I'm ordering an ERA! Seeking your experienced opinions

[Bobcat]

I have ERA 757 and have a little different take on some of the options . Keep in mind that I do track my car and drive the daylights out of it on the street .
Exhaust cutouts ..... make them a little larger before painting the body . Engine torque makes the DS pipes hit at the top of the cutout and the PS pipes hit at the bottom of the cutout when I nail it ( 482 with approx 600 hp ) .
I considered the leather seats and wool carpet , but felt the standard was much more forgiving if caught in the rain ( been there on the track and while driving ) .... not to mention cheaper .
Spax shocks are fine for the street , but I`ve had them on a shock dyno and there`s no comparison to a custom valved set of either Penske or Bilstein ( which I have ) ..... but expect to drop big dollars for either of them . Again , personal preferences .... why Smith`s gauges when SW work as well and are less $$$ ? You are building a replica , not an original . Besides , 99% of the people who see your car won`t know the difference .
Again , I track the car .... went with the ERA rear end and big front brakes and can brake with pretty much any of the cars I run with , with competition pads .
As far as the ashtray , a late friend of mine owned CSX 3114 and I have a picture of the cockpit with an ashtray in the tunnel and he was a non smoker ... this was a 427 car .
I went with the TKO 600R as I wanted a close ratio 5th for the track , but the standard would be a whole better for the street/highway .
Picking want you want can be a challenge , but also a LOT of fun .
Enjoy