Kit Info As you begin your search as to which kit to purchase, a lot of factors come into play. What kit seems to be favored, locally? I live in the Saint Louis area and Factory Five cars are very popular – but I had some problems with their body profile and donor concept. What is your budget? There is a big spread from the Factory Five donor kits to a Kirkham aluminum body car. How much building do you want to do? Do you enjoy the build process or do you just want to put gas in it and drive? Where are you located,Read More →

Fast forward to plating carburetor parts. Need fuel rail to install manifold. Spent time learning the Caswell Plating CopyCAD process. System is really slick. Parts look brand new.Read More →

My build is going to be on “my side” of a two car garage. I want to leave room for my wife’s car. The logical solution is the body buck to raise the Cobra body over the work area until it is mounted on the frame. I found a very good article on the FactoryFive forum about building a buck.  Bill Haas has done an excellent job on compiling the data for Factory Five buck. It would fit my needs exactly, with one exception – the contours are for a Factory Five, not for a Hurricane. A little layout work and I have generated aRead More →