Build Time:    Oct 18, 2002 to May 31, 2003,  7.5 months    Club Web Site

Frame & Chassis:             Factory Five Racing, Wareham , MA , see www.factoryfive.com

          Base:                     Vintage 4” round tube ladder style, high strength steel

          Perimeter:               ¾” cold rolled tubing with riveted Aluminum plating, racecar type

          Suspension:             IRS with 4-wheel PRO coil-over shocks, racing proven, VPM sway bars

          Brakes:                   Ford 4-wheel disk brakes (Mustang 5.0 & T-Bird Super Coupe)

          Steering:                 Flaming River Manual 2.25 turns lock to lock, & Fox spindles

Drive train:                            Ford Motor Company, Detroit , Michigan

          Engine:                   1995 Cobra, Fuel Injected, 5.0 liter, 4” bore 3” stroke, 302 cu inch

          Transmission:           1990 5.0 GT T-5 with King Cobra clutch

          Rear End:                1990 T-Bird IRS, 3.27:1, Torsen Traction 8.8, narrowed to 54 ½”

          Exhaust:                 Ford Cobra headers, FFR J-pipes and side pipes, all ceramic coated

Wheels & Tires:                    Halibrand Engineering, Wellington, KS;  Cobra II 427 S/C rims

          Rim sizes:                Rear 15x9½”; Front: 15x7½”

          Type:                     Pin drive with safety-wired spinner, true knock off, gold anodized

          Material:                 Lightweight Magnesium, polished edges                  

          Tires:                     Street: Goodyear Eagle GT II, 295/50R15 & 235/60R15 Radials

                                      Track: Goodyear Eagle Racing tires, 26.5x8 and 26.5 x 10, Big Letters

Body & Paint:                   Body by Factory Five Racing, Wareham , MA

          Paint:                     Royal Blue Pearl Metallic (1998 Rolls Royce) base/clear

          Painter:                  Ken Pike of Yuba City , California (Street Rod Painter)

          Trim:                      LeMans gas cap, front and rear over-riders and hoops, chrome

          Roll bar:                  Heavy duty, chrome plated

Interior:                          Vintage S/C “Competition” gauge layout

          Gauges:                  AutoMeter “Cobra” vintage gauges, 0-180 MPH reverse reading

          Switches:                Lucas, period correct with hidden electronic self-canceling turn signals

          Steering Wheel:        15” English made, period correct

          Windshield:              English made, brass with chrome plate

Specifications:                 2245 lbs, 245 HP, 0-60 4.5 sec., 13.09 sec. ¼ mile, 60' in 1.9 sec, 70-0 175 ft,

                                      Lateral G’s 0.92, Track front 55” rear 57”, length body 160”

                             Weight distribution 45% front/55% rear, Wheelbase 90”,

                                      4.0” ground clearance with geometry for period correct ride height

Similar Information:            Factory Five Racing Owners Gallery