If I could get my hands on another CR kit for $4k, even missing a few parts, I'd grab it in a heartbeat!
Why? Have one completed and on the street for 2 years now. They're great! Send me your e-mail to
jwalsh21@ix.netcom.com and I'll send you pix of the completed kit on the street.
If you have the basic CR kit, your brain has not yet been poisoned as to what to assemble the rest of the kit with.
Now that CR Gary Rutherford, Leisure Industries (fiberglass boats) has sold the entire CR car line to Don Scott of Minnesota Classics, a savvy veteran CR builder, The bad rap CR has taken (deservedly) is turning around.
The CR is a solid piece of hardware that with an attention to detail build, should last 20, 30, or 50 years.
Go to the CR section of this forum (Don Scott & Double Venom) and see what other CR owners have to say. But...don't spend a dime on components to complete your car; engine, suspension, drivetrain, steering, brakes, wheels, tires, etc., etc., until you check in here first. You'll have a state-of-the-art car with the combined experience from CR builders and owners who've "been there - done that" what works, and what doesn't.
If you do grab this bargain, welcome aboard.