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Old 12-28-05, 12:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Phil
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New Jersey
GT40: scratch built Mk1
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Re: My Scratch Built Project

Thank you Wolfman, Those chassis plans are my own, some done on Autocad, and some on paper with prototypes to check fit and actual dimensions in real time. I actually have done 3 chassis, the first was a mule so to speak that we cut and re-did a number of times to check front and rear suspension travel, geometry etc. that has since gone to the scrap heap!. The current chassis in these photos is the third, the second also has a body on it, and I am currently skinning that chassis...I will post some photos of that one also. The rear suspension is a close copy of the original, with aluminum uprights that use available bearings. hubs, and halfshafts. The rear uprights are fabricated aluminum, and I am currently having a pattern made from them for casting. The front ..without giving up the ranch..is mostly off the shelf parts, with custom upper and lower wishbones, My intent was to make the suspension as easy as possible to install and adjust, without comprimising quality etc.. I have been at this project quite a while, and have access to an original car for dimensions etc., but I wanted to keep things affordable. I am not a fiberglass expert by any means, and I have a friend in the mold business who does a fabulous job on intricate pieces like some of the parts on the GT40, and we currently have a complete set of molds short of the rear decklid and rockers, which should be finished soon. If you have any questions give me a PM and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. Thanks to you Bill for the comments, coming from you that means a lot...by the way how is the Giant coming?
Here is a photo of the prototype upright
Cheers
Phil
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