Im part of the team building the 33 hot rod at morrisville state college and we have secured an optima battery redtop donation. Bryan fuller and kevin byrd of speeds two guys garage team up with the crew at factory five on a one week build of an ffr 33 hot rod. Included in the hot rod package are the engine mounts, driveshaft, side exit exhaust, mufflers, and straight tubes with fasteners required to match up to the factory or aftermarket shorty headers. How to build a 33 hot rod in five days factory five racing. George robitaille has built several cars including an ffr 33 hot rod. The 33 hot rod kit is configured to accommodate the engine of your choice. The rat has aluminum heads and plenty of chrome throughout. This factory five 33 hot rod was purchased as a kit from factory five racing in 2009 by the seller, who completed the build with an overbored 289ci v8 and a tremec tko 600 fivespeed manual transmission.
He built the factory five 33 with some modifications to make it look more like a the 34s in his collection. Build a kit car with only a drill, pop rivets, and rattle. The factory five 33 hot rod complete kit comes with all of the parts you need to build your car except for the engine, transmission, rearend, wheels, tires and paint. The factory five 33 hot rod started from the idea of using our product template on the hot rod. The manual looks like it states a few different size batteries and factory five says we need a side post battery.
What you get the factory five 33 hot rod kit gives you everything you need to build your car in one big package. The factory five 33 hot rod is designed to use small block v8 power, a wide range of of transmissions, and a ford rear end. Mike and pat install reengineered drive train in 33 ffr hot rod kit and test it for. I didnt know that factory five made this kit until now. Ffr 33 hot rod build our team assembles the race rod. Factory five 33 hot rod builders has 2,737 members. Read a post recently might have been on the roadster side about a 3m product. This is the look that i am going for, except for the color and the hard top. Street rod jims factory five 33 hot rod v2 starts shaping up with brake reservoirs and other components that mount to the firewall. Pat and mike team up with duplicolor to build old skool street rod with factory. My factory five 33 hot rod build some how today was the first time i have seen this thread and it is the most fun ive had reading on a project since the fbomb.
General build questions thinking of buying but have a question. Build threads 35 hot rod truck factory five racing. We build and sell the factory five kit car 33 hot rod roadster built from scratch per customer specifications. I have been waiting a long time to build a car and i have officially purchased a 33 hot rod v2. In 2016, ffr reinvented the hot rod by offering a steel body option, exemplified by a fullpatina roadster on the cover of our december 17 issue. If you want to build your own hot rod, cobra replica, supercar, or custom, weve got your back. Years ago, our first shop project was a prototype ffr 33 hot rod with an allsteel body that we called magnetic. The idea of making a highperformance and comfortable daily driver 33 was exciting and that race rod sketch immediately came to mind. The only things youll need are the enginetransrear end, wheelstires, fuel pump and a paint job. Last weekend, hot rod magazine held their 65th anniversary show called the hot rod homecoming, factory five customer tom veales 33 hot rod factory five customer tom v. Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts.
Includes all mounts ready to accept small block ford, 4. His excellent understanding of the hot rod market enabled him to see where there were opportunities for a leapfrog product. How much to build a factory five 33 hot rod kit car cost. Contact bnmc is the original from scratch muscle car builder. I used off the shelf one that they told would work and kit from ffr to install, bought alt. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Factory five racing designs and builds it as part of their kit, though an option. Ffr 33 hot rod test testing our project car at the. The ffr hot rod is not for everyone and yes, they did take liberty with the body shape a little to make it work with the chassis and to fit pretty much any motor you want under hood thank you ffr but, there is a lot more room inside than a real 33.
You can cruise this 33 around town or to your local car show with ease. That car was fun to build, so we felt ffrs new 35 hot rod. Street rod jim is a channel about maintaining, building and appreciating cars. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Read about the all new factory five racing 1933 ford hot rod, featuring a high performance tube frame chassis and coilovers suspension kit car magazine. They have a kit that will work and if i get it with the coarse thread banjo bolts for the rear ill be set. Factory five racing 33 hot rod assembly manual pdf download. However, there is no greater satisfaction then seeing the end result of all those hours of work.
Simmons had some previous experience with factory five racing s replica cars and was happy with the result. Find out what street rodder did to make this 1933 hot rod alive. Factory five racing 33 hot rod assembly manual pdf. Our passion and dedication shows with every engine we build because were hot rodders just like you. Factory five gen 2 33 hot rod reincarnation magazine. Jims ideas werent limited to just designing a performance hot rod. Check out this fourpart video series covering their build. We build the factory luxury 33 hot rods using historically renowned industry leading roadster frames and chassis designed by factory five. The hot rod were going to call this one the race rod from here on out looked all the part of a roadrace 33 ford from the getgo, and hot rod wanted to see what was involved in building one. The premier site for everything to do with hot rod, customs, low riders, rat rods, and more. That said though, its more like a race car that just looks like a 33. Factory five fiberglass body steel frame any color, interior, motor, transmission, rearend and suspension 33 ffr hot. Build threads 33 hotrod page 3 factory five racing.
Factory five kit cars and replicas for sale classics on. Pick up from ffr is scheduled for march 9, why do i feel like a kid waiting for christmas. Jim is currently researching and building a factory five 33 hot rod v2 kit car and will be showing the process as he. Now blueprint engines offers killer horsepower for your factoryfive mk4 and 33 hot rod kits. Build a kit car with only a drill, pop rivets, and rattle can paint. Hes a hands on kind of guy, active in all aspects of his company. We use it like contact cement for veneer and laminates when. Rhd 33 hot rod build with edelbrock supercharged coyote engine. Build threads 33 hotrod 33 hot rod pom submissions 35 hot rod truck. It is a kit from factory five racing factory five racing 33 hot rod. Every formacars 33 hot rod is built in the usa and designed around you. This supercarshaming 1933 factory five hot rod that ridetech built was put up against a 2011 lamborghini gallardo lp5502.
Factory five 33 hot rod v2 tools and supplies list. Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used factory five kit cars and replicas for sale near you. In the mean time, i have been scouring the forums looking for tricks, tips and the. Edward started the build with five other hot rods in his garage, all of them 34s. In this tech article hot rod tells the story of how our race rod project build including how roughly 20 people built the factory five racing 33 hot rod kit in five days hot rod magazine. My factory five 33 hot rod build july th, 2011, 08. Factory five racing is the worlds leading manufacturer of build ityourself car kits. Constructed by skj customs, this car features a 1,400 hp blown bigblock rat motor.
Ill try and keep this page updated with the latest photo of the car but for the latest details please check out the build thread. If i use off the shelf lengths i have 18, 25, or 36 to pick from. Ffr 33 ford hot rod club hot rod forums club hot rod. Blueprint engines is the industry leader with over 20 years of muscle building experience and thousands of engines shipped worldwide. Street rod jim builds a factory five 33 hot rod v2 coupe with ls engine, bike fenders, and ac, but also discusses build cost, expectations, sourcing engines etc. The factory five 33 hot rod package is unlike any buildityourself hot rod on the market, in that it comes with everything you need except for the running gear.
Factory five 33 hot rod for sale on bat auctions closed. Factory five 33 hot rod v2 build engine bay firewall. From open shelves in the kitchen to custom cabinetry in the master closet, hgtv smart. George goes by the name arrowhead on many forums online regarding. We will both be attending the factory five 33 hot rod build school at mott community college in michigan. Customer builds report and follow progress of our 33 builds. So, after a few months of research and combing the web, i took the plunge and ordered a factory five 33 hot rod stage 1 kit. Tim, i believe 3m spray 90 is stronger than the 77. Factory five 33 hot rod two guys garage build part 1 youtube.
All about building the 33 and networking for the group. This is our prototype 33 steel body hot rod which debuted at sema 2016 and barrettjackson scottsdale 2017. I started my factory five 33 hot rod project in august of 2012, and its one of three cars ive built in retirement. It is finished in blue with ghosted blue flames over a black interior, and equipment includes a threelink rear suspension, a limitedslip. The idea was to stay as traditional as possible, but make performance and drivability the focus and package all the parts together to reduce the number of places a guy has to go. I keep a record of the time and cost to build each car, and this one took a little over two years and was a bit more expensive, since most of the components are new. Not the super 77 or whatever it is, but a different one. I just bought a factory five racing 33 hot rod kit, now what. The engine had a lot of carbon buildup, so i disassembled the heads for a good cleaning and new valve seals.
Their 33 ford is channeled and chopped so the fitment is specific to the vehicle. Factory five 33 hot rod builders public group facebook. Select from one of seven available driveshafts with fasteners to match the enginetrans of your choice. This will be quite an experience where in three 8 hour days, 1015 classmates will do a complete build from bare frame to running driver under the supervision and guidance of. In the manual the pictures show a top post battery. Under the hood sits a keith craft built 331ci v8 engine with fast ez. Finished polishing firewall and coated with everbrite spray on coating, supposed to be good for 5 years.