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Customer Profile Ken Bush FFR 4530RD, El Cajon, CA
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When you’re not married, the “honey do” list is much shorter, but the drive for projects is still just as strong – only their all yours.
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Ken Bush, still single at 46, for example, is one busy guy.
He’s a key member of the Baja Fools, a pit crew supporting Baja 500 and Baja 1000 Off Road Races. He also builds custom fishing rods, and gets out on the ocean for big game fishing as often as he can.
When Ken saw a photo of a set of Candy Red rims in a magazine ad, he started to visualize them as the base of a tricked-out, “modern twist on a classic car”.
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In November of 2004, Ken took delivery of FFR 4530, and although he didn’t have a garage to build it in, he set out to complete the car exactly as he had visualized it. Luckily, he had a friend who had built a new garage and was willing to part with a portion if it so that Ken could build his “part Roadster, part Hot Rod, part road beast”. Ken also knew a few guys that were willing to lend a helping hand when necessary.
In nine short months he completed his work of art, complete with some of the nicest, custom modifications we’ve seen.
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Along the way, Ken managed to install “all the goodies”, including: Engine 351W stroked to 418 (Ford Performance Solutions) Intake: Stacked EFI Manifold (Very Cool Parts) Transmission: Tremec 3550 w/ Hurst Shifter MacLeod Bellhousing Ford Racing Clutch Rear End: FFR Independent Rear Suspension w/ 3:5:5 gears with VPM Sway Bar Brakes: Cobra 13” Front, 11.65” Rear Wheels/Tires: 255/17” front, 315/17” rear Cobra R 17 (9” front, 10.5” rear) Custom polished and coated in Candy Red BFG-TA-KD’s (255 front, 315 rear) Paint: Black with Candy Red stripes (Miller’s Customs) Including custom rolled cockpit edges, stripes on the underside of the hood, underbody treatment, and “shadow/ghost” flames within the stripes Misc. Stuff: 15:1 Manual Rack (Flaming River) Custom Pedal Kit (Russ’ Garage) Offset Rack Bushings Bumpsteer kit Fuel Safe Fuel Cell Braided steel fuel lines / AN connectors Billet Fuel Regulator Billet Fuel Filter VPM Front Sway Bar
Some of the custom component modifications he did to the kit itself: Frame: Mark III upgrades (rear frame structure for wider tires, front tow hooks) Grounding studs Tranny tunnel mods for mid-shift kit Custom Battery Box Aluminum: polished and clear-coated with candy red powdercoat Interior: custom Billet flames, attached to the dash with Autometer UltraLite Gauge package custom interior and door panels Exterior: Dual Chrome Rollbars (installed with blind rollbar attachment kit)
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