780 HP, 9250 RPM, Insane FFR ‘33 Race Rod/Magazine Cover Car!

[Mad Dog]

Hold on to your hat folks! New Zealand native Robin MacDonald has built a monster ’33 Hot Rod.
Robin’s roots in hot rodding run deep, and when he met with our guys at SEMA a few years ago, our new ’33 was exactly what he was looking for…

“A hot rod which handled, braked, could go around corners at a good pace, and came as a complete kit set with all components available from one supplier! That was a pretty tall order but the conversation quickly turned to Factory Five Racing.”

The end result of Robin’s craftsmanship is a Factory Five ’33 with some very hi-po hardware starting with the pro-built Ford Motorsports 358 ci Windsor making approximately 780 HP at 9250 RPM topped with a NASCAR 735 cfm Barry Grant double pumper carb. The gearbox is a 6-speed Magnum T-56 with 5th and 6th overdrives which makes sense when you consider the 9″ Curry rear end has 4.88 gears! Wilwood brakes and Boyd Custom wheels round out the package.

To meet New Zealand driving requirements, Robin converted the car to right-hand-drive. Steve Phillips from New Zealand based Autofab handled the chassis work and several performance modifications including mounting the dry sump in the chassis.



Robin’s Factory Five ’33 is on the July 2012 cover of New Zealand’s Hot Rod Magazine. You can read the full articke on Hot Rod New Zealand’s website by clicking here.

[Martin]

Go NZ!
(end my patriotic cheer - it's been a good week, we beat Ireland 60-0 in the rugby as well).

Is that the first RHD hotrod? It looks like a great build, and the NZ regulations to get it road legal aren't easy to meet either.

Congratulations to Robin. Now lets see some videos of it moving!

Martin

[crash]

Cool 33.

I bet his tire bills are pretty LARGE!!

[riptide motorsport]

I love LOVE orange!!!!!!

[Vman7]

I love that orange as well!

[skullandbones]

I have thought about building some NASCAR like heads. This looks like a full NASCAR race engine in a hot rod!!! I can't imagine what this mill is making at 6000 rpms. But what a rush to think that 6000 is your midrange and from 6000 to 9000 would be insane! Pretty nice exhaust note as well. WEK.

[Cameron Autosports]

Beautiful Car Robin!
Can't beat ORANGE

[Scott L]

Very nice Robin. Love the orange.

[efnfast]

I have thought about building some NASCAR like heads. This looks like a full NASCAR race engine in a hot rod!!! I can't imagine what this mill is making at 6000 rpms. But what a rush to think that 6000 is your midrange and from 6000 to 9000 would be insane! Pretty nice exhaust note as well. WEK.

Except how much of a maintenance nightmare would it be .... it's RPMs that kill engines.

[Tom Terrific]

Nice, Robin! I call it "Sweet." My grandson calls it "Sick Nasty!" At any rate this one brings it together for all of us. I was wondering what wipers you used? Thanks.

[WIS89]

I keep thinking back to that movie "Space Balls" where they keep ordering "ludicrous speed!"

Add in that crazy-awesome orange color and you have a heck of a sweet Rod!

Congratulations on a spectacular build; I am both jealous and envious!!

You should be justifiably proud of your work, enjoy the heck out of it, and try to stay out of jail from excessive speeding tickets.

Regards,

Steve

[RCKSTR]

Love the color!

[Rand]

Except how much of a maintenance nightmare would it be .... it's RPMs that kill engines.

Im just guessing but I think if he wanted something that was maintenance free he wouldve went and bought a buick or some other grandma car.