22307634_jaGNE

Yours is the "exception that proves the rule."

[JAM1775]

patrickt....I did not see any reference to "FFR guys" in the statement by vettestr. Rather than turn jackmi's thread in the wrong direction .....

I'd like to agree with each of Bill's comments as solid baseline considerations. If I may add you may want to start by contacting the major manufacturers for their brochures and marketing DVD's. Start at the websites. ...call...consider visiting a company if time allows.
But hey...there's nothing wrong with spreading those brochures across the table on a summer afternoon ! Take your time..don't rush..enjoy the fact you have the options to pursue such an awesome goal !

Besides concerns already mentioned, how much work you want to put into the build or pay/participate in having it built by a local race shop, how much money you can afford to spend and how owners in your area express their satisfaction with their company are key factors in your decision. The worst thing for any home build is not having good customer support and technical advice when you call for help! A good start is obviously NOT choosing a manufacturer who has a frustrated customer base. You can meet Cobra replica owners at most local cruise nights. Ask the questions. Half the time Cobra owners are approached at gas pumps or outside a local store. In my area it's a given on a sunny weekend afternoon. Most guys love to spend 5+ minutes talking about their Cobras, hot rods or musclecars. You learn a lot about different kits while narrowing your decision talking to these guys. At cruise nights guys sitting near their Cobras ( or better yet groups of Cobra owners) at cruise nights are usually more than happy to talk you to death about their cars ! And....very likely you establish friendships for when you are doing the driving down the road !

[767Jockey]

To me it always comes down to a few key issues:
Build vs. buy
Budget
Round vs. square frame
IRS vs. Solid rear
Original body shape vs one that takes "liberties"
Need for overall "originality"

Once you solve these questions, the rest falls into pace pretty quickly...there are very few "bad" marques out there anymore, it's just that some fit into what you want better than others. What's important to me may not be very important to you at all - this is why I cringe every time I see the prevalent "buy what I have, it's the BEST" attitude so common on here. See as many makes as you can, answer the above questions as well as those that Mr. Mustang poses, and decide what's best for YOU, not for someone else.

Good luck, a large part of the fun is in the journey!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by JAM1775

patrickt....I did not see any reference to "FFR guys" in the statement by vettestr. Rather than turn jackmi's thread in the wrong direction .....

I was merely complimenting jmimac351's build. In the world of FFRs his is the proverbial "breath of fresh air." Similar to the tree that grows in Brooklyn and the rose in Spanish Harlem....

[767Jockey]

I have to say, jmimac351's FFR is among the nicest FFR's that I have seen. Outstanding job, VERY nice.