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- This video details the typical build sequence of a Factory Five MK4 Cobra kit car from kit delivery to licensing. The video also details custom modifications & additions I chose to make. Some parts I used for my build
* Ford Explorer 5.0 H.O.
* Tremec T5
* GT40P cylinder heads
* Ford 8.8" solid rear end axle
I hope this video shows the average DIY'er they can take on a project like this and succeed! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think and thanks for watching!
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Probably the nicest video showing a FFR build I've ever seen. I wish I would have taken more photos of mine when I was building it. Very nice work now get out and enjoy your hard work.
I’m interested in buying one of these from their website I’m curious if I need to build this on a pre existing car frame or if it all comes to me without me needing to put it on another car
@@Gguzicki No you get a whole new frame to built on.
Guckles there is a Russian youtuber who filmed the whole process of assembling a car, not sure if it’s any help lol the channel link is user/quattro882 (Ильдар АВТО-ПОДБОР)
Пришел после Ильдара посмотреть)
жиза
У татарченка комплектация повыше будет))
Дождешься когда соберет блин)
Да
Да да
Ильдар Автоподбор привет))₽
nice job , what the power of the engine !!!! i noticed the rear diff , no limited slip !!!
its limited slip / they both spin / power is about 300hp / check out some of my other videos and i get into some of the parts/details of the motor build. Thanks for the comment-
Nice that he built an explorer motor instead of just buying one out of a magazine
well done. it takes skills to complete one of these at home.
Brings back memories of me building my MK1 back in 2001 using their badly printed build manual. :) I stumbled upon their website while shopping for rear control arms for my '84GT. I wound up getting their tubular control arms, plus a cobra kit, lol.
That's amazing. Living the dream there. So is the explorer's 5.0.
I love this guy, he puts the engine in by himself IN FLIP FLOPS!!!! 👍🏼
It's always easy to be on the couch and giving advice because this was a really nice build. But I've always taken sheet metal like those panels and put a couple bead rolls in their to strengthen the them up even though they're not load bearing . It's still just a gorgeous car
What does that mean?
I was thinking it would be fun to build a kit car cobra... and then I watched this and now I’m not sure I can handle it 😂😂 way more complex than I imagined. Came out great! Really cool car and video!
Buy a crate motor. One that Factor Five can set up for. Coyote would be my choice. $10k
I wish other TH-camrs had as much skill as you. Excellent job with the build.
Кто от Эльдара???
Ильдара
Альдара🤣
я от ильдара
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@@antonioo021 Ильнара)
cool project! and wow you work fast! 7 minutes! pretty sure it would have taken me at least a long weekend.. lol
Meth can help a bit
lol.
Very nice. You've obviously got some good engineering and mechanical skills. I definitely couldn't have built that as much as I like to think I could!
Crate engine, new rear end. Join the FF club.
Love the AC Cobras...I want to get a kit and start it soon. Due to the often-terrible weather we have where I live, I'm going to have to look into a Hardtop model, though. I know Shelby actually had a hardtop in 1963 (well, AC Cars did, and I've seen more-than-one kit that sported the hardtop).
You can buy a convertible, but they look ridiculously made.
Awesome video, and a super clean project. Impressed with your fabrication skills!
very cool brother it's nice to see one actually finished a guy down the street from me in Loxahatchee Florida had one for 20 years and never did anything with it
That was slick with the tape trick to determine the belt length. Never seen that before.
Nice build. A big side benefit of this video is you have a nice marketing tool when you inevitably run out of garage and decide to move on to your next challenge.
Great video production. Direct and to the point with every scene showing something interesting. Beautiful car!
Перейди на канал ИЛЬДАР АВТОПОДБОР вот там beautiful car, а это так себе.
Yes! You actually made a good fan shroud! Usually you see the shroud blocking half the radiator
Nicely done. Impressive build. Proper size wheels and dash layout. Particularly like your wiring installation
Cheers from the UK ( Le Mans Coupes, Superformance UK).
Yeah, impressive as hell.
For anyone curious why so many Russian comments, there is a Russian youtuber who filmed the whole process of assembling this car, so it gets a lot of attention as of right now. The channel link is user/quattro882 (Ильдар АВТО-ПОДБОР)
If the filmwork is that good I'd bet the build is even better than what we saw.
The best part was the first body on and you took your kid. The day I start my project, my boy will be there from start to finish. Hopefully it will align with him getting his licence so he commands the maiden voyage.
I definitely made a lot of memories with my kids during the build. Believe it or not, i was ready to tear off a cylinder head to get a lifter in and my daughter was able to maneuver it into place with some whit and small fingers - saved me a lot of work! Someday i'll pass the keys to one of them :)
@@TacoJoe You need to install a valet key, or some kind of rev limiter before you let a young person drive it alone, if I had that car when I was 16, I don't think I would have made it to 17.
Beautiful car, great work, I was nice you got the family involved.
Why does the gas tank have that big bump in it?
Great idea / agree with everything you said / it’s crazy how fast the rear end will come loose on this thing! Bump is (I believe) so there is enough room for an electric fuel pump on the pickup side (it’s an OEM Fox mustang tank) - I could be wrong however / maybe someone on the TH-cam community can help here
@@TacoJoeexactly. I am a gentleman driver, so I'd be very happy with a 302 ci.
Super awesome build and video!!! Congratulations!
When I think I'd like to get one of these kits this reality brings me to my senses. Might've tackled it years ago, no longer.
building a kit car is not for everyone, but if you are a DIY'er / like spending time in the garage, it might be a project you would enjoy. Thanks for the comment!
Get a crate engine and a new rear end. I would never touch an engine.
Very nice, I built one (was a POS kit though) for my cousin back in '06 took me about 6 months with working on it every day.
Greetings from the uk 🇬🇧. It’s a great build, well above average, nice detail, lines and wiring etc
I can truly appreciate the amount of time and frustration spent sourcing parts alone on this build, having just done an LS3/TR6060 conversion. Hats off to you for building an entire car
LS3 is an AWESOME motor - planning an LS3 or LS7 for my C3 Corvette
@@TacoJoe it has a 232/234 cam, Holley single plane and has so much power. Plenty for me. I envested in a good wilwood kit all round to match the power too
Any SBF/SBC only benefits from a split duration camshaft and 232/234 @0.050 is perfect on a street motor. Once you creep over 236 or so vacuum becomes a real issue so I don't think you could have picked a better cam :) Wilwood makes good stuff too
@@TacoJoe agreed. It actually sounds like a proper muscle car - there's a vid on my profile of first start if you want to have a listen
That thing is build right / big thumbs up-
I sense a perfectionist in this build project. :-)
Very well done!! Enjoy your toy for many years to come.
Very nice video and great job! A lot of work but nothing like building it yourself 🙂
Слава клепает лучше
ну вообще, с такими временными фиксаторами грамотнее, конечно. Илез так самолёты клепает.
th-cam.com/video/UUuM1fdZrYY/w-d-xo.html
Они позволяют двигать, менять что-то, если возникает необходимость. Да и заклёпки он другие использовал, не вытяжные.
Very very impressive. Congratulations on your new baby!
Very nice, the MK4 looks very nice! Thanks!
You lucky dog! FFR builds the best. Your soundtrack sounds like a German discotheque
Job well done 👍 Carol would be proud of you. Nice attention to detail. 🏆😎
As stated previously, not for the faint of heart or entry level mechanics $$$$
My brother had a friend whose dad was a Ford Guy and HAD a 1967 289 Shelby Cobra but sold it waaaay back when one of his Sons was born.
guarantee he wishes he still had that one!
Your daughter...awww. She'll remember that as long as she lives. Maybe she'll inherit it...
8 months! He had to be working on this car a lot! Something tells me he didn’t just pickup those skills while building the car.
Thanks for posting. Now that you have all of that experience with Clecos and rivets, you might want to consider builidng your own airplane. Something like a Sling 2 only has about 10,000 pull rivets!! :)
Taco Joe what a pro fanatics job.
I appreciate the pro level video production. No jump cut cell phone BS.
Beautiful, you have some serious skills, nice job.
very nice. I miss my Cobra everyday
This is impressive, wish I could do it myself
Always enjoy these videos, thank you!
Wow, you are one hell of a mechanic / fabricator! Gorgeous car, congratulations!
Great work - the car, the video.
Man all I can say thats alot of work! Does look good.
looks like lots of fun
great video, very professional. a nice demonstration of well-organized work.
Glad you liked it!
Nice work. Beautiful machine.
Die hard Fan of this Car😍
Love the build and I recognize the bridge anywhere at the end! Great job!
It looks super familiar. It's in RI, right?
Ryan Kelly it’s in Minnesota
If I had the money I would have one but put the 289 my dad an I built for his hot rod. Sadly he passed an we had to sell the 46ford. I still have the 289 on an engine stand. Maybe one day miss my pops
My father has a factory five very similar set up to yours, he never drives it it just sits in the garage what a waste of a Beauty
That's a goddam waste why get something so beautiful and just leave it sitting in your garage
Your attention to detail is impressive. I also like your car up on the lift and the engine stands you built out of wood
Glad you like it
@@TacoJoe I'm taking delivery of my second factory Five Cobra next month. The first one was admittedly a little rough! Some things I will do the same some things I will change. Anyway take care
same kit or different? I've been thinking about another one myself, but not sure I'd build a Cobra - good luck with your build Dan and thanks for the comment!
Very nice. I am envious about the build.
To pull that off is amazing.....
You have more Patience, time and skill than Me.
And probably ...more money too.
sergio pereira
True story
Great Video, have also a 427 s/c blue, white racing stripe, only 1:18 Model! Still, fallen in Love the 1st time I have seen the original (full scale :-))! Was in an UK Museum. What worried me a bit, was the fire extinquisher Next to the handbrake....well not really! Great car, sorry vehiicle :-)
Awesome, clean, tidy!
this is fantastic! Thinking about either one of these or a coupe, using a coyote mustang as a donor.
Great job thanks for making this video 👍🏻
Nice build ,I long to hope to see a 6.2 supercharged lsa in one someday ,stunning looks and sexy whining supercharger
paul dean why would U put that lump of pig iron in that ls all the way what a heap of shot engine
I like to turn wrenches but I cannot do all that - well done
Нуу что ты браат
Thanks for building my dream car! ;-)
Funny, as the Cobra is my dream car as well. You've got great taste my friend :)
Very impressive work. The before and after helps to show how much the Goodyear billboards add. What brand tires and sizes did you decide on and are you satisfied with them? Professional work and it shows.
235 front / 295 rear Cooper cobra radials on 15" wheels. These are great tires for the street, but they definitely aren't race tires. I'm happy with them and would buy again. Thanks for the comment!
BEAUTIFUL! Very well done, congratulations!
Art on wheels well done
So you build this sport car, GREAT..
Thanks for a very good video .
Magnifique ! Félicitations ! un rêve... !
Very nice. But i just find that the cobra looks best with the dual stripes down the body, regardless of colour.
Stripes are coming - color recommendation?
@@TacoJoe any. Red with white, red with black, red/grey. Blue with white. Green with white, green/black, green/grey. Black/grey, grey/black. I saw a group of cobras on vancouver island years ago, every single one looked perfect.
Maybe a white pearl stripe ? 🤔
I have built Bristol aluminum authentic bodies and like the lay out I'd be happy with a fiber glass one buy the aluminum is nice unpainted too.
I've always wanted to build a cobra kit car. Maybe once I finish all the projects I have going on now I'll look I to one
There is always enough time for more projects. LOL I mean, sleeping is over rated, right?
@@johnsumner2987 sleeping is over rated lol. Between rebuilding my 67 mustang and getting my 79 f150 ranger ready for another season of mud bogging competitions all my free time is taken up but maybe when I finish the mustang I'll look into building a kit cobra
Shit and here I thought restoring my z32 300zx was a pain in the ass. Must be a bitch finding parts for that 67 mustang.
64 1/2 - 68 Mustangs were the BEST years - nice ride Misty
There are several companies out there that make replacement parts for almost everything to do with mustang's. To find original parts is a lot more difficult and pricey. My car mostly needs reupholstered and repainted. My 79 f150 mud bogger just needs a new rear drive line and the forward gas tank mounts and she is ready for another season
I like how u kept it ford with that 5.0 u driving a piece of race history even if is a kit still is awesome I would kill to get a kit cobra or a gt40 replica #shelby4life
That C3 has some awesome potential. I’m not a LS guy, it’s just so over used it’s ruined it. There are companies like WORLD that make awesome smallblock and LT Stuff that is “exotic” enough to add a level of special to that type of project. Especially a touring version of that C3.
I like the though of a touring C3 / torque motor with suspension that handles. I'm leaning more and more towards a C3 project / thanks for the comment-
Good Lord that is a nice fucking car! Man I love the all red. Stripes look cool too, but a solid color for these is best in my opinion. Damn man, damn that's beautiful! I also love the large white writing on the tires.
Very good. I installed my engine/trans alone in my FFR Daytona Coupe. Have done this many times, however in these chassis, no room for error, another set of hands would have been nice. Only thing I don’t like here is the HEI dizzy. Mine took me 5 years from delivery to license.
If i could go back in time, i likely would have taken a different path on ignition. I wanted to keep it simple (eg- no coil) - but the HEI turned into a nightmare on its own. I had to buy an offset air cleaner for clearance then the base hit the carb! Had to then machine an offset spacer to raise up the air cleaner then it hit the hood! Also - the Chinese knockoffs have NO slop with the bottom bushing and its a forced seat on the block platform -bad bad bad- had to machine to distributor housing to fix it -but- even the MSD higher end offerings either hover over the platform (bad) or have the same clearance issue. Duraspark would have saved me a lot of trouble -but- its Duraspark :)
TacoJoe yea Duraspark...the best I can say about that it is wired correctly for a proper ignition box and coil. I used an MSD dizzy that works with my air cleaner and run a Mallory 6A ignition and coil hidden within the dashboard. I built my engine back in 2007 and ran it in a Fairmont until I installed it in the FFR Coupe. I thought that was going to be the least of my concerns in terms of the build. It took me a full summer to diagnose what turned out to be a bad ignition pick up on said dizzy...Jesus. HEI does work, just looks odd on a Ford.
Great looking work. Job well done.
Thanks John / i appreciate the kind words-
Awesome video and build 😍
building a kit car in flip flops, well done, nice car
I always try and balance aspirations w/comfort :)
Ильдар явно душевнее подошёл к этому делу😝👍👍👍
Good job very nice car
Hey thanks much / its been a journey and i've had a lot of help along the way. I'm very happy with how things turned out :)
I would love to see a build with a 2jz or Rotary. Coyotes have been done at about 900 hp and I’ve not seen a Hellephant crate motor yet.
This one is just fine 👍🏻
The 2JZ is a fine motor - big power - might be a challenge to hook all that!
Very well done Sir!
Stunning !
Fabulous job...I saw only 1 error ....the steering wheel is on the wrong side 😁
Yes, you are right
Looks awesome...great job!
nice job ... thanks for posting...
Awesome video, so you bought the kit with only the body.
I bought the basic kit so its the body/frame/some of the suspension/basic lights-seats-interior/etc. The rest i bought over time as i built the car. Check out my FFR Cobra: What's it cost? video and you can see where all the spend went-
great video, next time, add an extra 15 seconds of fluf so the youtube ad's don't block the good stuff.
Good build....
I'm heading over with a case of beer so we can start on mine. Ok, I'll bring Pizza too.
Wait up for me
Тоже в шортах и тапках, ногу перебинтовать и точно Ильдар
Thats a lot of work, and money, to settle with 300 hp, a coyote 5.0 juiced to 600 hp would have been perfect
The Coyote is a sweet motor, but a IMHO, a lumpy cam and smell of gas give it extra character / thanks for the comment