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Finally managed to get around to ordering the kit. After attending the open house this year and drinking some FFR Kool Aid I can finally say we've ordered the kit.

With everything else going on in life, the order process was over in about 2 minutes and the trumpets and fanfare that I could hear in my end while I was talking to Jason kind of fizzled out. The order process was so simple it was kind of a let down. I guess spending nearly 4 years reading and planning paid off.
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I have finally worked my way through all of my FFR boxes and taken inventory on all parts. I unpacked each box one at a time, checked off the items on the packing list, taped the boxes back up, and labeled the outside of each of what is inside so that it is easier to identify each box.

I also removed the hood, doors, and trunk, and unpacked the hood scoop. The main body will be stored outside in the heat on a body buck, but I didn't want to worry about the hood and other loose parts ...

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I got a 90gt as a donor and I assumed it was a World Class T5 (because of the year). Well, today we got to tearing it down and it is some sort of frankenstein t5...some parts look like world class while others appear non-world class...definitely not the stock tranny. Definitely been taken apart before and not put back together very well. Base tranny I would say is NWC based on the case.

Last week (before the teardown started), I picked up a t5 from an S10 off craigslist in order ...

[QUOTE=Mad Dog;33840][b]FFR Customer Jim Stocke Chronicles Build School Experience in September 2011 Issue of StreetScene[/b]

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The National Street Rod Association is the largest street rodding club in the world and their monthly magazine, Street Scene, is one of the oldest news monthlies in the industry. NSRA reporter and now FFR customer Jim Stocke wrote a really nice seven page article ...

While waiting for the kit to arrive, I purchased rear end from '97 mustang cobra SVT with 11.65" brakes and 3.55 gear ration. Received rear end couple days later and was pleased with condition of the part.
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Seller even turned rotors and installed new brake pads. It was nice of him, but I'm planning to upgrade to drilled/slotted rotors and performance brake pads.
Gears looked really good and gear oil was clean. From the smell of oil ...

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