Factory Five Racing MkIII
Ford Redfire Pearl/silver stripes
—SOLD!—


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Factory Five Racing MkIII Roadster. Prepped & painted Ford Redfire Pearl/silver stripes by the acclaimed Jeff Miller of J. Miller Customs.

Registered under the coveted "SB-100" (California Senate Bill 100)—that means no smog certification, no California registration hassles for the life of the car!

Here are more details about this Redfire Red reptile:

POWERPLANT
331 stroker
fresh/professionally-built small-block V8
[Ford Motorsport "B-50" block], bored & stroked to 331 cid


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Ford Motorsport B-50 block, bored & stroked to 331 cid [the B-50 block is fitted with thicker main caps and is produced with a higher nickel alloy content than Ford's standard production block].

Internal engine componentry includes:

  • neutral-balanced Eagle forged crank and H-beam rods
  • Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake manifold
  • Comp Cams 280HR roller cam
  • Comp Cams SS roller rockers
  • ported & flowed Edelbrock Performer RPM heads with 2.02" intake valves
  • Holley 650 double-pumper carburetor
  • JE 10.2:1 compression-ratio pistons
  • Precision Oil Pumps oil pump with adjustable output
  • Canton windage tray and a GT40-style 8-qt. front sump oil pan, all precision-fitted
  • thermostatically-controlled engine oil cooler
  • MSD billet distributor, 6AL box and Blaster coil
  • ARP fasteners

GEARTRAIN

  • Centerforce billet-steel flywheel
  • Centerforce (hydraulically-actuated) clutch assembly
  • Wilwood clutch slave cylinder
  • Levy Racing–built close-ratio T5 "Super Alloy" gearbox
  • custom-built driveshaft
  • T-Bird Super Coupe IRS center section, fitted with a 3.55:1-ratio gear set and Traction-Lok differential

UNDERCARRIAGE PARTICULARS


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Brakes are Wilwood 6-piston front and 4-piston rear. Koni coil-overs with Eibach springs complement the (front & rear) tubular A-arms; adjustable anti-roll bars are fitted both front & rear.

COCKPIT


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  • premium-grade, two-tone gray leather upholstery
  • English wool carpet, imported (of course)
  • Wilwood pedal assembly
  • Classic Instruments electronic gauges
  • Simpson (cam-lock) belts, color keyed to the interior.
  • triple-chromed rollbar and door hinges

ROLLING STOCK


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  • Halibrand style wheels, 17"x8" front, 17"x"11 rear, shod with
  • B.F. Goodrich G-Force rubber [245/40x17 front, 315/35x17 rear]

TRUNK


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The trunk (boot) is finished in the same theme as the cockpit. A removable tonneau cover is fitted for the cockpit; you also get a car cover and a variety of spare parts.

FRONTAL SHOT


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OTHER DETAILS

Fuel is supplied—by an Aeromotive pump, regulator & filter—from a 22-gallon [83-litre] Fuel Safe fuel cell. The fuel and brake lines are all either SS tubing or SS braided line.

The sidepipes and headers are highly-polished stainless steel.

Having fulfilled a longtime dream of buiding and driving a magnificent Cobra, and residing just a veritable stone's throw from the Willow Springs International Motorsports Raceway, it's time for me to move on to another thrilling endeavor!


—SOLD!—

  $38,500 obo

Contact:
John Persons

(661) 256-xxxx
Located in Rosamond, (southern) California

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