Fmans Dart 427 build #9818 - 14" Leather steering wheel

[Fman]

Hello all,

The day finally arrived! What a great feeling to finally get this car in my shop. I decided to start a build thread like many others to hopefully help other people down the road but more importantly let me get help from the experienced builders on this forum to double check my work. I have already reached out to a few of you and have got some great information to help me get started. I have worked on a few different cars and trucks throughout my life but never have tackled a project from chassis up. As excited as I am hopefully my blue collar brain can figure this out, I need every cell working for me!

A little about myself... my name is Travis, married for 27 years to my highschool sweetheart, three kids, one grandchild. Our last son leaves for college this fall, so we are heading toward being empty nesters. I have worked in public safety for 24 years, this journey of building a car is definitely on my bucket list. The Cobra has always been a favorite of mine and I always thought if I ever was fortunate enough to own one it would be built with my own two hands.

I wanted to also thank Eric from Stewart, he was super cool and easy to work with. We just ended up walking the car down my driveway which ended up being easy.

My build:
Mk4 w/IRS
17" Halibrands (PC black)
Dual chrome cages
Leather seats
Full leather interior
Heated seats
Jones Racing power steering from Gordon Levy
Mustang brakes w/powerstop upgraded rotors and pads
Forte Hydraulic clutch
Vintage GPS gauges
Old school wheel

Engine:
Dart 427 (Edelbrock Pro flo 4 EFI) 520 HP
Engine builder: Elliot Franklin at Mustang Corral in Grass Valley, CA (530) 268-8403
Tko 600
Stereo: Gas 'n pipes (touring) w/drummer mike heat shields

Paint:
Ken Pike - Yuba City, CA - Kens Customs
Color BMW Sterling gray, Mercedes black stripes, Ford race red pin stripe

Budget? Blown already

Variety of goodies from Breeze, FFmetals, Russ Thompson, Herb, Boig and a few other vendors that will help me spend way too much money.