Building a Cobra in 25 minutes is amazing. When I was a kid I remember watching my old man and my uncle Chuck completely dismantle and then rebuild a 1978 Mustang Cobra II in my grandma's basement, and it took them over two hours! This was back in the 80s, when they were both doing tons of the white stuff. Grandma shit a kitten when they finally cranked it up and started doing burnouts on her laundry room floor.
@@alexmak1 WOW! What DEDICATION! Kudos to you and your son on this build, and thanks for the video, from a fellow Pennsylvanian. 👍 I pray you two are still TALKING to each other! 😉 🙈
You can enjoy the car for a while, and then your son will have it. The car is pretty cool, but what you both will like the most will be the memory of building it together.
Just caught your little video . September 7 , Alls I can say is omg omg omg my all-time favourite car I always wanted one of those maybe one day I can afford one who knows but for now I’ll just dream and watch you guys build them LOL it’s amazing thank you
5 months from kit delivery to titling? You guys knocked it out of the park! I picked up my kit January of 2016 and titled it October of 2020 lol. Funny thing is 80-90% of the build was done the first 9-12 months, then our first child came, work got busy, etc (you know how it goes haha). What’s the plan for the color?
yeah, I can imagine how life can get in the way. for us the lockdown was a sort of big help, so we could just focus on the assembling process, working/studying from home and spending the rest of the time on Cobra. why I sometimes call the car 'quarantine cobra" ) I'm thinking on the solid viking blue, no stripes, with black exhaust pipes and roll bars. should be pretty close to what Shelby had in 1963-1964.
These factory 5 cars have came a long way. I remember when they came out in the 90s they were one of the cheapest ways to build a cobra replica bc the base kit was a body and frame and interior only. Everything else came from a 5.0 foxbody that's where the factory 5 name came from. Nice car always loved the cobra and always wanted to build a replica.
@@alexmak1 yes the price has gone way up. I have a 83 convertable glx, a 87 gt, and a 90 lx hatch. Just a roller in good shape is around 3grand now. I bought the 90 right as prices were going up. It was running good but paint and interior were shot. They were asking almost 4 and I told my wife if I'm going to get one I better do it now bc a year or so ago I could have got a better car than this for that money. We looked it up on Kelly and she said hell no this is saying 1500 so we happen to be at books amillion I went over and got a collector car book and looked it up and the price was dead on with that book. We offered 3000 and he took it. I paid 2500 for the 83 it ran and had 96thousand miles the guy I got it from got it from the original owner. It spent most it's life in storage the top was rotted and the paint needed to be freshen up had a ding or two but a solid car. Lucked out on that one. Reason I got it so cheap was its v6 not 5.0. Year later my wife found the 87 gt on Facebook for 1500 it ran but needed a fuel pump all it would do is idle.l so seen that it was cheaper than a decent roller I snatched it up that day. My wife said no more till I get finished with these 3. I guess we all have our addiction.
Building a replica ´s one of the most iconic,beautiful and fastest american sport and racing car in the earlysixties of the last century! Even today, the Shelby Cobra 427 is a masterpiece of the engeneering of the Faboulous Man, Mr.Caroll Shelby! Thank you all! Stay safe!
I perfectly know Sir, but as Ace,the car was known only in UK an d as Cobra the cars were famous in the entire World,with tha victories in races in the States and Europe,and these cars were not comparables as theAce Bristol´s Stay safe!@@ArnieVincent65
@@ArnieVincent65 erm I think the americans and Mr Shelby only took the body from Ace,everything else, chassis,suspension,brakes,engines and gearboxes,wheels were american, at least the latest 427´s! Thank you Sir,stay safe!
Super cars hyper cars or whatever the may like to call them the Copra beats them ALL hands down on looks my ALL time TWO favourite cars on earth the Copra n the Elan, Amazing job guys
Beautiful car and great project; great vid. My soul screamed every time a tool rested on the body. And yes, I know the car will still need bodywork and paint. Still.
You guys did a great job. The one issue I have is the body. I figured you were going to paint the car. The reason I thought that is because of the seams at the joints of the body parts. They are really noticeable. Do the final prep to those seams and have it painted and it will look perfect. The kit makers should have fixed those when the body is not going to be painted.
That’s the part I’m really bad at, so we will have some professionals to do the body sanding and other prep before it’s painted. So seams will be gone and the car is going to get some proper color finally
@@alexmak1 Why not having the body prepped and painted BEFORE you assembled everything? Seing those ugly panel "welds seams", I reckon not only sanding but BRUSHING will be necessary to get a mirror like finish. Introducing dust all over the car and even within the components you want to keep clean. I am totally wrong here?
@@peterkater4292 the body has to be adjusted on the frame first - to make sure it sits properly, all the panes are trimmed and adjusted as needed. it's a fiberglass, so it's not perfect, and needs to be adjusted properly. that's why it's recommended to assemble the car first, and do the proper body fitment. Then body is removed, a lot of sanding, priming and more sending is performed, and then it's painted. after than a painted body is installed back on the frame and final assembly is done.
@@alexmak1 thanks for your long and detailed answer. I didn't know at all it was fiberglass! All the way, I thought it was aluminum or some (fine) steel sheet panels... Now it makes 2 things a lot clearer for me: 1) why those cars are so damn light! (hence the unbelievable power to weight ratio) 2) why you are looking at professionals for the prepping / sanding etc.. (without proper expertise in fiberglass, one would be either a crazy person or a genius to try and diy it..). Being the owner of a 77' Stingray and a 97' Viper GTS, I am praying all gods to never ever need to repair / touch up anything on those fiberglass bodies. It would be a tremendous pain in the a...
@@peterkater4292 part of me wishes it was an aluminum (especially polished one looks so cool), part of me thinks about perils of maintaining aluminum look and I'm like NAH! also it's super expensive. the cheapest cobra aluminum body I've seen was at least $25k. and yes, it's possible to work on FG body, a lot of people did it with their replica kits. but they also are the ones sharing stories about red dust in their nightmares.
wow, Andre, it's an honor, really! I apologize we did not go for 427 for this project! :) If you have a chance, I'd love to hear what's your thought on replicas/kits? I wish I could afford buying the real one.
Great video of your build. I wish I had done one for mine. Are those head rests aftermarket or did they come with your seats? If aftermarket would you share where you got them?
Thank you! The headrests are “aftermarket”, in a sense that no, they didn’t come with the seats, the original seats and the ones that come by default are low back seats. So in order to improve the seats safety we had to do this side project where we got the head rests from a junk yard, and had to come up with a way to mount them to the seats frame. The head rests are from the 2004 Audi A4 model, I believe.
Very nice. FFR roadster is on my bucket list. I like seat heater idea. Good for those cool nights. I'll have to keep that in mind if/when I ever get the chance to build one.
Thank you! Yes, they are a must, imo. Of course depends where you live, but I drove our Cobra in 30F and the seat heaters turned out to bewitch a life saver, expanding the driving season significantly
Yeah it does, but ever car will have to be modified to some degree. Work with factory five and decide on transmission and engine before you buy the kit. 😊
@@cokesbr7671 nope, cars like these are excluded from environmental regulations. although if you for for a Coyote engine, for instance, the engine's electronics will demand them
Dammm you guys are quick….I’ve been building my Sunbeam Tiger for years now (COVID actually accelerated my progress :) Obviously I just gotta figure out how to Fast Forward 😜 Have fun Playing with it…just be careful of power induced oversteer!!
Reminder: No hey did NOT build this ENTIRE car in 25 minutes, it's just the video lasts 25 minutes, and it shows them building the entire car in that time. If you pay attention, It truly took them 2-3 months to build this. And I think these guys are INCREDIBLE if they managed to build this ENTIRE Cobra in 2-3 months.
If that was a final painted body - we wouldn’t do that, but since it’s a bare fiberglass that will later be sanded, patched and painted, it didn’t matter
I’m thinking of buying one with a 427 with weber carburetors; I’m just can’t be bothered with the carbureted set up. Is it hard to convert it over to fuel injection?
I swear man, some of these people commenting on this need a swift kick in the britches and their keyboards taken away from them. Most of these goons are disrespectful and downright petty. That being said, y'all did a kickass job on the build, guys! It looks killer and y'all built it with your OWN HANDS and THAT'S what it's all about! Good work fellas 👍👍 Those rude commenters never would've been able to complete the job for one, much less move past calling FFR to tell them about a typo in the manual lol.
We’ll, there was some wait time before my turn for paint, but I wanted to drive it, so it was finished. Also body needs to be fitted anyway to do all the trimming and adjustments before the paint
There is a fair amount of fitting involved, and the body has to be on the frame. Search for the FF5 guys showing you how to cut and sand the wheel flares, the doors, trunk, hood, headlights, etc to get everything to fit. It is def a project car.
I'd rather be the dude on the far end of having assembled one like this myself than the rich dude who bought a real one. Truly sick ride. Also, RIP Marshmallow.
thanks! we spent about 3 months building the main thing and getting it titled. just two of us, me and my son. it's 347ci engine with TKO600 5 speed transmission. pretty sweet for a car that weighs 2200bs
Great video. I am currently building one. Did you paint the Goodyear logo on the tires or is it a sticker. Would you please send info on size and where you got the Goodyear tire stickers. Thank you!!!!!! Much appreciated. 🙏
I am about to start my build project. I like the seat head rests. Did you get those directly from FFR (I understand that headrests are not an option with FFR?) or elsewhere? Thank you.
I've watched this video several time. very cool. what level of machinal aptitude does one need to pull something like this off? and focus!? i get distracted just doing brakes. which is bad... because you know, brakes. (did I put the clip back? did I do the left side?)
Oh, thank you for watching the video several times! :) surprisingly we were quite mechanically challenged when we started the build. We had some minor experience like swapping brake pads or some filters, but that’s it. It’s just a step by step, one step at a time assembly process, with some scary deviations like drilling or sawing, but overall very manageable. It’s just like eating elephant, one small bite after another. No rush, double and triple checking some things just to be sure. Easy!
I am interested in the tires with the white lettering. Is the lettering raised rubber or some sort of glue on decal? What model of tires are you using?? What sizes please?
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However many times I've seen one of these take shape and it never gets old.
You guys must drink a LOT of coffee !! I never moved that fast in my life.
Crack
😂
@@Ken-no5ip They did it wrong: should be trained out on the sofa, and useless.
😂😂😂
Little bit of nose coffee
Building a Cobra in 25 minutes is amazing. When I was a kid I remember watching my old man and my uncle Chuck completely dismantle and then rebuild a 1978 Mustang Cobra II in my grandma's basement, and it took them over two hours! This was back in the 80s, when they were both doing tons of the white stuff. Grandma shit a kitten when they finally cranked it up and started doing burnouts on her laundry room floor.
Lmao
Now that’s a practical joke we need a video for. Lol
This is an interesting comment to find, considering I own a 78 cobra II
Is your pic the DRI logo or a swastika man?
I saw a guy build a chevy motor in his kitchen one time.
Obviously he wasn't married.
My dad and I built one 6 years ago, bringing back major memories (and a little ptsd ;) )
Yes, some ptsd will stay, but the joy is overwhelming
Well sign me up for PTSD then 😆 lol no but for real I would absolute love a chance to build one
@@lilbooderfrommaddog3760 Same, I am hoping to be able to purchase one in a year or 2
What I would like to do is to DRIVE one.
@@alexmak1 WOW! What DEDICATION! Kudos to you and your son on this build, and thanks for the video, from a fellow Pennsylvanian. 👍
I pray you two are still TALKING to each other! 😉 🙈
Boys this is highly impressive work, beautiful car! I wish I had friends/brothers/dad that I could do this with. Amazing! RIP Marshmallow.
Thank you so much!
beautiful build on that cobra bravo!
The smile on his face when he first started the engine was priceless. Epic Thank you guys so much for sharing this.
Thank you so much! the first start was after about 3 hours of fails, so you can imagine the happiness.
That was a great video. Thanks for showing exactly what the process is. I'm impressed with your work here.
thank you!
Nice build. I have the first Big block chassis shipped from Factory Five over twenty years ago.
thank you!
What's a big block chassis? Any difference from their std chassis?
@@dieselyeti sorry, it’s been over twenty years since my build. It’s probably best to contact FFR
Pretty awesome time-lapse video! It took me 2 years to finish mine but it was well worth it. Congrats!
Thanks a ton!
took me 9 years to get my cobra on the road (but there was a house renovation in the middle).
You can enjoy the car for a while, and then your son will have it. The car is pretty cool, but what you both will like the most will be the memory of building it together.
Happy to see this. Hope your panels fit good. I try my best to make sure they go together without a problem.
it is now my goal to do this with my dad when i get older
This is an amazing goal!
What a satisfying feeling when the body went on. I felt like it was my own car. 👍👍
that's a great build! I always marvel at the size of garages in the US as that's the size of an average house here in the UK 😁
hahaha. oh well, you know, it's a big country
u have small houses then
I am glad people have the gift to do such projects.
Thank you!
Just caught your little video . September 7 , Alls I can say is omg omg omg my all-time favourite car I always wanted one of those maybe one day I can afford one who knows but for now I’ll just dream and watch you guys build them LOL it’s amazing thank you
5 months from kit delivery to titling? You guys knocked it out of the park! I picked up my kit January of 2016 and titled it October of 2020 lol. Funny thing is 80-90% of the build was done the first 9-12 months, then our first child came, work got busy, etc (you know how it goes haha). What’s the plan for the color?
yeah, I can imagine how life can get in the way. for us the lockdown was a sort of big help, so we could just focus on the assembling process, working/studying from home and spending the rest of the time on Cobra. why I sometimes call the car 'quarantine cobra" )
I'm thinking on the solid viking blue, no stripes, with black exhaust pipes and roll bars. should be pretty close to what Shelby had in 1963-1964.
Amazing
Imagine a world where governments can “lockdown” free men.
Nice, original or replica doesn't matter cause the car is an awesome legend.
An epic course on what is involved in building the Factory-Five Icon.
Great video I really enjoyed it ! Wish I still had my DAX ! May have another one day ....
I was waiting for the tire shredding burnout! Good job!
These factory 5 cars have came a long way. I remember when they came out in the 90s they were one of the cheapest ways to build a cobra replica bc the base kit was a body and frame and interior only. Everything else came from a 5.0 foxbody that's where the factory 5 name came from. Nice car always loved the cobra and always wanted to build a replica.
they still have a "basic" kit that requires a donor, but fox body donors are quite expensive these days
@@alexmak1 yes the price has gone way up. I have a 83 convertable glx, a 87 gt, and a 90 lx hatch. Just a roller in good shape is around 3grand now. I bought the 90 right as prices were going up. It was running good but paint and interior were shot. They were asking almost 4 and I told my wife if I'm going to get one I better do it now bc a year or so ago I could have got a better car than this for that money. We looked it up on Kelly and she said hell no this is saying 1500 so we happen to be at books amillion I went over and got a collector car book and looked it up and the price was dead on with that book. We offered 3000 and he took it. I paid 2500 for the 83 it ran and had 96thousand miles the guy I got it from got it from the original owner. It spent most it's life in storage the top was rotted and the paint needed to be freshen up had a ding or two but a solid car. Lucked out on that one. Reason I got it so cheap was its v6 not 5.0. Year later my wife found the 87 gt on Facebook for 1500 it ran but needed a fuel pump all it would do is idle.l so seen that it was cheaper than a decent roller I snatched it up that day. My wife said no more till I get finished with these 3. I guess we all have our addiction.
CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done!! From FFR3712K in Las Vegas
thank you!
No way I could do that in 25 minutes. Those guys work so fast!
we did our best
Love how the old folks were out there for the carb rebuild LMAO (Also, RIP Marshmallow!)
Yes gotta bring the big guns for that carb! (Thanks! I still miss him)
You built a car in 25 minutes!!! That's a world record.
Wow, that is one cool Lego set!
thanks!
Seriously though this is my dream car and I’ve watched this video so many times. Thanks for this. Your car is incredible.
@@inflaminator awwww! Thank you so much! in the final paint it's even better looking, I think :)
Great work!! Here in Argentine only in dreams.
Thank God for good friends.. that's a serious show of love for a friend..
Awesome build. Even more awesome with your son.
Thanks 👍
Congratulations on your persistence. I think I would have settled on manual steering after all you went through to plug leaks!
my idea was that at some point my wife may want to drive it, so power steering would def help her
That was fascinating to watch.- beautifully done time lapse! Thanks, and good luck with the car. Best wishes.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Building a replica ´s one of the most iconic,beautiful and fastest american sport and racing car in the earlysixties of the last century! Even today, the Shelby Cobra 427 is a masterpiece of the engeneering of the Faboulous Man, Mr.Caroll Shelby! Thank you all! Stay safe!
I perfectly know Sir, but as Ace,the car was known only in UK an d as Cobra the cars were famous in the entire World,with tha victories in races in the States and Europe,and these cars were not comparables as theAce Bristol´s Stay safe!@@ArnieVincent65
@@ArnieVincent65 erm I think the americans and Mr Shelby only took the body from Ace,everything else, chassis,suspension,brakes,engines and gearboxes,wheels were american, at least the latest 427´s! Thank you Sir,stay safe!
Man I have the most respect for you but aftr seeing I don’t want to build one I’ll just purchase it. Omgoogness lots of work.
You need patience, skill, more patience, lots of help.
25 minutes. That is amazing. It would take me months.
but if you drink as much coffee as we did ...
@@alexmak1 I think you were gulping down energy drinks as well. Great video with really practical advice.
I want to give more than 1 thumbs-up for this.
Here you go. I’m with you! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Super cars hyper cars or whatever the may like to call them the Copra beats them ALL hands down on looks my ALL time TWO favourite cars on earth the Copra n the Elan, Amazing job guys
Brilliant! 👌. Really enjoyed it and a great project. Thanks well done 👌.
Thank you!
Beautiful car and great project; great vid. My soul screamed every time a tool rested on the body. And yes, I know the car will still need bodywork and paint. Still.
Haha! yeah, I understand, it's a bad habit. I'll make sure that in the next project I won't be doing this!
I can’t decide whether this would be a nightmare - or a ton of fun.
definitely fun!
I'd say...both. it would take me 5 years. My fear is I'd get frustrated and quit, and my wife would have to sell a half-finished car when I'm dead.
You guys did a great job. The one issue I have is the body. I figured you were going to paint the car. The reason I thought that is because of the seams at the joints of the body parts. They are really noticeable. Do the final prep to those seams and have it painted and it will look perfect. The kit makers should have fixed those when the body is not going to be painted.
That’s the part I’m really bad at, so we will have some professionals to do the body sanding and other prep before it’s painted. So seams will be gone and the car is going to get some proper color finally
@@alexmak1 Why not having the body prepped and painted BEFORE you assembled everything?
Seing those ugly panel "welds seams", I reckon not only sanding but BRUSHING will be necessary to get a mirror like finish. Introducing dust all over the car and even within the components you want to keep clean.
I am totally wrong here?
@@peterkater4292 the body has to be adjusted on the frame first - to make sure it sits properly, all the panes are trimmed and adjusted as needed. it's a fiberglass, so it's not perfect, and needs to be adjusted properly. that's why it's recommended to assemble the car first, and do the proper body fitment. Then body is removed, a lot of sanding, priming and more sending is performed, and then it's painted. after than a painted body is installed back on the frame and final assembly is done.
@@alexmak1 thanks for your long and detailed answer.
I didn't know at all it was fiberglass!
All the way, I thought it was aluminum or some (fine) steel sheet panels...
Now it makes 2 things a lot clearer for me:
1) why those cars are so damn light! (hence the unbelievable power to weight ratio)
2) why you are looking at professionals for the prepping / sanding etc..
(without proper expertise in fiberglass, one would be either a crazy person or a genius to try and diy it..).
Being the owner of a 77' Stingray and a 97' Viper GTS, I am praying all gods to never ever need to repair / touch up anything on those fiberglass bodies. It would be a tremendous pain in the a...
@@peterkater4292 part of me wishes it was an aluminum (especially polished one looks so cool), part of me thinks about perils of maintaining aluminum look and I'm like NAH! also it's super expensive. the cheapest cobra aluminum body I've seen was at least $25k. and yes, it's possible to work on FG body, a lot of people did it with their replica kits. but they also are the ones sharing stories about red dust in their nightmares.
Wow! That’s a lot of work!
It is, but it's also a lot of fun!
Brilliant, extremely envious. Enjoy.
Many thanks!
Bloody nice job ( looks pretty intense) happy driving 👍😀
Thanks 👍
That camaro in the back is nice :D
thank you!
Either coke or coffee but you guys are awesome 🤣 that car looks amazing
I would think a replica would be better than original in a lot of ways. Very cool video 👍
It is. They say if you lean on the original AC, you'll dent the body. Plus running gear, rear end, transmission are all modern.
Took me 3 month to build the real one. 1st built in April, 1965 at Shelbys, Venice.
wow, Andre, it's an honor, really! I apologize we did not go for 427 for this project! :) If you have a chance, I'd love to hear what's your thought on replicas/kits? I wish I could afford buying the real one.
@@alexmak1 that's prolly not who you think it is....sorry...
Name checks out, along with a comment. But yeah, on the internet it can be anybody
OHHH here come my friends.....as soon as my cars almost built lol awesome vid
Great video of your build. I wish I had done one for mine. Are those head rests aftermarket or did they come with your seats? If aftermarket would you share where you got them?
Thank you! The headrests are “aftermarket”, in a sense that no, they didn’t come with the seats, the original seats and the ones that come by default are low back seats. So in order to improve the seats safety we had to do this side project where we got the head rests from a junk yard, and had to come up with a way to mount them to the seats frame. The head rests are from the 2004 Audi A4 model, I believe.
Good job on the build I hope you enjoy your ride.
Awesome!!! thanks for sharing!!!! hopefully i will be on it soon
Thank you!
Very nice. FFR roadster is on my bucket list. I like seat heater idea. Good for those cool nights. I'll have to keep that in mind if/when I ever get the chance to build one.
Thank you! Yes, they are a must, imo. Of course depends where you live, but I drove our Cobra in 30F and the seat heaters turned out to bewitch a life saver, expanding the driving season significantly
electric vest? yes?
So looking back on it, what would you have done differently?
Definitely wanna do this build with my Son...and who knew, that it only takes 25 mins ?!
/s
it can take even less if you speed it up more!
LOT of work ! And a lot of re-working !! I used to want one. Now, I'd just buy a new Vette.....
this is so awesome. how are the instructions? does it come with any?
Yeah it does, but ever car will have to be modified to some degree. Work with factory five and decide on transmission and engine before you buy the kit. 😊
Awesome build beautiful job all you guys did can’t wait to get mine
thank you! good luck with your kit!
Also did you have to install catalytic converters?
@@cokesbr7671 nope, cars like these are excluded from environmental regulations. although if you for for a Coyote engine, for instance, the engine's electronics will demand them
lovely car and colour... BUT!! thoes panel lines @ 24:45 are horrible. Is that stock or comething you have to fix with a body shop?
That was very well done.
Thank you!
Very good video, great work fellas 💯
thank you!
Dammm you guys are quick….I’ve been building my Sunbeam Tiger for years now (COVID actually accelerated my progress :)
Obviously I just gotta figure out how to Fast Forward 😜 Have fun Playing with it…just be careful of power induced oversteer!!
as adult, im really appreciate you guys work, instead of wasting much money on it, use our creative to build it, kept it up
wow these guys got skill. this would take me at least an hour to build
haha
Reminder: No hey did NOT build this ENTIRE car in 25 minutes, it's just the video lasts 25 minutes, and it shows them building the entire car in that time. If you pay attention, It truly took them 2-3 months to build this. And I think these guys are INCREDIBLE if they managed to build this ENTIRE Cobra in 2-3 months.
more like in 3 months :)
@@alexmak1 thats still really fast
I do auto wiring and repair for a living the past 20 years. Not as easy as most think to do it properly.
Crap if your car has electrical problems, you'll find out soon enough. Take a look are the wiring diagram in the service manual.
Did yall make the body stand or did it come with it?
my son built one, the kit doesn't come with it
Will be doing this in the future!
Guys were killing me putting tools on the body like that. Damn.
If that was a final painted body - we wouldn’t do that, but since it’s a bare fiberglass that will later be sanded, patched and painted, it didn’t matter
I can’t even take a shit in twenty five minutes, impressing build time.
I can understand why, they are super fast.
Nice car to, ❤️👍
Stopping cars etc= BRAKES When having coffee= BREAKS
Awesome looking and sounding car, but make mine fuel injected. I had enough of carburetors in the old days!
How much does the kit cost ?
it starts at 20k
Does the kit come with all the nessesary documents for registration, and do they ship internationaly?
It is my understanding every state will register the vehicle. A donor car helps, use that title.
I’m thinking of buying one with a 427 with weber carburetors; I’m just can’t be bothered with the carbureted set up. Is it hard to convert it over to fuel injection?
I swear man, some of these people commenting on this need a swift kick in the britches and their keyboards taken away from them. Most of these goons are disrespectful and downright petty.
That being said, y'all did a kickass job on the build, guys! It looks killer and y'all built it with your OWN HANDS and THAT'S what it's all about! Good work fellas 👍👍
Those rude commenters never would've been able to complete the job for one, much less move past calling FFR to tell them about a typo in the manual lol.
Haha, thank you!
Did you guys build the frame of the car yourself or bought it to
If I can ever afford to build one I will... Have a nice 428 to put in her.
I touched on TH-cam playback speed and set it to 1.5 and you guys were REALLY flying around, L O L
:)
Can't believe you put it all together before finishing the body and painting! ???
We’ll, there was some wait time before my turn for paint, but I wanted to drive it, so it was finished. Also body needs to be fitted anyway to do all the trimming and adjustments before the paint
There is a fair amount of fitting involved, and the body has to be on the frame. Search for the FF5 guys showing you how to cut and sand the wheel flares, the doors, trunk, hood, headlights, etc to get everything to fit.
It is def a project car.
Thank God this build has GOODYEAR tires.
They are Mickey Thompson with Goodyear stickers. ;-)
I enjoyed that. This is something I'd love to do so much. Sadly, don't even own a garage :( But one day...
Thank you!
I'd rather be the dude on the far end of having assembled one like this myself than the rich dude who bought a real one.
Truly sick ride.
Also, RIP Marshmallow.
Thank you!
Clean garage
Bravo! How many actual working days? How many of you? What motor, trans package?
Im jealous!
Amazing project, thanks for posting
thanks! we spent about 3 months building the main thing and getting it titled. just two of us, me and my son. it's 347ci engine with TKO600 5 speed transmission. pretty sweet for a car that weighs 2200bs
Awesome job.
Thanks!
Yep, I did the same thing, except I prepped and then painted the body first .
I would feel so rewarded building my own car
Great video. I am currently building one. Did you paint the Goodyear logo on the tires or is it a sticker. Would you please send info on size and where you got the Goodyear tire stickers. Thank you!!!!!! Much appreciated. 🙏
These are stickers, I got them from tirestickers.com - I think these are 2in tall stickers.
@@alexmak1 Thank you. Appreciate you messaging back. Enjoy the summer.
Wow!!!! amazing bro
great work !!
really amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
I am about to start my build project. I like the seat head rests. Did you get those directly from FFR (I understand that headrests are not an option with FFR?) or elsewhere? Thank you.
Hi, these are headrests from 2000 Audi A4, grabbed at a junk yard.
Mine is even faster coz I just skipped right to the end parts of the video! Impressive work you guys! hahaha
Hi beautiful build did you cut the fender so the tires won’t rub
Tires do not rub the fenders. The front ones rub a bit inside, to the aluminum panels, but not significantly
Thanks the car is awesome great build I just hope I won’t any problems registering in New Jersey.
I've watched this video several time. very cool. what level of machinal aptitude does one need to pull something like this off? and focus!? i get distracted just doing brakes. which is bad... because you know, brakes. (did I put the clip back? did I do the left side?)
Oh, thank you for watching the video several times! :) surprisingly we were quite mechanically challenged when we started the build. We had some minor experience like swapping brake pads or some filters, but that’s it. It’s just a step by step, one step at a time assembly process, with some scary deviations like drilling or sawing, but overall very manageable. It’s just like eating elephant, one small bite after another. No rush, double and triple checking some things just to be sure. Easy!
@@alexmak1 thank you for the information.
@@alexmak1I get that. I hear the manual they send you isn't perfect
Funny how when you started you were in Pants and Jackets and by the midpoint in shorts and t-shirts
yep, from end of March to August
Did yall custom make your order your kit or did you get the base kit? Or completed kit?
It's a complete kit, with some extras
I am interested in the tires with the white lettering. Is the lettering raised rubber or some sort of glue on decal? What model of tires are you using?? What sizes please?
The lettering is just stickers on top of Mickey Thompson tires. 245/60/15 and 285/50/15, I believe
@@alexmak1 The 15 inch wheels makes the car look more classic. Also, people forget that rubber weighs less than metal..
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