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Thank you......... the car will be passed to my sons. I wanted the car number to hopefully have meaning to them. Five was my Dads favorite number and mine is Eight. It makes it special to me as he would have loved to help build it, I’m sure it will make it that much more special one day. I hope it does...
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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That's great. I'm sure it will.
Mark
Mk1, Frame #1929 Complete restoration/upgrade. BP 347 with Edelbrock PF4 439/420. 4 link with coilovers. 8.8 3.55, 15” Halibrand, New beefed up T5 w/short throw shifter, Power 4 wheel disc brakes, Custom original style steering wheel, shaft and boss, Heat/AC, Heated seats, PPW wipers w/washers, Forte’s throttle linkage, RT trunk hoop mod, Pusher cooling fans, full LED lighting, custom headrests, 5 point seat belts with sub pass through, Speedhut GPS gauges, battery drop box in trunk, LED courtesy lights, Breeze trunk cubby kit.
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Fantastic build. I love the colors, the billboard tire lettering and the meatballs. The racing theme is classic and your attention to detail is great. Well done.
-Steve
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Originally Posted by
Straversi
Fantastic build. I love the colors, the billboard tire lettering and the meatballs. The racing theme is classic and your attention to detail is great. Well done.
-Steve
Thank you Steve, I appreciate the compliment and kind words.
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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Inspirational! And a spoiler I hope. Mine is in paint right now and I’m going for the same look, minus the meatball. I just so hope mine turns out as good as yours. Nice work and enjoy all those proud miles in your future.
Bradley
Build thread - Mk4, Coyote, IRS, Wilwood brakes, old-style soft top and accessories.
The distance between "finished" and finished is literally infinite.
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Thank you..... and yours will be beautiful also. I’ll be following your build, color combo hits a soft spot!! Lol....
Are you going with 15” wheels also?......if so what tires will you be running?
Keep up the great work!!
Last edited by stevant; 09-02-2019 at 11:40 AM.
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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To tell the truth, I didn’t know 15” wheels could be done with IRS. I did the 17” with Wilwood brakes through FFR, but I really prefer the look of those billboards. It looks like you just used different brakes to get down to 15” wheels?
Bradley
Build thread - Mk4, Coyote, IRS, Wilwood brakes, old-style soft top and accessories.
The distance between "finished" and finished is literally infinite.
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I have the IRS. Gordon Levy makes a bracket/kit that will allow you to modify the rear knuckle assembly so you can fit the Wilwoods inside the 15” wheel. The parking brake will not fit but I placed mine on the driveshaft. Gordon also sells that setup.
Look into it if interested in running 15”
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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Originally Posted by
stevant
I have the IRS. Gordon Levy makes a bracket/kit that will allow you to modify the rear knuckle assembly so you can fit the Wilwoods inside the 15” wheel. The parking brake will not fit but I placed mine on the driveshaft. Gordon also sells that setup.
Look into it if interested in running 15”
I did not know this. Fantastic news that Gordon sells a kit that opens the door to 15" with the newer IRS!!
You did a stellar job with the build! My favorite colors too!
FFR 5369 Pin Drive, IRS, Trigos, Torsen, Wilwoods, FMS BOSS 302 "B" cam , Mass-flo. CA SB100 (SPCN) Registered
Delivered 4/23/06. "Finished" 4/2012 (still not done!)
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Perfect!
Nice work Steve. Time to get it dirty!!!
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Thanks Duke....... amazing how fast it goes, remember talking to you about things before I even started. Thanks again for all your help.
Very much appreciated!!!
Steve
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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Looks fantastic... Congratulations.... WOW!!!
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Thank you...... appreciate the compliments. I want to thank Edward B again for all of his detailed threads as it allowed me to create a build more creative than I would have done if I was not following. Always willing to answer a question too....
Can’t wait to start driving.....
Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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Build#1: MKIV Roadster #9320
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What a beautiful example of craftsmanship and attention to detail. But, you know they're never done. Time to get out and enjoy the rest of the driving season.
Dave
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Great job, love the color and look!!
Higgy
MK4 #11012 picked up 04/16/24
351W, 3 link, single roll bar
MK4 #10616 picked up 4/10/23
302w, 4 link, 17's, dual roll bar SOLD
MK4 #9759 picked up on 4/3/19
351C, 3 link, 17's, dual roll bars SOLD
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