[J. Salmon]

After years of considering, dreaming, and planning, the work is finally beginning. It almost seemed surreal when the crate with the motor came off the truck. The chassis is still a long way off, but this is the first physical, tangible evidence that I am in fact committed, that I am actually doing this!

I'll be using Ford's "Heritage" paint, but in my mind I can't stop calling it the Heretic because of the LS7. But Karma seems to have smiled on me for choosing this path, as Fran has proven the GM motor will allow the use of the fantastic Ricardo made 6-speed box from the GT. This will round off my plan to build my ultimate car:

RCR 40 chassis, powdercoated black
Modern Ford GT Gulf colors
Left hand drive, center shift
2 inch rear flares
17 inch BRM's, all black
LS7 with Kinsler stack manifold
BigStuff3 EFI with traction control
Ricardo 6-speed box (>60 in first, >200 in 5th)

Honestly, the crate LS7 is not much to look at yet. But that is going to change in the next couple of weeks. I hope to have the motor sorted before the chassis arrives in the summer. I had to include the print on the wall (Cobra and Gulf GT40) that predated the decision to build by a year!