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Hey there FFR heads,

I've been a fan for a number of years. About 6 years ago a buddy of mine bought a MKIII Cobra kit and he's kinda kept me in the loop and sent pictures and talked engine mods and paint colors over email. He took me for a ride before it was even finished, but it hauled, sounded amazing and was like a gokart. I was mezmerized! I really was trying to figure out how to get a kit for myself but life just wasn't in the right spot. I got on the Utah Cobra Club email ...

Updated 02-23-2011 at 11:41 PM by subyrod

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I keep a pretty extensive blog going, and I thought it might be interesting to post a repeat of it here as I do new entries.

I would LOVE to get feedback if this is a complete waste of space and time, it won't hurt my feelings. I'll keep doing the other blog for sure.

[B]Dash Install and Holy Crap Bar:[/B]

As you can see in the pics, I also finished up my Holy Crap bar. There are lots of names for this, but it's for the passenger to hold onto, and it's ...

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Hello everyone, many of you have known me for years and as many are meeting me for the first time. I'm writing this to provide the new builders with the knowledge amassed building or finishing over 15 roadsters, providing insight on choices and to save them $ by not double buying parts. I built my first FFR in 1997 with chassis number 1387 nicknamed the Grape Ape. I built the car before there was a forum so it was rough by todays standard but I loved it. It was a 377 stroker with T5 trans with the ...

Factory Five has a Continuous On going improvement strategy which can be seen with constant kit revisions. Changes to steering geometry have resulted in better Steering Axis Inclination and less “bump steer”. A lot of the improvements have been Customer driven from lessons learned at the track.
Some of the most frequently asked build questions are in reference to the FFR rack and pinion extenders. The purpose of these parts is to extend the pivot point of the inner Tie rod socket, so that ...

I have been doing a total rebuild of my MKII.
After initially purchasing the car, I found many defects in the paint, electrical, and some safety issues. After an electrical fire, I decided to pull the whole car apart and replace what was necessary. Granted I'm on a budget but I decided to take some time and try to get it as right as money and sweat could buy.

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