Factory Five Cobra Carbon Dash New Product

This video covers the installation by Greg at 520 Speedworks of the Factory Five Carbon Dash with glovebox. I will give a pretty good step by step look at how to install this beautiful carbon dash. I will also give my honest review of this Factory Five product. There are always different ways to do it. This video shows how to install the kit with 520 Speedworks style.
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Today you will also find that not only does 520 Speedworks fix repair and upgrade Shelby Cobras. We also work on any Factory Five Racing vehicles as well as full frame off restorations like the 46 Willy's Jeep. So far you have witnessed over 30 videos of us fixing a wrecked Cobra but now we are working on a car a customer needed help with. Don't forget to check out a few of our 520 Speedworks play lists. Our favorite of course is the Factory Five Cobra kit car build also title wrecked Cobra build.
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Video Rundown
00:00 - Intro
00:02 - Greg Introducing Factory Five Carbon Dash
00:55 - 520 Speedworks Cobras
01:16 - Unbox of carbon dash components
02:22 - Aluminum Gauge template
03:37 - Factory Five Glove Box
05:05 - Speedhut Cobra Vintage Gauges
05:55 - 520 Speedworks taping Carbon dash for protection
06:30 - Carbon Dash Gauge Template and Marking
09:45 - Cutting Gauge Holes in Factory Five Carbon Dash
11:16 - Installing Speedhut Cobra Vintage Gauges
11:46 - 520 Speedworks marking and cutting steering shaft hole
13:37 - Installing Replicalparts.com Russ Thompson steering bezel
14:02 - Installing Factory Five glove box
16:15 - 520 Speedworks Custom made Factory Five glove box
16:45 - Carbon Dash and 520 Speedworks wiring and glove box finished
17:17 - Final install Factory Five's Carbon Dash and Final look
18:12 - 520 Speedworks review of Factory Five's Carbon Dash
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Factory Five Carbon Dash

[@jnsfrahm]

Great review. I’m ordering the carbon dash for my Mark IV and relocating the Speedo and RPM gages for better visibility.

[@glenndiorio8967]

I like you staying consistent with your attire! Shorts and opened toes, hey, that's a good motto! 😮 Have to admit the dash looks much better than what was there. 👍

[@520speedworks6]

Thanks Glenn, it was almost as hot in Tx as Az the humidity was definitely higher. Got always wear my Safety Sandals. I amost change the name of the channel to The Flip Floor Garage. LoL

[@jnsfrahm]

I purchased this dash for my MK4. Very nice looking carbon layup. Thanks for the install info.

[@520speedworks6]

If you have any question please contact me.

[@raullasvegas]

NIce job, thanks for the video. That dash looks SO much better than the vinyl foam 1970s looking thing.

[@520speedworks6]

Doug Thanks, it really is a nice upgrade.

[@davidbarnett7145]

Nice Viedo, your doing a great job 👍

[@520speedworks6]

Thanks

[@jon4739]

I have that CF dash from FFR and it installed so nicely. The look is so bad ass too. I ended up wrapping my trans tunnel in CF like you guys did your dash on the other cobra and finishing it with 2K matte clear coat to UV protect it and to ensure it head the same finish as the dash.. I am in love with my interior. Classic with a touch of modern. Also huge thank you for the internal roll bar mounts. They installed perfectly and really add to the look of my build. My wife and I wear our 520 Speedworks shirt all of the time :)

[@520speedworks6]

Jon that is awesome. Some time shot me a pic with you guys wearing them. Yeah the dash they put out is fabulous.

[@jnsfrahm]

Jon, how did you finish off the ends of your carbon dash? Did you cut them or bend them inside of the upper door hinge?

[@520speedworks6]

With the factory five carbon dash we just let the ends hang out. We do not attach them to anything. Just ise the under dash mounts.

[@Metalcop5150]

I used hole saws when doing my dash. A couple of good quality, Lennox hole saws would've made this job waaaaay easier. .02

[@520speedworks6]

I agree holesaws make jobs fast. But with a customers 500 dash. I prefer to sneek up on the hole and dont mind the extra time. LoL

[@saltyesq]

FYI, I read that Carbon fiber dust happens to be the same shape and size as asbestos. You might wants to wear a breathing apparatus when cutting or sanding.

[@520speedworks6]

Thanks Michael, generally i do where the correct respirator. But seeing as i was on the road I forgot it. So I used what I had in a pinch.

[@davesworld2132]

Dude I've been thinking about doing a dash like this for months I just couldn't decide on if I like it or not' I like this vs non gloss carbon style. Good Job!

[@520speedworks6]

I like the satin carbon in certain applications and this is one of them. I wonder if the Factory five dash would fit your cobra.

[@davesworld2132]

@@520speedworks6 I was thinking the same thing. My dash is completely flat factory five looks like at the ends it rolls inward. But I think the factory five is a wider car I might be able to cut that part off

[@520speedworks6]

@@davesworld2132 We could take measurement of your car and mine and see the difference.

[@davesworld2132]

@@520speedworks6 good idea. My dashboard is roughly 52 to 53 inches wide

[@520speedworks6]

@@davesworld2132 The dash I took off this car if measured from where it starts to curve. from curve to curve it is 51 to 52 inches.

[@C4LSX]

Looking at building a mk4 myself love your content. I do have a question, is the pedal box on a cobra off set to the left?

[@520speedworks6]

That's awesome the whole driver and passenger foot boxes are offset to the outside. When sitting in the car your feet point towards the front wheels. Is that what you are talking about?

[@Zanzabar5]

I have only changed the oil on my car. I was a history major in college. I have some lego experience. Can I build a FF Cobra?

[@dansgarage2010]

😀 Great video, technical Difficulties aside. I have the vinyl dash option coming. My kit is scheduled for 12/18/21. Love your videos. So speaking of videos, did I miss a completion video of the wrecked cobra? What kind/brand was the 2 part epoxy did you use to connect the dash door to the hinge? Thanks for your commitment to making videos even away from home. 👍

[@520speedworks6]

Dan that's awesome, waiting is the hardest part. One day we will be a professional KZbin channel. LOL If your talking about the solid vinyl dash it is a nice piece just take your time with the glove box. If its the aluminum with vinyl cover, throw the cover away and order a cow hide from E-bay and wrap it with that. The glue is JB Weld plastic glue. Not the easiest to work with(customer provided), but did a good job. Nope you have not missed the completion of the wrecked cobra! I just have lots of content and just trying to give all my subs a variety of things to watch, new wrecked Cobra vid next week.

[@dansgarage2010]

Yes I have the vinyl optional dash coming with the glove compartment. So what kind of epoxy do you recommend for the “assembled louvers” from FFR to attach to the fenders & for the glove box assembly assuming it’s similar to the glove box on the carbon fiber dash?

[@520speedworks6]

@@dansgarage2010 we use a combination of glue and velcro to hold the louvers on. We glue the lower louver mount to the car. Dill holes so the glue can press through. put on velco. Then screw the upper louver mount to the car and put a piece of velcro on the car. Never had a louver move or fall off. We have not installed them on the wrecked cobra I will make sure I show it in detail in that video.

[@kalasmournrex1470]

General question: you do a lot of Cobra work: have you worked on any Daytona Coupes? If so, what would you say are the benefits of each. I'm trying to decide between the two because I think they are both amazing. I'm sort of leaning toward the Daytona because I like to be able to drive in the rain; I already can't ride my motorcycle in the rain. Also, I love the colors on your Cobra. They are the same almost as my 2013 Boss 302 Mustang. I think the shade of green is just slightly different

[@520speedworks6]

Hey Rex, Yes I have worked on Coupes as well. I really like them also. If you are going to purposely drive in the rain then you will want to go with a coupe over the roadster. Cobra only has a 90 in wheel base that and wet road makes for interesting driving. The cars with proper tires are more than capable of driving in the rain, but not much fun just like motorcycles. Coupes are nice because you can install A/C, it fits bigger people, but it is a more complicated car to construct. Thanks love the green its called Stryker Viper Green.