SOHC Kirkham

[Motorhead27]

Originally Posted by olddog

Well I guess you could argue that any car is an investment. There are car dealers who make a living at buying and selling them. However, for most of us I do agree with Bill that it is going to be a negative investment.

I understand Bill's point, but do not know any history the two of you may have. That said I also disagree a little with him. It would, in my humble opinion, be stupid to put a 40K engine into a Streetbeast. I don't care how well you build it, I would never buy it from you and pay more than what the individual parts in the car was worth minus my labor to disassemble it.

Of course the amount of money you will loose, when you sell a Cobra, is proportional to the reputation of the manufacturer, as well as the thought put into the car as a package.

FFR is a good kit designed for small blocks. Yes, you can put an FE in them, but FFR, from my talking to them, will steer you toward a small block as will many others. It is also not designed to be true to the original cars. It's a fine car that fits the desires of many people, but not what I would put a cammer in.

If you can afford it go Kirkham - I think keith Craft can set you up with exactly what you want.

Your reasoning is the same reasoning why I'm going with Kirkham. Bill's advice doesn't really matter here, although good advice. I'm not planning on this car as an investment, that's not the purpose of it or even close to the devotion behind it. I know these cars aren't good investments, I've been around long enough to know that. I'm new here, but I've been a regular over on FFCars for a long time. That is where me and Bill know each other and the background behind my reply to him here. Kirkham has a great reputation, one you can feel good about dropping this engine in. FFR isn't cut out for this engine, plain and simple. If life took a turn for the worse and I had to part with my favorite vehicle (and engine), a Kirkham would have a better return than a FFR would with this engine. That is the reason why I have to be smart about the choice of brand. The build plan for the FFR was actually not far off from what this plan would cost. Partly due to the engine. Kirkham is what made the most sense.

Now onto other parts of the plan. I also plan on painting the Cobra, Lexus Spectra Blue Mica with silver stripes, I haven't decided on the exact silver. I'm also planning on doing an interior similar to this one, but in black leather with blue carbon fiber inserts. So this won't be your regular Kirkham either. I was planning on doing the interior myself on the FFR, and that wouldn't change with a Kirkham. I can be very particular and OCD on some things, this build would be one of them.