Papa's Retirement Type 65 Coupe Build - Index in first post
It's been eight years since I ordered my MK4 Roadster kit and today I reviewed my Coupe order with FFR. I have a 6/21/25 completion date and shipping arranged with Stewart, but no ETA on actual delivery yet. I'm excited to be able to build another FFR kit and have a much better feel for what to expect after building the roadster. I'll be taking a different approach to the coupe compared with my roadster build. The coupe will be a more modern take, but still very classic looking. I will be doing IRS on this one with Wilwood brakes, including an electric e-brake kit from Wilwood. I was originally looking at an Aluminator and T-56 for the drive train but have backed off a bit from that with a Gen-4 Coyote and TKX. I still have time to think about it, but the kit will come with the drive shaft based on this combo.
The kit was ordered with the side window kit, heater and A/C, leather steering wheel, carpet, sway bars, and floor mats. A couple of key departures from the FFR standard kit will include Corbeau seats and Dakota Digital gauges. I'd like to incorporate TPMS from Dakota Digital as well as a rearview camera mirror if I can find an OEM quality mirror that I like. I also plan to order custom offset wheels to avoid using spacers and I have some candidates that I'm leaning toward but haven't locked my choice down yet. I'm going with a gray metallic color for the paint but haven't locked down a specific color yet. I'm leaning toward no stripes, but I do like the Gone in 60 Seconds Eleanor Pepper Gray and black look, so who knows?
This kit is intended to be a retirement project, so I plan to move at a slower build pace than my first build. We'll see how that goes. :p
Build Thread Index:
| Front Suspension |
Post #61 |
| Safety Wire on Wiwood Brakes |
Post #65 |
| Initial Fuel Tank Assembly |
Post #82 |
| Rear Suspension |
Post #85 |
| Sway Bar Installation |
Post #93 |
| Wilwood EPB Initial Harness Layout |
Post #94 |
| Snakebite Motorworks Drop Trunk Kit |
Post #98 |
| Fuel Tank Install |
Post #104 |
| Battery Tray |
Post #109 |
| Wilwood Pedal Box Install |
Post #110 |
| Turn Signal Lever Modification, Brake Master Cylinders, Brake Light Switch Adjustment, and Fitting and Drilling Passenger Footbox Aluminum |
Post #113 |
| Fitting and Drilling Driver's Footbox Aluminum |
Post #122 |
| A/C and Heater Fit |
Post #123 |
| Snakebite Motorworks Glove Box Installation |
Post #136 |
| Snakebite Motorworks Triple Reservoir Bracket and Bezel |
Post #143 |
| Brake & Clutch Reservoir Plumbing |
Post #149 |
| Radiator Aluminum Panel Fitment and Modifications |
Post #172 |
| Cockpit Aluminum Fitting and Drilling |
Post #199 |
| Front Brake Lines |
Post #240 |
| Rear Brake Lines |
Post #259 |
| Fuel Lines |
Post #265 |
| Dakota Digital VHX-1060 Gauges |
Post #266 |
| Sparco R100 Seats - Initial Test Fit |
Post #280 |
| Aluminum Panels Back from Powder Coater - (Install over several pages) |
Post #313 |
| Rear Electrical Harness |
Post #342 |
| Main Electrical Harness Modification |
Post #425 |
| Windshield Wiper Setup |
Post #427 |
| NRG Quick Release and I.E.427 NRG Hub |
Post #477 |
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