B & B, Hurricane, Others??

PaulProe · #1 (**permalink**) 08-19-2006, 03:57 PM

Has anyone built a Hurricane or B & B and experienced any problems or regrets with the brand?

I am doing my due diligence before buying a kit and am leaning towards these.

I don't want a donor type kit and am trying to get as close as possible to original vehicles lines.

Don't want to start a flame of the brands but are there any items I should be aware of or look out for?

Thanks

Paul P

jwd · #2 (**permalink**) 08-19-2006, 05:37 PM

I've researched Cobras for many years and talked to alot of people who have built several kits of all brands. I just ordered a Hurricane last week. It fit my needs the best and nobody said anything negative about them. Just my .02

LMH · #3 (**permalink**) 08-19-2006, 09:45 PM

Hey Paul,
I don't know much about B&B, so I can't comment much about their product. Looks nice but I don't personally like the spacing width of the rollbar. To each his own though.
ERA makes a spectactular replica as does Kirkham. More money than I could swing though, so I bought a Hurricane.
I would do it again in a second and I'm sold in their car and their comapny, which is also important to me.
Larry

Clois Harlan · #4 (**permalink**) 08-20-2006, 07:39 AM

I have a B&B which I like to play hard with and I helped Dean Lampe with his Hurricane and can tell you both are very well built kits. My B&B is six years old and I don't have one stress crack anywhere. The hand laid fiberglass work that Bryan and Barry do at B&B is excellent. There parts are extremely well made and designed by Barry who in my opinion is a master tool and parts maker. Welds are as smooth as icing on a cake.

Now withall that said if I had it to do again I would probably spend the extra money and go with a ERA. Not because they are that much better built but they are a little closer to the original than most others and their re-sale is higher. The folks at ERA produce an excellent product too.

The Hurricane is an excellent choice as is the B&B and I plan on keeping my B&B for a long time to come. I am extremely happy with my Cobra and can attest to the strength of the frame and the durability of my hand laid fiberglass body. To get into a Cobra kit for under $30 K I think both kits are good choices. Another exceptional kit is the Backdraft which I have had some experience with as well. The B&B, Backdraft, and Hurricane all are similarly priced and would give you many years of satisfaction.

Clois

sssnot · #5 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by LMH

Hey Paul,
I don't know much about B&B, so I can't comment much about their product. Looks nice but I don't personally like the spacing width of the rollbar. To each his own though.
ERA makes a spectactular replica as does Kirkham. More money than I could swing though, so I bought a Hurricane.
I would do it again in a second and I'm sold in their car and their comapny, which is also important to me.
Larry

B&B will also make you an authentic roll bar if that's what you want.

preguess · #6 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006, 07:31 AM

Just completed a B&B this year , I cannot say enough about the support that
Barry,Ron,Brian, and Karen at B&B gave me during the build! As for the body
my painter stated that it was the best kit car body he had prepped for paint in his 40 year's of painting.and that saved me a couple of BUCK's on the build!