Don’t Miss the All-Women Mk4 Roadster Build on Detroit Muscle!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

This weekend on “PowerNation,” tune in to see five women build a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster in only five days on “Detroit Muscle”. The episode originally aired this past spring, and will be replayed four times over the next week. Check out the TV schedule below with the air dates, or you can also watch the episode now online by clicking here.

The Factory Five Mk4 Roadster built by these five women is powered by Ford Racing’s 535 HP small block 351W based 427 stroker. A TKO 5 speed delivers power to the 3.31 solid axle 8.8″ rear end with FFR 3-link suspension from our race series. The shocks are Koni 3012 double-adjustable coil-over units. Brakes are Wilwood 13″ cross-drilled and slotted rotors up front with four pot calipers, and 11.65″ rears with 2 piston calipers. Tires are Toyo R888′s roadracing rubber on custom wheels designed by Christopher Coddington and Hot Rods by Boyd. Paint is Sherwin Williams Planet Color Midnight Black with off white vintage stripes.

Click here to check out more pictures from this fun episode.

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