Hey, guys....I just realized nobody mentioned the ERA products.
G-man, this might be more up your alley.....the ERA products are first rate (not that the others aren't), but ERA does something the others don't, they
sort of "pre-build" the car's mechanicals for you.
Here's what I've HEARD about the ERA GT40 product...their body is spot-on, their product is first rate in terms of quality, the support from the factory is decent, and the best part is that many of the parts required to build the "kit" come already in place.
Not that the kit is "pre-built"....most all "kits" require you to disassemble the kit as it is shipped from the manufacturer in order to place many of those hidden items I mentioned in their required locations (wiring harnesses, coolant pipes, that sort of thing), but having the...shall we say....fuel pumps already attached to their brackets and mounted in the correct place on the back of the bulkhead when it comes from the factory eliminates those inevitable "what the hell is this bracket, where does it go, what does it hold, what holds it on" sort of dilemas.
The down side is that ERA products are in the higher-priced range, there was at one time a LOOOOOONG wait for them to produce your product (you have to put down a refundable deposit at the time you order), and I sincerely doubt that ERA has any representation in AU.
....however, it might address some of those issues we have all mentioned.
Here is a link to the only ERA build thread that I know of on the forum:
http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-build-logs/32990-jims-era-build.html
I don't recall having jim update his build thread for quite a while, and IIRC the thread only has 2 pages, but Jim did help clear up some of the misunderstandings I had about the manner in which the ERA "kit" arrives, how much you have to do, what you can get the factory to do (the body is "bonded" to the frame, a process most ERA buyers have the factory do), etc.
Hope this helps.....
Cheers from Doug!!