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Russ Noble · 04-28-06, 09:21 AM

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regarding form over function, I'd be driving a Prius if I was a "function" kind of guy. What's the spirit of building and driving a replica anyway? Replication of both the visual and spiritual experience, right?

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I drive a twenty year old Rangerover which I have had for years coz it is reliable and does everything I need a car to do! That sort of says it all!!

A GT40 was a race car, race cars in their day are in a constant state of development and improvement.In the case of my GT40 which I am building from scratch I am trying to combine what I consider the best features of all the different GT40's and technology of the time in one sort of generic build rather than replicate one actual car. Very few people drive a true replica, most including mine are lookalikes which have major mechanical and structural differences to the originals. Some come closer to original than others but very few are true replicas. However there's nothing wrong with trying to get them as close to "original" as possible, but for my part function always before form.

Someone else may want to put the latest suspension and modern running gear hidden beneath an original style body. Someone else with a genuine car would most likely want to preserve it exactly as it was at a particular point in it's racing career. Personally I wouldn't want an original car for many reasons.

There are as many different GT40's out there as there are owners and we all build our cars to suit our individual requirements. Your car will be most suited to your requirements and preferences in the same way that mine will be for me.

In the meantime it is interesting to consider the technical side of changes and improvements that many innovative members make to their cars. In the time that I have been on this forum I have learnt heaps, found different ways of doing things and also found that some things that I had contemplated were not really viable options.

I'm sure your carb setup will be fine and Ian will have done a great job, but theoretically......
Theoretically, who gives a damn so long as they work.

Good luck with your CAV and keep us posted.

Regards

04-28-06, 09:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
Russ Noble Russ Noble Lifetime Premier Supporter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Christchurch,NZ GT40: Building scratc Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 20	Re: Webers the right way! [ QUOTE ] regarding form over function, I'd be driving a Prius if I was a "function" kind of guy. What's the spirit of building and driving a replica anyway? Replication of both the visual and spiritual experience, right? [/ QUOTE ] I drive a twenty year old Rangerover which I have had for years coz it is reliable and does everything I need a car to do! That sort of says it all!! A GT40 was a race car, race cars in their day are in a constant state of development and improvement.In the case of my GT40 which I am building from scratch I am trying to combine what I consider the best features of all the different GT40's and technology of the time in one sort of generic build rather than replicate one actual car. Very few people drive a true replica, most including mine are lookalikes which have major mechanical and structural differences to the originals. Some come closer to original than others but very few are true replicas. However there's nothing wrong with trying to get them as close to "original" as possible, but for my part function always before form. Someone else may want to put the latest suspension and modern running gear hidden beneath an original style body. Someone else with a genuine car would most likely want to preserve it exactly as it was at a particular point in it's racing career. Personally I wouldn't want an original car for many reasons. There are as many different GT40's out there as there are owners and we all build our cars to suit our individual requirements. Your car will be most suited to your requirements and preferences in the same way that mine will be for me. In the meantime it is interesting to consider the technical side of changes and improvements that many innovative members make to their cars. In the time that I have been on this forum I have learnt heaps, found different ways of doing things and also found that some things that I had contemplated were not really viable options. I'm sure your carb setup will be fine and Ian will have done a great job, but theoretically...... Theoretically, who gives a damn so long as they work. Good luck with your CAV and keep us posted. Regards