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Ming's MK4 Roadster #9958 Build Thread
Happy 2021! New year! New project! I've been dreaming about this for at least 15 years. One obstacle to that dream was that for most of that time I was working overseas. Another obstacle was that I didn't have much experience working on cars other than a few oil changes as a teenager. In 2016, with the oil price drop, my company forced me into early retirement and sent me back to the US - obstacle 1 down. After getting a few weeks of settling in to life back in the Houston, I got bored. I suddenly realized I can learn how to do almost anything on Youtube. With my wife permission (of course), I started smashing our bathroom and converted a tube to a shower, add a vent fan, and replaced the window. Soon, I found a house in disrepair and spent the next three years remodeling everything. We finished it this summer, listed it ourselves and sold it in 6 days. While home renovations doesn't really help with car building, I did have to work on the old work truck that I bought for the home renovation project. After spending $2500 at the shop and not having the problem resolved, I decided to fit it myself under the direction of Youtube. After 3 years of doing my own maintenance (belt change, U-joint change, radiator swap on the side of the road, starter replacement and finally an engine swap), I have enough confidence to take on this kit - obstacle #2 down. Obviously, I have tons to learn and that's a big part of the draw for me. I had a blast at the build school with txboiler and bluemud. Looking forward to take this journey with this community.
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I actually received my kit just before Christmas.
My FFR Options:
FFR Complete Kit, black powder coat
Coyote full length headers w/ Cat
Coyote Power steering
Vintage gauges
Halibrand wheels, 17"
Driver and passenger roll-bars, chrome and grommet
Stainless Bumper Kit
Wind Wings
Sun Visors
Wiper Kit
Heater Defroster
Mike Forte Options:
Coyote 5.0 Gen 3
Tremec TKX with 0.68 5th
SFI Bell
Clutch Reducer
Breeze Options:
Front mount battery
Breeze 255lpm Fuel Pump
Radiator Fan Shroud
Cockpit Storage
Fuel Regulator & Return kit (not ordered yet)
Russ Thompson Options:
Turn signal
Drop Trunk Kit
Accelerator Pedal
Others Options:
IRS, 3.73 gear ratio - found at salvage yard
FFMetal Firewall forward kit
Gas-N pipes (not ordered yet)
I will have to start selling organs if want any more options.
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