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[willtwallace]

Originally Posted by Three Peaks

Era's are great kits,but keep in mind thst bonding of the body isn't needed on the types of kits that have the non-stressed body like the originals, Kirkhams, FF5, and others. They are also lighter and just as strong and stiff as the stressed body style .

You are going to hard against your budget with the less expensive kits and way over with the ERA kit with the options you will end up with, IMHO

It's still early in the process- take some time and check out a number of kits before you commit.

Bob

Will do. Seems that ERA is very flexible up until the the point the arch strikes on the torch.

So, bonding the body has no structural advantages?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by willtwallace

So, bonding the body has no structural advantages?

You do not want stress on the outside body. ERAs do not have stress on the outside body. This is not to make it structurally stronger, but rather to eliminate distortion which will end up ruining your paint job. Click here to read more detail and you can follow the link to an excerpt from the portion of the manual that is available to non-owners: Body Structure