Seatra's ERA 289FIA in production

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Grubby

I discussed with Peter as well. I identified a source to machine from billet with his model.

ERA is just too busy to stand up a new supplier.

I remember chatting with Peter and him saying that the outboard braked rear took a tremendous amount of time to set up properly. So maybe the issue is a bit more complicated than just getting new uprights cut from billet. That would seem to be such an obvious answer to the problem that there has to be a missing piece.

[Grubby]

I think you are partly correct.

Peter no longer sells side curtains and ERA logo floor mats. I think there are other options they no longer offer. He told me that many years back most of the cars were sold as unpainted kits. Today, most are sold as painted with substantial assembly at ERA. A lot of the cars are rollers or turn key.

He has an aging crew and I think they are trying to lighten the load in several places. The ERA rear is just one of those places.

John

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Grubby

I think you are partly correct.

Peter no longer sells side curtains and ERA logo floor mats. I think there are other options they no longer offer. He told me that many years back most of the cars were sold as unpainted kits. Today, most are sold as painted with substantial assembly at ERA. A lot of the cars are rollers or turn key.

He has an aging crew and I think they are trying to lighten the load in several places. The ERA rear is just one of those places.

John

I think you're right. But, man, to drop the outboard braked rear is, IMO, a terrible mistake. It is probably the coolest part on my car.

[Grubby]

I was surprised by the no side curtains. Jack was nice enough to let me measure and get a lot of pictures from a pair he had. It was a lot of work to make them, but they look exactly like ERA supplied them.

Same with the floor mats. I found a supplier for the ERA patch and ordered some mats and put it all together.

The pictures I have from 755 were valuable in the build of 838. I will be hesitant to sell 838 as it will be tough to replace.

The ERA rear is pure sex appeal.

John