Toronto Autoshow 05 - Page 2

Tommy · 03-01-05, 07:16 PM

frnkfast,
i hope you are at least 6" 2" tall or that the Ford GT you are sitting in has a Gurney Bubble. It looks like a real head rubber! What was Ford thinking? How many manufacturers of Ford GTs can accomodate someone 6 foot tall?
thanks for the fotos, wish i could have been there in Canuck Detroit.

Pantera1889 · 03-01-05, 08:27 PM

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Hi Ron,

Angelos' car runs 225/50/15x8 front and 295/50/15x10 rear with 4.00" ground clearance. This is standard spec for CAV Canada cars.

The recently introduced wide track suspension upgrade will be going on this car as the show's now over. This fills out the Gulf wheel arches with the 12"wide rubber on 10" wide wheels while avoiding large wheel offsets which shorten the wheel bearing life.

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Thanks! Is the car drivable at 4"? No bottoming out? Most of the cars I see here sit way too high. A GT40 just doesn't look right as a 4X4! The lower the better!
Later,
Ron

Gary Gibbs · 03-01-05, 09:38 PM

Rick Merz drove his car around quite a bit at a sub 4" ride height with little problem.

Tim Kay · 03-01-05, 10:24 PM

I too ride around at sub 4", albeit speed bumps usually pose a dilemma. Either I have to find a way around them or make sure I’m ready to give a little gas so as not to “high center”. Happened once, I got stuck and had to climb out to push it off its “perch” [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

My clearance is partly due to the 25” diameter Hoosier’s. Most tires are closer to 26” diameter [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Mark Charlton · 03-01-05, 10:58 PM

I spent quite a while drooling over Angelo's car (sorry), and he definitely drives it. I didn't see any curb rash or other damage to the chin. Looks great that low although I can't imagine driving it on the 401 (hwy) with big trucks around you. They'd never see you. On the bright side, most would just go right over and not even scratch the roof!

Mark Charlton · 03-01-05, 11:05 PM

And the "business" end...

frknfast · 03-02-05, 12:42 PM

Hi Mark. Great pics of my car. Thanks for posting them.
So that's what the guys from Ford kept cleaning off the car!
hehehe [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

frknfast · 03-02-05, 12:47 PM

Hi Tom. Sorry you missed the show. It was good but probably not as goog as Detroit. Also Ford did not have the cut in half GT44 there. Too bad, I would loved to have seen that.
I'm under 6' tall. The seat back rest had to be adjusted and the roof of the car has a concave/hollowed out section for your head to fit. You still have to duck to close the doot first. Once in there was a fair amount of head room.

frknfast · 03-02-05, 12:52 PM

The ride height is good for almost all applictions and is supposed to be accurate to the original. Most speed bumps are not a problem. But there are a few that it could get hung up on or scrape the bottom. The other issue of course is weight in the car. A heavy guy like me causes a few more issues than a lighter guy as this does reduce ride height a lttle bit. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Bob Childress · 03-02-05, 02:20 PM

Hi Frknfast,
Here is a picture of the Ford GT that was cut in half and was on display at the Chicago Auto Show last month.
Essentially it is the most complete kit on the market, just weld the driver side to the passenger side and drive.
Bob

frknfast · 03-02-05, 03:36 PM

Thanks Bob. I'm assuming that the light blue/grey metal is the gas tank under the center console/shifter?
Isn't that the way all "kits" should be. Just glue 2 sides together wait 24 hrs for it to dry and then drive away!! hehehe [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]