Congratulations Pete and family! You made it! Now the hard part, choosing a paint color.
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Congratulations! So great that you got to build this car as a family -- your sons will remember this experience for the rest of their lives. FYI, I found your build thread very helpful, as I am also approaching this project with virtually no previous experience. Have fun with your new Roadster!
MKIV Complete Kit #9822 l BluePrint 347 EFI l TKO600 l Power Steering l Heater/Defrost l Build Thread
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
Pete - what a great adventure, congratulations!
Mk4 #8861 Complete kit. Delivered: 27 Apr 2016, currently a roller.
Gen-2 Coyote, clutch, TKO600, midshift, and solid axle from Forte. Many pieces from Breeze and Replicarparts.
When do you plan for the DMV inspection?
Hi Pete....Lets here some details on the 911 project. I'm thinking of one for my next project too. Are you doing a build thread on a 911 forum?
MK IV - #9586, Gen 2 Coyote, TKO 600
Hi D02G,
For the 911 project, we just got a 1986 Carrera Targa and we'd really love to learn about engines, so we're thinking about projects we can do there. We'll start out with some small projects but the long term goal would be to take the engine out and do a rebuild. What are you thinking about? Yup, I'll do a build thread for the 911 project as we'll need a lot of help there, just like we did here, probably on the pelican parts 911 forum. If you have other suggestions for 911 forums, let me know! Let me know your plans, too!
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
Hi guys! It's been a while since I've had anything new to post. Still reading up on the forum, of course, to follow what you guys, my friends, are up to. But today I do have a little update. We just got our roll bar back from a chrome shop. We installed it and we're really happy with how it looks. Here it is:
We should've gone with chrome from ffr originally but we didn't know what we wanted back when we ordered the kit... The chrome roll bar looks nice with the side pipes - we're very happy with it. Other than that we're doing well and having some fun driving the cobra and working on the next project (which is in the background of the picture). A whole new learning curve!
Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy!
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
Hi Pete,
Is someone in CT doing the body and paint?
MK IV - #9586, Gen 2 Coyote, TKO 600
Hi DO2G,
We're going to send our car to Jeff Kleiner to get it painted.
Hope you are doing well!
Pete
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
Hi guys!
I've been following along with many of your threads but it's been quite a while since I posted so I thought I'd give a quick update, especially as the driving season comes to a close up here in new england. Our car is doing really well and we're very happy with it. We've been getting it out on the nice weekends for a spin around the neighborhood and we really enjoy it. It's been running well and we haven't had any problems, which has been great. About the only issue is our speedometer/odometer still does not work that well so we'll try to tackle that one of these days but it doesn't really impinge on our enjoyment of the car. We're still waiting to get it painted and I'll certainly post some pictures once we do.
Well, just wanted to say hi. Thanks again to everyone on this forum for being so helpful to us - we are so appreciative of you guys!
Pete
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
Hi guys!
I hope everyone is doing well and ready for a great summer. Our car has been away for a while for paint but it is now done and back in our hands and so I think it's time for some official graduation pictures. We had it painted by Ron Randall at Metal-Morphous in North Haven CT and our colors are Lexus indigo blue and GM summit white. We're very happy with how it all turned out. Thank you again to all of you guys, especially Paul, Papa, and Bradley - but many others as well - for all of the help and support along the way. This community is fantastic and we never could have done this great family adventure without you. I truly appreciate it.
Pete
By the way, as an aside, it's amazing how different the blue looks in the first and third picture despite both being in the sun. Just a little bit of cloud cover in the first 2 pictures really changes the hue. Works out well as i like the blue in the 3rd picture and Sarah likes it more in the first two so we both get our first choice sometimes!
Thanks again, guys!
2018 Factory Five Mk IV, Gen 2 Coyote, Tremec TKO 600 5 speed, complete kit, standard brakes and rear axle;
Delivered: 5 Sept 2018
First start: 31 Aug 2019
First go-cart: 22 Sept 2019
Basically done except paint: May 2020
Graduation: June 2021
It looks great. Congratulations. Definitely "picture of the month" material.
Great work, Pete! Beautiful colors, too.
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Delivered: 6/17/2017
First Start: 12/30/2017
Completed: 12/7/2019
Legal: 1/30/2020
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Congratulations Mr. Pete!
..........Well Done!
Pete, you and the family did an amazing job.... congratulations.... Now, park it back in the living room (I remember) and watch Ford vs Ferrari, only now you have seats...
Mk4 20th Anniversary #8690 (#8 of 20) Purchased 8/18/18----Build Started 8/19/18
Build Thread Click Here / Registry Entry Click Here / BluePrint Engines 347ci / TKO600
Carb/Heater/Heated Seats/Cruise Control/Drop Trunk & Battery/Custom Cubby
Pete-
Congratulations on finishing up a beautiful build! I know the memories of building that car together will endure for a very long time. And, I have no doubt that tall tales will be told well into the future.
Thank you for sharing your progress with us, and allowing us to enjoy your work. I hope you have years of trouble free enjoyment from her; all the best!
Regards,
Steve
Congratulations. When the body got stored in the living room you were an instant hero. This has been a fun build to follow and the results are fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
-Steve.
Mk IV #8901 - Complete kit, Coyote, TKO-600, IRS. Ordered 5/23/16, Delivered 7/14/16, First Start 8/13/17, First Go-Kart 10/22/17, Registered and Completed 10/18/18. Build Thread: http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...V-Coyote-Build Graduation Thread: https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/show...-Roadster-8901
congrats. yes, the body in the house was a great example of how supportive an accomodating our significant others need to be during this process. very nice job on the build. now go enjoy it!
Good looking car! Well done.