Ande
11-29-2025, 02:07 PM
Hello Forum!
After a few years of hemming and hawing I finally pulled the trigger on an MK5 on October 22nd. To my surprise things moved fast! -- A call from Todd at Cunningham the other day confirmed it'll be here in about a week. Yikes - ready or not it's go time!
This is just a quick post to introduce myself and share a little about my plans for the build. I live in St Paul, MN, recently exited the company I founded and figured this was a perfect time to embark on a project like this. I'd classify myself as an "advanced novice" with some experience wrenching on cars but usually in a supervised environment :) I've been a serious woodworker for the past 15 years but decided it was time to broaden my skill set. So I converted my shop to one better-suited for this project, stored the hand planes and chisels in favor of taps and dyes, and off we go. I also recently moved my father to memory care and with that I inherited his vast collection of tools, well-used throughout a lifetime of tinkering -- including building two airplanes, restoring numerous cars and boats and everything in between. While I already had much of what is needed, I'm planning to use his when possible to remind me where this urge to be in the garage every waking moment came from.
All that said, this community is what truly drew me to FFR and hope to be able to learn from your experiences and fantastic work I've been watching over the past few years. Thank you so much in advance for sharing any tips, suggestions or otherwise helpful information...It seems highly likely I'm in a tiny bit over my head but hopefully with your help we'll put this thing on the road at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Here are some highlights of what I'm planning: MKV Complete Kit; Coyote 5.0 from FFR AT; PS; Hydraulic Clutch; IRS; Dual Roll Bars; Standard 11" front / 13" rear brakes. Later in the build I'd love to add heated seats, sound system, cup holders and other creature comforts to entice my wife and kids to join me for rides.
At this stage I'm thinking body work is best done by someone with more experience and patience than me, but we'll see when that time comes. While I haven't landed on color, I do want to be largely chrome-free in favor of blacked-out components throughout (pipes, roll bars, mirrors, etc.).
Thanks, thrilled to be joining this fantastic community!
Ande
After a few years of hemming and hawing I finally pulled the trigger on an MK5 on October 22nd. To my surprise things moved fast! -- A call from Todd at Cunningham the other day confirmed it'll be here in about a week. Yikes - ready or not it's go time!
This is just a quick post to introduce myself and share a little about my plans for the build. I live in St Paul, MN, recently exited the company I founded and figured this was a perfect time to embark on a project like this. I'd classify myself as an "advanced novice" with some experience wrenching on cars but usually in a supervised environment :) I've been a serious woodworker for the past 15 years but decided it was time to broaden my skill set. So I converted my shop to one better-suited for this project, stored the hand planes and chisels in favor of taps and dyes, and off we go. I also recently moved my father to memory care and with that I inherited his vast collection of tools, well-used throughout a lifetime of tinkering -- including building two airplanes, restoring numerous cars and boats and everything in between. While I already had much of what is needed, I'm planning to use his when possible to remind me where this urge to be in the garage every waking moment came from.
All that said, this community is what truly drew me to FFR and hope to be able to learn from your experiences and fantastic work I've been watching over the past few years. Thank you so much in advance for sharing any tips, suggestions or otherwise helpful information...It seems highly likely I'm in a tiny bit over my head but hopefully with your help we'll put this thing on the road at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Here are some highlights of what I'm planning: MKV Complete Kit; Coyote 5.0 from FFR AT; PS; Hydraulic Clutch; IRS; Dual Roll Bars; Standard 11" front / 13" rear brakes. Later in the build I'd love to add heated seats, sound system, cup holders and other creature comforts to entice my wife and kids to join me for rides.
At this stage I'm thinking body work is best done by someone with more experience and patience than me, but we'll see when that time comes. While I haven't landed on color, I do want to be largely chrome-free in favor of blacked-out components throughout (pipes, roll bars, mirrors, etc.).
Thanks, thrilled to be joining this fantastic community!
Ande