#136 finally getting completed

[Siringo]

After planning to build a 33 for years, I was planning on going over to F5 during a business trip in a couple of months and ordering the complete kit. I needed that time to clean out enough space in the garage to build it. But things happen for a purpose I guess and last month I came upon a Craig's list add for a partially completed 33 for sale in Daytona Beach. When I called about the add, the cost for the car with a 302, T5, 4:11 posi rear and new wheels and tires was a little less than the kit with options alone! Hard to pass up so I immediately started looking for a place to build it (garage is no where near being cleaned out).

Well I couldn't find a location so I was about to pass on the purchase, when the shop that was building the car for the owner texted me a price reduction! Two days later, I bought the car and contracted with the shop that started the build to finish it in 28 days.

So now with 11 days left on the scheduled build, I am sitting here with mixed emotions, sadness that I won't get to build it myself and excitement that I will have it about 1 1/2 years earlier than if I built it myself.ff331.jpgff332.jpgday14-1w.jpgday14-4w.jpgday14-6w.jpg

The first 2 images are the car as I bought it. The next 3 are 2 weeks into the 28 day completion period.

[Boz1911]

Congrats! The fourth pic shows some roll bar installation??
Keep us posted

[erlihemi]

Cool deal! looks like you scored a roll cage also.

[Siringo]

The car was being built for the track, not the street when I bought it and had a full roll cage in it. I had the door bars cut out (they still need to clean it up and paint it) as I could get in, but getting out with the door bar was tough and I know my wife would never get in with them there. It also had the F5 column replaced with a race set up with a removable wheel. That is getting changed back too so it is more appropriate for the street.

[Siringo]

Well we didn't make the 28 day build deadline. Ran into fitment issues that weren't anticipated and backordered parts. And I keep adding things that weren't in the original plan But it is coming together nicely and Gary of Hot Rod Solutions of Daytona is doing a great job on it and not cutting corners. He hopes to be ready to go to paint by the end of the week.

[Mark Dougherty]

congrats

[Siringo]

Still not done but getting closer. Hope to be in paint next week. In the meantime I thought I would add a couple of images. console.JPG
console is from Dan Ruth at Innovative Rodding Specialists

[Siringo]

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Carbon fiber air cleaner and on the valve covers.
Pulleys and brackets still on back order though.

[Siringo]

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[Siringo]

enginepulleys.jpg Pulleys finally arrived. Now we need the frame modified for clearance from the AC compressor

[Siringo]

Still not ready for paint. The braces in the door didn't fit and have to be shortened. One on, one to go. driverdoorw.jpg

[Tim Whittaker]

Congrats !!!! If you find some "play" in the door hinges, I have some bushings that tighten things up.