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03-17-2015, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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I'm not sure it's true you could get an ERA kit, or partial assembly and complete it faster than ERA can deliver you a completed car. To get an unpainted car from them and do the body paint yourself, or find a body shop to do it, will probably take longer than it takes ERA to have one of their local painters do it. Once out of the paint shop it all goes together pretty quickly if you have the drive train ready to go. But again, ERA can probably do it quicker. My 2 cents anyway.
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03-17-2015, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanEC
I'm not sure it's true you could get an ERA kit, or partial assembly and complete it faster than ERA can deliver you a completed car. To get an unpainted car from them and do the body paint yourself, or find a body shop to do it, will probably take longer than it takes ERA to have one of their local painters do it. Once out of the paint shop it all goes together pretty quickly if you have the drive train ready to go. But again, ERA can probably do it quicker. My 2 cents anyway.
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At the speed with which I work on my ERA, had I chosen to build it, not only would the finished product not have been nearly as nice, but I think it would have probably taken me about a year and a half to do. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I've seen the video where the ERA boys build the car at Carlisle in a weekend, but for us "working class stiffs," with a typical nicely-equipped garage, but not a professional one, I think a year to a year and a half is a true time estimation. You can get one from them built to your specs in less time than that. And, it won't have any dumb mistakes that come along with it.  |
03-17-2015, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Yeah, yeah - a year and half build. Ha ha. You're just poking fun at my 4-year build time for #782 doing my own bonding, riveting, body prep, painting, and assembly. But if I do say so it turned out wonderful. I think even Doug would be proud.
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03-17-2015, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Originally Posted by DanEC
Yeah, yeah - a year and half build. Ha ha. You're just poking fun at my 4-year build time for #782 doing my own bonding, riveting, body prep, painting, and assembly. But if I do say so it turned out wonderful. I think even Doug would be proud.
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I would never even consider doing the bonding, riveting, body prep, and painting. Never, no way, no how. If for some reason I was forced to, that would easily add two years to the build. Maybe three, possibly four. No, it would be a complete deal killer. I just wouldn't do it Sorry, no ERA for me.  |
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