Papa's Retirement Type 65 Coupe Build - Index in first post

[Papa]

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.

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