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Hal,

Thanks for the response. I will surely consider all of the items you pointed out, as well as anyothers I receive. The pontiac motor is actually a bit shorter (height) than a 427 FE motor according to a chart I have. It does weigh 25# more though. I have had some experience building race car chassis with a friend of mine who has since moved on to a Winston Cup team. Limited experience, but I am very comfortable making minor modifications to the chassis to provide additional room in footboxes, modifying mounts for motor and tranny, and even building custom headers from mandrel bent tubing. I really love the pontiac motors.

The biggest thing I am concerned about is having room in the footboxes to move my size 13 feet on an autocross course, figuring out what rear will handle the torque (solid vs. independant), and finding a manufacturer that sells a "kit" form that can be modified prior to powder coating frame and components. I know FFE and ERA can both accomodate, but not sure which one is the better choice. I would like to deal with someone local to CT as well.

Hal, thanks again for your thoughts and I welcome any others.