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Type 65 Coupe Update: Brake Line Mock-Up

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 4 days ago: For some reason, things on the Coupe take much longer than I expect. I decided to practice running t … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, brake lines, cbergquist1, Component car, designed by monkeys, disc brakes, dremel tool

Factory Five Racing Cruise-In 2013

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 3 weeks ago: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — April 27, 2013 — Huntington Beach Pier Plaza and Main Street … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, Factory Five, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, Type 65 Coupe, Factory 5 Racing, FFR, F5R, Component car

This Saturday 4/27 - Factory Five Racing HB Cruise-In!

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 4 weeks ago: 6TH ANNUAL FACTORY FIVE HUNTINGTON BEACH CRUISE-IN click here Here’s a short video of last yea … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, COBRA, Component car, coupé, Dave Smith, daytona, F5R

Type 65 Coupe Update: More Foot Box Work . . . 3 comments

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 1 month ago: . . . and a BBQ Dessert Experiment Work on the passenger and driver side foot boxes continues on the … more →

Tags: BBQ, Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, Vegetables & Fruits, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, apple pie, apple turn over, bbq dessert, big green egg

Type 65 Coupe Update - IRS Brakes

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 1 month ago: I forgot to add notes and images from the IRS (standard width) brake installation. Here are some ima … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, Factory Five, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, Type 65 Coupe, Factory 5 Racing, FFR, F5R, Component car

Type 65 Coupe Update: Foot Boxes, Firewall, Gas Pedal

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 1 month ago: It’s been a few weeks since I posted an update. Some people have been asking for some news, so here … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, accelerator pedal, appliance epoxy, Breeze Automotive, caulk gun, caulk gun goop, Component car

Catch Up - Part 6 and Final

timdks wrote 1 month ago: Yes, this post will catch up in time when the 2012 car shows are over, and Sapphire Trance goes into … more →

Tags: 2012 car shows, FFR, '33 Hot Rod, Sapphire Trance

AC Cobra Kit cars by Factory Five Racing

WestCoastAutoEnthusiasts wrote 1 month ago: 1965 AC Cobra MK-II Replica – AC Cars started making automobiles 60 years prior to the fateful lette … more →

Tags: Shelby, Shelby Cobra

Catch Up Time – Part 4

timdks wrote 2 months ago: Here it is, Saturday morning, March 23, and the weather prediction is for rain this afternoon, follo … more →

Tags: 2012 car shows, FFR, '33 Hot Rod, The HACK Shack, Branson Super Summer Car Show, Sapphire Trance

Type 65 Coupe Update: IRS Brakes2 comments

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 2 months ago: Not much Coupe time this weekend. The rear brake adapter plates and spacers from Factory Five Racing … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, Component car, disc brakes, E-Brake, F5R, Factory 5 Racing, Factory Five

Type 65 Coupe Update: E-Brake Handle, Fitting the A/C and More IRS - and Maker Faire 2013 Application

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 2 months ago: I got tired of fiddling with the IRS so I did something different this weekend. Here is a picture of … more →

Tags: Amateur (Ham) Radio, Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, Maker Projects, 10 GHz, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, AC, Amateur Radio, automotive air conditioning

Type 65 Coupe Project Update: Those Heat Shields, Rivet Nuts, Pedal Box and Accelerator Pedal1 comment

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 3 months ago: Since the engine is in the middle of my garage, I really need to accelerate my building, or at least … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, Accelerator, accelerator pedal, Brake reservoir, Component car, disc brakes, F5R

Coming April 27 - Huntington Beach Factory Five Racing Cruise-In1 comment

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 3 months ago: The Factory Five Racing Cruise-In at Huntington Beach is expanded to include both Pier Plaza and Mai … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 33 ford, 65 Daytona Coupe, April 27 2013, Autocross, Boss 302, ca, Car

Type 65 Coupe Update: Another Kind of IRS

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 3 months ago: It has been raining off and on all week, and continued through this past weekend. This is a good thi … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, coil spring, coil-over shock, Component car, cv axles, cv joint, differential

Type 65 Coupe Engine Arrives!

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 3 months ago: Big day today – the 302 V8 and T5Z transmission from The Engine Factory arrived. I like how ev … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 302 V8, 65 Daytona Coupe, Component car, edelbrock, Efi, Electronic Fuel Injection, engine factory

Something’s Cooking in the Garage, Passenger Footbox Aluminum, Steering Rack – and Some House Décor for Christmas

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 5 months ago: It’s been cold in the garage lately (50s-60s), but I wanted to get some more work done on the Coupe. … more →

Tags: BBQ, Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, Pork, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, cleco, Component car, crock pot, Dashboard

Nakato Pushes Stammer M3 to Regain Lost Ground

Nial Givens wrote 5 months ago: After falling from 1st place due to electrical gremlins Eddie Nakato pushes the Stammer/Bavarian Per … more →

Tags: bmw motorsport, AR Auto Service, adrenaline racing, NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill, Eddie Nakato, BMW E46 M3, thunderhill raceway, Stammer M3

Type 65 Coupe – Hookers are Here and Sheet Metal Work

wayneyoshidakh6wz wrote 6 months ago: Having things from Factory Five on back order is not so bad. It just means that packages arrive ever … more →

Tags: Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe Project, 1965 Daytona Coupe, 65 Daytona Coupe, cleco, cleko, Component car, CV, CV shaft, differential

Save the planet, buy local (drive a cobra)

ryantconaty wrote 6 months ago: I don’t want to get into the habit of posting cell phone pictures to the blog but these last c … more →

Tags: © Ryan T. Conaty 2013. All rights reserved. Proudly ma, Rhode Island wedding photographer, providence photojournalist, providence photographer, Photographer in ri, wedding photographer in RI, local food, Shelby Cobra, Kit Car


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