Rick and Ron,
I Know my way around cars pretty well. I assembled my first car from wrecking yard parts when i was 15, and have modified and restored several hot rods and sport cars in the last 30 yrs, always having at least one project on hand to satisfy my gear thirst. Having said that, at some point I realized there is enough to know, that I quit assembling rotating assemblies and transmissions...the rest ("50"s and "60"s I still enjoy working on, I have enough respect for career mechanics not to pretend I am one.
I studied Cobras enough to decide which manufacturers I would build, much of that info gathered right here
In the middle of that decision, this contemporary came along as a rolling basket with every thing I wanted....I knew I had a project to finish...most of the work was meticulously executed but I have been repeatedly amazed at the errors and oversights by the previous builder ( sat 18 years unfinished) that could easily have had lethal consequences.
As far as using this club for help! Man I couldnt imagine how else I would have solved the subtle differences to all these cars and sorted out these F/U's. It was a cc member (scobrac) who pointed out from a posted photo of my engine, that I had a low rise manifold. Not to mention the great guys and big laughs I get here on a regular basis
Most of these builder errors were hidden or too subtle to be picked up on a presale inspection (even on a lift) by all but possibly a very few. ..at some point, if you are buying a home built car, you have to trust it was done correctly.......I am going to do a body off rebuild to be sure there are no more surprises
Also, I didn't mean to suggest that home built cars are inherantly flawed, Im not at all, By far the best examples of ingenuity, detail and safety I have seen ,are on some of the cars I have seen home built by guys on this site.
I know enough build one ...........looks like I needed to know a little more to buy one
