I concur with some of the above criticisms.
Overall appearance of quality is very good. However, I found the car needed several replacements/upgrades to meet my requirements. Your needs may vary.
1. Car felt soft and disconnected. Replaced sway bars, shocks and springs and ball joints with Cobra Valley options. Object: more settled car and firmer ride.
2. After 12,000 miles of street driving, my front end paint looked like it had been shot with a shotgun. Every little grain of sand seemed to leave a paint chip. After a minor front end occurrence, and a repaint, not a single chip in another 12,000 miles.
3. I have replaced the
oil temp gauge three times,
oil pressure line to braided steel instead of the supplied leaky plastic line.
4. Sidepipes were extremely quiet and restrictive. Measured 1 3/4" ID when examined. Fine for a small 302 at best. I Replaced them with 3" ID pipes and woke up the engine and my neighborhood.
5. Replaced the quick jacks with overriders because I got tired of hitting my shins on them every time I walked around the car.
6. Replaced the stock wheels and tires because the supplied Sumitomos drove like banana peels. And I really wanted polished wheels.
7. Replaced over-flow plastic bottle for a better looking billet container.
After 6 years, and 24,000 miles, I have had three different engines, three different sets of wheels and tires and two different transmissions. I think I'm about done tweaking this car. It's exactly the way I want it.
For now!
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