Good video but you left at the best part, you got to build the car with your son and that’s priceless

Really realistic presentation of building a kit car---Factory Five should thank you for that.

I think a lot of people don't realise the full cost of building a kit car, hence so many half finished projects sitting in peoples garages/sheds. Well done to you and your son.

Nice synopsis of what is probably the most important aspect of building a Cobra replica, the cost. Well done.

I am a huge Shelby Cobra fan, and Alex that was an awesome presentation including so many details and invaluable information to any future builder! Watched your 25 minute build video before this one. I must say it was very entertaining, at the same time giving a glimpse over the various stages, and challenges, of putting a kit togeather. Great work on both accounts! Congratulations on your own Cobra that will give you, and your son, lots of smiles per gallon!

Nice Video. I stopped counting at $50K when I built mine 10 years ago.

You guys did an awesome job. I love the honesty and candid review of costs. I will do one one day.

Time with your kid and an awesome car is definitely money well spent. I hope to one day do this project.

Watched both episodes! Thanks for sharing, loved every bit of it!

Excellent! Very pragmatic and honest

Additional costs are very well explained in your video. Donor cars aren't the money saver they were a few years ago. It's a great point about collector prices being asked for older Mustangs. Options are a huge issue such as heat/AC, sway bars, side windows (Daytona coupe) wipers, etc. In your intro, it might help to tell viewers to click the "show more" button before they watch. Many thanks.

You nailed it very very well explained probably one of the very best descriptions of what to expect I have ever seen.

Beautiful car, I hope (I know) you thoroughly enjoy driving it for decades! And thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank you and cherish the father and son bond with time spent during the build👍

Good job! Thanks for the reminder about T4 (Tools, Tax, Tires, time).

You did an amazing job describing the process and cost. You described it with a minimal amount of words avoiding the constant "you knows" polluting many American's presentations. Finally that English is not your native tongue and your accent is merely seasoning and not an impediment to understanding your presentation says volumes about your effort to master the English language. Congratulations on your build. Congratulations on your English language skills.

Thank you, Alex! That was excellent! It's been my lifelong dream to own a Cobra, and it was terrific to see the true costs to build one broken down. I'm far from being a mechanic myself, so I'm leaning toward buying a gently used Cobra. We'll see! Congrats on your build, and I hope you have many years of enjoyment with it.

This is awesome! Truly incredible experience for you and your son!

What a brilliant explanation covering all of the costs. Thank you very much. Great break down

I loved this video. It was both informative and a fun watch. No matter the [surprising] cost, you had priceless time with your son. He will never forget.

Great video! Really liked how you added the tool costs as well. I've started working on my car more and a ton of videos ignore the fact you need a $200 tool to DIY the repair. Only problem I had with the video is there wasn't enough driving clips lol.

Nice video, your son is lucky to have such a good dad. Well done.

The build video was very cool. I will say that you have waaay more patience than I - I would have gotten discouraged in the project (especially with the wiring). Cool Car!!

Awesome job. Looking forward to the dyno #'s and finished product!

I built a MKII FFR back in 2004 and spend nearly $40K and had a blast building it. These cars are fun to build and even more fun to drive. These replicas can definitely be built on a small budget when using a donor car, but it takes a great deal of restraint not to add a bunch of stuff. The internet forums helped to take the fear out of the build, but they can also encourage you to spend a lot of extra money on stuff that really isn't all that important. Great job on the videos and congratulations on building a sweet ride with your son.

Crystal Clear you explanation. Expensive but very rewarding. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for sharing and you made a lot of good points Very helpful I think the fact you built it with your son is great and hope he realized how fortunate he is to be able to share this experience with his father👍🏼

Your mod list has many things I never thought of that are nice to haves. Nice video

Thanks a lot for producing this video and sharing all the important cost information.

Very good video and just as I thought Well out of my price range I have wanted to build one for ever and believe I could I just don’t have the time or money 😢😢😢 Good on you for doing it 😍😍👍👍

Excellent video, thankyou for explaining all these costs. I really enjoyed your build timelapse too. Hope one day to follow in your footsteps.

Thanks for sharing your journey!

Awesome experience... enjoyed it with your son.. great job.

I built my Factory Five in 2003 before they had the complete kit. At the time the kit was $12,900, and the only options I bought were the full width roller(they no longer offer), and the body cutouts. I found a side hit 1990 Mustang for $3,000, which had a recently rebuilt motor and trans with only 6,000 miles on it. The engine was bored to a 306, E303 cam, Aluminum Edelbrock Performer RPM heads, and some other goodies. I parted out the Mustang, and made about $1,500 off the parts I sold. Unfortunately, the spindles and rear were ended up being bent, so I had to replace those. I found a 8.8 rear at a pick-a-part, and completely rebuilt it with 3:55 gears. I used the wiring harness from the Mustang, but that's about it. Most of the other items were too worn out, so I ended up buying a new gas tank, brakes, radiator, etc. I had someone else to the paint for $5k. I ended up spending between $27-28k. I completed the build in 2004, which took about 10 months, and I'm still driving it today.

The best most honestly informative cobra build I've ever seen

Great job! Great information!!.... Congratulations to you and your son. Your information is priceless.

Great video, thanks for putting it together

Thanks for everything in all of your videos. Veeery interesting!

Hey.. nice video.. good info for future builders... just dropping in to say "Hey.. I recognize those pay-it-forward Windshield Wipers!". Glad to see it's been helping people out!!

Thanks for all the tips. Great vid!!

I have always loved this model. There is one for hire close to where I live. Blue with white band down the car. Beautiful.

Great job Sir. Thank you for making this video. I’ve been looking at used F5’s listed around $50K. Now I have a much better understanding. I think it is so cool that you built it with your son. My father, brother and I built a dune buggy in the 70’s and it was a great experience until we tried to get it registered in Pa. we ended up selling it to a guy that lived in NJ where he had no trouble getting it tittled & registered.

Thank you for this video. You made me aware that the cost is way too high for this product.

Thank you for this very informative video!!

Thank you for an honest video , Hope the car is fun and gives you a profit for your hard work

Thanks, good info........The time you and your son spent building that awesome car make it a priceless investment, not to mention all the fun driving you two wil have.

I helped a friend build his FFR Mk3 almost 20 years ago. Fun project. He went the donor car route and found a '91 Mustang GT with a built 5.0 Much cheaper way to go as he parted out the car and got a decent amount for it.

Excellent review,, thank you 🙏

This was wonderful. You and your son have a great story.

Good video, thank you for your time

Thanks for making this honest & helpful video

thanks. the best video i have seen about the cost of a cobra replica..

Sounds So Good!!!

Great presentation, thank you brother.

very well made video there are still some thing I need to do like add it all up!

Well done video. Thank you.

Very good presentation...I have always wanted one of these cars. I have a 67 mustang coupe

When my channel gets big enough I can afford to do this it would be an epic first 1:1 build for the channel. Your car turned out great! Great job! It looks like a blast to drive!

Thanks for an honest answer !

Superb. Thanks Alex.

Great video! Great presentation!

Great video!

Great information sir ...Thank you!!!

Great video, great outcome. The cost is why I ride a really fast motorcycle

Thank you... So informative.

This was super helpful and honest thank you Alex

Well presented, thank you.

Nice video and nice build!

Thank you this very useful information. Nicely presented and explained.

Even at $66k that's a bargain for what you wound up with. Nobody will remember seeing a $60k Mercedes or Audi on their way to or from work, but they will talk about that awesome Cobra Kit Car they saw for years to come. Good on you my friend!

Nicely done !

Молодцы! Не дешево конечно, но это всё таки мечта, и ее нельзя в обычный прайс сравнивать. Спасибо за подробный рассказ. Правдивая цена всегда интересна, а не та что заявлена и обманчива. Отлично держите темп рассказа и вообще перед камерой, Спасибо!

Fun fact the head lights and indicators and rear plate light are also found on a London taxi ( fairway ) I love the cobra 😍🇬🇧

Nice build Alex! I hope you like your FFR as much as I do / I can’t wait for the snow to melt so I can get mine back out on the road ! Thanks for sharing-

this is a really good break down of cost but with so many coyote mustangs out there, there is also a lot of crashed ones that you could get an engine and trans for much cheaper than a blueprint motor. Even retired cop cars with windsor motors are pretty insane in a car that light.

Nice review from a firsthand perspective. I always wondered what the approximate all in costs would be for building an F5 Cobra. Now I know it's way more than I would ever be willing to spend on a kit car. I bet it's still fun as hell to tool around in.

Thank you so much for this honest Video!!!

Nice job on the video. Even though posted a year ago, just now viewing it. You did a good job of explaining the true costs of building one of these. Have built several myself, so can vouch for many of your observations. Also read through the comments. Three points: (1) I'm always amazed how many don't get the "built not bought" concept. Yes, you can buy a completed car (of many different brands) for the same price or less. Or maybe buy one already built. But that misses the point entirely of the satisfaction and enjoyment of building it yourself. If that's not for you, I get it. But for many of us, the building is almost as fun and satisfying as the completed car. (2) People saying you can buy a completed kit for way less aren't watching the current market. It's very strong right now. You'll likely almost never get your investment back. Or your labor. Very typical for hobby cars of any brand. But the gap for these is much less than it used to be. A very high quality build could in fact exceed the investment. Don't know that it will always be that way. But it is right now. Plus, again, misses the "built not bought" idea. (3) Multiple references by you and others that don't properly explain how the body is built. It's ONE PIECE. Not glued together from multiple pieces. Those lines are parting lines from the various mold pieces taken apart after the body is laid up. Granted the raw parting lines don't look nice and arguably could be improved with better molds or mold maintenance. But a good body shop will grind them off in minutes and they'll be filled by the usual body work required on all fiberglass bodies. It's one of the least time consuming parts of the overall body and paint process.

Awesome video. Thank you!

Very honest analysis of acquiring a super cool sled

This seems like a very realistic veiw. And yes for me totally worth it.

thanks for the info. I appreciate your insight and candor.

Excellent video. I purchased a built FFR Type 65 Daytona. Finished in Canada in 2010. Came with all his receipts just over $60000cd spent including the kit. Built with all new parts and a Ford Racing 392 stroker. Levy 5 link rear suspension. Just a little info. 11 years later you can be sure it will be more. But nothing compares to the driving experience.

Great video.... i knew the 20k cost for the kit wasn’t everything. And it was easy enough to get prices for the large ticket items (engine, trans, rear end, etc) but very cool to see your real life build and cost. I was estimating about 50k, but the 60+ mark is more realistic after hearing your experience. This does not turn me away from the project but helps me ensure I’m prepared for the cost and time. Thank you!!!

You can run stuff from a 302 from a early 2000s. Maybe Tremec t5 or TKO.

great video I think alot of people do not realize the cost of these kits . Believe me it can get out of hand quickly. I would almost be afraid to see dollar amount I have put into mine

Thank you for telling it like it is!

Great video. The paint looks pretty good the way it is. I bet you can just do some touch up work on the panel joints and save a lot of money on the painting cost and still have a decent finish.

It all adds up, slowly but surely. That's about the ballpark my Dax Cobra cost me in the end (went for the LS3 with a Tremec T56 magnum). I could have had the thing built by a pro for a lot less than I ended up paying to do the work myself, but at least I learned a lot, can maintain it myself, and most importantly, I get the build bragging rights.

Well done!

Enjoy that wonderful car with your son. Great Job!

Great info. Helped me decide that'll I'l NEVER do it. Cheers.

Thank you for your honest costing video. I am planning on building one of these in Canada 🇨🇦 so there will be added cost on tariffs and delivery. I’m getting nervous now 😳

I had some questions but your dancing hands hypnotized me and I forgot.

Many kit projects have been cut short when the money runs out , Good video to explain the true cost .

Thank you for sharing.

You saw it through to completion, good for you! Makes you wonder how many of these have been sitting for years in garages under tarps.

My last play toy was a supercharged T/A. I started out with a B&M blower fuel injection, 4 bolt steel crank 350 and a 75 T/A with a blown 400. So I decided to build a cheap supercharged T/A. Somewhere around 25k the cheap part was forgotten. I had over 10K in $100 or cheaper items before I was done. You would be amazed at how many things are need to build a car from scratch. I had over 35K in 1985 dollars in it when I was done. That was even working at the local speed shop and getting my parts at a discount.

Awesome! I'm getting one soon. Leaning toward the type 65.

Worth it.. yep.. building cars are worth it :) I've done several but the Cobra is a dream at this point. Some day :D. Thanks for sharing