Thread: tin-man has some questions, it begins.....

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John,
The FF33 has a space frame with a custom designed IFS (independent front suspension) that is purpose built for road course performance - the project engineer wanted to out perform the FF Cobra on the road course, and he accomplished that goal. You are not going to be able to adjust the front ride height much without fouling up the suspension geometry, and unless you also raise the back you'd end up with a reverse rake which would look kind of silly. The only way you could easily accomplish raising the car would be with tire size, and again you'd have to be very careful or you'd end up with a "look" that just doesn't work, like a ghetto cruiser on 30's "...just 'cause I can, man." IMO, with the FF33 you either like everything about it or you pass. I looked hard at the FF33 when I was getting started in my decision process, and it did not work for me. I'm a bit more of a traditionalist relative to "the look", and there were just too many liberties taken with the body design for me. The parting line on the top, the "I-beam" look to the frame covers, the 12" "step over" to get in (and about a dozen other features) - all in all it simply screamed "KIT CAR" to me. Unlike the FF Cobra which looks like an original '66/'67 Shelby Cobra, the FF33 is a uniquely styled body with a stylized '33 grille, and there's no question what it is - a Factory Five 33 Hot Rod, and a true Kit Car where one gets about fifty boxes with virtually every part needed to complete the car, just add engine, tranny, wheels/tires and paint. No one will ever look at a FF33 and say, "Glass or Steel?", or "What year is it?". They have not been around long enough to establish a market, but I don't believe you'll ever see one cross the Barret Jackson stage drawing six figures, or even upper five's. Just my $0.02 on them.

If you want to see the "traditional" build, check out this guys's blog - http://www.project33.com/start.cfm