Deposit Down

[jgray]

So I did it and pulled the trigger a couple of weeks ago, putting a deposit down! Have been interested in kit building for 40 years; hard to believe I am finally going to do it.

This will certainly be a challenge for me, because the most advanced tasks I have undertaken is doing brakes and replacing a few ancillary items like starter motors! I have lots of highly experienced friends around me and I love to learn and solve problems.

Although I have no doubt I will change my mind here is what I ordered:

65 Daytona Coupe Complete Kit
Powder coated chassis
Coupe GPS gauges
302/351 mounts
Body cutouts
Vinyl seats
Power steering
IRS

Options:
AC/Heat
Carpet
Side windows
Battery cutoff
Front sway bar


Will definitely get Wilwoods and coil overs.

Not sure which wheels and tires at this point but probably 18s to allow for big brakes.

A friend is donating a 302 that we will be taking to a local engine builder/friend. I very much prefer the look of of the older engines.

Thinking of T-56 because I like to change gear! Also want to do some track and autocross.

I have a friend who is a car painter and likes to teach so I expect to be painting myself which is very much something I want to do.

Probably do the rear mirror camera display.

What an adventure!

Thank you all for the great source of information on this site.

[GoDadGo]

Congratulations & Welcome To The Family!

Consider getting the manual and reading it a few times before your kit arrives.
It will help familiarize you with the parts and make the inventory process easier.
Also, check out this fantastic build done by Edwardb / aka Paul B.
His work is always amazing and his documentation of his builds are too:

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?26630-Edwardb%92s-Gen-3-Type-65-Coyote-Coupe-59-Build-Complete-and-Graduated&highlight=edwardb+daytona

Paul's Debut Video @ Autorama:
https://youtu.be/w2pLNjTEJOM

Good Luck, Welcome Aboard & Happy Wrenching!

[rhk118]

Congrats! You've definitely been doing your homework and TONS to read here. Building for me so far has been fun and I have no real experience building anything...but will say having experienced friends helps immensely, they will want to come over and check things out, but just knowing they are there to bounce things off of has been helpful enough. I no longer have the feeling that I don't have any business doing this or that I don't have the abilities to do this. One thing I have learned for sure is have good tools to avoid frustrations....sometimes its the tool, sometimes its the tool behind the tool (haha, that would be me). And folks here have been there (sometime multiple times) and are incredibly helpful. I will say I couldn't do this without help from people here.

Yes - agree with Godadgo above - read the manual. Go through it a second time. Then when you're building something will tickle your brain you read, but can get more thorough info on just about any step by searching here.

[jgray]

Thanks. I have already read and skimmed the manual, read parts of build threads, watched lots of You-tubes, gone over in my head each of the "systems" (steering, cooling, brakes, electrical, fuel, AC, ...) to see where my knowledge is at - this has lead me to watching videos on various fundamentals like vacuum assist, power steering, etc. All of this is good and bad (ultimately good) because I am becoming more knowledgeable (or dangerously booksmart) but at times get overwhelmed and have to step away.
I recently took up welding, not because I expect to use it for this project, but to see if I can pick up something that I have never done and become proficient. I am currently welding up a bunch of holes and damage to a pair of old Bronco doors from a buddies 1973 rust bucket bronco - its going well, learned to best cutoff wheels to get for a grinder, and have become decent at flux core welding with my $180 harbor freight unit. I have a can of bondo that just arrived and a whole bunch or sanding blocks and related gear. This project has helped me prove to myself that I can learn new stuff and become at least mediocre (journeyman) ! And my buddy is building baja-bronco so it only has to be so good!