[TButtrick]

somedayaurora,

I didn't offer up any comparisons as I haven't seen the changes that Dean has and I haven't built a Hurricane kit. I love my FFR but the body shape is nowhere near as authentic as the Hurricane. Authenticity will be more important to you than anyone else. Authenticity has become more and more important to me over the years and given the changes to the Hurricane frame that Dean has alluded to, I'd have a difficult time passing it by today. What I like about both kits is the use of late model, lower cost suspension stuff which lends itself well to easy upgrades and performance tweaking.

I have about 400 hours and north of $50K in my FFR ride. I have 70,000 miles of seat time logged and I have zero regrets. My relationship with FFR has gone way beyond just a kit car company and a customer. The support I've received over the years has been priceless and not just for the product. Any company will have a percentage of unhappy customers. The magnitude of that percentage can only be determined by research with visits to the facility AND with the company's customers.

I don't think you'd go wrong with Hurricane and I wish the new company all the success in the world. If you have time on your side, then it may be smart to observe from the sidelines how the company delivers on the product and supports it down the road. If I had bought a Hurricane kit when it was introduced and the company hadn't been revived, I wouldn't be feeling to good about acquiring kit-specific parts when the time comes and it WILL come. Sh!t happens and it happens often in the kit car world. Whichever kit you choose, don't build it yourself to save a dime. We don't build these cars to save money. We build these cars to save our sanity. If you're not comfortable with the build, then go the roller route. FFR does not have a roller offering.

Have a Blast!! You're in for some pretty exciting times.