Crash, I think you have answered your own question, you want your own car along the style & lines of the SLC, Simple go build it, body-everything, just remember that RCR have set a benchmark by which you will be judged-like it or not-tall order, but if you have the talents you claim it shouldnt be beyond your capabilities-heck, you might even be able to improve on it slightlyYou have to remember the SLC is Frans baby, I doubt that if you had rocked up to the front door of Ford in 1964 and said ''' Hey I like the style of that GT40 thing your building, can I have a body to drop over all my bits & pieces because I am not that fussed on what you have done ''' that you would have got much of a hearing.
Actually, that's pretty much EXACTLY what happened. Ford wanted to win Le Mans so they offered to do a merger with Ferrari. Ferrari backed out and then Ford bought a Lola design and then proceeded to largely redue the mechanics. It was the first computer designed 3D suspension and it was all designed by one guy. An unheard of new guy fresh out of college hired by Ford that almost went to work for GM. Everybody in Ford design hated him because they thought his technology would take their jobs away. In reality, the success from the work he did probably gauranteed they would have a job. Everybody and their mother, after the GT 40 success, then wanted Ford to do the design work for their smaller manufacturing companies. It was such a good program that it is still the foundation for most suspension design software.
In any case, enough of the history lesson, pretty sure I'm not gonna win this battle here on this thread. Just thought I would let other perspective builders know that the kit is only available in complete form, so it's an all or nothing deal. Too bad for me and my like, but, as noted, we are even a smaller niche than the general kit car guys. I will accept that and keep driving the Lexus until I can find a suitable body that will be a platform for a one-off-super-street-car. I have no interest in fiberglass mould work. Maybe an RCR GT 40. I would never buy a used, partially built kit. Too many things someone can screw up.
Oh, and a build is supposed to take about six weeks. Still no answer about what must be provided to Fran for the build or how complete it is when he ships it.