Grassroots Motorsports Magazine 818S Build Article #7!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by in What's New

ffr-grm-oct2014-coverThe October issue of Grassroots Motorsports (on newsstands now) features part 7 of their excellent 818S build series articles.  In this article, the car built at Wayne Presley’s Very Cool Parts garage ends up on the ground and running.

The basic build is completed by the crew, but the Grassroots Motorsports Factory Five Rcing 818S project is far from over.  The next article will include handling, performance, and using the car as a daily driver.

You can pick-up a copy of Grassroots Motorsports or log-on to their website for full details on the 818 project.  Also, check out tons of videos updates at grassrootsmotorsports.com/818.

Special thanks to Wayne Presely at Very Cool Parts, and to all of the sponsors who contributed parts to this fun project.

Dave Smith
President

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Article 7 is a six detail-filled pages.

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