FRR Open house build thread (Pre Open House 818 Pics!) [Archive]

Dave Smith

06-12-2013, 03:19 PM

https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/818inchassisassembly.jpg

The guys are working hard getting ready for Open House and its cool to see the 818 production start up. 24 months ago, we had sketches and a design contest. Today, after a tremendous amount of work, we are building an all-new car. Can't wait to show you guys our best work at Open House on Saturday.

https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/818inrandd.jpg
Engineer Dan M. assembles the 818S for Open House.

bnr32jason

06-12-2013, 05:22 PM

Amazing.

68GT500MAN

06-12-2013, 05:32 PM

Wish that I could be there to meet a whole new set of friends.
Doug

Silvertop

06-12-2013, 05:38 PM

Ohboy! That's going to look VERY NICE in white!! Could be I'll have to change my Avatar.:)

FFR-ADV

06-12-2013, 06:03 PM

I really like the update to the 818 front brake vents!

Thank you for sharing these pictures Dave!

metalmaker12

06-12-2013, 06:03 PM

Told you white would look killer, nice pics Dave, see you Sat

Chris M

RM1SepEx

06-12-2013, 06:15 PM

What seats are those? They look like Subaru seats but they don't match my 05 WRX seats...

metalmaker12

06-12-2013, 06:21 PM

Gtm seats

FFR-ADV

06-12-2013, 06:24 PM

Hi RM1SepEx,

I believe those are GTM seats which is an option for the 818

http://www.factoryfive.com/galleries/gtm-supercar/

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Cheers!

RM1SepEx

06-12-2013, 06:38 PM

I'd love to see what regular Subaru seats look like and yield for headroom etc...

Dan

flytosail

06-12-2013, 07:17 PM

Top photo, back left corner...red roof?

timmy318

06-12-2013, 07:20 PM

Top photo, back left corner...red roof?

We would all love to see that but it's a Daytona Coupe...... Soon.... Soon....

metalmaker12

06-12-2013, 07:52 PM

Lol

joshuo

06-12-2013, 08:26 PM

Do I spy a set of RPF1's?:D 17's?
Can someone take a gazillion pictures of this thing this weekend? I'm loving the white. The production panels look great, and i like the gill update a lot. fitment around the headlights looks tidier too. It looks fantastic!

Is this a NA build?

Love the "weight is the enemy" sign... :P

metalmaker12

06-12-2013, 08:39 PM

Turbo, and I will take a ton of pics

longislandwrx

06-12-2013, 08:41 PM

Me too. It's going to be hard to sleep Friday night.

AMW1011

06-12-2013, 09:14 PM

Wow white looks really nice. I'm surprised since I wasn't impressed with the red and felt like darker colors would work better. This whole thing is just so well done and this company is so impressive.

AZPete

06-12-2013, 09:47 PM

I like! Very nice changes to the front openings, the headlight fit and no holes through the hood. I'll add hinges and a latch, somehow, to my hood.
But hey, was the "Weight is the Enemy" sign intended for my beer gut?
Wish I could be there for the Open House!!
Pete

Bob_n_Cincy

06-12-2013, 10:06 PM

I really like the update to the 818 front brake vents!

Thank you for sharing these pictures Dave!

Here is a close up of the new NON vents. Bob18353

Bob_n_Cincy

06-12-2013, 10:41 PM

Here is the new nose on the 818R HOF18355
Bob

wallace18

06-13-2013, 05:13 AM

I can't believe every time I see a update of the car it gets so much better. I loved it from the begining but now it is so awesome. FFR take a bow you have done amazing work. See you in August.

Wayne Presley

06-13-2013, 06:40 AM

The cars look great, I can't wait to get the GRM car home!

Mechie3

06-13-2013, 07:50 AM

Open FFR forum
See 8 updated/new threads
See Dave Smith started one of them
No question which one to open first!

It does look quite good in white. Ahh! I can't wait! Someone should get a tripod and take pics of the car from 2' off the ground all the way around, then link the photos in a flash player so you can click and drag left/right to spin the car.

blueoval_bowtie_guy

06-13-2013, 07:55 AM

Open FFR forum
See 8 updated/new threads
See Dave Smith started one of them
No question which one to open first!

Exactly what I did too!

K3LAG

06-13-2013, 07:58 AM

Turbo, and I will take a ton of pics

I will too. Including me sitting in it. We got to New Bedford last night. The excitement is building already.

Larry

ursa5000

06-13-2013, 08:51 AM

I'm looking forward to some great 818 video clips from the Open House. Thanks in advance, guys.

Da Bear

Silvertop

06-13-2013, 09:33 AM

I'm looking forward to some great 818 video clips from the Open House. Thanks in advance, guys.

Da Bear

Let me add my encouragement and advance appreciation as well. Dang, I wish I could be there!!

David Hodgkins

06-13-2013, 09:47 AM

The Canon DSLR is going in the bag for the trip, and I'll get some HDR tips from my son before heading out. It shoots video too so I'll get some of that as well.

I'll overload you guys with car porn when I get back.

As Usual.

:)

David Hodgkins

06-13-2013, 02:45 PM

Here are more pics!

The production nose:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18372&d=1371152511

FFR's new laser making block off plates:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18373&d=1371152512

The Team, Gittin' 'er 'dun!!
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18374&d=1371152513

:)

timmy318

06-13-2013, 03:03 PM

Amazing... Just simply amzing!!! :D!

Wayne Presley

06-13-2013, 03:07 PM

There seems to be a loud ticking sound motivating the crew....

Also looks like are a few or soon to be skin yamaka's present :D

Silvertop

06-13-2013, 03:12 PM

Skin yamaka? Whuzzat?

Silvertop

06-13-2013, 03:31 PM

I really like the look of the faux brake cooling vents this car is now displaying. I'm assuming that the smaller functional vent slots are still hiding under the spiffy plastic covers. Will somebody get down close and have a peek during the open house? Of course, it could be that cutting out the vent slot will be something that is builder-optional.....

joshuo

06-13-2013, 03:31 PM

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I love this line on the car (highlighted).
It reminds me of the BMW Z4, except instead of clumsily ending in the door handle, it integrates perfectly with the vent! One of my favorite design cues on the car!

Wayne Presley

06-13-2013, 03:53 PM

Skin yamaka? Whuzzat?

Bald spots...caused by age or too many u turns under a wool blanket :D

Mechie3

06-13-2013, 04:04 PM

There seems to be a loud ticking sound motivating the crew....

Also looks like are a few or soon to be skin yamaka's present :D

Do whips make ticking sounds? I thought they went more "snap, crack".

Darkpiggy's dad

06-13-2013, 06:34 PM

Please Dave, post a million pics, I can't justify the trip with my two kids and my Godson in college. Also, please find a 6'3" 255 lb guy to put in the driver's seat. Long torso and ape long arms if possible. Thanks. :) .

07FIREBLADE

06-13-2013, 06:55 PM

The laser cutter needs a little reprograming. It needs to add FFR or 818 to the covers

Bob_n_Cincy

06-13-2013, 07:15 PM

The laser cutter needs a little reprograming. It needs to add FFR or 818 to the covers
Your looking at the inside view. I agree it would be a nice place for the FFR logo.

Bob_n_Cincy

06-13-2013, 07:27 PM

Is that a trunk liner to potect my clubs?18383
oh I forgot, I don't have any time to golf, I'm to busy driving my new car!!!
Looks great FFR team.
Bob Gruenwald

FFR-ADV

06-14-2013, 05:09 AM

Outstanding! Just one more day, this is very exciting!!!

18388

Are those stock WRX Wheels?

Cheers!

Silvertop

06-14-2013, 06:15 AM

Outstanding! Just one more day, this is very exciting!!!

18388

Are those stock WRX Wheels?

Cheers!

I don't think so (though I'm no expert). But it seems to me that most stock WRX wheels only have five sets of radii. These have six.

joshuo

06-14-2013, 06:27 AM

I'm pretty sure they are Enkei RPF1's.
They look like either 17's or 18's...

Arrowhead

06-14-2013, 07:04 AM

If there were ever a picture depicting A$$es and Elbows, that would be it! :)

Hayai

06-14-2013, 08:26 AM

I cant wait to see the car tomorrow! I think it's going to look awesome in white!

bnr32jason

06-14-2013, 09:49 AM

The wheels are Enkei RPF1's and it appears they went with 17's front and rear instead of the staggered 17/18 setup. Interesting.

longislandwrx

06-14-2013, 12:01 PM

250 hours... 6 guys... 8 hour day = done in 5 days?

I need a bigger crew. Time to stock up on beer.

Mad Dog

06-14-2013, 01:14 PM

Here's a few more photos of the 818 in chassis assembly.

https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/818inchassis2.jpg

https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/818inchassis1.jpg

David Hodgkins

06-14-2013, 01:56 PM

More PLEASE!!!

Dave, do you have any of the current state of the S you are building for the TOMORROW?

(Tomorrow! It's like Christmas Eve!)

And I guess that answers the question some have asked if the panels would be shipped in boxes...

:)

PS What's the deal with the unpainted front sub assembly?

wallace18

06-14-2013, 01:58 PM

More PLEASE!!!

And I guess that answers the question some have asked if the panels would be shipped in boxes...

:) David it would help a lot of us out if someone could tell us the width and length of the 818. This way we could know if it fits in our trailers. Thanks.

joshuo

06-14-2013, 02:02 PM

What's the deal with the unpainted front sub assembly?

looks like a collapsible aluminum crash section to me, no need to rustproof it...

Silvertop

06-14-2013, 02:11 PM

More PLEASE!!!

Dave, do you have any of the current state of the S you are building for the TOMORROW?
(Tomorrow! It's like Christmas Eve!)
......And I guess that answers the question some have asked if the panels would be shipped in boxes...

:)
.........?

YES!! I'm hoping to be absolutely BOMBARDED with photos of the 818 tomorrow, and also of the Open House itself -- preferably while the event is still going on -- enough so I'll feel like I'm there!! Because I really wish I was!!

flynntuna

06-14-2013, 02:15 PM

Now the fun begins! :D

metalmaker12

06-14-2013, 03:20 PM

Dave and Mad Dog (aka Dave) thanks for the poster it is up in my garage looking over my engine and awaiting my kit.
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wleehendrick

06-14-2013, 03:26 PM

David it would help a lot of us out if someone could tell us the width and length of the 818. This way we could know if it fits in our trailers. Thanks.

The Road and Track article published specifications. Don't know if you want to trust them, but here they are:

Length: 155.0"
Width: 69.5"
Height: 52.5"

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RM1SepEx

06-14-2013, 03:58 PM

just about the same size as a 2nd generation Miata... 818 is a bit wider
Exterior
Width: 66.0 in.
Height: 48.4 in.
Length: 155.3 in.
Ground clearance: 4.0 in.
Curb weight: 2299 lbs.
Wheel base: 89.2 in.

My 8.5 x 16 trailer can handle a Miata and my RM1 Rotax DD2 kart too... shouldn't be any problem with the 818!

metalmaker12

06-14-2013, 04:02 PM

07FIREBLADE

06-14-2013, 04:24 PM

We need some 818 tshirts for the forum..... Vman where you at???? Tomorrow is going to be a great day good. Great job Dave and the rest of FFR. Cant wait until this time next year for my kit to arrive.

RM1SepEx

06-14-2013, 05:14 PM

You guys are worrying too much, by tomorrow all answers will be on here. Have fun tonight, sit down and put a few back and dream of what's to come, also thank God you are able to be part of such a cool moment. Cheers!!!

+1! They have to do something to keep their minds busy! LOL

Metalmaker12, I look forward to meeting tomorrow, so far we have shipped and PMed! hahaha I'll be the guy with the walking stick...

metalmaker12

06-14-2013, 05:40 PM

I will look for you, I will be with my dad and neighbor , Kalstar and my friend.

Mechie3

06-14-2013, 05:42 PM

looks like a collapsible aluminum crash section to me, no need to rustproof it...

The top part with holes might be aluminum, the rest looks like steel. Aluminum doesn't usually get the bluing near the welds. It looks like the entire front is bolt on and replaceable. It was mentioned there were crumpled zones. I'm guessing that the holed part crumples and limits damage to the front steel radiator frame and not the main frame.

Wayne Presley

06-14-2013, 05:42 PM

Here's a couple more sneak pics

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130614_172301_zps7ed0d286.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/vcpinjectionpb/media/20130614_172301_zps7ed0d286.jpg.html)

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/vcpinjectionpb/media/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg.html)

metalmaker12

06-14-2013, 05:48 PM

flynntuna

06-14-2013, 05:56 PM

Love the asphalt art.

Wayne Presley

06-14-2013, 05:59 PM

And I know how much it weighs so I'm taking bids on that info :D

wleehendrick

06-14-2013, 06:05 PM

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We need moar pics!

David Hodgkins

06-14-2013, 06:05 PM

Oh.

my.

gawd.

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18402&d=1371251354

metalmaker12

06-14-2013, 06:07 PM

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JeromeS13

06-14-2013, 06:07 PM

Can't wait for more pics of this car! Perfect color combo!

Mechie3

06-14-2013, 06:12 PM

As much as I dislike black wheels, that is amazing.

Samiam1017

06-14-2013, 06:15 PM

Love the graphic across the rocker. Will these be available. Also the black bubbles look cool

spaceywilly

06-14-2013, 06:18 PM

Congratulations Dave and company, you have made something so nice that I will not be happy until I can build one of these

I don't think I'm going to get much sleep tonight...

On second thought, maybe I shouldn't come tomorrow, I might just have to drop all my other life plans for this :)

David Hodgkins

06-14-2013, 06:19 PM

Here's a couple more sneak pics

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/vcpinjectionpb/media/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg.html)

The same pic, blown up and cropped:

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/album.php?albumid=179&attachmentid=18403

Wayne Presley

06-14-2013, 06:25 PM

Wheels are anthracite and not black. Rear bubbles are carbon fiber :D

JAubin

06-14-2013, 06:31 PM

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thats HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Sorry passed out and my head fell on the T
Thanks Wayne

Hah! What he said! Holy crap. I had some big expectations, and I think I just heard fly over my head. Damn, can't wait to see this tomorrow! I will be wandering around with a DSLR and my tongue dragging on the ground.

spaceywilly

06-14-2013, 06:32 PM

are those wheels Wedssport TC105N? I was going to photoshop those onto the pics with the RPF1s to see what they look like. Thanks for saving me the effort :)

timmy318

06-14-2013, 06:37 PM

Somebody needs to create a sealed thread where pictures and videos from the open house are posted. Reason being is that once a thread like that gets started, people will be going nuts about it and soon an pictures that do get posted will get lost (remember the SEMA thread???). On another note, that car is amazing!!!!!

FFR-ADV

06-14-2013, 06:37 PM

Sweet Dreams Everyone.

Hope to meet many of you in the morning.

Cheers!

07FIREBLADE

06-14-2013, 07:05 PM

Will there be options for carbon pieces like the humps and maybe a hood.....

Hayai

06-14-2013, 07:11 PM

White and black is what I have been thinking I'll want to do with mine (someday)..... Just saw this...

I'm in love.

cmcintyre

06-14-2013, 07:12 PM

See y'all tomorrow. I'll be the guy in the hat....drooling... and clicking.
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shim2

06-14-2013, 07:41 PM

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/vcpinjectionpb/media/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg.html)

http://lunachan.net/pony/src/136076839286.jpg

My hair just burst into flames.

bnr32jason

06-14-2013, 09:50 PM

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130614_140323_zps3f8582f5.jpg

HHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY CRAP THAT IS SEXY!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

I feel like a 13 year old girl at a Bieber concert! I wanna throw my boxer shorts at it.

LOL!

Turboguy

06-14-2013, 10:07 PM

I feel like a 13 year old girl at a Bieber concert! I wanna throw my boxer shorts at it.

DUDE

that's just wrong

bnr32jason

06-14-2013, 10:24 PM

DUDE

that's just wrong

Oh, my bad, are you a tighty whities kinda guy? You can throw those too.

AMW1011

06-14-2013, 10:30 PM

I'm definitely impressed with how well the panels fit together. I'd imagine that the FFR guys did a good bit of adjusting, and it shows. It's crazy how production the body will look with some of the gaps filled and a custom paint job. Hell it looks pretty close already.

flynntuna

06-14-2013, 11:10 PM

HHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY CRAP THAT IS SEXY!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

I feel like a 13 year old girl at a Bieber concert! I wanna throw my boxer shorts at it.

LOL!

huh... didn't know Bieber had a chrome dome.

bnr32jason

06-14-2013, 11:14 PM

Haha!

bbjones121

06-15-2013, 12:57 AM

Wow!! Looks great.

Movieman

06-15-2013, 03:05 AM

Here I sit 90 miles away BUT I just couldn't bring myself to arrive in a 1994 Intrepid with a rusty roof..
Hope all of you have a great time! :D

Erik W. Treves

06-15-2013, 03:42 AM

Is it 9am....yet.... no....how about now?.....no......how about now?

Flamshackle

06-15-2013, 04:28 AM

OH Wow...
SO DARN HOT

Only difference in mine would be a polished alloy rim to frame the gloss black.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 04:40 AM

Just about to leave to go to Dave's Dinner

Kalstar

06-15-2013, 04:41 AM

Here I sit 90 miles away BUT I just couldn't bring myself to arrive in a 1994 Intrepid with a rusty roof..
Hope all of you have a great time! :D

Movie man, get your *** down here. My first open house I went in a rusted out Izusu Trooper with the hitch hanging/broken partially off. The crank window was off track so every time it rained it smelled like an old dog. Who cares what you drive. In fact F5R was created to assist people like us realize affordable excitement. Just trade time for money, the longer the build the easier it is to afford.

Oh the parking is also a few blocks away no no one will see the rusted roof anyway.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 04:42 AM

Movie man, get your *** down here. My first open house I went in a rusted out Izusu Trooper with the hitch hanging/broken partially off. The crank window was off track so every time it rained it smelled like an old dog. Who cares what you drive.
See you there jimbo

Wayne Presley

06-15-2013, 06:38 AM

One more
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130615_073047_zps06464805.jpg

Silvertop

06-15-2013, 06:44 AM

OH Wow...
SO DARN HOT

Only difference in mine would be a polished alloy rim to frame the gloss black.

I had the same idea. Thinking of masking off the alloy WRX rims and painting the radius spokes with graphite gray wheel paint, then removing the masking and clear coating the whole affair. Should look nice.

WIS89

06-15-2013, 07:54 AM

Oh my goodness, they are just a beautiful pair. It reminds me of these twins I used to know. They were both exceptionally beautiful, and just a bit different. I knew I wanted to date one of them, but couldn't decide which one--- or if they would even consider me!! HA!

Dave and the Factory Five team-- you have absolutely blown me away! Hair on Fire doesn't begin to describe this result. Frankly, could any of you have imagined THIS result two years ago? I had high expectations, but this is far beyond anything I could have imagined. Well done seems so inadequate. Awesome freaking job to each of you!! And my congratulations on an exceptional job; just WOW!!!

Regards,

Steve

One more
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/vcpinjectionpb/20130615_073047_zps06464805.jpg

Mechie3

06-15-2013, 08:14 AM

Its past 9am now. :D

apexanimal

06-15-2013, 09:08 AM

I'm amazed at what the carbon humps do for the look... Makes the back end look less chunky...

Soooooo hot.

Turboguy

06-15-2013, 10:39 AM

I'm amazed at what the carbon humps do for the look... Makes the back end look less chunky...

Can someone ask if the carbon humps will be an option for the 818R?

I'm also curious if they will have carbon bodywork as an option, or at least on some of the panels?

Silvertop

06-15-2013, 11:02 AM

Wheels are anthracite and not black. Rear bubbles are carbon fiber :D

I'm a little puzzled at how the bubbles can be carbon fiber. Don't they come from the same mold as the rear deck that they are sitting on?

bnr32jason

06-15-2013, 11:05 AM

Same thing I was thinking. Carbon vinyl? Stick on pieces?

joshuo

06-15-2013, 11:08 AM

Same thing I was thinking. Carbon vinyl? Stick on pieces?

Or the whole decklid is CFRP and the humps were not painted?

Silvertop

06-15-2013, 11:17 AM

Or the whole decklid is CFRP and the humps were not painted?

This car has not been painted. It's done in gelcoat, which is sprayed into the mold before the fiberglass is laid. That's what makes this so interesting -- and puzzling. Could they have laid the carbon fiber into the hump portion of the molds before spraying in the gelcoat?

bnr32jason

06-15-2013, 11:23 AM

Or the whole decklid is CFRP and the humps were not painted?

Paint? What paint?

joshuo

06-15-2013, 11:26 AM

This car has not been painted. It's done in gelcoat, which is sprayed into the mold before the fiberglass is laid. That's what makes this so interesting -- and puzzling. Could they have laid the carbon fiber into the hump portion of the molds before spraying in the gelcoat?

Yup that's what I meant! :)
Especially if you're just laying one layer of pre-preg carbon it's not 'that' hard.
Could be a simple cover too..

Turboguy

06-15-2013, 11:29 AM

I wonder if the rear decklid is a 2 part assembly with the humps bonded onto the deck?

bnr32jason

06-15-2013, 11:32 AM

Depending on the price, I will elect for that option regardless of how it's made. If it's more than a couple hundred dollars extra though I'll just mask off the areas around the hump and Plastidip paint those sections.

flynntuna

06-15-2013, 11:41 AM

Since there is other stickers on the car, and there's been talk here on the forum of vinyl wraps ect. I'll go out on a limb and say its CRFP. Unless its done in two parts then bonded together. Guess we'll find out soon enough. Wish I was there.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 12:53 PM

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It was wicked fun!!!! It was wicked packed and tuff to get close, I looked for many but at 12 I had to go. I talked with Wayne, Dave, and Jason, good times, If you got questions, I have answers and more pics.

Turboguy

06-15-2013, 01:27 PM

I'm sure a ton of people are going to ask for your deets so we can gauge how a person of a certain size fits in the car.........so.......as you're clearly not a chick and shouldn't be offended by the question........there shouldn't be a problem asking for your weight, height, waist & chest measurements, etc, etc should there? :D

Please post more pics if you have them. Any detailed shots of the interior? I'm curious how the interior/frame to body gaps are dealt with on the car and how "OE" it looks on the street version. The Cobra's as recent as the MK3 were pretty rough in this regard.

It does have a bit of that Lotus Elise look inside doesn't it?.....and to me that's a good thing! I'm sure a few people will get creative with the e-brake and shifter implementation to improve the appearance of those 2 items.

Can you imagine what this thing will look like with CarbonFiber door skins & dash, and everything else exposed, riveted aluminum?

bnr32jason

06-15-2013, 01:28 PM

Hopefully those shiny metal pieces on the body such as the gas cap and whatever those fittings are will be optional in black. I don't like how those look.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 01:36 PM

I am 5'10 185 34w. The shiny parts are aluminum and that is there color, no option yet since I payed for mine today. Carbon options, powder the usual

07FIREBLADE

06-15-2013, 01:49 PM

Windshield wiper option on this car? Hate to add them to ruin these clean lines put they are necessary in most states.....

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 02:42 PM

Wayne and I will be starting a thread on wiper mounting among other mods

C.Plavan

06-15-2013, 02:49 PM

Are all the "Vents" Stickers on the 818S on display? Or did they actually take the time to cut them out properly. I'm not a fan of "Fake" vents.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 02:51 PM

They are all real vents, the car looked great and was about 90 percent done. The parts fit very well and it is a blank canvas for us to paint, mod, etc. the carbon was resined in for the rear bubbles and looked great. The wheels were 18 rear and 17 front. Both were 8" wide and had 40 series tires

Samiam1017

06-15-2013, 03:41 PM

IMPREZvWRX

06-15-2013, 03:46 PM

MM do you have any pics of the door cards with the door open? What's your opinion on she parking brake and shifter. Both look very tall ? If that makes since. In the pic . Also are the aluminum panels whats being provided for interior parts? Also any pics of the latches they used on the hood,deck and truck. Provided? I assume everything is lift off?

You could always cut down the shift lever and re-thread for the knob I guess. Personally, I prefer a taller/closer to the steering wheel shifter with a short throw and positive feel.

metalmaker12

06-15-2013, 03:49 PM

The shifter is high, but feels likes its perfect driver placement, and it is a nice sweet short throw. The aluminum interior panels are what you get, but they are cool as is or easy to mod up, wrap, paint, powder or do whatever you want. Lets all get unique here. I got a color scheme idea I might do and a custom interior.

RM1SepEx

06-15-2013, 04:20 PM

Wipers and heater are in the works

car "fits" well, many sizes. Trade off Dave described for longer seat travel by changing tank design/capacity should help wookies big time

cockpit is larger than any of their other cars

white works great esp with the carbon fiber pieces and some graphics...

the interior alumin needs some upholstery, should be pretty simple to do

I don't like the AL panel over the top edge of the door, will get too hot in the sun etc...

Can't wait to get mine in Early August

Got to talk to Jesper, Jim, Dave and spent tons of time with Eric T... He's driving south with 004 and 005 (GRM and his) Wednesday! With some creativity he's getting both into his 8 x 18 enclosed trailer!!!

Kit "package" looks very manageable 5-6 boxes and the frame and AL panels temp attached with body attached... Should be very easy for self pickup.

The AL panels were not installed in the trunk... :-( Simple exhaust for WRX turbo, short adaptor (not belmouth tho... business opportunity here???) and stock downpipe w/cat... short dump down through the tail

I didn't take pictures, my daughter had the camera at a graduation.

creative mirror soln for side mirrors, take apart the wrx mirror, they bolt to flat stock where the door mounts, nice and stiff... looks great vs the model shown at SEMA with the hacked up triangle area...

Metalmaker12, sorry we didn't connect... I left at 1PM with my 818 tee shirt to hold me off until the next time I travel down to Wareham in August!!!