Originally posted by 78mphgpr
I am planning on doing a Factory five kit as well...eventually. I will be using a modular cobra as the donor though. They had one at SEMA in November and it was BADA$$! You should hide your Cobra, report it stolen, get the kit, insert your motor, tranny, brakes, IRS, etc... Oh wait, did I just say that outloud? But think about how fast it would be, how well it would handle and stop! Man I am getting excited!
Unfortunately, a modular motor doesn't fit without extensive frame modifications in the FFR. (You have to reduce the size of the footbox among other things -- i'm tall and need the space). You'd need custom j pipes and a million other little things to make it all work. If I had a machine shop in my garage it wouldn't be a big deal, but I don't. Pushrods make cheap power. Modular's are expensive. Plus you get into a bunch of headaches with the eecV computers. (like PATS).
Also, I want to run SCCA AP (which requires a maximum wheel size of 16x10) so I can't use the 13" brembo's.