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jimbo · 03-03-03, 06:53 PM

GT40 #103 had the 4cam Ford Indy engine when I saw the car in January of this year. The owner indicated that the early GT40 tubs had originally held Fairlane 256 CI pushrod engines, which mountings were similar to the Indy engines, so that the swap was not too difficult. Fitting the 4cam engine into a later tub would be harder. The car also sports its' original ZF transaxle. Interestingly, when it won Daytona in 1965, I believe it had the Colotti gearbox- maybe one of the few instances in which a Colotti held together long enough to finish- and win. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

03-03-03, 06:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
jimbo 8 Tenths Join Date: Nov 2001 GT40: annapolis md Posts: 867 Rep Power: 16	Re: use of cobra 4v mod motor in GTD? GT40 #103 had the 4cam Ford Indy engine when I saw the car in January of this year. The owner indicated that the early GT40 tubs had originally held Fairlane 256 CI pushrod engines, which mountings were similar to the Indy engines, so that the swap was not too difficult. Fitting the 4cam engine into a later tub would be harder. The car also sports its' original ZF transaxle. Interestingly, when it won Daytona in 1965, I believe it had the Colotti gearbox- maybe one of the few instances in which a Colotti held together long enough to finish- and win. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]