TheHelixx
08-04-2020, 04:37 PM
Hello FFF community!
My name is Brian, from Seekonk Massachusetts.. About 40 minutes from Factory Five.
Purchased my first kit car almost a year ago. 818c #575 was picked up in August 2019. I have lurked prior to my purchase and more so after for issues, resolves and ideas. I never allotted the time to set up my build thread nor did I have the confidence to reply to others on topics I hadn’t even gotten to yet. That being said I am grateful others were not the same as it has helped me so much to date.
About me..
I started out about 14 years old working with my dad on small engines through high school. He too started around the same time with his dad. I then moved to Jetski, ATV and dirt bike repair. Mom pushed me into starting a career rather than just jobs. At 19 I started with Bell Atlantic which then became Verizon until my current ripe old age of 41. I also worked car audio and security on the side as more of a hobby than a job. Once you start doing some of this however you tend to get friends and family out of the woodwork looking for an installer lol.
I confess that I have wanted a cobra since childhood. I’ve had the posters up on the wall, models and magazines alike all seeming timeless to me. Figuring sometime before retirement I would start on one. It all seemed payed out for me, but then marriage and children came in and I realized I’ll be working till I’m dead haha. I am actually a living the FFR credo.. I can’t spend the money I want to for a Cobra, but I have some skills and an 818 I can afford. Not to mention the fact that it’s a sweet car that looks 10x better in person. The other factor is the age of the kiddies.. One being 5 and the other just turning 1, I figured it was now or not for a long time.
Hoping to complete the 818C by the end of winter of 2020.
My name is Brian, from Seekonk Massachusetts.. About 40 minutes from Factory Five.
Purchased my first kit car almost a year ago. 818c #575 was picked up in August 2019. I have lurked prior to my purchase and more so after for issues, resolves and ideas. I never allotted the time to set up my build thread nor did I have the confidence to reply to others on topics I hadn’t even gotten to yet. That being said I am grateful others were not the same as it has helped me so much to date.
About me..
I started out about 14 years old working with my dad on small engines through high school. He too started around the same time with his dad. I then moved to Jetski, ATV and dirt bike repair. Mom pushed me into starting a career rather than just jobs. At 19 I started with Bell Atlantic which then became Verizon until my current ripe old age of 41. I also worked car audio and security on the side as more of a hobby than a job. Once you start doing some of this however you tend to get friends and family out of the woodwork looking for an installer lol.
I confess that I have wanted a cobra since childhood. I’ve had the posters up on the wall, models and magazines alike all seeming timeless to me. Figuring sometime before retirement I would start on one. It all seemed payed out for me, but then marriage and children came in and I realized I’ll be working till I’m dead haha. I am actually a living the FFR credo.. I can’t spend the money I want to for a Cobra, but I have some skills and an 818 I can afford. Not to mention the fact that it’s a sweet car that looks 10x better in person. The other factor is the age of the kiddies.. One being 5 and the other just turning 1, I figured it was now or not for a long time.
Hoping to complete the 818C by the end of winter of 2020.