Archive of past Kit Car Builder Magazines

ISSUE #1 - MAY/JUNE 2002 HOW-TO's: Install an Emergency Brake Install a Mustang Cobra 4.6 Modular engine ... plus bonus information on supercharging	ISSUE #2 - JULY/AUG 2002 HOW-TO's: -Install Remote Door Openers -Stuff a V-8 Into a Porsche # EFI- Retro Looks, Modern Performance Fiero V-8 swap guidelines Fiberglass Fundamentals	ISSUE #3 - SEPT/OCT 2002 HOW-TO's: Weigh Your Car At Home Install a 914 Porsche in a Porsche Identify VW engines & chassis
ISSUE #4 - Nov/Dec 2002 SOLD OUT New Mustang kit based on a Mazda Miata The tech low-down on suspensions, sway bars and bushings Ed Shipp’s near-perfect Regal Thunder T-Bird	ISSUE #5 - Jan/Feb 2003 SOLD OUT New Kits Preview -GT Roadster -Dune Buggy -Pickup kit Cool How-To's Tech Info	ISSUE #6 - Mar/April 2003 SOLD OUT   1-Year Anniversary Issue Exclusive Miata-Base MG Replica Feature New Tomahawk Z-Car snake Shop Tour of Finish Line
ISSUE #7 - May/June 2003 SOLD OUT KAMINARI'S HOT NEW MR2 Rebody CAV GT40 Spyder Northstar-powered Fino Xantos - Lotus 11 replica Unique's 289 FIA Cobra replica	ISSUE #8 - July/August 2003 Hot, New, Sexy Attack -- Honda-based supercar Exotic Illusions Countach Diva's new Speedster Midstates Cobra replica Aldino Fiero rebody	ISSUE #9 - Sept/Oct 2003 HOW MUCH: 4 Cobra Price Levels -- 12-page special section featuring - Carcepts - Factory Five Racing - Shell Valley - Superformance Nobel M12 GTO Indy Street
ISSUE #10 - Nov/Dec 2003 SOLD OUT HOW-TO's:   -Install Oxygen Sensors   -Install Windshield Wipers   -Install Air Conditioning Porsche Special Shamrock Cobra Replica Cheetah Replica	ISSUE #11 - Jan/Feb 2004 HOW-TO's:>   -Buy A Used Kit Car   -Install a Low-Buck Heater/Defroster   -Install An Automatic Shifter First Hand Account of Learning to Drive a Cobra Fast '34 Cabriolet Hot Rod Shopping the SEMA Show	SOLD OUT ISSUE #12 - March/April 2004 HOW-TO's:   -Install an adjustable air suspension for Lambos   -Install a tire temp monitor system Featured Car Shop Tours FFROGFest Coverage and much more
ISSUE #13 - May/June 2004 Radical Rebodies Turn Your Fiero Engine Into A V-12 Install an Effective Disc Brake System Rebuild a Holley Carb Form Moldless Fiberglass Parts First Look at the new Scarab Awesome Emerson Cobra replica	SOLD OUT ISSUE #14 - July/Aug 2004 NEW KITS FROM COAST TO COAST 12 Pages of the Hottest Stuff 10 Tips to Help You Complete Your First Kit Hot new GT40 Replica H2 Rebody BMW-based Cobra Replica Knotts Show Coverage Carlisle Show Coverage How To Install a Trans Shift Kit How To Install Power Steering on a Fiero	ISSUE #15 - Sept/Oct 2004 Hot Speed Parts - 25 must-have products Exclusive first look at FFR's new Mark III - late-model Mustang donor Cobra Badlands SUV Lil' Big Rig dowsized 18-wheeler Supercharged Lotus 7 NAERC Lambo Diablo Hig temp coatings Sexy TomCat 34 Coupe Street Beast Spring Fling coverage - 300+ Cobras
ISSUE #16 - Nov/Dec 2004 3 Cool Street Rod projects Rod Buyer's Guide Monster Cobra clone Fire Breathing Dragon for Chevy Lovers Inexpensive Z-car rebody project Superbike-powered Lotus 7 How To Measure for the Right Size Wheels & Tires Show Coverage	ISSUE #17 - Jan/Feb 2005 Insider Secrets of Chassis Design Cool Stuff We Found at the SEMA Show New "Ask Dr. Kit Car" Tech Q&A feature Hi-Performance Porsche Replicas Lots of Speedsters and Spyders Much more...	ISSUE #18 - March/April 2005 SOLD OUT PLUG 'N PLAY Quick-Build Cars & Picking the Right Engines for Them Superformance's Brock Coupe Exotic Attack - ERA - Comparing real and replica Bruce Meyers profile Everett-Morrisons new snake How to Install Seat Heaters Shows Preview Steve McQueen's Flying Manx Battery Tech
Issue #19 – May/June 2005 - BRILLIANT COLORS - Paint & Body Extravaganza Paint Like a Pro Shoebox Bird Beck's New Porsche 904 Gull Wing Coupe Harley-Based Hot Rod '37 Ford Street Rod Coupe Cruisin' the TX Hill Country How To Add Bead To Tubing Twin Turbo Cobra Car Factory Shop Tour How To Make Aluminum Trim Panels Power Performance Snake
SOLD OUT Issue #20 – July/August 2005 SOLD OUT - CUTTING EDGE KITS – Your Guide to the Latest Innovations Excalibur Cobra Knotts Show Coverage Carlisle Show Coverage Stalker Custom Cutting Edge Tech Dragon's New Camaro-based roadster How To Install Trunk Latch JPS Speedster
> SOLD OUT Issue #21 – September/October 2005 - FAST, SEXY & HOT Easy Porsche Spyder Kit Garage Efficiency How To Assemble a Fiero Rebody Custom Manifold How To Install Oxygen Sensors How To Make Custom Engine Brackets Shell Valley Cheetah Duelling Cobrathons Hot Rod Auburn ERA GT40 Stoneleigh, England Show FFR Snake Porsche RSK Spyder Project
Issue #22 – November/December 2005 - MIRROR PERFECT Thunder Ranch Porsche Coupster Turnkey 700hp Chevy Engine Hurricane Cobra Porsche GT on a Boxster NorCal Show Coverage Kirkham Snakes Monterey Historics M1 Stang Porsche RSK Spyder Project How To Make Spark Plug Wires How To Stretch a Fiero Chassis How To Rebuild An Emissions Carb
Issue #23 – January/February 2006 - BLAST FROM THE PAST Midstates Cobra EasyRod Rebody SEMA Show Custom Manifold Allen Motorcars MG Regal 650hp Thunder Bird Pacific Roadster Cobra Kit Car Primer How To Wrap Headers How To Bond Fiberglass Vintage Speedster Subaru-Powered Blast Porsche RSK Spyder Project
Issue #24 – March/April 2006 - ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Cars Are The Stars Sterling Replicars Cobra Roadster & Coupe Grand National-powered FFT GT Porsche GT Coast Hi 427 Small-Block Show Calendar How To Make Simple Fiberglass Molds Euroworks Countach Replica How To Install Positraction Reptile Roundup 4-Year Anniversary Stuff
Issue #25 – May/June 2006 - THE NEXT BIG THING? Off road Cars Pocket Rockets Classic Roadsters Snake Deman Lotus 7 Clone West Coast Cobra Keith Craft Racing Engines Tour Shoebox Rod II Valkyrie Resurrected Project $SK Spyder Project ERA GT40 Stoneleigh, England Show FFR Snake Porsche RSK Spyder Project
Issue #26 – July/August 2006 - CRAZY FOR COUPES NAF Daytona Coupe Mongoose Grand Sport DDR SP4 Offroad Show Coverage Carlisle Show Coverage Knotts Show Coverage Shell Valley Homecoming S&S Automotive Shop Tour Intermeccanica Porsche Replica Intermeccanica Shop Tour
Issue #27 – September/October 2006 - MID-ENGINE SUPERCARS V-12 Lambo Replica Custom Fino Attack Noble M400 Race Car Replicas Shop Tour Factory Five's New GTM Westfield Lotus Replica Roush Shop Tour Shelby 289 Street Cobra London Cobra Show How To Measure and True a Fiberglass Body
Issue #28 – November/December 2006 - SPEEDSTER OR SPYDER? Thunder Ranch Speedster A Pair of 550 Spyders Audi-Powered Special Edition Spyder NorCal Show Coverage Midstates Cobra All Pro Daytona Coupe Genesis FE 427 Sideoiler How To Replace A Speedster Dash How To Alter Parts With Temp Molds Electric Wombat How To Make a Plastic Windscreen Club Sandwish North Show Coverage
Issue #29 – January/February 2007 - BREAKING WITH TRADITION Stalker Lotus Replica One-Off Fiero Rebody V-8 Porsche Cool Trike Harley-Based Twintech Ninja Miata Rebody Backdraft Cobra Vintage Speedsters Brute Reptile Roundup NAERC Diablo Replica SEMA Show Coverage Hurricane Cobra
Issue #30 – March/April 2007 - ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Scorpion Z GTO PRI Show Coverage Homebuilt Daytona Coupe Specialty Car Does One-Lap How To Customize Fiberglass Parts Unique Motorcars '36 Cabriolet Rod Auction Fever Power Performance Cobra Auto Classics '33 Willys Kit Car Builder Story Index
Issue #31 – May/June 2007 - WHAT'S YOUR CAR WORTH? What's Your Car Really Worth How To Buy & Sell Old Kit Cars JPS Turbo Speedster Exotic Re-Creations Cobra Meets Super Duty Kirkham Cobra Coupe How To Keep Cool & Quiet Westffield Lotus 11 Replica Welding Club Sandwich Show Coverage Porsche RSK Spyder Project
Issue #32 – July/August 2007 - EAST TO WEST Kit Versus Turnkey ERA GT40 Spyder Unique Motorcars Homecoming Carlisle Show Coverage FFR Daytona Coupe Speedster Motorcars Gullwing Knotts Show Coverage How To Install A Custom IRS Unique 289 FIA Cobra Motorcycle-based Mini The Ins & Outs of Powdercoating
Issue #33 – September/October 2007 - CARS ARE THE STARS! RCR GT40 Kit Kar Kare Coveland Locost Seven London Cobra Show Coverage Aldino Rebody JPS Porsche 356 Coupe Custom V-12 GTO Replica Shell Valley Homecoming How To Install a Wiring Kit Project Cars Update
Issue #34 – November/December 2007 - HEAVY HITTERS Bill Thomas Cheetah Custom FFR Roadster Superformance GT40 Adrenalin Murtaya Mongoose Corvette GTP V-8 Lotos Look-Alike Deserter Owners Group Reunion How To Install RaceDeck Flooring NorCal Show Coverage Thoroughbred '36 Ford Pickup How To Install 3rd Brake Light
SOLD OUT Issue #35 – January/February 2008 - HIGH ROLLERS – Exotic Looks & Performance RCRs Superlite Coupe NSX-Based Diablo Subaru 356 Cabriolet Gull Wing Coupe Harley-Based Hot Rod '37 Ford Street Rod Coupe Cruisin the TX Hill Country SEMA Show Coverge Se7ens Meet How To Install Gauges Mendeolas New Mid-Engine Trans Kit Cars On The Colorado Mystery Manta
Issue #36 – March/April 2008 6th Anniversary Issue HOT RIDES – Great Looks & Performance Lo-Buck Mid-engine La Bala Shell Valley Roadster Family Project Lincoln Zephyr Hot Rod Delivery Exotic Illusions Countach Replacement Body Shell Revolution Reptile Roundup Coverage How-To Custom Grille Lone Star Cobra 7-Day Build Pacific Roadster Cobra Replica Rocky Mountain Replica Roundup Coverage
Issue #37 – May/June 2008 Legendary Replicas – Miata-Based Lotus 7 Dyno Tuning for more performance Turkey Run Coverage GT40 Clone from Down Under Engine Factory Tour How To Install Oxygen Sensors QueenBee's Awesome T-Bird Unique 289 FIA Replica Merlin Coupe Street Beasts Fastback Cobra New Reader's Rides Section Killer Kellison
Issue #38 – Jul/Aug 2008 LATEST & GREATEST - 2009 Quick Reference Guide to A Gazillion Kits & Turnkeys – Ruth Cheetah Carlisle Show Coverage CRD Healey replica Aston Martin Miata Rebody Return of the CalSpyder Knott's Show Coverage Atypical Factory Five Roadster FFRog CA Gathering Ideas & Tricks for a Killer Paintjob Reader's Rides	Issue #39 – Sept/Oct 2008 GOIN' STRONG - Hot VW-Power Showcase – Stuttgart Spyders 550 Morro Bay Speedster Gathering A Pair of Intermeccanicas How To Install a Mid-Engine Shifter JPS 356 Coupe Meyers Manxter & Mendeola VW-Based Kit Car Roundup Phantom Thunder Ranch Speedster Eco-Friendly WCM Lotus 7 Unique Cobra replica Drag Daytona Deronda Rocketship London Cobra Show coverage	Issue #40 – Nov/Dec 2008 RED HOT REPLICAS – Exotic Illusions Countach Belaro - Late Model Camaro Rebody Rocky Mountain Replica Roundup Southern Auto Classics Cobra replica How To Use Carbon Fiber Sheet NorCal Show EM Motors Ferrari 512 GT Reproductions GT40 replica Drag Daytona The Art of Metal Finishing Spring Daytona Show FFR Open House Aquila
Issue #41 – Jan/Feb 2009 COBRA GUIDE 2009 – Dick Smith's Lasting Legacy Engines EFI vs. Carb A Pair of FFR Cobra replicas Shell Valley & Southern Automotive Kirkham & Keith Craft Cobra Replica Guide Backdraft & Roush Superformance & Roush Fiero Facelift Run 'N Gun coverage Motorcycle-Powered Mini Speedsters & Spyders Tackle Tail of the Dragon Kit Cars on the Colorado River	Issue #42 – Mar/Apr 2009 MAN UP - Build Your Own Car – Backdraft GT40 Replicas RAW Striker Lotus 7 Replica How To Use Jag Front & Rear Suspensions Factory Five's '33 Hot Rod PRI Show Coverage Homebuilt Cobra replica SEMA Show Coverage Unique Homecoming Drag Daytona	Issue #43 – May/Jun 2009 TOO SEXY - Here's Our Stimulus Package – Davikki Smooster hot rod pickup Lotus 7s hit the Texas Hill Country New Tool Feature Inside the new Tremec 6-speed trans Mini Marcos K-1 Attack Ceramic Coatings Lesher Daytona Coupe Turkey Run coverage Pro Built Cobra replica Scratch-Built McLaren replica
Issue #44 – Jul/Aug2009 2010 Preview Issue – Your Next Engine? Absolute Power Issue – Smeding 427 Smal-Block Hydrogen Power? FWD Power for Mid-Engine Cars Superlite Motorcycle-Powered Nemesis Carb Vs. EFI Engine Factory;s new EFI Roush 550hp Jasper 302 Reman Subaru Power Supercharged V-6 Stalker LS Engines MGM Dune Buggy Reader’s Ride: Kirkham Knott’s Coverage Coast to Coast hot rod Carlisle show coverage	Issue #45 – Sept/Oct 2009 HAVE IT YOUR WAY - Build the Cars Detroit Can’t – Superformance hardtop Speedster Type 1 Porsche Stainless Exhaust Zipper Spyder’s unique roadster Pair of JPS Porsche Coupes London Cobra Show coverage Turbocharged Lotus 7 Formula High School Spring Daytona coverage	Issue #46 – Nov/Dec 2009 XTREME MACHINES – No Boring Cars, Ever – NASCAR-style Super Stepside Choosing Engine Drive Pulleys Reptile Roundup coverage Tornado GT40 Installing KoolMat Insulation Shell Valley snake Projex’s Corvette conversion Top 10 Tools of 2009 Reader’s Ride: Jamaican
SOLD OUT Issue #47 – Jan/Feb 2010 COBRA GUIDE 2010 – Superformance LeMans Coupe Keith Craft 408 small-block Backdraft Track Car Fabricating a Cobra Throttle pedal ERA 289 Slabside Midstates snake Million Dollar Superformance Cobra Resource Guide Run ‘N Gun coverage Easy Rods Belaro convertible NorCal club show Saxon Healey	Issue #48 – Mar/Apr 2010 ENGINE EXTRAVAGANZA – Smeding 427 small-block Tips On Choosing the Right Engine Engine Break-In Tips Keith Craft 390 Big-Block Alt Power Engine Resources Guide Supercharged Stalker 750hp Grand Sport Scarab Reborn Everett-Morrison Cobra Show Schedule	Issue #49 – May/Jun 2010 LEADING EDGE – Exotic Italia Miata rebody How to Install an Engine in a Turnkey-Minus Electric Wombat Factory Five’s new Mk4 roadster Reptile Roundup coverage Meyers’ new Kick-Out street buggy Lucra Cars’ Lister replica Slick Sebring
Issue #50 – July/Aug 2010 SHOW OFF! – Our New Car Issue; Find Cars You Really Want– Classic Kits At Amelia Island Concours Lone Star Cobra w/1000+ hp Porsche Replicas on the CA Coast Speedster Motorcars Electric Cord Installing the ISIS Multiplex Wiring System New SoCal Show Venue Carlisle Show Coverage FFR’s California Cruise-In	Issue #51 – Sept/Oct 2010 SUPER SNAKES – Birkin Lotus 7 Sev7en Fest Superformance Roadster w/E-Rock Engine Package Petersen Museum Fiberglass Car Show Backdraft Hardtop Dream Machine Testing Speedhut’s New GPS Speedo Unique Twin-Supercharged Snake 24 Heures de Cobra London Cobra Show Coverage Exploring Custom Possibilities New Perano Exotic	Issue #52 – Nov/Dec 2010 PUSHING BOUNDARIES – “That’s a Kit Car?” – Thunder Ranch Porsche 904 Kit Car Insurance Considerations Simpson Italia 2 the Sequel Race Car Replicas Shop Scene Contessa Touring Coupe Lizardo Fiero Rebody Styling Exercise Car Factory’s ETV Spaceship NorCal show coverage Exotic Caslista Plastic Repair 101
Issue #53 – Jan/Feb 2011 COBRA GUIDE 2011– Guy Fieri’s Superformance Cobra Pacific Roadster Cobra Custom FFR Coupe Superformance 289 FIA Classic Butler Cobra Aluminum Kirkham Cobra Lone Star’s Demonstrator Cobra Replica Resource Guide Shell Valley’s New Demonstrator Aircraft Grade FFR Coupe VSE Cobra Replica Hurricane’s Latest Backdraft Installs a Coyote 5.0 Undercar Exhaust Install Run ‘N Gun Coverage Easy Rods ’49 Shoebox Lil’ Big Rig’s New Peterbuilt Weekend Engine Build Kit Engine Resource Guide	Issue #54 – Mar/Apr 2011 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – Celebrating a Decade of Cool Cars – Ravenhawk Hot Rod How To Make Zagg Stands Injector Cleaning Replacing Gas Tank With Fuel Cell FFR’s New Gen II GTM Special Edition Subie-powered 550 Spyder Hoopty - Custom Speedster 10 Years of Our Covers Kit Car Builder History	Issue #55 – May/Jun 2011 ANTI-COBRA ISSUE – Car Factory Porsche GT Stalker LS V-8 Custom Cheetah Honda-Based Kit Looking for a Home RCR Lola T70 Installing a DigiDash 32-Year Sterling Build Matched Pair of FFR Roadsters Repairing & Caring for Leather & Vinyl Speedway’s Tribute T Chattanooga Rod Design’s C5 Vette
Issue #56 – Jul/Aug 2011 HORSEPOWER HEAVEN– Guy Fieri’s Superformance Cobra Recreating a Rare Porsche 550 Racecar Rare Jaguar Concept Replica SoCal Show Coverage Homebuilt Unique Cobra 11 Great, New Crate Engines Carlisle (PA) Show Coverage Speedsters Meet Spyders Family Reunion Install Run ‘N Gun Coverage Easy Rods ’49 Shoebox Lil’ Big Rig’s New Peterbuilt Weekend Engine Build Kit Engine Resource Guide	Issue #57 – Sept/Oct 2011 HAMMER TIME – Racecars for the Street – Ignition Tech Southwest Se7ens Texas Meet Birkin Bandit Metz Motor Cars Cobra Superlite’s Line of Cars Regal T-Bird Hoopty - Custom Speedster FII Roadsters on Shelby Series I Chassis London Cobra Show Coverage Custom Dragon Unique’s Homecoming