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Glen,

Your build plan sounds great and you have put some serious thought into it, Jeffy's car is an excellent source of inspiration.

ERA is nearing completion of a turn key minus FIA roller in 'street trim' for me and it's been a great experience. Initially I was going to do more of the work myself, but as time went by, decided to have ERA do more.

Some thoughts:

- Read the ERA assembly manual from cover to cover a few times.
- Go through all of the options on the ERA website.
- Look at build threads like Jeff's to get a sense of all the different configurations, I am sure no two ERAs are built exactly the same.
- If you are a big / tall guy, you might consider the FIA dash, as it will give you more leg room than the drop down street dash. ERA also has other tweaks they can do to help big / tall guys fit into the car.
- Peter and crew can do just about anything, but don't stray too far from the basic formula, listen carefully to what they recommend.
- A powder coated frame or painted frame, the pros and cons are listed above, but I would definitely recommend having the body bonded to the frame. Some guys have done their own and the ERA manual is excellent, but it just seems like a lot of work and it's money well spent to have ERA do it in my opinion.
- Biggest tip of all, be patient ... ERA will build you an excellent car, but it does take time!

Keep us posted!

- Tim