What would you get?

[Chaplin]

Ray-
Call up Special Titles Division of DMV in Trenton, tell them you want to title a kit car and have them send you the "Reconstructed Vehicle" packet of information. It details all of the rules your car must comply with.

[JWheaton]

The great thing about ERA is that you get to put your deposit down and then have some time to think (save) for options.

Go for the twin paxton supercharger option!

What is your budget?

I know others will jump all over me for this, however, the outward brakes are really nice, but not needed if it interferes with other items on your wish list. Inboard brakes help to stop the car pretty well and have been doing so well before they offered this option. Go big with the front brakes regardless.

1) Powder coating
2) Bond and rivet by ERA (they know what they are doing have them do it)
3) Assemble roller (unless this is what you want to do)
4) 6-pin wheels only if you will be doing 95% street driving.
5) Pipes (location and mufflers) depend on your tastes and who you want to drive with (you married? )

It might be easier to pick the options you shouldn't get!

I have a spreadsheet with the options on them I can send to you for pricing out car. Give me an email and I will send it tonight.

Jamie

[Jim Holden]

Just to clarify a point made earlier on; you can change the pads on the inboard Jag brakes without having to drop the entire rear out of the car. There is a removable panel behind the seats that can be removed to access the brakes. It does help to remove the seats (four bolts each) to give you room to work. Having said that, however, there is no question that the outboard brake setup is easier to access and the suspension has provision for easier adjustment of the suspension settings, etc., but it does come a price premium.

On the street, the inboard Jag system is more than adequate. After all the basic system came out of a car weighing two tons or more vs. an ERA at 2,500+/-

Jim

[patrickt]

Jim's right on all of that -- but the only downside I can find to having the ERA outboard rear is that it's pretty darn hard to get to the front driveshaft U-joint for lubrication. The integrated handbrake cable mount gets in your way. What would really be nice would be a small removable trap door on the passenger side of the tunnel at the base of the floor. That way you just remove the passenger seat, take out the trap door, and *poof* the U-joint is right there in front of you. Yep, that would be nice alright.

[elric]

What did Peter have to say? If you're just going to street drive the car I would see no reason to get the outboard brakes; save the $$$ for other stuff.