Good morning Gents!
I have stalked Factory Five for quite a long time now.... probably since 2000, as I was 15yrs old at the time. Now 35yrs old and I have a 10yr old son who appreciates cars maybe more than I do. My wife knows that this dream will be coming true soon (hopefully) and I wanted to start nailing down some decisions so that I can proceed in a direction the second the time is right.
I know that this is a F5R forum, and I'm not starting a "which would you buy" thread, because your answer is clear since I'm on this site. These questions are more of me asking opinions and thoughts since you guys have lived through these things. Unique Motorcars offers a pretty nice "Deluxe Pallet Kit" at $32,100. Their kits seem to be be aimed at a really high standard of "authentic" and having the car the way it was whereas F5R continues to evolve things especially the frame structure and how the body attaches (and not relying on the body to do some of the supporting for the systems). Their kit seems to include pretty much everything including a Jag IRS and is mostly put together where the site quotes that the average person can do all of the things needed in under 100 hours. All that you need besides some odds and ends would be the motor, transmission and wheels. The site states that the footwell area has more room and that is a bonus for me being 6-6'1. Anyone have experience with this comparing to the MK4?
A few other thoughts/questions:
-Realistic time frame to build a F5R complete kit-total hours and generally how long it takes someone on a complete kit.
-Complete kit builds on YouTube that show quick stages of the build? Was wondering if someone had put together a video of this overall build that went through the steps and what they were doing.
-Any advantages of their kit or disadvantages? They do have a basic kit like F5R, but I'm not really looking to source parts and all of that. I want everything to come and I put it together or most of it come installed then I take the time to go through it and put the rest together.
Since y'all have done the F5R builds, I really wanted to know your thoughts. Building the car, I don't think I'm afraid of as I'm pretty handy and can do things myself, I just dream of the time he and I can fire it up and pull out of the garage (puts a smile on my face as I think of that!). Please don't suggest "well why don't you just buy a completed car then". I'm sure I'll have more questions as people hopefully answer, so I really appreciate it. No bashing, just looking for good guidance. Thank you!
I have stalked Factory Five for quite a long time now.... probably since 2000, as I was 15yrs old at the time. Now 35yrs old and I have a 10yr old son who appreciates cars maybe more than I do. My wife knows that this dream will be coming true soon (hopefully) and I wanted to start nailing down some decisions so that I can proceed in a direction the second the time is right.
I know that this is a F5R forum, and I'm not starting a "which would you buy" thread, because your answer is clear since I'm on this site. These questions are more of me asking opinions and thoughts since you guys have lived through these things. Unique Motorcars offers a pretty nice "Deluxe Pallet Kit" at $32,100. Their kits seem to be be aimed at a really high standard of "authentic" and having the car the way it was whereas F5R continues to evolve things especially the frame structure and how the body attaches (and not relying on the body to do some of the supporting for the systems). Their kit seems to include pretty much everything including a Jag IRS and is mostly put together where the site quotes that the average person can do all of the things needed in under 100 hours. All that you need besides some odds and ends would be the motor, transmission and wheels. The site states that the footwell area has more room and that is a bonus for me being 6-6'1. Anyone have experience with this comparing to the MK4?
A few other thoughts/questions:
-Realistic time frame to build a F5R complete kit-total hours and generally how long it takes someone on a complete kit.
-Complete kit builds on YouTube that show quick stages of the build? Was wondering if someone had put together a video of this overall build that went through the steps and what they were doing.
-Any advantages of their kit or disadvantages? They do have a basic kit like F5R, but I'm not really looking to source parts and all of that. I want everything to come and I put it together or most of it come installed then I take the time to go through it and put the rest together.
Since y'all have done the F5R builds, I really wanted to know your thoughts. Building the car, I don't think I'm afraid of as I'm pretty handy and can do things myself, I just dream of the time he and I can fire it up and pull out of the garage (puts a smile on my face as I think of that!). Please don't suggest "well why don't you just buy a completed car then". I'm sure I'll have more questions as people hopefully answer, so I really appreciate it. No bashing, just looking for good guidance. Thank you!