Facility Upgrades to Factory Five R&D Race Shop

[Mad Dog]

Over the last few months, we have been making some upgrades to our facility and getting ready for some major new projects in 2014. The R&D race shop has gotten a good amount of attention with new floors, tools, and equipment. Here are some cool shots of the work as it progressed.


Susie and Stevie from “Just Get Dirty Garage” did an excellent job on sponsor graphics.


Once the epoxy flooring was finished, we were able to install new Snap-On cabinets and upgrade lighting.


New Snap-On wheel mounting machine and tire balancing machine make race tire changes and show mounts easier.


Snap-On media blast cabinet and solvent bath will help rehab donor parts.


The frame in work bay #3 is a special ’33 Hot Rod project that will be announced shortly.


The guys in engineering are building a newer version of the 818R with the crew at Snap-On. The cool new black cabinets spent time at Dale Jarrett’s NASCAR shop before making their permanent home here at Factory Five.


Frankie puts the new tools to good use working on a solid-axle rear end.

[Mad Dog]

Sponsors are now prominently displayed around the perimeter ceiling.


Another 2014 project is well underway. The R&D shop transitions over to an assembly bay #4 that is actually in the tech support area.


The view from tech support into R&D.


Director of Operations Nate Johnson has an office with a nice window view!


Here’s a better shot of our new Snap-On work cabinets. You’ll see this work space (bay #1) on broadcast shows coming up in 2014.


Frankie can finally find all of his tools in the massive Snap-On roller cabinet.

[Mad Dog]

The shop is used for everything from vehicle development to regular maintenance and race set-up.


Above: It’s nice to have the area set-up so that multiple projects can be worked on at once.

Below: It’s also nice to have tech support go from phones to projects to tech in the same area.


Special thanks to our sponsors for helping with this race shop overhaul. 2014 is going to see some exciting new projects come out of this area.

Factory Five Racing

[David Hodgkins]

OK look. I GOTTA KNOW! Whats the deal here?!?



Is this part of a current development project?

[MPTech]

Ubber cool! I'd love to work in an environment like that!
Makes my office building look like a lock-up facility.

[Vman7]

The frame in work bay #3 is a special ’33 Hot Rod project that will be announced shortly

Well that has me curious

[Mechie3]

I never venture out of the 818 forum. Glad I did! Those shots looks amazing.

[myjones]

Well that has me curious

Me too;
let the games begin
1. 33 pick-up
2. MK 2 33
3. Frame change to lower fuel tank.
4. ?????

[esff32]

Well that has me curious

That makes three of us!!

[Robert Andrew]

IRS or hemi motor???????

[68GT500MAN]

Not a Hemi, that is the intake that was in the photo "Look what FedEx Brought" not long ago.
Doug

[Hondros]

Love the new space. Planning to epoxy my garage floors soon as well. Will make finding dropped bolts much easier and nice and easy to clean spills.

[myjones]

IRS or hemi motor???????

I think RA might have hit it with the IRS comment
Now we have to see how far out they will tease this.

[Movieman]

My guess, that motor is for a slabside or FIA model..
Perfect for either of those

[WIS89]

Space looks great! I am sure a lot of pretty awesome things will be coming out of there soon.

Very exciting!

Regards,

Steve