So what could you 'cut' from an ERA kit? I think the statement is misleading if you compare an ERA to many other kits. From ERA's website:
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It looks like a car without the suspension and interior! The standard kit is shipped with the body (including doors, trunk and hood) pre-fit and mounted to the chassis. All the lights are installed, and the windshield is mounted. The foot-boxes, floors and interior bulkheads are fit. The fuel tank with filler pipe and cap are also installed. The suspension, wiring and interior are packed in boxes.
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Most buyers have the factory do considerably more work to the car than the 'basic' kit to begin with. Bolt on wheels are one of the few areas where you could 'save a few bucks' on a kit. Even a bare bones ERA (if there is such a thing) with final assembly done by the owner stands head and shoulders above other kits.
With the side oiler, and for $37K, this is truly an outstanding buy for a superior quality car.
On my ERA I could have simply replaced the solid roller cam and it would have been fine. I chose to rebuild the motor in it's entirety because it was such a 'radical' build to begin with. 12.5 to 1 compression with the primary problem, I couldn't begin to use 'pump gas'. And THAT should be a concern with THIS car! Many side oilers are just built to the 'max' and the car becomes a 'race car' when you really want a 'street car'. But even the high compression could have been addressed with Edlebrock heads and a larger combustion chamber to reduce the compression. But I just couldn't bring myself to give up those wonderful 1964 date coded high riser original heads and matching intake. I figure I've got about 40K in the car currently as I did the work myself.