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Factory Five Racing, 427 S/C Roadster
Build Pages for:
Cobra - FFR3035K - Bill's car
Cobra - FFR3036K - Galt's car
Cobra - FFR2704K - Duane & Sheri's car
Daytona - FFR3139CP
Daytona - FFR3178CP
Cobra - FFR3179K

See Finished Photos of FFR 3035 and 3036!

On October 2, 2001 we received our first two Roadster's, numbers 3035 and 3036. FFR3035K is my Factory Five 427 S/C Roadster and we finished it completely on January 7, 2001. FFR3036K is my friend Galt's car. Click here to see Galt's build photos. We are also building two Daytona Coupe's, check back for pictures of the Daytona builds!

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Unloading the kits
Installing the suspension
Rolling chassis completed
Pedal box installed
Engine installation
Installing the body
First test drive in the go-cart!
Taking the body to the painter
Duane's engine install party!
3036 Engine Install
Wiring up 3035
Working on the dash
Chrome stuff
The Daytona's arrive!
The new footboxes
Stereo install
Polishing the aluminum
Galt's first drive!
Bill takes 3035 home
Dash pictures
Picking up Bill's painted body
Bill's car is finished!

Event Pictures
First autocross
Second autocross
Texas World Speedway - 2002

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See the pictures!
Weeks One and Two - Unloading 3035 and 3036, cleaning donor parts, rolling chassis
Weeks Three and Four - Installing the engine in 3035, rolling chassis photos
Weeks Five and Six - First Go-Cart ride, fitting the body, taking the body to the painters, Helping Duane install his engine
Week Seven - Installing the engine in 3036
Weeks Eight and Nine - Wiring, dash install, chrome stuff, and The Daytona's Arrive!
Weeks Nine and Ten - New footboxes, polishing the aluminum, stereo install
Week Eleven - Galt's first real drive in FFR 3036 and Bill brings 3035 home. Also some good dash pictures.
Weeks Twelve through Fourteen - Bill's body is finish and so is the car!
Galt's Build Photos

Bill's Factory Five 427 Roadster Specs:

Engine	1993 Ford 302 EFI (has 235 HP in stock form) Mac unequal length shorty headers (adds 5-10 HP) Ford Motorsports E303 Cam (adds 10-15 HP) K&N Filter charger kit (adds 3-6 HP) Open side exhaust (adds 10-15 HP) ASP Under-drive pulley set (adds 10-12 HP) 1" Intake riser (cools the fuel)
Frame	4" round tube frame cold rolled 1020 steel Estimated completed weight of 1,950 pounds (stock Mustang GT is about 3,450 pds)
Transmission	5 speed manual , Borg Warner T5 Ford Motorsport heavy duty Cobra R clutch 8.8" rear, Trac-Lok diff , 3:27 gears
Suspension	Front: Double A-arm 450 lb springs Rear: Live axle
Steering	Flaming River: Quick ratio (15:1) rack-in-pinion
Brakes	Front: Carbon Friction pads Rear: Stock 4-cylinder brake pedal for reduced effort
Interior	Honda S2000 Starter Button Adjustable driver's seat Shell Valley Glove box Hazards Horn Wind Wings/Visors
Wheels/Tires	Street Wheels/Tires: PS Engineering Wheels, 17x8" and 17x9.5" 4-lug Yokohama A520 Tires (Frt/rear): 245/45-17, 285/40-17 Track Wheels/Tires Cobra-R Wheels, 17x8" and 17x9" Kumho VictoRacer V700 245/45ZR17 and 275/40ZR17

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