Wayne Presley

So in my last installment you have all your drilled panels powdercoated and set off to the side. On the front suspension hopefully you picked up the FFR Mk IV spindles as you get a much better front geometry without the jacking of the SN95/spindle adapter. Take the center sleeves out of the urethane bushings and grease them up well and put them back in the urethane. Bolt the lower ams in the chassis but do not fully tighten them, we'll do that later. Set the spindles over the lower ball joint and ...

How to make a Black Widow clone: The highlights are FFR Mk 3.1 (or Mk IV), IRS, Keith Craft 408, Verycoolparts.com stack injection, TKO 600 trans, Ram clutch, 3.08 gears, power steering, Halibrand wheels and stainless steel sidepipes. First thing to do when starting to build a car is to close your eyes and picture your perfect cobra. Pick your color schemes early and stick with them. Limit your under hood colors to 3, makes the engine bay look much cleaner. So the Stewart truck drops off your brand ...

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 ...