New 40 for the Bay area

[Gordon Levy]

I just finished up an ERA that was delivered to the Bay area a couple of weeks ago. I thought a few of you might like to see some pics.
Car specs;
Mark 1 wide body
550hp 306
ZF gearbox
Custom 13" 4 wheel, 6 piston front 4 piston rear brakes
Custom exhaust
Custom BRM wheels 17x9 and 17x12
255/40/17 front tires, 335/35/17 rears
AC

LR Koni DA shocks

Here's a link to my pic page, they are big files.
levyracing - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Let me know what you think.

 

[Ian K]

Beautiful work Gordon. I like the control arms - fabbed by you?

Ian

 

[Gordon Levy]

Those arms are built be a friend to Fit FFR.

 

[Ian K]

Those arms are built be a friend to Fit FFR.

Ah -- I had considered adapting FFR's front arms to a GTD or similar when I
got to that point - glad to see I am not the only one thinking of such a
path ...

Ian

 

[Randy V]

Gorgeous Gordon!

 

[Howard Jones]

Gordon, If you would pass the following on to the owner I would like to invite him/her? to my party latter this year. I can be contacted via PM here on this forum.

Thanks, Howard, Nice work by the way!

 

[Bill D]

I can't stop drooooooooooooooooooooling!!!

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Ian,

I dont think Gordon adapted the arms to fit the ERA,

Pretty car, Gordon.

 

[Neal]

Very nice. Sounds like a brawler.

 

[Gordon Levy]

No I didn't adapt the arms to fit the 40. The suspension that came on the car is quite good. I just designed better shocks.
Neal, it is defenitely a brawler.

 

[MReid]

Beautiful car, Gordon. We need to talk about an engine for my car!

 

[wrsexton]

Hi, I'm new to this forum. Beautiful car! Love the control arms, but I'm confused by a couple of pics that appear to be of a Mustang solid axle with watts link. Surely in a different car, or am I missing something here?

 

[Doug S.]

Did you guys get a good look at photo # 0137? It looks like it's going into a Cobra replica, and it's a 180* header system, much like our GT40 BOS exhaust. It must have taken a magician to get that all to fit in the front end of a Cobra--4 header tubes cross over in front of the engine, two from each side to the other, connecting with the collectors on the opposite side.

wrsexton, I suppose that the solid axle you mentioned must be the same Cobra replica, but I don't know (in fact, I don't know for sure it was a Cobra, but it was a front engine/rear drive project). At any rate, it most assuredly wasn't for a GT40.

What say you Gordon, about the other project? It's very intriguing!! Enquiring minds want to know.

Doug

 

[Lloyd]

Gordon
what The ERA # on the GT40

I picked mine up in Nov of 2004 ERA#2076.


LLoyd

 

[Gordon Levy]

Guys, there are pictures of other projects on the page. The aluminum control arms were designed to fit the front of a FFR.
The live axle stuff is my 5 link rear suspension to fit a FFR, Mustang, or just about anything else that uses a live axle. It was designed by my engineer to hold 1000hp and is so adjustable we can make a car do just about anything.
The engine on the stand was a 700hp aluminum blocked, brodix "neal" headed 355" windser, and yes it went into a FFR. The exhaust was a properly tuned full 180 system undercar built in stainless. It was good for about 60hp over a standard sidepipe system. Has a 6 speed gearbox, dry sump, trans and diff coolers and just about every suspension trick I could think of. We put a pro driver in it at Vegas with the owner in the pass seat. On a set of DOT's, it ran 3 seconds quicker than a current Trans Am car. The drivers comments were, "stiffen up the springs and I will knock a few more seconds off of it."
The car was featured in Kit car builder in an artical called Monsters ball.

 

[Gordon Levy]

Lloyd, I don't know the number.