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Cobra Kit Car Assembly Guide: Pedal Box, Steering Shaft and Steering Rack

Surely you’ve had plenty of aha moments in your life, when you realize something that’s as true and as pure as the day you passed your driving test to get your first license. As we have throughout the build of our Factory Five Racing Mk4 Cobra, we’ve enjoyed countless of these profound events. The most […]

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Cobra Kit Car Assembly Guide: Rear Suspension and Differential

Factory Five Racing Mk4 kits can be built with a solid-axle, live rear suspension in a four-link configuration standard, or with an optional three-link setup. The vast majority (95 percent) of FFR Cobra replicas have been built over the years using a solid-axle rear suspension, which is less expensive than an IRS FFR Mk4.   […]

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Cobra Kit Car Assembly Guide: Chassis, Suspension & Brakes

As with many car builds, the construction can’t start until the disassembly stops. You might not necessarily think that is the case with a brand-new kit. What makes this a necessity with the Factory Five Racing Mk4 Complete Kit, as well as for other variants of the FFR Cobra replicas, is the fact that the […]

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How to Start Building a Cobra Kit Car: Organization Guide

It was a blue-sky Pacific-coast spring day in April 2010, when the Stewart Transport 18-wheeler backed up to our driveway with our precious cargo, the Factory Five Cobra Mk4. The shipment included the FFR Mk4 body on chassis and 22 carefully labeled boxes. The Stewart Transport driver helped us move all the boxes and the […]

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How to Build Your Cobra Kit Car on Time and On Budget

Many of the car- and motorcycle-building reality shows on cable television have crazy one-week, two-week, or month-long deadlines before the vehicles have to be finished and delivered to the customer. Accordingly, these projects are built in pro shops, whose staff of fabricators, engine maestros, electricians, body and paint pros, and interior artisans might number well […]

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Build Options for Cobra Kit Cars – Complete List

Living within your means—let’s modify this concept and apply it to building a Cobra replica: creating the best possible Cobra roadster replica without going broke, getting a divorce, or sleeping in the doghouse outside for the next year while the project’s underway in the home shop. On the other hand, don’t be too much of […]

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How to Buy a Pre-Owned Cobra Replica Kit Car

Most people know whether or not they have the do-it-yourself gene. If you’re the sort of homeowner who always has ongoing home improvement projects, whether or not your spouse spurs you into action, you probably have it. If you’re the sort who takes pride in getting your hands dirty and getting the job done and […]

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How to Choose a Cobra Kit Car

Before buying your own kit you need to decide whether you’ll be using all-new components or whether you wish to start with a donor car.. For the project in this book I chose the Factory Five Racing Mk4 Cobra kit. We’ll be building our Cobra replica with all-new components.   This Tech Tip is From […]

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