which kit car to build - thinking of the 5exi

[leecronin]

Hi,

I am new to kit-cars but am very impressed with the 5exi and think that I am going to go for this but I have a couple of general questions that I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with before join you all as a builder!:

(1) How do I chose the exact components? - I was justing thinking of getting the three kits - probably going for a 1.6 engine but trying to faithfully get the *EXACT* parts to reduce stress due to my lack of experience.

(2) Also, I was thinking of getting all new / re-conditioned parts - but can this be done cheaply?

(3) Is there anything anyone would do differently at this stage knowing you all know now? I have read the posts and gained some value info already....

Thanks!

Lee