One of the biggest reasons I considered the Hurricane was that the build process enables the builder to send the body for prep and paint while the chassis is being completed, and the two can be joined at a later date (with, as I understand it, some help from a few friends). I thought that having sending the body off to paint while completing the chassis was a stroke of genius.
Another reason to seriously consider the Hurricane is the community. For a while I was very active on the public side of the forum...there are many "generous" members who were willing to document their builds on the public side and that was enough to convince me that I could probably build one for myself.
...but, there's another "side"....I've criticized Hurricane for this decision for a long time and there's no reason to stop now...it's "The Dark Side", the "owners-only" portion of the forum. To me it seemed like there were things that might well be negatives regarding the build process that the intent appeared to hide from everyone except those who had already shelled out their money. You can decide for yourself whether or not it's a big issue...those who are owners will tell you it is not...but for me, it was a big enough issue that I am not a Hurricane owner.
...well, not yet....I REALLY like the product and perhaps someday will join the ranks of those who own Hurricane replicas. If you really want to see an OTT build, take a look at Dean Lampe's build log...incredible!
Cheers! IMHO you probably won't find a significantly better product, and certainly not at the price point of the Hurricane...but the inclusion of the word "probably" is a result of what they have hidden behind that door to the dark side....gotta wonder why they had to do that...at least I did.
In the end, it's your $$ and your choice...good luck, there are many excellent replicas out there (although I own a 427 body style, my fave is the FIA 289 model, which is a body Hurricane doesn't offer) produced by quite a few respectable companies. Hurricane is certainly one of them!!
Dugly
