Magnificent build, stellar craftsmanship on this vehicle. two inch thick stack of build documentation, car is one of the best builds you'll find. simple, clean and mean. specs are available and incredible. top quality components throughout. Two professional appraisals valuing the car at 90k Canadian dollars.
Factory FiveRacing
MkIV Cobra Roadster
Raven Black
The Megastar of all Musclecars
Factory Five Racing Mk IV Roadster, F5R1007311RD. Thisis a masterfully handcrafted Canadian FactoryFive Roadster finished in RavenBlack with only 4,468 km (2,775 miles).
Propelling this serpent is acustom-built, fully-polished 428FE crate motor with all the bells &whistles and over 500 horsepower. The hard-bodied persona and the mean, throatysound of this black mamba elicits multiple honks and ‘thumbs up’ every time it’son the road. Never fails to put a smile on my face every time I cut ’er loose.
Canadian titled and registered(in Alberta):
—Under theHood—
428FE cast-iron big-block
Theengine compartment componentry includes:
· cast-iron FoMoCo 428FE balanced &blueprinted big-block, custom-built by highly-respected D&W Custom Engine Specialties inCalgary
· Edelbrock‘Performer’ polished intake manifold
· SCAT polished crank
· Eagle #4340 H-Beam connecting rods
· Probe forged pistons
· Howard cams rollers and lifters
· Edelbrock‘Performer RPM aluminumcylinder heads
· QuickFuel 750 cfm 4-barrel streetcarb [previously ran a ProSystem 4150 (was not street friendly but was she bona fide road rocket!]
· Holley throttle cable, springs and brackets
· Edelbrock‘Victor’ aluminum high-volumewater pump
· March polished aluminum pulleys & brackets including powersteering
· March aluminum billet 100-amp alternator
· EdelbrockPerformance gaskets throughout
· ARP bolts throughout
· MSD6AL ignition ensemble: Pro Billet distributor, coil& wires
· Cobra428 louvered powder coatedaluminum valve covers and breather caps and air cleaner
· ceramic-silver—coated4 into 1 headers
· polishedSS (stainless steel) GASN Performance sidepipes
· BackdraftRacing SS (stainless steel)powder-coated heat shields (removable)
· SSbraided fuel & oil lines
· AN fittings throughout
· high-performancealuminum radiator
· high-flow16” thermostatically-controlled radiator fan with (under dash) manualoverride
—Gear Train—
· QuickTime ‘scattershield’ safety steel bellhousing
· Centerforce clutch flywheel and fork
· rugged Tremec TKO-600 5-speed gearboxwith mid-shift conversion [ratios: 2.87 1st; 0.82 5th]
· Ford8.8” rear end 31-spline 10.375″ driveshaft
· Hurst shifter and boot
The custom cockpit in this iconic road reptile is outfitted with:
· Legacyreproduction Cobra blackfaced gauges with ‘correct’ reverse-reading(counter-clockwise) speedometer
· leather-claddash
· 14”leather-wrapped removable AC steeringwheel
· richblack & tan Italian custom leather upholstery and door skins includingheated seats
· richblack wool carpeting
· Wilwood pedals and balance bar
· Simpson 5-point racing harnesses for driver & passenger
· customembroidered Factory Five Racing floormatsand custom Cobra dooremblems
· windwingsand tinted sun visors
· under-dashfuel cutoff switch, horn, electric fan controls, and LED under carriage lights
—Rolling Stock—
· AmericanRacing chromed wheels [17”x9”front and 17”x10.5” rear] with
Cobra center caps, shod with…
· SumitomoHTR Z rubber [245/45 ZRx17”front; 315/35 ZRx17” rear] in brand-new condition
—Chassis, Suspension, Brakes—
· Legend-faithful,4” round tube frame—just like the 1960s original CSX cars and fullypowder-coated
· fullyindependent suspension front & rear, employing Koni coil-overadjustable shocks
· Wilwood 11” disk brakes with Hurst roll control
· fronttubular control arms
—Other Particulars—
· AC hood & trunk badges
· 427Cobra fender badges
· dualchromed rollbars and hardware
· hiddentrunk hinges
· triple-chromedquick jacks front & rear
· trunk-mounted,concealed under-floor Red Top batterywith easy access boosting posts in the trunk
· trunkaccessible Edelbrock quietflow electric fuel pump
· everypiece of metal/tin used on the build was professionally powder coated includingcustom build wheel wells and transmission tunnel
· custom-builtfresh air vents with dampers in footboxes
· entirebody was undercoated in RhinoGuard to protect the coachwork and fine paint finish fromsmall underside stone collisions
· boxesof parts for the next owner to add their flare to the car including stainless bulletside mirror, chromed fire extinguisher, chromed wiper box, chromed custom-builtmesh for front body openings etc.You also get belts and spark plugs, extra marine rivets, chromed acorn nuts…the list goes on of extra parts. Two boxes full.
· customcar cover included
· 100%new part build as you will see from the receipts and comes with fully certifiedappraisals.
You also get: abinder fully documenting this build with a CD of pictures and every receiptright down to the last nut and rivet are part of the meticulous records on this Raven Black road rocket.
Vehicle currently in deluxe storage in Edmonton, CA.
