Gen 3 FFR#48 Type 65 Coupe R Build

[johngeorge]

Mark designing rear wing mount using back of car as whiteboard (or redboard heh)


concept of what we are looking for


our wing mount mocked up

[johngeorge]

upper radiator hose


straight tube from autozone (Part#81201 1.5ID x 25)


lower radiator hose shipped with kit

[johngeorge]

dash coming together. Wanted fuse panel easily accessible so mounted it on the dash. Will have to extend a bunch of wires because default location is above drivers feet. We wrapped the aluminum with carbon fiber vinyl to cut down on the reflection in the window




defrost vents are the only ones that will be connected to heater box, because racecar!


and it runs! idling away, started first try (well after we figured out the fuel pump was temporarily wired incorrectly)


after its first drive

[Vette1972]

John & Crew,

WOW! Great detail on exciting build! The car looks great and it's been fun to follow along on the live stream. Thanks!

Where & when will you race this year? Be great to see you in action.

Thanks again,
Len

[johngeorge]

John & Crew,

WOW! Great detail on exciting build! The car looks great and it's been fun to follow along on the live stream. Thanks!

Where & when will you race this year? Be great to see you in action.

Thanks again,
Len

My race schedule is here: http://www.johngeorgeracing.com/word...race-schedule/

[jkrueger]

Great progress! What wing are you using?

JC

[Vette1972]

My race schedule is here: http://www.johngeorgeracing.com/word...race-schedule/

Thanks John! I may try to get to VIR in March to catch you on the track. Len

[Martin]

I'd never imagined a coupe with a rear wing. I can see that being a love/hate thing for a lot of people, but I think it could look great. Being that far behind the rear wheels I assume the down force will be quite significant?

Martin

[SkiRideDrive]

Wing is awesome!

[Hankl]

Raise your right hand and say after me,

"I (State your name), do swear/affirm, that upon acceptance of this "Revered Coupe Jacket", will willingly subject myself to all manner of frustration and abrasion that my FFR Type 65 will provide. I further pledge that any and all fellow Coupe builders will have free reign in using the cash available in my wallet as they see fit to improve my build plan. I will not look down upon our fellow Roadster builders, but rather take pity on those not talented enough to build a race car with a roof(FINALLY), So Help Me God!"



It is my pleasure to present you with the "Revered Coupe Jacket", Here's your sign!!



Hankl

[johngeorge]

hahaha nice Hankl

[erlihemi]

I'm just going to bump this post to the top every time I check on it. Revered Coupe Jacket and all...

[johngeorge]

Wow so cool!! Thanks Mark Gearhart for writing this

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/build...daytona-coupe/

[jkrueger]

Very cool!

Wow so cool!! Thanks Mark Gearhart for writing this

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/build...daytona-coupe/

[Mark Dougherty]

more parts coming in everyday
we will be back on it next weekend starting Sat. morning ending on Tuesday afternoon.
Goals for next weekend
wiring and body fitting.

[Vette1972]

Mark & John,

The build is looking great! Hope to catch some of the live stream next week.

Thanks,
Len

[Plebeian]

Raise your right hand and say after me,

"I (State your name), do swear/affirm, that upon acceptance of this "Revered Coupe Jacket", will willingly subject myself to all manner of frustration and abrasion that my FFR Type 65 will provide. I further pledge that any and all fellow Coupe builders will have free reign in using the cash available in my wallet as they see fit to improve my build plan. I will not look down upon our fellow Roadster builders, but rather take pity on those not talented enough to build a race car with a roof(FINALLY), So Help Me God!"



It is my pleasure to present you with the "Revered Coupe Jacket", Here's your sign!!



Hankl

Actually, the straight jacket may no longer be needed for the new Gen 3 Coupe build, lol.

[WIS89]

Very cool!

John-

That's a very nice read, and pleased to see you get some pretty nice press!

I have really enjoyed watching your progress, and I am sure you must be thrilled with how it is all coming together.

Thanks for all the details, and especially the live stream; that has been awesome!!

Mark-

I look forward to reading your follow-up articles. Very enjoyable read, and I am even more excited about the new Coupe!!

Regards,

Steve

[Mark Dougherty]

we will be doing both
John will live stream the youtube video again, and I will do a couple hours each day on facebook live.

[Mitch Wright]

John,
If you wanted to travel a little further south NASA Great Lakes is here at NCM Motorsports Park March 17-19 and September 29-30 October 1st.

The car looks great BTW.

[johngeorge]

Build weekend #3 live video stream starts this Saturday Jan 28, 2017 – Tuesday Jan 31, 2017.

link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ffr48/live

Weekend goal:

finish all wiring
fit body and doors
fit seat
fit window net
finish exhaust
hood hinge assembly
fit rear aluminum uprights for wing

[Dave Tabor]

I guess we will find out, but I'm curious if you will set the front windshield by yourself and/or use some sort of plastidip on the body.

I'm also interested in how the seats bolt-up: to what, need to fab something, etc?

I ordered a road-Coupe kit for early April delivery. The plan is 302-carb'd, TKO600, IRS, stock brakes, power-steering, low-buckets until I decide what seats to ultimately go with.

Dave

[johngeorge]

Progress after 10 total days of work on FFR#48 Gen 3 type65 Coupe R build. Starting to look like a racecar!

Another fun packed weekend with the goal to finish wiring, fit body/doors, seat, window net, exhaust, hood hinge, and rear wing uprights. We got most of that list done.


New rear wing uprights look great


Modified gas pedal to shorten it up


Mark cutting out for hood louver install


Nose with all of the aero bits added (hood louvers, splitter, and cannards)


Wiring all done finally. Brendan and I stripped the chassis harness eliminating a bunch of un-needed junctions/unions. Mark worked on getting the roadster exhaust shoe-horned into the coupe, and will get that done next build weekend.

[johngeorge]

The car looks spectacular! We worked a lot on the hood hinge mechanism retrofitting a BMW E30 hood latch mechanism allowing the nose to pop up 3 inches then hinge open hopefully allowing splitter to clear the ground. Some great engineering done by Mark here. Chris Allen, fellow NASA racer and coupe owner, came by to check out the build and try out the seating position! some enduros may be in order with this beast.

Video (hood hinge)

[johngeorge]

Video (1000x speed of weekend)

[johngeorge]

Video (Mark recap)


Pictures from weekend: http://www.johngeorgeracing.com/gall...?/category/390

Next build weekend Feb 10-13, 2017. Stay tuned for more live streaming. 50 days left till we are on track!!

[Gromit]

That hood hinge mod is the coolest thing yet. I'd bet it will become one of those "standard" mods especially when that cool splitter is on there

[CraigS]

The car is looking great. I see you got some spacers for the rear wheels. If nothing else, they sure make it look right. I am curious what springs you are using for the rear. Same as your roadster? I ask as reference for my 2015 IRS upgrade and the 17 autocross season.

[johngeorge]

Craig,

All my car setups are here including the old roadster stuff..
http://www.johngeorgeracing.com/word...r48-car-setup/

Roadster springs
Drivers Passengers
Front Springs 700 LB 700 LB
Rear Springs 550 LB 550 LB

The coupe we will find out what works best at VIR end of March.

[jkrueger]

Where did you source those hood vents?

JC

[Bob-STL]

This car is a monster.
Please post video when you get it on the track.
Bob

[johngeorge]

Where did you source those hood vents?

JC

They are the GTM hood vents.

[q4stix]

Overall, the car looks great! I'd wondered what a separate spoiler would look like as well.

If you are willing to post the hood lift mod, I'm interested in it too.

Is it just an illusion or just me, but are the front wheel wells larger now than on the Gen 2? It looks a lot larger in the front than in the rear.

[johngeorge]

I really like the 1000x speed-up video, so made it for the previous weekends, and will continue to make them as we work on the car. Here is Weekend#2 clip:

[johngeorge]

Weekend#1 1000x speed-up video

[erlihemi]

Inspiring, thanks for sharing all the info John.

[vnmsss]

JC......Very cool that you are converting your coupe to a dedicated race car. As an FYI, we made two sets of jigs back in 2011 when we were developing the Competiton Coupes, before FFR was considering the R-chassis. I'm not sure who has them now, but we could put an all call out for them and get them over to you if you like. Good luck with your build!!

Karen

[METAL C6R]

John,

Great stuff so far. I love the videos you guys have made and I am admiring the work so far!
I am struck with anticipation for the next build weekend! That's about all I can do till I get situated well enough to start a project of my own!

Keep up the great work!

[CraigS]

Thank you John.

[johngeorge]

How fun! I left the NorthEast yesterday afternoon headed to Marks house to beat the snowmageddon 2017! The northeast is scheduled to get 18" of snow today, the day I was supposed to head down... So, build weekend#4 starts 1 day earlier

Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ffr48/live

Weekend 4 goals:
nose finished
doors finished
exhaust done
aluminum installed