to all my fellow fordlovers, i have some possible bad news...
to all you chevy lovers, possible good...

To start, i mean no offence to the chevy guys on this forum by calling it the dark side [8D]

I have been looking into building a "race car" for some time now, more so one that i can keep streetable.

im deciding between 2 kit cars... one i could make all at once (the donor car is a 5.0 which is cheap) and the other i would have to buy a vette for a few years just because it costs alot more.

the kit is this... http://www.factoryfive.com/gtm/galle...k/gallery.html
it sits an inch lower then the FORD GT and takes a mid mount vette engine with a porche tranny.

to show you how low it sits... theres a pic

the other one is this, which takes the 5.0
http://www.factoryfive.com/photogall...rantcoupe.html

pricewise, the mustang one would be better, for about the same performance. could get it running for 22kish

the vette one, however, is a lot more unique and i just find it sexi. i could get it running for 30kish

the reason for both these cars are simple, its a car i can take pride in building, and i really want to learn, its been something on my mind for as long as i can remember to build one.

my main problem with the vette based kit is, it doesnt have ford internals, which im very partial to. but i could deal being that its still an american car, and i owned a chevy previous to my mustang.

both kits weigh about the same (2300lbs) and have about the same performance, and both are built from a tubular frame, which also is a roll cage.

let me know what ya think.

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I personally dig the GT40-ish one. Corvette motor mated to a Porsche tranny sounds like a pretty good combo to me........

 

I like the second one better, looks more like a street car, plus I love those Shelby Daytona super coupes, i just think they look so bad ***!

Either one you go with will be very cool! Be sure to post pics once it gets started

 

Either will be cool. And as long as u don't chop off our hand, ur not on the dark side.

 

do the super car... it is soo much sicker lookin... plus the big push of a rear wheel drive rear engine car powered by a vette motor is a huge plus... i wanted to do that one but i did the math and at this current point in time i really cant afford it...

 

yeah i cant really afford it right now either... the supercar would require me to buy the vette, and just hold on to it for a few years. where as the type 65 i could prolly do in a year or 2...

ive been tossing these both around for some time. the only thing holding me back on both is the cash, but i intend on doing one of them, even if its slow work.

both will turn heads...

mind you this is for NASA/SCCA racing i want to get into. next year im going to get a racing licence so i can compete...

 

1st one bad a$$ looking!

 

the first one is sexy as all hell

 

that it is...

i have some time to ponder these. by this coming spring i think i will make the choice. simply because at that point ill be buying the donor car.

 

WOW. Both are HOT. Either way is a winner in my opinion..