Summit Racing’s 427 MK4

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Factory Five produces what Dave calls, “projects,” but he’s also not afraid to call them kit cars—it’s right there on the website. Since 1995, the company has built more than 8,000 chassis and body kits. MK4s start at $13,000 for the basic kit that uses an 1987–2004 Mustang donor to provide the drivetrain, suspension, and fuel system, while $20,000 will get you the complete kit that includes everything you’d need to build a car, except for the transmission, rear axle, engine, and paint. To fill in those last few pieces of the puzzle, Factory Five recently teamed up with Summit Racing to offer engine and transmission packages that make building a Factory Five kit even easier. There are engine packages that group crate engines or long-blocks with all their necessary hardware, and you can choose between a 412hp 5.0L Coyote that pairs with a Tremec Cobra R five-speed or a 340hp 306 Ford small-block that matches up with a T-5. Both of those engines are from Ford Racing, but Summit cooked up a high-torque small-block of its own. This silver-and-red MK4 is owned by Summit and showcases its 351-based 427 crate engine and Tremec TKO 600 five-speed manual transmission kit. Built by SJK Customs in St. George, Utah, the car was unveiled at the 2012 SEMA show. Unfortunately for us, the car still had some show dates lined up and had to be in pristine condition, so while it got some road time and a few dragstrip passes, we couldn’t risk taking it on the road course. Luckily, we had another Cobra waiting in the wings that was just as capable on the track.