[fsstnotch]

I'm a bit of a bargain shopper.... I bet, if I did the paint myself, built the engine myself, and did all assembly, I'd be under 25k on my hurricane. And that is with some upgrades. I opted for the fully adjustable coilovers, aluminum firewall, POR 15, dual roll bars. I'm gonna run 17" cobra wheels and expect to be under 21k rolling. If you are a mustang guy, you know where to find the deals. I've seen several TKO's for sale on the mustang forums for around $1100 with clutch and bellhousing, as well as lots of great deasl on motors that were built with the intent of putting it in a car but then things get tight and they decide to sell... Their loss is definitely your gain! I do have a friend who paints for a living so I have an edge there. Cost of supplies only. I expect to be under 30k total. for a 351w car, alum heads, intake, carb, cam, roller rockers, 17's, paint, etc etc.

When i was choosing, it was down to shell valley or hurricane. I read SOOOOO many good things about the hurricane guys that I ended up with them. So far, so good! Mike allowed me to put a deposit down early since I'm here in Iraq because I understand they are expecting a price increase. It's an increase but I also understand the kit will then include a few of items that are currently options. Mike has alwasy gotten back to me with the answers to my questions within 48 hrs and they're even sending my assembly manual all the way to iraq so I can review it ove rhte next 9 months.

I can't speak on behalf of anyone except Hurricane as I have only dealt with hurricane.

So... post what you want from the car and maybe the choices can be narrowed significantly. Some examples... do you want authentic sizes more like a "replica," or are longer wheelbases ok? that was one of the reasons I went with hurricane. It's a "proper" replica vs say... a 94" wheelbase car which look wierd IMO. Are you extremely tall where a longer wheelbase car may fit alot better?

Best bet.. head on down tomorrow morning if you can and meet some of these guys. From my experience, cobra owners are typically very friendly. They are more than willing to let you have a sit and feel what their car feels like.