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[patrickt]

Well, I would buy all the essentials up front. Like suspension, radiator, steering, etc. I don't know what gets included and what doesn't -- I would just have Peter make a secondary list for me of all the things that I had to also find, one way or another, before the car will be able to move safely under its own power. Shocks, bell housing, head lights, wheels, tie rods, steering knuckles... you need to have an inclusive list of all the stuff that you're not getting. There are a zillion little things that go on these cars. Towards the end of my build, Doug was calling me so much to get my "OK" on things that I finally told him "look, if you think it ought to be on there, just put it on there, you don't have to check with me." That actually worked better than I could have imagined.

[DanEC]

When and if you decide to put down a deposit, be sure to ask them to go ahead and send you a copy of the assembly manual. You will get hours of entertainment and education leafing through it while waiting on your car.

I purposely left some options/components off my initial purchase that would not be necessary while doing my body work and paiinting. I did this both to manage my expenses but also figured I might have to turn that initial invoice over at registration time for a sales tax basis and saw no sense in loading it up with every last nut, bolt and option. Then I later ordered my remaining items as I needed them. There is some advantage to ordering as much as possible up front for shipping cost purposes. I would not have wanted to order that rear suspension assembly separately later and paid to ship it by freight.

[willtwallace]

Originally Posted by DanEC

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