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Last edited by frankeeski; 02-13-2016 at 11:47 PM.
Frank
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Factory Five Racing MKIII Super Snake Replica. Cannonball Cobra Drop Trunk Box, Horn Button and other machined Do Dads.
i.e.427 Chromed Full Width Roll Bar with integrated LED Third Brake Light.
I will never forget My Buddy Paul.
That should look good. I always liked the original LeMans hardtops. You plan on keeping it removable i presume so it might look similar to this set up.
http://www.v8cobra.com/images/h_top/IMG_1728.jpg
FFR6803RD, MK 3.1, 302 EFI, fr/rr disc brakes, WC-T5, c/w Hurst Competition Plus shifter, 3 link rear, Koni adjustable coil over shocks, dual roll bars, BBK 4-4 headers, 3.55 rear gears, BBK rear lower control arms c/w poly bushings. Ivy Green Metallic Arrived-02/08, On road 09/2010
I like that. Best part is no need to screw w/ the standard trunk lid.
FFR MkII, 408W, Tremec TKO 500, 2015 IRS, DA QA1s, Forte front bar, APE hardtop.
Pretty nice looking ...
Do you keep or eliminate the standard trunk lid? I guess if it is removable you would have to leave the standard lid but if it is permanent you could modify the rear end to fit the lid shown.
Mk 4 Roadster
October 25, 2012 - Kit Arrives
April 8, 2013 - Build Starts
August 23, 2015 - Rolling Chassis/Engine & Transmission Installed
March 26, 2016 - Go Cart
Nice. Is that hatch a two piece with a liner? More pics please.
MKII "Little Boy". 432CI all aluminum Windsor. .699 solid roller, DA Koni shocks, aluminum IRS, Straight cut dog ring T-5, 13" four piston Brembos, Bogart wheels. BOOM!
Just a thought: the top may be complimented by the big flares. It may actually look more proportional. The stock body looks a little top heavy with the other type of hardtop I've seen. So you should mock it up on the car like you did the flares and trunk so we get a better idea about it.
Thanks,
WEK.
FFR MkIII 302 (ATK), EFI 75mm TB with custom box plenum chamber, 24# injectors, 4 tube BBK ceramic, cold air sys, alum flywheel, crane roller rockers, T5, Wilwood pedals, custom five link with Watt's link, 4 rotors, coil overs, power steering with Heidt valve, alum FFR rad, driver's crash bar mod, mini dead pedal mod, quick release steering wheel hub #6046
Previous forum name was "Fezzek"
Frank, can you say who your source is?
FFR MkII, 408W, Tremec TKO 500, 2015 IRS, DA QA1s, Forte front bar, APE hardtop.
I know you can make it work and will be looking forward to seeing how this top looks on the car.
Jeff
Last edited by Jeff Kleiner; 02-11-2016 at 03:04 PM. Reason: So that my good natured ribbing of my Friend Jeff Miller would not be misconstrued by others.
Did you ever think about not using the hatch & just have a flying buttress like the 65 GTO & Chevelle SS?
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 02-12-2016 at 03:21 PM.
Kevin
MKIV #8234
Coyote '14/TKO-600/3-Link 3:55 Rear
I love the smell of 100 octane in the morning.
NITTO NT01 275X40X17ZR - 315X35ZRX17
Delivered 2/7/14 - Plate "COYOTE NC1965" 3/25/15
Kevin
I love that look. Someone makes a top like that. I will see if I can find the information on it. It's a great look!
Regards,
Steve
Hi Steve,
How is the build going? Had a 66 GTO Tri-Power Ram Air, 4 speed Muncie wide ratio, LSD with 3:70 gears in the color of the photo. With factory rally wheels not the ones in the picture. When I see one coming up on the block at Mecum or Barret Johnson I turn off the TV so I don't cry.
Just found this. My car at Seaside Park, NJ summer of 1966. This is before MTV made the place infamous. Was excellent surfing a little way back up the beach at Lavallette, NJ.
Regards,
Last edited by BEAR-AvHistory; 02-13-2016 at 09:39 AM.
Kevin
MKIV #8234
Coyote '14/TKO-600/3-Link 3:55 Rear
I love the smell of 100 octane in the morning.
NITTO NT01 275X40X17ZR - 315X35ZRX17
Delivered 2/7/14 - Plate "COYOTE NC1965" 3/25/15
FFR6803RD, MK 3.1, 302 EFI, fr/rr disc brakes, WC-T5, c/w Hurst Competition Plus shifter, 3 link rear, Koni adjustable coil over shocks, dual roll bars, BBK 4-4 headers, 3.55 rear gears, BBK rear lower control arms c/w poly bushings. Ivy Green Metallic Arrived-02/08, On road 09/2010
Yes like that. Might thin the buttress out a little by extending the window width a little but think overall is a easier application than a hatch. Think if I still lived up in Jersey I would seriously look into one.
Kevin
MKIV #8234
Coyote '14/TKO-600/3-Link 3:55 Rear
I love the smell of 100 octane in the morning.
NITTO NT01 275X40X17ZR - 315X35ZRX17
Delivered 2/7/14 - Plate "COYOTE NC1965" 3/25/15
Well , Frank..........never mind, I give up..... .... .. . .
heavily modified Bruce top
FFR 1879, Blown DSS 306,REDLINE management, VeryCoolParts Tuned 460RWHP
FFR 818S, The Flash, Chassis #5, 2.0L, LSD, Electromotive TEC-S, VCP Tuned, 278RWHP 265 RWTQ
FFR 6651, Green Lantern, 408W Crate, Hellion 66mm Turbo, JGS Waste gate / Blowoff valve, Tec-GT management, VCP Tuned, 575 RWHP, 690 RWTQ
FFR 8335, Black Mamba, 289 FIA CSX 2001 tribute car, 347, 48 IDA webers, VCP Tuned, 311 RWHP 386 RWTQ, 3-link, Trigo's
FFR 0004, Gen 3 , Hawk Coupe, Coyote twin turbo, 683 RWHP 559 RWTQ, IRS, VCP Tuned. "not too shabby"
US ARMY Maintenance Test Pilot (CW4 Retired)
Erik that is the first hard top I like! Nice
Finally started my build the beginning July. 2015!
This is what I'm looking for: reminds me of Dodge Viper... which Shelby created as a follow-on to the Roadster with a hardtop... best of my knowledge, not fact. Ok, now it's almost 2020, what are we doing for a fastback or this look. I choose this bc it looks removable and less engineering than messing with the trunk. I've seen the fastback with the short trunk live, like it but it was hand made aluminum $20k for a real Cobra.
Guess it's OK to hijack my own thread with a finished picture of the hardtop, right?
Miller did a great job with the body work and paint and knock it out of the park!
Frank
__________________________
Factory Five Racing MKIII Super Snake Replica. Cannonball Cobra Drop Trunk Box, Horn Button and other machined Do Dads.
i.e.427 Chromed Full Width Roll Bar with integrated LED Third Brake Light.
I will never forget My Buddy Paul.
Ya only have one pic?
FFR MkII, 408W, Tremec TKO 500, 2015 IRS, DA QA1s, Forte front bar, APE hardtop.
NICE!! More pics please.
JR
Mk4 complete kit #9059 ordered 1/19/17 delivered 3/23/17, 2015 IRS, Fortes/DART347,TKO 600, hyd clutch, P/S, 12.88 wilwood brakes front and rear, heater/defrost and vintage gauges
First start and go-cart 4/11/18. Taken To Whitby Motorcars Greensboro, N.C. 2/5/21 for body/paint
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Mike Forte is sourcing this one from England-Fits the MKIV
I think he needs an order of 10 to place the order.
I'M in
I think the cost is aprox $10K.....not 100% though
Martin
I hope it's 1K, if 10K I'm out.
JR
Mk4 complete kit #9059 ordered 1/19/17 delivered 3/23/17, 2015 IRS, Fortes/DART347,TKO 600, hyd clutch, P/S, 12.88 wilwood brakes front and rear, heater/defrost and vintage gauges
First start and go-cart 4/11/18. Taken To Whitby Motorcars Greensboro, N.C. 2/5/21 for body/paint
Frank
__________________________
Factory Five Racing MKIII Super Snake Replica. Cannonball Cobra Drop Trunk Box, Horn Button and other machined Do Dads.
i.e.427 Chromed Full Width Roll Bar with integrated LED Third Brake Light.
I will never forget My Buddy Paul.
Looks great Frank!
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!)
Frank, your car looks fantastic!
Rick
Mk4 with Mr. Bruce FIA body, 331 w/ Speedmaster Stack Injection, Full Width Roll Bar with high brake lights by i.e.427, IRS, ABS, PS, PB, FAST FI, First start 3/30/20, First go-kart 7/5/20, paint by Ken Pike
A few more pictures.
Frank
__________________________
Factory Five Racing MKIII Super Snake Replica. Cannonball Cobra Drop Trunk Box, Horn Button and other machined Do Dads.
i.e.427 Chromed Full Width Roll Bar with integrated LED Third Brake Light.
I will never forget My Buddy Paul.
Nice, thanks, Frank.
JR
Mk4 complete kit #9059 ordered 1/19/17 delivered 3/23/17, 2015 IRS, Fortes/DART347,TKO 600, hyd clutch, P/S, 12.88 wilwood brakes front and rear, heater/defrost and vintage gauges
First start and go-cart 4/11/18. Taken To Whitby Motorcars Greensboro, N.C. 2/5/21 for body/paint
Looks great!
Mark
Gone but not forgotten. Mk1, Frame #1929 Complete restoration/upgrade.
427hardtops.com
I know I'm planning on getting a soft top for sure, but having a hard top would be just as cool, if not a better option for me. I would think that FFR would break into this area and offer up a couple of designs and options <-- Hint Hint! The cars look sweet and I dig the different styles being shown. I see that these are mainly coming out of Britain, which makes sense, but I'm curious as to a cost for one of these tops? I could see spending 3-4g's, but having to have it shipped over I'm sure it's much more? Dumb question, but is it possible to put on a bimini top on a roadster? I know, probably dumb idea, but I'm just thinking about future long road trips I have planned. I'm sure the sun tends to bake you like a toasted cheeser? And probably why I haven't seen one on a car is that the stress of the wind would most likely play havoc on the windscreen and perhaps it just wouldn't be a viable option? Anyway, thanks for posting the pics and info!
Dj
For the record. Mine is not a top from that company. The i.e.427 plate you see on the car in the shop photo is the name of my company. I do follow that English top company and know that Mike Forte has made an inquiry to them to sell their tops here in the States. After import fees and shipping the $10K price is pretty steep. I sourced my top in raw gelcoat form a guy in PA. I probably have 150-175 hours in making it fit the car, fabricating mounts to fasten it to the car and fabricating the hinges & latch/arms for the rear hatch. I also had to pattern the rear lexan, fit and cut it to size. This is by no means a weekend project. I'm probably into the finished top somewhere between $2-2.5K + all of the man hrs. You really need to love the look and function of the top to make this kind of commitment.
Frank
__________________________
Factory Five Racing MKIII Super Snake Replica. Cannonball Cobra Drop Trunk Box, Horn Button and other machined Do Dads.
i.e.427 Chromed Full Width Roll Bar with integrated LED Third Brake Light.
I will never forget My Buddy Paul.
From 427 hardtops Facebook page... Looks like the cost would be $5k plus FOB. Not exactly sure what FOB is though - freight/shipping cost?
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Last edited by FlyFactoryFive; 11-26-2019 at 11:35 PM.
FOB is the shipping from their dock to your location.
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.
Thanks, initiator.
I went to 427hardtops website and asked for a quote for a top shipped to the US, and received this response: they currently have no agent in the US, but they’re working on it. They will post to social media when they get one.
Cheers,
Trey
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Vet nice Frank! I like what you have done.
As for the 427 tops, what’s $5k on top of what you already have spent?
Kyle
Complete Kit pickup 09/05/2015, 351w, QF680, 3.55, 3-Link, 15" Halibrands with MT's, Painted Viking blue with Wimbledon white stripes on 03/15/2017. Sold in 08/2018 and totally regret it.
I believe the 427hardtops version, which looks really nice, will not fit over the standard FF roll bars. I remember thinking that I'd have to change to the Breeze roll bars if I wanted to get this top.
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.