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Factory Five Racing
35 Ford Hot Rod Truck Build
TOTAL HOURS TO DATE 258
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Charlie Smith
Jan 261 min read
Day 71-74
Day 71 Jan 25 Connected the injectors, oil pressure sender, alternator, IMAC, IAC, mounted a sender, made new braided fuel lines and...
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Charlie Smith
Jan 161 min read
Day 67-70
Jan 16 Finally received my replacement intake and it to is damaged. Two of the eight hours or bent, the box wa s badly damaged, not...
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Charlie Smith
Oct 26, 20242 min read
Day 61-66
Day 61 Oct 26 Installed thermostat and housing. Worked on the intake, with plugs and vacuum connectors we need. Added the FiTech...
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Charlie Smith
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Day 56-60
Day 56-57 Oct 16-17 Worked two days on installing the seats. More than a headache. Still have the Drivers seat to finish with the new...
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Charlie Smith
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Day 51-55
Day 51 Sep 23 Page 275 Put together the E-Brake and mounted it in the truck. Clevises’ don’t work with my cables. Looking for new...
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Charlie Smith
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Day 46-50
Day 46 Sep 10 Installed the driveshaft with the new flange, fits perfect. Checked-in the new downdraft EFI System. Day 47 Sep 11 ...
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Charlie Smith
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Day 36-45
Day 36 Aug 23 Spent the morning trying to get a new driveshaft for FFR after returning the wrong one they sent. Received my headers,...
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Charlie Smith
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Day 31-35
Day 31 Aug 17 Moved the truck outside and installed engine and transmission. Took awhile to get the trans mated to engine. Bolt...
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Charlie Smith
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Day 26-30
Day 26 Aug 11 Bled the brakes with the power bleeder. Found I had a few loose fittings. But, once everything was tightened up – very...
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Charlie Smith
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Day 21-25
Day 21 Aug 3 Page 184 Finished the Steering linkage, had to cut 1 ¼” of one of the shafts to make them work. Completed running lines to...
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Charlie Smith
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Build Days 15-20
Day 15 Packaged and returned FFR Optional Brakes that wouldn't work. FFR is going to refund my money. Reinstalled the old Rear Caliper...
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Charlie Smith
Jul 15, 20241 min read
ISSUES
Day 12 Jul 15 Talked with FFR Rep about issues with instructions, fitment, shocks and rear calipers. Optional brakes won't work with...
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Charlie Smith
Jul 13, 20242 min read
35 Truck Build First 11 days
Placed order on April 23, 2024 Day 1 June 30 Truck delivered, unloaded and parts inventoried. Cab Removed, 42 boxes stored along ...
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