[DanEC]

Unlike a few manufacturers, the ERA kit has a relatively high level of completness, even if you purchase an un-painted semi-roller. The front suspension comes with the kit. Technically you can purchase it without the rear suspension but if space is your concern, there's no reason to do so. Mine was delivered with the rear suspension in place and it stayed there all through body work, painting and assembly. Also, most of the major components come pre-fitted and at least trial assembled in the car when you receive it or pick it up. That is actually gave me a sense of confidence starting out, because I knew everything fit and lined up properly. If and when I had to remove something, I knew it would go back in place without problem.

For mine, the instrument panel became a fixture on a high shelf in my exersize room along with the seats that were stashed under a table. All the chrome was waxed, wrapped in protection paper and put up in the attic, along with the windshield and the aluminum panels that I removed during body work and painting. I have a walk up floored attic which was a big advantage although a basement would be just as good.

My engine builder provided it in a cradle and I set it on a movers dolly platform so I could move it around. Most of the 10 or so various size boxes of parts, carpet, etc, I stacked under my work benches in the garage.

One lessoned learned if you are buying an unpainted roller - peel the protective paper off of the windshield visors upon delivery. After a couple of years that stuff becomes petrified and a real pain to remove.

I did put off buying some of the major options until later like car cover, roadster top, shifter, etc. so that they would not be on the original invoice. I figured I would have to hand that original invoice over to our tax assessors office when tagging it and I figured they didn't need to know about everything.