[mpotito]

Hi: I spent a couple of months looking over the various kit manufacturers and decided upon ERA. Mine should be ready for paint and carpeting within the next 2 or 3 weeks. A major consideration in my choice were the suspension options offered by ERA as I did not want my teeth to rattle when I hit bumps and I hate bump steer. I went with the ERA special IRS rear end with coils all around and big 12.3 inch rotors/4 piston Sierra calipers in front and 12 inch rear outboard brakes. The cars engine is being built by Joe Lapine, Danbury Competition Engine, in Danbury, CT. (203)748-7356. The engine he is building will be an alloy Shelby 427 block (468 C.I.D.) with a bunch of great stuff inside and will put out about 500 horse at the flywheel and 500 Ft. Lbs. of torque at about 3500 RPM's. Another consideration was that ERA is only about a 35 minute drive from my home which is about 100 feet from the Somers , CT line. I had orginally contracted CSE to build the motor but that's another story. As it turns out, I will get a better Shelby block motor from Joe Lapine and for about $5k less. If you want to see the car before it's finished go to ERA (#695) or contact me after 1/15/05. Good luck and keep in mind what all have said here, the only right choice depends soley upon what you want.