Newb: Difficulty and length of build?

[jitsukadave]

I'm thinking about starting a kit car build in the summer (I will have to wait till then for the garage).

My skill with a spanner is ok, but my ability to drill holes that are in exactly the right place and go in exactly the right direction isn't so good. For this reason, I need a car that's pretty easy to stick together.

I also don't want this project to last until I retire, and everybody I know that's doing a kit car build are in at least their 4th summer on the same car. To me this smacks of laziness and having a life, but it's also the only yard stick I have to measure build times against.

With this in mind, how long would it take a relative rooky to build a 5exi, including stripping the donar car(s)? I have a lot of tools at my disposal, but probably not all directly to hand (some at various relative's, mate's or old places of work). I will also have a couple of pairs of more skilled hands for some of the more difficult parts of work, if they are booked in advanced.

So far I have my short list down to: 5exi, Libra, r1ot, Fury.
I also like the idea of a single donar car, so the 5exi is out in the lead right now.

Oh, and has anybody taken one onto the track yet? This is where mine will spend most of its life, so I'd quite like it to be fun there.

Cheers!