[RICK LAKE]

cscobra Clay welcome to the family. As Ronny and alot of others have done, let ERA do the frame painting and bonding of the body to the car. I know that this is not that hard but they get it right everytime. If you don't get this right you can get cracks in the body. $6-8,000 dollar paint job is down the drain. Over the years, 12+ have seen good people say they can do it them selves, have seen it done, have videos, every have body shop Pro's. The book is great along with the pictures, but for the couple of dollars you are saving, IMO and seeing others not done at ERA, it's just not worth it. What gears are you going with? It sound like a nice street car you are building. A nice 5spd overdrive trans might be a better trans that top loader unless you are staying local to home. Have you asked Peter about the rims and pin drive they sell. IMO the 6 pin drives are stronger that the 5 pins. I do race the car. You are also running an FE motor with about 400-500HP and torque. Just a thought Rick L. If you want to talk, call me 732-254-3536