Factory Five 289FIA Build

[Bill D]

Nearly finished with base plate. Air horns and fuel inlet reliefs turned out great. Still need to cut the access openings for the needles and jets.

[1795]

Looking nice Bill. As always, nice wrk.

Jim

[Bill D]

Cut my first access hole to access the needles and jets. What a bear. But got one done. Took one hour. Three to go. Ugh! Time for a beer

[Bill D]

Cut the second access opening. Then Decided to clean up one side to see how,it will look. Really difficult to sand with all the holes. Tears up the paper. Maybe use full sheets and a piece of wood. Another issue is the air horn retaining pieces. The air horns sit higher because of the aluminum base causing the retaining clip to be at an awkward angle. Will experiment with washers as a fix

[t walgamuth]

Looks nice!

[Bill D]

Seems I have run into a insurmountable problem. Door hinges. Using Bruce’s body and the FFR frame and door hinges, the doors only open part way. The leading edge of the doors hit the body. I thought about lengthening the arms on the hinges but that throws the mounting points off where the hinge mounts to the door. Nothing lines up.



I will use the cut up hinge on the right that mounts to the door, and the frame mount on the left, and design/build my own swing arms.

[Bill D]

Door taped in place. Hinge brackets attached. Tomorrow will begin laying out the swing arms

[Mongoose930]

Hi Bill,

Have you thought about moving the hinge mounting point back from its current position on the cowl, towards the rear of the car? I believe this helped with the clearance issues I was having with my doors.

I am sure you will figure it out. You have run into more than a few challenges on this build and you have always persevered!!

[Bill D]

Moving the hinge back would be cumbersome and look funny. Going with my method allows me more leeway with alignment and fitment.

[xb-60]

Bill, what's the hole in the door for? A roundel light?

Cheers,
Glen

[Bill D]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Bill, what's the hole in the door for? A roundel light?

Cheers,
Glen

Yes, the hole is for a roundel light.

[xb-60]

Which light will you be using?

[Bill D]

https://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...Z5Z5Z50000027b

[xb-60]

Thanks Bill. Will look good.
Seems like a variety of sources were used on early cars. I have a picture of Dan Gurney's '63 Sebring Comp 289 car that has rear number plate lights for roundel illumination ...whatever was on hand, huh?
I'm using Massey Ferguson dash lights.

Cheers,
Glen

[Bill D]

Success! It took two tries but it formed the sides from one piece. Will build a holding fixture to hold everything in place for the welder.

[xb-60]

Nice work my friend! Looks like the work of a pro

[1795]

Something to be proud of Bill.

[Bill D]

Thanks guys. But I’m going to remake the side panels. It slopes too much. Going to raise the front 1-1/2”

[Bill D]

I remade the sides. I raised the front 1-1/2”. Now it more closely resembles the one I copied and better fits under the hood. There’s a small gap in one corner but I think it can be welded closed.



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[Bill D]

After a week at a local welder (term used loosely) I got my cold air box back. What a disaster! The welds look like Stevie Wonder did them. And the guy tack welded the bottom! He knew what I wanted so I’m not sure what he was thinking.