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@LI-Rick posted:

@RobertCalifornia, did you ever call Dave Barrett, like I suggested in the other thread? Seems to me this guy is a lot closer to you. He will build the chassis to whatever length you need.

If I were building a speedster/coupe, I’d give a lot of consideration to the chassis built by Kitman. Looks well though out, craftsmanship looks excellent, and it was designed to bolt right up to their bodies.

While the Mendeola suspension looks like a nice upgrade, you must ask yourself if you will really use the increased performance that it will provide vs the $7-8K price.

Yes, I have been in contact with Dave and he provides an interesting product and the price is right. I'm a little concerned about the materials used because it seems like he uses some of the smaller dimension steel than other providers. But I would say he is still in the running.

The challenge with Kitman is that I can't find many people to say good things about their tube chassis. Plus the pictures they post are a bit on the generic/older side (pretty sure I have seen them around the web for a while). So I wouldn't call them eliminated but for the price they want - by far the most expensive option out there - I'd expect clearer/recent pictures from them.

As for Mendeola, I do intend to put a decent engine in this car, if not a Type 4. I also enjoy long road trips so I think Mendeola provides better opportunity for that than most other setups I've seen. My intent is to go with their suspension and brake package. However, I have yet to hear from them from my inquiry last week and that is not encouraging.

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