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Rear Suspension Completed

Back at work on the rear brakes, approved I found that with a couple of washers included, esophagitis the calipers and rotors lined up very well.  So, that being completed, we went to work on the lower control arms so … Continue reading

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Rear Axle, Rear Suspension and Brakes

Back at work on the rear brakes, approved I found that with a couple of washers included, esophagitis the calipers and rotors lined up very well.  So, that being completed, we went to work on the lower control arms so … Continue reading

Rear axle, Rear Brakes, Rear Suspension

Front Suspension and Brakes

Back at work on the rear brakes, approved I found that with a couple of washers included, esophagitis the calipers and rotors lined up very well.  So, that being completed, we went to work on the lower control arms so … Continue reading

Front brakes, Front suspension

New Parts and Tools and Miscellaneous Stuff

We have been getting new parts for the past month, pills so little by little we are almost complete.  Only a few things left in the kit to receive, ambulance plus a few additional items that I want to get.  … Continue reading

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Engine Ordered

Welcome to the Dan and Pat Build a Roadster Build Site! We are building a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster. Follow along with us as we put our Roadster together.  We will keep you updated with details, look pictures, stomach customizations, … Continue reading

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Pickup in a few days

We are scheduled to pick up our roadster this Saturday from Factory Five’s offices in Wareham, patient Mass.  We are driving up Friday with a truck and trailer so we can bring it home ourselves. We made some last minute … Continue reading

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Body Buck Completed

  The body buck was completed a couple of weeks ago to be ready for picking up the kit.  I followed the directions and blueprint in the assembly manual.  It was a bit confusing at times trying to get all … Continue reading

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Details About Our Kit

Take a look at the “Build Info” link to see some of the details of the kit we ordered.  Still doing a lot of searching for where to get the engine.  We originally were thinking a 351w so ordered the … Continue reading

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