Hi John
Welcome to the Club... enjoy your journey.
You can buy the Factory Five manual online for about $10. I have an old version I could possibly email to you if I can find it.
But really it will be no use to you (or me for that matter...) until you decide which kit you want to build. The manuals and kits are not interchangeable.
Since looking at FFR and their manual I have put a deposit on an Absolute Pace 427 which is a completely different beast. The build manual for the Pace is still being developed. I have seen some pages of it, but not a full draft.
I believe most of the manuals require some 'interpretation', some are largely based on 'imagination'!
Good luck
Tony