New guy here from Puyallup, WA

[Qballz]

Hello all,

I just placed my order a couple days ago! (Delivery for 10/22) Wife decided to let me have my Christmas presents for the next 30 years. I'm a 50 y/o guy who grew up in Fayette county, PA. Joined the USAF at the age of 17, as an enlisted guy I maintained weapons delivery systems and loaded missiles and bombs on F-15s and F-16s from 1989-2003. I earned my Master's in Physician Assistant (PA) studies in 2005 from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and, after 6 years in Family Medicine, a fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery in 2012. I worked in medicine until my retirement in 2016. Currently working here as an orthopedic Surgery PA. I worked on cars since I was 7 y/o with my professional mechanic Dad. I've rebuilt a 1967 VW bug (Baja); complete rotisserie restoration making my own wiring harness etc.. I've wanted a '67 Camaro and a '65 Cobra since I was in 7th grade. I currently have a '67 Camaro RS which is 90% in my eyes, 99% in other's eyes. It's a Resto-Mod, fuel injected 427 BBC, 5-speed Tremec, 4 wheel discs, 15" Cragars and numerous upgrades throughout. The car has an all stock appearance inside and out. I bought the car in 2016 and enjoyed getting back to my mechanical background while I made improvements. While I really enjoy the car, I didn't restore it or build it and it doesn't come close to giving me the that feeling I had when I finished my Baja Bug and drove it to work as a DD for the next 3-4 years. So....Building a FFR Roadster seems like a perfect project!! I've spent the past few months going through many build threads learning something from every thread I opened and can't begin to tell you all how much I appreciate the information you share. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute something to someone along the way to the completion of my project.

[cgundermann]

Congratulations - let even more fun begin! Lived in Puyallup most of my career and after retiring moved south (my children are in your area).

Look forward to following your build.

Chris

[cob427sc]

Congratulations on joining the club! You will learn things here that will provide unlimited help during your build process (and also how to completely blow your budget) over the course of your build. Good luck and we all look forward to your updates.

[first time builder]

I was stationed at Ft Lewis for 8 Months back in the 60's Loved to go to Puyallip on leave. I raced my car at Puyallip Dragway and won ! Does that track still exist ? Good luck with the build.
Kenny

[Ted G]

Omg, FFR is up to 10 months now? WOW! My delivery is for mid-March.... hope that doesn't get extended too much.

Welcome aboard!

[Qballz]

You're certainly right about the budget going out the door...I'm planning on an extra 10% for some of those special extras but maybe I should bump that up to 15%...

[Qballz]

I was stationed at Ft Lewis for 8 Months back in the 60's Loved to go to Puyallip on leave. I raced my car at Puyallip Dragway and won ! Does that track still exist ? Good luck with the build.
Kenny

Puyallup Drag is no longer here but there's a drag way and road course in Kent, WA - only a few miles away.

[racyroy]

Qballz, I can't quite welcome you to the site since you were here before me but "welcome" anyway. It's good to see another build in the neighborhood. If you ever need a helping hand don't hesitate to ask. Once you get started i'd love to check your build out.

Go Huskers.

[racyroy]

Puyallup Drag is no longer here but there's a drag way and road course in Kent, WA - only a few miles away.

I live about a mile south of what it's now called "Thune field" right behind Grundys auto

[Paul2STL]

Congratulations wow lead times are getting pushed. I’m in Spanaway built my cay a few years ago don’t hesitate to ask any questions or if you want to see a completed car.

[Qballz]

Congratulations wow lead times are getting pushed. I’m in Spanaway built my cay a few years ago don’t hesitate to ask any questions or if you want to see a completed car.

When the time comes, I'll certainly be interested in finding out what your experience was when registering the vehicle. What you needed to do, which registration locations you used, is it titled as a 1965 Shelby Cobra so you could register it as a classic car etc. etc.

[mdutton11]

Congrats! Let the journey begin.... I am 2 1/2 years in to a build with first drive (go-cart) yesterday - have moved and had a back issue that set me back quite a bit. There are several of us nearby - I am in Olalla near Port Orchard. Paul2STL in Spanaway is a wealth of information and has an A++ ride. Let me know if you want to see a body off build - I'm hoping to get it on in the next weeks / month. Welcome to the family!