My Project....

[tanderson1]

Ordered parts for my next project.



I fully expect this project to take 2 years to complete. I found a 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette C5 in Ontario and a kit to build out of California.

The Factory Five GTM is a build-it-yourself supercar. Based on tough Corvette C5 running gear, and merged with lightweight composite body and extremely rigid tubular steel chassis.

“…the car trips to 60 MPH in three seconds flat and clears the quarter-mile in 11.0 seconds at 132 miles per hour. And that, amigos, is quicker than a Porsche Carrera GT, a Ferrari 599 Fiorano, and a Z06 Corvette.”

– Larry Webster, Technical Editor, Car & Driver Magazine

[tanderson1]

build thread so far is here

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...s-build-thread

So far i have

• New ball joints
• Sent all the alumimum to be powder coated
• installed a 2 post lift in my garage (with footings)
• rebuilt the column
• torn the engine down, cleaned and put back together.

[StreetRacerX]

Congrats on picking up one of these kits, I love the finished product, don't know if I could ever put so many hours into a project like this.

[tanderson1]

Originally posted by StreetRacerX
Congrats on picking up one of these kits, I love the finished product, don't know if I could ever put so many hours into a project like this.

I hope i have drive to finish it.

I pretty much have every part now, just waiting for the transaxle to show up.

Just starting out now.


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[relyt92]

This should be an awesome project, I hope you keep up the drive as I'd like to be able to see periodic updates on this.

[Graham_A_M]

Damn man, good timing! hahaha, I LOVE these cars.

Been eyeing this one, frick if I didn't get laid off.... urgh.... SO tempting.

$53k USD for this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-...US_Cars_Trucks

Yeah their a labor of love, but wow these can turn out amazing if you do it right

[M.alex]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
Damn man, good timing! hahaha, I LOVE these cars.

Been eyeing this one, frick if I didn't get laid off.... urgh.... SO tempting.

$53k USD for this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-...US_Cars_Trucks

Yeah their a labor of love, but wow these can turn out amazing if you do it right

you wont be able to import it

[tanderson1]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
Damn man, good timing! hahaha, I LOVE these cars.

Been eyeing this one, frick if I didn't get laid off.... urgh.... SO tempting.

$53k USD for this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-...US_Cars_Trucks

Yeah their a labor of love, but wow these can turn out amazing if you do it right

I was thinking about buying a used kit out of the US but it turns out you cant buy these cars used from the USA. A kit car cannot be imported if it comes with certain parts. Steering Rack, Engine, Trans, shocks, brakes, etc all cant be imported if they are on the car.

@ $53K that guy is losing a substantial amount of cash.... unless he cheaped out on the components.

[tanderson1]

This is what the column looks like after i shortened it.


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[beyond_ban]

Cool project OP, look forward to updates!

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
$53k USD for this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-...US_Cars_Truckst

That wheel gap though

[khanan]

damn. nice project for sure. I always wanted to replicate an aerial atom, but never got around to it... one day forsure.

[legendboy]

Originally posted by tanderson1


I hope i have drive to finish it.

I pretty much have every part now, just waiting for the transaxle to show up.

Just starting out now.


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That looks like a sweet start, looking forward to seeing updates!

I vote get a custom titanium exhaust by revhard. That would be an amazing upgrade and local

If you need any special or modified parts I would love to donate some time to this project. I just had the spindle on my mill rebuilt down in Portland but no cool parts to make!

[tanderson1]

Originally posted by legendboy

I vote get a custom titanium exhaust by revhard. That would be an amazing upgrade and local

I was toying with the idea of bolting a twin turbo setup onto the LS1, to be honest the only thing holding me back was the exhaust setup, it would be super tight...

Looks like Revhard hasn't posted anything to this forum in over a year...

Originally posted by legendboy

If you need any special or modified parts I would love to donate some time to this project. I just had the spindle on my mill rebuilt down in Portland but no cool parts to make!

I may have to take you up on that. There are a few places that I could use some Milled parts. The rear hatch hardware that i have isn't very flashy, and a milled piece around where the exhaust passes though would be killer....

I am a ways away from that, for now I am working toward driving the chassis (no body mounted)...

[94boosted]

Awesome build, the car should be a ton of fun once done. And actually come to think of it the build should be a lot of fun to.

Will this thing be road legal here in Canada once done or will this be a track only car?

I'd love to do a Factory Five kit build some day, though perhaps just an 818R.

[carson blocks]

Nice project. So.... you have surplus C5 parts? I need a bunch of misc crap for my Z06.

[legendboy]

Originally posted by tanderson1

I was toying with the idea of bolting a twin turbo setup onto the LS1, to be honest the only thing holding me back was the exhaust setup, it would be super tight...

Looks like Revhard hasn't posted anything to this forum in over a year...

Contact him thru his website http://www.higherarcing.org/

He is still alive and doing some amazing work!

[tanderson1]

Originally posted by 94boosted
Will this thing be road legal here in Canada once done or will this be a track only car?

I'd love to do a Factory Five kit build some day, though perhaps just an 818R.

Yes it will be road legal, there are a few minor modifications that need to be made before it can be registered in Canada.

I was going to build an 818 was looking for the Subaru but in the end went the extra mile and decided go build the GTM.

Originally posted by carson blocks
Nice project. So.... you have surplus C5 parts? I need a bunch of misc crap for my Z06.

I don't have much left, what i do have i may need during the build. What are you looking for?

[tanderson1]

Reinstalled the lift today (its been close to 28 days since i poured the new concrete). I had a little fun lifting the frame up and down a few times, for now its not directly on the center of balance (i couldn't move the frame alone). I rented a hammer drill, it didn't go as well as planned and ended up taking 4 hours to drill all the holes.... I broke 4 crappy drill bits, getting them back out of the holes is not easy.... I should have bought better bits.


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And in the afternoon the first portion of my Canadian GTM kit came in the mail... $270 in customs fees.... ouch...

Box has

The brake lines (2 sizes)
4 shocks, 4 springs, 4 spring hats, 4 adjustment collar
Painless harness
Slave cylinders
Gas Caps
Gas filler hoses



Still missing the steering rack and some of the shock parts.

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I plan to start taking my Garage door apart tomorrow to convert it to high lift. (can't do much on the car until my aluminum comes back from the powder coater.)

[tanderson1]

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Moved everything today across town into an empty garage that someone let me use. Threw the scoop on top to see how it would look. All of the boxes for the interior, body, glass, seats, etc fit inside the car.

I have louvers for the tops of the wheel wheels, Carbon fiber splitter and side skirts, carbon fiber rear wing and carbon fiber diffuser.. was tempted to put them on the body as well but i will save that for another day.

Really at a stand still until my parts come back from powder coating.

[tanderson1]

Powder coater called, all parts are ready for pickup tomorrow, ended up totaling $600. (double the quote but i figured it was going to be $600)

Had a crappy day at work, it started by the other managers and I laying off our entire department, ended with me getting laid off.. lucky for me I have worked for that company for 10 years so my severance will more then cover the complete cost for this car... so thanks work, you bought me a car!

Severance works weird at this company so it looks like I get 11 months of pay but its contingent on me not working for those 11 months, I don't have to look for a job i just have to not work. So it looks like i will have some time to finish this car.

not the best day but the end result is money to pay my bills, and time to finish my car.... I guess i can get used to that