Facts Box
Factory Five Racing
Wareham, Massachusetts
www.factoryfive.com
Henry Renaud
Marlborough, Massachusetts
| VEHICLE |
| Year and type/model: | 2006 GTM |
| PRICING |
| Price of Kit: | $19,900 |
| Total Price as Tested: | approximately $50,000 |
| Owner's Estimate of Hours |
| to Build/Complete Vehicle: | Seven months |
| DONOR |
| Year and type/model: | 2001 Corvette Z06 (with about 30,000 miles) |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame: | FFR |
| Wheelbase: | 102 inches |
| Rearend: | Porsche transaxle |
| Rear Suspension: | Corvette donor |
| Front Suspension: | Corvette donor |
| Shocks: | FFR |
| Rear Brakes: | Corvette donor |
| Front Brakes: | Corvette donor |
| Brake Lines: | FFR |
| Master Cylinder: | FFR |
| Brake Booster: | Manual brakes |
| Steering: | FFR rack-and-pinion and |
| steering wheel, Corvette |
| donor steering shaft |
| Front Wheel Make & Size: | Corvette 17s, chrome |
| Rear Wheel Make & Size: | Corvette 18s, chrome |
| Front Tire Make: | Goodyear F1 |
| Rear Tire Make: | Goodyear F1 |
| BODY |
| Paint Brand/Type: | PPG 2001 Corvette |
| Millennium Yellow |
| Windshield/Glass: | included |
| Rollbar: | FFR |
| Grille: | FFR |
| Lights: | FFR |
| Mirrors: | Corvette donor |
| Emblems and Trim: | FFR |
| Fuel System: | Fuel lines provided, remaining |
| is Corvette donor |
| Fuel Tank: | Corvette donor |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges: | Auto Meter Ultra-Lite from FFR |
| Wiring: | Painless Performance Products |
| wiring harness from FFR, with |
| engine management harness |
| from Corvette donor |
| Steering Wheel: | FFR |
| Seating: | FFR |
| Upholstery: | FFR |
| Material: | Suede, vinyl, and wool carpet |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Engine Brand: | Chevrolet |
| Engine Type: | 2001 Corvette Z06 with |
| custom cam (Comp Cams) |
| Water Pump: | Stock Corvette donor |
| Radiator: | Stock Corvette donor |
| Air Cleaner: | K&N filter with cold-air box, |
| provided by North Race Cars |
| (Richard Oben) |
| Ignition: | Stock Corvette donor |
| Headers: | Stock Corvette donor |
| Exhaust System: | Included in FFR kit, added |
| custom Magnaflow mufflers |
| Transmission Type: | 1989 Porsche G50-01 |
| transaxle |
| Driveshaft: | half-shafts provided in FFR kit |
| Shifter: | Brandwood aftermarket cable |
| shifter, replaced FFR provided |
| rod shifter |
| Air Conditioning: | optional from FFR-created |
| by Vintage Air |
| Battery: | Sears Diehard |
| Engines Brackets: | stock Corvette donor |
| Accessories: | Power windows, Eclipse |
| stereo, including CD, Sirius |
| satellite, AM/FM, and iPod |
| adapter (400 Watts of power |
| including subwoofer) |
Custom Touches
*Roof vent and functional side vents providing cold air tointake (created by Bill Hough, Daytonabill@msn.com)
*Fully sound/heat insulated using Second Skin Audio out ofArizona (www.secondskinaudio.com)
*Cable shifter from Brandwood shifters (www.brandwoodcarsllc.com)
*Powdercoated brake calipers (with GTM stencil on front)and rotors provided by Disc-Brakes-R-Us (www.discbrakesrus.com/index.htm)
*Cold-air box and main battery cutoff provided by North Racecars (www.northracecars.com)
*Adjustable driver seat hardware provided by Breeze Automotive (www.breezeautomotive.com)
*Shifter rings used for exhaust bezels provided by Mike's Replica Parts (www.replicaparts.com)
*Paint provided by Newbould's Auto Body in Marlborough, MA (508/229-2444)
*Eclipse stereo (AM/FM, CD, Sirius, iPod), speakers, subwoofer and 400W amp provided by Wurlitzer Stereo in Marlborough, MA (www.wurlitzerstereo.net)