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[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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While I was waiting for build school bough used cylinder heads and intake manifold from '93 mustang cobra. It didn't look too good when I got it, here are some pictures
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Some cleaning products and a little bit of elbow made intake manifold look good
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Cylinder heads took more time to get ...

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Steps taken to achieve the dream:

Attended Mott College 3day FFR build school on 09-09-11. Graduated on 09-11-11:)
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Base kit ordered on 09-14-11.
Upgrades to base kit: sport seats, powder coated frame and body cutouts.

Kit completed data from Factory Five Racing10-08-11

After order sent to FFR on 09-17-11 visited kit manufacture in Wareham, MA
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Today I was helped by a friend of a friend named RJ building my rear end.
We put all new bearings in and a new set of 3.55 gears. Pretty cool how it all goes together. We did have to take the center section apart a few times to get everything just right we got lucky on the pinion spacing it only took one adjustment.
Next is to paint the rear end and then mount it on my money pit. So 90 percent complete on that project feels pretty good!
(Here is RJ pressing some bearings in.) ...

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