The Next Factory Five Car

hotsam · Post by **hotsam** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:18 pm

Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear, Factory Five's next car has been in development for almost a year. With a space frame designed and tested on SolidWorks software, this single donor car will sell for $9,900. We will use our 15 years of accumulated design and manufacturing skills to deliver a "world car" that can be COMPLETED for less than $15,000.

http://www.factoryfive.com/whatsnew/upd ... ement.html

Post by **complacent** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:24 pm

hotsam wrote: We will use our 15 years of accumulated design and manufacturing skills to deliver a "world car" that can be COMPLETED for less than $15,000.

oooh.... do want.

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:00 pm

Makes me rethink the L.. just a little...

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 pm

Why the

are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection (that's what she said) in my sports car.

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:28 pm

Mr Kleen wrote:Why the are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection (that's what she said) in my sports car.

Isn't the classic definition of a "sports car" a roadster?

--Alan

PGT · Post by **PGT** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:34 pm

I know I'd like one. a 2.0L drivetrain is cheap and more than ample for the size of the car. hell, an H6 would be downright fun if swapped to a manual in that scenario

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:53 pm

WRXWagon2112 wrote: Isn't the classic definition of a "sports car" a roadster?

--Alan

I'm with Ezra Dyer: I'd love to see a Lancia Stratos knock-off. But hopefully the removable hard top will hide a nice beefy roll bar/cage structure.
I guess I'm actually more worried about the final styling...

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:59 am

hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear

PGT · Post by **PGT** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:41 am

Raven wrote:
hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear

second gear is weak on the pre-05 drivetrains but the 5sp reinforced cases introduced on the BL/BP Legacy for 2005 are darned stout.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:24 am

Raven wrote:
hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear

laughs the guy who has never owned one...

Post by **complacent** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:57 am

Sabre wrote:
Raven wrote:
hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear

laughs the guy who has never owned one...

zing!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:04 am

Sabre wrote:
Raven wrote:
hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear

laughs the guy who has never owned one...

Says the guy with a completely built engine...

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:42 am

It was built for power, not because of a lack of reliability.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:54 am

Mr Kleen wrote:It was built for power, not because of a lack of reliability.

Ding! We have a WinNAR!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:04 am

I thought it exploded one day on the race track...

Post by **complacent** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:58 am

Raven wrote:I thought it exploded one day on the race track...

because the instructor over-revved it, yes.

no car can withstand that.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:42 pm

Over revving + failed oil pump = boom

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:23 pm

Factory Five 818 kit car news update
818 is a weird name until you do the metric math on 1800 lbs.
now with moar video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3Z9zUZRpE[/video]
I spy a steel hoop over the occupant area. Not quite a roll cage, but better than nothing.

Post by **Sabre** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:44 pm

Sad to see they are making it RWD... but if they do it right, I suppose it will work!

avriette · Post by **avriette** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:02 pm

Mr Kleen wrote:Why the are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection (that's what she said) in my sports car.

:squint: it's a tubeframe, gabe.. that sucker is way rigid.

avriette · Post by **avriette** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:09 pm

Sabre wrote:Sad to see they are making it RWD... but if they do it right, I suppose it will work!

Kind of ironic that I get out of the STI in time for them to do exactly what I always wanted that car to be -- RWD! Come on J, you know that car is going to be both a beast and a lot of fun to drive. You remember those 1000+hp dune buggies I showed you built on flat 4's and sixes from Subarus? This is that, only for the road.

Post by **Sabre** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:04 am

Oh, I know it will be a ton of fun... I just thought with them saying WRX running gear, they were keeping the AWD.

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:55 am

Especially since the transmissions are open front diff. Now that the front is the new rear, I think a new diff is essential.
I wonder if they are factoring in the cost of splitting the case, swapping the diff, and then spec-ing the tolerances in their price tag. That is $1.2 K easy.

Since weight savings was one of the goals, seems like there would be other lighter gearboxes compared to an AWD with the transfer gear removed and the extension case lopped off.
But what do I know.

PGT · Post by **PGT** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:29 pm

I think they were probably looking at supply in the marketplace and ability to be modded to high power levels as much as anything.

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:04 pm

If it comes out having as much balance as and Exige, then it might be OK, but with that much power and a non-linear powerband, I see a lot of spinning wheel ahead.

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