My number is coming up at ERA, options / order advice?

[1985 CCX]

Here is my two cents

Bond body at ERA
Outboard rear end
6 pin hubs
Best brakes you can afford

Best seats in the business, treat as such....

[Bearwolf]

So it sounds like anyone on here who has bonded a body says it's no sweat. Being the type of guy I am, who really prefers to touch every single nut and bolt with my own hands, I think I'll bond it myself. I know ERA are pros and resale and what not, but building cars is half the enjoyment for me.

What about the 6 pin hubs? By that I mean, more than one person said it'll be cheaper to do them with the car. Is this still the case if I'm building the rear suspension myself? If I order the 6 pin stuff when I get around to building the suspension will it actually be more expensive or are they just saying its cheaper to build it with 6 pins than to build it with 5x4.75 lugs and then convert?

You guys really have me considering dropping the street seats and going with the FIA seats. I might have to fly out to ERA and see if they'll let me sit in both.

[patrickt]

If you "convert" to six pin hubs at a later date, you will be buying new wheels as well. Mucho expensive.

[patrickt]

... along with the hubs, hats, caps, bearings, seals and maybe even the rotors. Bob will throw in the cotter pins. If I "ballparked" it for you I would say that little upgrade down the road is in the neighborhood of five grand, give or take.

[patrickt]

No hats and rotors with the inboard brakes, so that will shave a couple of hundred....