Here's my worthless opinion.
My first build was FFR. I had a blast building it. It had some issues. The body was not the greatest but came out good in the end. The hood and hood hinge just plain sucked. The rest of the car was awsome. I like the looks of a round tube frame better than the square. The aluminum panels instead of fiverglass sealed the deal when I was shopping. I sold the car for more than what I had in it (money wise not time wise) in about 24 hours from posting it for sale. The support you will get from other FFR owners is 2nd to none!
It's now time for another Cobra build. I got bit hard in Atlanta and at John Phillips build. I have looked real hard at the Unique. Anyone who says it cost a lot more, hasn't done the math. If you add up everything in the deluxe pallet kit and compare it with an equally optioned FFR, including donor parts that are included with the Unique, the Unique is only about $2k more. I have never talked with anyone dissatisfied with their Unique. Now the down side....It comes almost all the way together!! That's great if you don't like to build. I have to build mine. The build is the goal for me, not the finished car. Does that make sense?
Mick Mack at Tristates Motorsports has appeared to level the field. He has a new body that he is producing that is far better than the FFR body. It includes hidden trunk hinges, lined hood, hood hinges, rolled edges and, from what I hear, a less "perky" butt.
I can find no reason for me not to build another FFR.
You may want to try here for some more info.
www.ffcobra.com
Have fun in your search.