Published on nov 13 2015. Suspension steering and brakes 818.
Factory Five 818 Update Spring 2015 Factory Five Racing Forum
Factory five 818 air conditioning. As you might expect the factory five 818 is extremely basic. Gel coat repair kit 80774 harness bar 81168 818 mono wiper kit 80800 818 wilwood pedal box. The 818 can be customized in a variety. One of our daily drivers is a first generation miata likewise with no air conditioning stereo or power steering. The factory five forum is not connected in any way to carroll shelby. The factory five 818 is a mid engined rear drive kit car with a unique chassis and floorplan and a 400 horsepower 25l powertrain from a 2006 subaru wrx.
Hoping this site can help some new builders people interested in the car or just some car folks looking for something to read. The kit car officially went into production in august 2015 but it was previously available for pre orders with a meager down payment of 99. This website is the build documentation for my factory five racing 818 coupe. 26108 gtm cold air intake. Painless ls1 engine harness manual. Im a georgia tech mechanical engineering student.
A revised front end includes new fenders 3d printed headlamp bucket and revised headlight design nose and grill standard now in all 818 designs. We were fans of the original 818 from factory five when it first debuted a couple of years back but now theres even more to like with a fixed roof coupe version. There are virtually no creature comfortsno heat air conditioning stereo or power steering however we personally dont see that as a deal breaker. The factory five 818c was recently introduced at the 2015 factory five racing open house with an enthusiastic reception. Engine and transmission 818. Air conditioning yes advice and new ideas originally posted by thejudge.
The 818c is based on the 818s chassis but incorporates a new removable hard top with interior bulk head power side windows rear glass hatch and rear glass quarter windows. Painless 18 circuit harness manual. 818r supplemental instructions.