Pre-trimmed black loop carpet, found in other FFR cars, also comes in the kit.The GTM comes with power windows. Since there is no national kit-car association, industry statistics are virtually nil, but Jim Youngs, editor of Kit Car magazine, says the Smith brothers sell more kit cars than anybody else.Their spec racer pictured here has been converted for racing by the addition of an SCCA-legal safety bar, a racing seat, five-point racing belts, a fuel cell, a small driver's-side windscreen, and a stripped interior. The only things you'll need to farm out are the shortening of the driveshaft and the painting of the body. It’s one of those few cars that toes the line between component car and homebuilt racer. Speaking of business smarts, FFR provides a list of salvage yards that will find a car or supply only the needed parts.Assembling the car is a matter of unbolting selected parts from the Mustang and bolting them onto the kit-car frame. Even all the fasteners are included.Assembly times are dictated by the experience of the builder, but FFR estimates 250 hours to build its replicar.
Their GTM (Gran Touring-Mid-engine) kit, which has been in the works for the past five years, has finally gotten the green light from FFR's powers that be and is ready for sale and delivery.Though we're sure the supercar you designed has all the right amenities (coffee cup warmers for both the driver and passenger) to make those 150-mph blasts down to the corner grocery store a comfortable breeze, Factory Five has gone to enormous lengths to get this car right before releasing it to the public.How far, you ask? See more ideas about Factory five, Gtm, Super cars.
That's the route taken by Revenge Designs, which has restyled and reworked the GTM to create its GTM-R supercar.Under the rear hatch lies a 505-hp LS7 V-8 engine borrowed from the Corvette Z06 producing 470 lb-ft of torque. Given the current state of the economy and the $145,000 asking price, 100-plus orders may or may not be an achievable goal.© 2020 MotorTrend | MOTOR TREND GROUP, LLC.Revenge Designs GTM-R Turns Factory Five GTM into Luxury Supercar. You've heard it before, but it bears repeating: There's never been a better time to be an American car enthusiast. For a complete list of what comes with the kit and what parts you will need, visit the Factory Five Web site at www.FactoryFive.com.Both vehicles use the stock fuel injection system that comes on Vette motors, but they eliminated the anti-theft controls in the computer's control module. The build-it-yourself kit costs $24,990. If you want to build a better supercar, a Factory Five GTM is a good platform to start with. For those who prefer a cleaner look, the GTM-R can be ordered without the rear wing, but Revenge recommends that if you delete it, then it wouldn't be the smartest idea to take it to the track.Revenge Designs says it will build 100 GTM-Rs this year unless there is demand for more. A year ago, Factory Five Racing even put together a series for its "spec racer" car.
The Factory Five Racing GTM LS7 sports a 505-hp Chevy V-8 mounted amidships and weighs a svelte 2496 pounds. I'm not much into replica's. Factory Five Racing GTM review, specs, stats, comparison, rivals, data, details, photos and information on SupercarWorld.com Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. A leather-wrapped 13-inch steering wheel tops the stock Vette column, and stock Corvette three-point seatbelts keep the driver safe. Now wake up! Factory Five is the largest Kit Car Company in the USA.
Imagine doing it on a 90-mile-long open highway! If I want a car I'd rather just get the real thing, not something fake that's nowhere near as safe or nice as the realthing. Built on the strong foundation of this tough chassis is a four corner coil-over shock suspension with unequal length control arms and massive Corvette brakes. That price included a donor Mustang the company found for $1800 but did not include any labor costs (we estimated $23,500 for the as-tested price of our car, which included labor). Koni coilover shocks are used, too, with 350# units up front and 400# units in the rear.Inside the cockpit, Auto Meter gauges come as part of the kit, and a Painless Wiring system makes their installation simple. Both are kit built supercars with a mid-mounted...What are some oft overlooked or rarely talked about supercars that you enjoy?