Type-65 Daytona Walk Around

[@SinzuSage]

You have the most practical and updated kit I’ve seen so far. It’s perfect.

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@SinzuSage thanks!

[@143jeg]

Very nice build. Currently squirreling away some cash for one of my own. Was actually thinking of the exact same body color combo. The burlwood dash is a very nice touch... there are lots of nice touches actually.

[@traxiii]

Love the BRG and Black paint scheme, that and you built it big enough that I could fit too!

[@lawrencejones4161]

Very nice you're lucky to have Dad to help. Like the interior as well as the roll ups and flush mount handles. Go to 3.73 with that trans you'll like it. Well done

[@griff1709]

that interior is gorgeous

[@davidbarnett7145]

Your Cobra is really an exceptional build. I think that you and your father knocked it out of the ball park. Love the BRG paint, and attention to details. Thanks for the review.

[@robinsmith1325]

Very nice! I’ve got a type 65 (white with blue stripes) of my own that I acquired earlier this year so I’m compiling my own list of ‘must change/add’ items currently. Lots of inspiration points for me in your build and I love the color and custom windows. Kudos to you and your talented father.

[@singlemaltwsky]

Awesome - I plan on making more vids if people are interested. Let me know if you want any other parts of the car covered.

[@stevewinwood3674]

@@singlemaltwsky details on how to do windows would be awesome

[@stevewinwood3674]

@@singlemaltwsky whoops never mind I found the video you made already :)

[@myclassiccarstory]

Very nice build!

[@juanpablocamacho3966]

Thats a real good build you got there

[@peterjurczyk61]

Wow that is talent interior beautiful like your upgrades super thanks for your video inspiring..

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks!!

[@nickmudd]

This is just plain art

[@tomfurie2996]

Beautiful car. I always thought this would make a fun GT vs track focused.

[@matthewgullett4358]

I'm 6' 4" and 260 pounds. I don't know if you gave me hope or just put a pin into my hopes of building this car for myself. Nice build.

[@singlemaltwsky]

You should check out the gen 3 kit from FFR, they are larger, not sure exactly how much, but worth going to the showroom to try it on if you're serious.

[@scottmurray1862]

The Gen 3 was massive inside. I'm a bit on the shorter side at 5' 7" and I couldn't come close to reaching the pedals when I sat in the one at factory five. You will have no trouble fitting.

[@dougboys5863]

I'm 6 -51/2, 250. I have first Gen factory five Daytona Coupe. I removed the seat and sit on a gel and foam cushion. Five point harness and sitting down in the tub I'm good for leg and head room. Won't get a helmet on though.Getting in and out of it is fun. But so worth it.

[@stuh4645]

The roll downs are nice!

[@RelleK41]

I LOVE the color!!!!!!! I want to do a build just like this one!!!!!!!

[@magnoooz]

Beautiful ❤

[@hectorherbert6585]

That's for sure the kind of car I would love to take on a long road trip..but for sure a quieter (exhaust) and all dynamat interior/floors for driving comfort and muffled sound.(and listen to tunes..!!).how's the fire wall built..??..no heat coming through hopefully..!!!...plenty of luggage space for two.(hot babe..!!).!!..anyway ,congrats for a great build ,very special car ,love the British Racing Green color ..could see it on US back roads from New-York to Montana (no time limit)..my favorite road trip made many years ago (3 times) in a 1988 Porsche SC..for me the best way to enjoy driving a special car..!!

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks!!

[@mmeyer8700]

Looks good. What quick release did you use on the steering and did you need to modify the steering shaft. In the midst of my own build and it is an R model so want to get the steering wheel out of the way for ease of entry and exit

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@mmeyer8700 the one we chose was from NRG innovations. Lots of different models to choose from. Ours is F021261, has a nice quick release collar

[@chrishester3738]

Love it man, this build is on my list in the next few years and I want to have roll down windows too. I'll be searching through your previous vids to see if you documented that but if not could you talk more about that?

[@singlemaltwsky]

Yup - I have a previous video that shows the mechanism. It's a total custom frame design

[@ronn68]

Very nice build! Was it difficult adding door handles and roll-up windows? Any leaks?

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@ronn68 oh yeah, lots of custom work. The doors have drainage in the bottom but in a heavy downpour the top bulbs can leak a bit. To be fair, in a heavy downpour you have other things to worry about in this car :-)

[@RecoveringUGrad]

Can you provide more info about the door handles and windows? The dash looks great as well. Do you have any info to share on that? Where did you get the materials?

[@singlemaltwsky]

If you look at my channel I have videos up showing the mechanisms for the door handles and windows. Both are completely custom made. For the dash, the dials are Classic Instruments, the dash itself is hand made out of burled walnut, again all custom. The upholstery was finished by a local shop in Burlington Ontario

[@bartnash9084]

Absolutely beautiful car, love the color. I just retired and I've been looking at either the roadster or the 65. I'm leaning towards the 65 but it looks like it would be way more complex to build and much more expensive than the roadster. I have a budget of 65 thousand but I really would like to keep my cost at around 40 thousand. I'm quite sure I could do that with the roadster if I build the engine myself and a friend does the body and paint at his shop. What say you about the 65. If I build the motor and a friend does the paint do you think I could keep my cost closer to the 40 than the 65 thou mark.

[@vytasjasinskas399]

Canadian or US dollars - Either way a kit build can be done on a budget but that requires some compromises and sourcing inexpensive and gently used major components like tranny, rear end, brakes, and engine. Paint can be a huge item if done to show standards. It depends what you want. For just a fun driver to take to cars and coffee and the like, 250 HP is plenty for something that weighs less than 2500 lb. Costs can be kept down by sticking with a replica build using Factory Five kit parts and panels. On our build everything is essentially new, custom, and not cheap. The fuel injection and ignition system cost more than my brand new 1972 Cougar. We built a track car some 12 years back using a base dead 1997 BMW 328 and dropped in a Ford small block and a T5 tranny, fully caged and instrumented with new wheels and tires for under 20K. Paint job was 27 rattle cans of DupliColor from an auto parts store. Compromises

[@singlemaltwsky]

yeah - keeping the cost in line is tough one. For sure the 65 is more complex from a body work standpoint, but the mechanical bits are basically the same. The thing people see is the paint and body work, so I would save my pennies and focus on that as a major investment in time and money

[@Fred-rv2tu]

Beautiful car. I hope to build one day.

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks!

[@aarond2753]

Commenting a year later, but very nice build. I’m contemplating a FFR kit car myself, either the coupe or 818C. How many years did this take you to build up to the point in the video?

[@singlemaltwsky]

This build is quite unique, 4 years however that includes a lot of custom work. With a good Subaru donor for an 818 and no deviation from the original design I can see one full summer.

[@colecooper1116]

How much time do these take to build? Me and my father work 6 days a week on restorations for barret jackson and take about a year for a complete restoration. Just wondering about how much time not including paint and body and using the parts in the complete kit they sell?

[@singlemaltwsky]

Hey - well, the devil is in the details. To build the basic mechanical bits and basic seat and dash, one summer is probably fine. Once you get going on custom "not in the manual" stuff it can chew tons of time. This build represents 4000 hours (ish) with many reworks on the chassis geometry, custom dash, all kinds of metal work and hand made assemblies for things like window mechanisms, door handles and more.

[@marshallwilliams4054]

Great idea with the yoga mat on the inside of the wheel well. How has it held up since you recorded this?

[@singlemaltwsky]

Not bad. The fronts have been solid, but we had some adhesive issues with the rears. No biggy to glue some new mats in

[@davidcutler265]

I have recently completed building a Daytona type 3. Beautiful job on the windows and interior. The dash is phenomenal. Wonder where you got the hardware for the rear hatch lock? The FFR supplied latch is a plastic toy.

[@singlemaltwsky]

Hmmm, the latch hardware that we received from FFR on our Gen 2 Daytona is actually not bad, perhaps they changed it in the gen3?

[@FooFahFoeFum]

I don't like green much , but yours is beautiful. ... If you were 6 foot seven & 270 pounds could you bring your seat back further, or is the diagonal pipe behind the seat going to be a stopper. Did your remove the aluminium seat base? What about the foot well/box going deeper than yours?? Would Size 13 shoes be a problem???

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks! Well, size is a problem. This is a gen 2 car, I'm 6'4" and in the original design I did not fit in this car - this car is heavily modified with larger, longer foot boxes, a narrower center tunnel, lowered floor, and a dash that is pushed forward (major reconstruction). The gen 3 is better but if you are considering this at 6'7" I think you might be too big (depends on your leg and torso length). Best bet is to go to the Factory Five facility in MA and try to sit in one.

[@FooFahFoeFum]

@@singlemaltwsky Thanks for your response. I smiled reading your wording. Before getting married, my girlfriends used to say, "size is a problem". .... If possible, What is your wheelbase. Is it 93 inch or [95 inch as per Gen 3]? .... What is the dim from bottom of gas pedal to seat back intersection back/seat.. It should be around 42 to 45 inch ?

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@FooFahFoeFum LOL. The wheelbase is 93 (Gen 2), from gas pedal to seat back is 43 inches, from seat base to roof is 37. Again, keep in mind those measurements would be completely custom to this build as the entire chassis was taken apart and reassembled to achieve a larger space.

[@FooFahFoeFum]

@@singlemaltwsky Thank you again ... Canuck veterans are the best. ....There is hope for me because the 3 gen is 95" wheel base, with some mods in the foot box i should be ok. .... I've spent 8 or more hours watching your videos and reading your build thanks. ... I checked the Corbeau site... last question for today.. ..Is the seat a ... RRS ...or ... RRX .. or ... RRB ... or LG1 ... or ... A4 ... model ???

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@FooFahFoeFum No problem! ....guess I should make more videos. The seat is an LG1, this only fit due to the fact that the center tunnel was rebuilt more narrow. Also, the seat itself was highly modified with basically all of the bottom of the mount/cage removed, so I'm basically sitting on the floor of the car.

[@brianward6291]

Hey! I'm 6'2, 240, curious how well you fit. I noticed the extended pedal box, how's head ht?

[@singlemaltwsky]

It's pretty tight. However this is a Gen 2 chassis with a lot of modification, extended pedal box, lowered floor and very modified seats. If you're looking new I would consider trying to find a Gen 3 to test fit.

[@richardfox2297]

I'd like to build one, love this car. I would paint it a dark burgundy, with pearled cream stripe down the middle. And I like to try an 8 or 9 speed automatic transmission, not that I can't drive stick, just something different

[@sahibmangat6202]

Hey this is a very neat build. I didnt know there were FFR in Ontario due to insurance issues. How were you able to get this car registered in Ontario? And what about insurance. Are you using Hagerty?

[@singlemaltwsky]

Plating and insurance were for sure no fun on this vehicle. It's illegal to import a finished kit car, however if you bring 'parts' over the border you can build and license in Canada. My insurance is with Zehr in southern Ontario, great to work with.

[@SpdTrp1050cc]

Outstanding build! Some people may think certain aspects aren't "correct" for the car, but as you say, they can build their own how they want, lol. The quality of craftsmanship, creativity, and attention to detail is phenomenal. Do you have any details on how you made those roll up windows? I'll be building my own Daytona and would really like to do something like that as opposed to the little slider kit that FFR offers.

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks! Yes, if you browse my channel there is a video with an inside view of the window mechanism. They are completely custom built however, so I have no plans to share.

[@SpdTrp1050cc]

@@singlemaltwsky cool, i just watched that video, gives me some good ideas. Might look at pirating a regulator and glass from something similar and try to retrofit it to the Daytona doors. I'd really love to do frameless widows, but that may be too difficult to find a match for.

[@oldschoolmotorsickle]

Nice well crafted car! There’s enough room for a pre-silencer between the headers and side exit. Or is there? Noise is tiring in a grand touring car.

[@singlemaltwsky]

It could be done. The noise is actually not horrible as the side pipes we have cut drone quite a bit and cruising has the engine at very low rpm. Around town, it's loud

[@jnng7463]

what side pipes are these called and can you recommend a presilencer?

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@jnng7463 these are dynomax but unfortunately they don't make these anymore. I have had good luck with Dynomax.

[@richdavidson8554]

Who did your roll up window kit?

[@singlemaltwsky]

Not a kit - my father designed and fabricated it.

[@HAIDARAVEN]

Looks great West Coast (Vancouver) Import issues?

[@singlemaltwsky]

As long as your paper work is in order you should be fine (we were)

[@HAIDARAVEN]

@@singlemaltwsky I brought an old car up from Texas once.....biggest pain was paying tax at border.....never tried with a Kit

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@HAIDARAVEN remember you can't actually important a lot car, that's illegal. You can however import car parts, that's the trick.

[@HAIDARAVEN]

@@singlemaltwsky yeah thats the part that tricky.....but factory 5 will be helpful im sure 😄

[@Oplix]

It would be nice if people with these kits would talk about where they sourced and how much the drivetrain parts and engine were

[@Phil.Z_]

Been contemplating trying to get one of these, yours is done up amazing! How is the fit for us taller folks? I’m 6’3” . You said you’re 6’4” and had to to extend the foot box. Was this out of necessity or more for overall comfort? Thanks for showing everyone your amazing build

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks! Yeah, keep in mind that this is a Gen 2 coupe from FFR. The Gen 3 that they sell now has more room but I haven't had a chance to get in one. If you're contemplating it I would find one or make a trip to the north east to actually try a stock one out.

[@se7ensnakes]

no independent rear suspension?

[@singlemaltwsky]

For my application on the road the three link works great. If I was tracking you're totally right.

[@pilotboatk8187]

Nice!! Where in Ontarionare you? Im living in st. Catharines!! Good work!

[@singlemaltwsky]

London! Thanks!

[@iramroj9788]

Do you think a 2jz would fit in one of these

[@singlemaltwsky]

Yup - for sure there will be some fabricating of engine mounts etc, however if you're into a build like this that shouldn't scare you. I actually considered a V12 at one point (lots of room), but finding one that was reasonable for power/price was not simple.

[@1970PMD]

Great build. I would suggest to you getting rid of that live axle and going with a multilink subframe and diff. World of difference if you close circuit race this beast. Thumbs up.

[@singlemaltwsky]

If I was going to track this car, you're 100% correct. I have another machine that I take to the track. This car is for cruising to shows etc. Very difficult in Canada to insure a car like this for the road and the track so I had to choose.

[@1970PMD]

@@singlemaltwsky I understand, same problem here in South Florida. Insurance prices are astronomical, specially for foreign cars such as my R32 GTR. Looking forward to more of your vids, stay safe.

[@edwardray2832]

Nice!

[@Ziemys]

Very nice looking car. Just curious how long did it take to build it? And P.S. best wishes from Lithuania!

[@singlemaltwsky]

Thanks! I have yet to visit Lithuania, would love to some day. The car was 4 years in the making.

[@hughe341]

Curious, what was your tire size and wheel choice? Did you guys put any sound deadening in the interior? Beautiful car!

[@singlemaltwsky]

Wheels are a custom from a company called AugmentWheels in Toronto. Went with 17inch, 315 in rear and 245 up front. The car is full of Dynamat, tons of the stuff actually. It helps with heat for sure in the footboxes, and vibration just about everywhere.

[@giantpune]

@@singlemaltwsky What's all the noise you mentioned that drowns out the radio? Is it just a loud exhaust or is it road noise/rattling?

[@singlemaltwsky]

@@giantpune haha, engine. Lots and lots of engine noise.

[@nimbly1693]

Are you a Stompin Tom fan?

[@Arthurzeiro]

That's more mid engined than most rear mid-engine cars out there.

[@ttinnovations3310]

love it! hahaha,.... "I like green if you don't like it F-off , not your car ! " hhahahaahahh you tell them haters ! =P

[@peterhatch1583]

Why not fuel injection .

[@singlemaltwsky]

It is throttle body injected. MDS Atomic

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

You can still paint it red like a sports car is suppose to be, and find a good small block Chevy engine in there, to fix up YOUR car.

[@CaffeineAndGasoline]

I'd love to ask you some questions if you're cool wth it. I won't PM you, but do send me a message if you're okay with it. I am in Milton, Ontario btw.

[@singlemaltwsky]

Absolutely! Feel free to PM me or pm on my Instagram @jonasjasinskas