"efme" (efme)
03/26/2014 at 11:32 • Filed to: None
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"efme" (efme)
03/26/2014 at 11:32 • Filed to: None | 3
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A couple of months ago I found out this was the result of Factory Five's contest for a rear engine RWD kit car. Uses a 2002-2007 WRX (no STi which is weird) as a donor car. I think it looks pretty sharp and strongly considering it as a project car. I don't know how involved this kit car is to assemble but it seems relatively straight forward...
What you get:
• Frame: Conventional Factory Five tubular steel space-frame chassis with integrated roll hoop, side-impact protection, crumple zones front and rear, and aluminum chassis panels
• Body: Complete composite body with the following gel-coat or paint-free composite panels: lower front nose, right and left front quarter panels, hood, right and left doors and door liners, side and rear lower quarter panels, tail section, upper trunk hatch
• Aluminum and Composite Chassis Panels: Pre-fit inner panels that form the cockpit, floors, rear bulk head, engine bay, and splash guards
• Front Suspension and Steering: Front upper control arms, spindle adapter brackets, KONI brand coil over shock assembly, fasteners, brake bias adjuster, and brake line adapters. Steering rack mounts and fasteners to use Subaru steering rack and column.
• Rear Suspension: Multi-link rear suspension includes rear lower control arms, fasteners, adapter brackets, and KONI brand coil over shock kit. Frame mounts enable use of Subaru links and transmission.
• Fuel System Fuel tank with adapter kit (requires Subaru fuel pump, lines, and fittings).
• Cooling System Cooling system adapter kit with radiator hose extensions and fasteners to utilize the Subaru radiator.
• Exterior Trim, Lighting, and Glass: Kit includes headlights with integral turn signals and running lights, tail lights and license plate light, windshield, and badges.
• Interior Trim: The 818 is designed to use Subaru interior components such as gauge pod and seating. Kit includes OEM-styled ABS formed interior door panels, seat adapter brackets, OEM-styled ABS formed dash, center console, shifter assembly, and e-brake adapter
What you need:
• Front spindles with full brakes and front lower control arms
• Rear spindles with brakes and e-brake handle/cables
• Steering rack, tie rod ends, and upper steering column assembly
• Pedal box and throttle pedal
• Master cylinder and brake booster, and clutch master cylinder
• Engine with turbo and intercooler (if WRX model)
• Exhaust manifolds, O2 sensors, and down tube
• Transmission
• Rear lower control arms, toe links, and CV joints
• Front seats, front seat belts, and gauge pod
• Fuel pump
• Radiator
• Wheels and tires
• Door hinges, rear w/ latches,strikers, and inside door handles
• Side view mirrors, left and right
• Rear view mirror
• Rear seat belts
With this list of donor parts, it almost seems that if you pull the suspension and everything in the engine bay, you're 90% there. The body is already pre-painted. Now with most things I usually say to my self "it doesn't seem that hard" I'm usually missing a couple of huge things that will take an eon to finish....
Anyone have experience building a kit car?
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> efme
03/26/2014 at 11:43 |
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I'm bummed that the R looks so much better (to my eye) than the S? Think there's a way to make the R street legal enough to get to the track?
CAR_IS_MI
> efme
03/26/2014 at 11:47 |
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I was hoping for it to look a little less kit-ish when done, like their GTM (which looks like a very well done kit car), The 818 still looks like something strewn together with extra parts.
Nothing
> efme
03/26/2014 at 11:51 |
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I haven't built one, but I've read the Grassroots Motorsports build as they've updated. I also have a friend locally that is waiting for delivery of his kit in late April/early May. He's hoping to be done by late summer. He already has the donor parts ready to go. I know there's a wait list for delivery. He ordered late fall and got bumped up the list a bit because of people that put in deposits but weren't actually ready to plunk down the remaining balance.
It may not look hard but it's still, in essence, building a car from a box. Running the lines, harnesses, etc, etc isn't the funnest of work. Lots and lots of things to bolt together, too.
I wonder why you need front and rear seat belts in a 2 seat car?
Racescort666
> Nothing
03/26/2014 at 11:59 |
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They could be using the belts from the rears but the buckle from the front. If the 02-07 WRXs are the same as the other Subarus I've driven, the front seatbelt retract mechanism mounts at the bottom of the B pillar so the belts would be extremely long.
Meatcoma
> efme
03/26/2014 at 12:05 |
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Racescort666
> efme
03/26/2014 at 12:06 |
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From what I've heard, Factory Five does an excellent job with their kits. I would imagine that as long as you don't have to weld anything (I don't think you have to), and as long as you have a friend to help you occasionally, it's entirely doable. Probably on par with replacing an engine. I would say engine swap but that means different things to different people. F5 provides you with a list of everything you will need so unless you're cutting corners on that, you shouldn't have too many problems.
chromecarz00
> efme
03/26/2014 at 12:30 |
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Before buying one, I would check one out in person. I was disappointed by the quality of panels on the supercar they make.
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efme
> CAR_IS_MI
03/26/2014 at 13:32 |
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I don't think it looks entirely like that. some angles make it look weird and don't really flow like the door to the rear quarter panel... or the APC looking front bumper but it could be modified a bit!
drdude
> efme
04/30/2014 at 15:09 |
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If you REALLY wanted to know how much work it is... heres the manual to build it:
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/upl…