FFR basic kit reality

[rokfor]

I bought my FFR kit in 2003. I found a side hit 90 GT that had a freshly rebuilt drivetrain. The owner only had liability and the accident was his fault, so I bought the car from him for $3,000. He had receipts for almost $4,000 on just the motor. It was bored out to a 306, E303 cam, Aluminum Edelbrock Performer RPM heads, 1:72 RR, Edelbrock Performer Upper/Lower, 70mmTB & C&L, plus other new accessories. I intended to do a complete donor build, but once I stripped the car down and started going through the parts, then I decided complete donor wasn't a good idea. It also had a brand KC2 clutch, and the trans was good, so I used those as is. I completely rebuilt the rearend and installed 3:55 gears, and I used the wiring harness. Everything else went in the garbage and was replaced with new parts. I completely stripped the GT and sold off roughly $1,500 in parts, so my complete drivetrain was less than $2,000. Total, I have about $25k into my car, and built it in less than a year. So, it's been on the road 10 years now, with no issues, and is an absolutely blast to drive. I would love to sell it and build another one, but I have 3 kids now, so that won't happen any time soon. I would definitely recommend building over buying.

Rob