Warts and all GT40 Australia #48

[Pete.]

After many many years of trying to be an overnight success,
I finally got a fan....

[Pete.]

Thought you guys would like to see a pic of the good wife.
But for some reason could only post the Handbrake.......
Aw well they both have the same effect [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].... Only jokin darlin. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Peter D]

Hi Pete, that looks like PR's new "dropped floor" - an extra inch of clearance !

I have the standard floor, & to make things worse, RF seats (about an inch higher than DRB's). After around 200kms yesterday for the brake & noise tests (unbelievably, it passed !), I have a bruise on the top of my head from the morning's driving, & a crook back from sliding down & forward for the afternoon's driving ! Something needs to be done !

BTW, what type of finish did you apply to the suspension parts - they look superb !

Kind Regards,

Peter D.

[Hershal Byrd]

Come on Pete,
You gotta get going Pal. I expect that thing to be done by the time I get over there for the Grand Prix in February. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Keep goin' buddy, you'll get there .

Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Bill Bayard]

Peter,

If you didn't have such a "big head" after passing the RTA tests,
overhead clearance wouldn't have been a problem! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
Or did the "big head" occur after the mandatory celebration? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
Now that you've passed RTA, couldn't you just remove the seat adjusters, and mount the seats directly to the floor?


Bill

[Pete.]

Peter, The suspension uprights are coated with heat treated
ceramic aluminium. Peter Ransom can tell you where it is done.
Hersh, I sure hope it is finished by the time you get here in February. Some more pics of progress coming up [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Feb

[Pete.]

Peter , yes that it the lowered floor, I am not tall but it allows room to fit a slide mechanism for the seat, rather than having to move the pedals. Insisted upon by the cheese
and Kisses who is a bigger rev head than I am..............


Windows tried for size.

[Pete.]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Pete.]

One more.

[Pete.]

Water pump fitted.

[Pete.]

Peter, Congratulations on passing the RTA tests. I missed that earlier.You give me hope, I think you have the same eight stack set up as me, and now you have created the precedent by passing, maybe the QLD authoriy will accept as they have no test facility up here.
What sort of seat belt arrangment do you have? Thought a four point harness might help you stop sliding about.

[Peter D]

Hershal - I will be at the AGP in Melbourne with a couple of mates (I think it is on for March 3-6), & I think Bill Bayard might also be here in Oz at around that time - so we'll all have to catch up.

Any other starters for the AGP ?

Bill - my head has now returned to normal size & I still can't fit in comfortably !! I just have the RF seats bolted straight down on the floor, so it will be "dropped floors" or lower seats. I am playing around with some old DRB seat shells to see what is best.

Pete - those suspension bits came up beautifully. I had most of mine done (some by HPC & some by Jet-Hot) but they have got so crappy since then that I had forgotten how good that finish can look. A tube of metal polish & a few hours work should fix them up. I think that the HPC guys give things a good polish/buff before shipping, but that the Jet-Hot people just ship the stuff out of the oven (some work with the metal polish generally brings it up to the HPC standard).

Those windows look nice & neat - its amazing what laser cutting can do (imagine trying to do them manually) !

Re the RTA tests - thanks - but I can't say it was fun ! With regard to the emissions & QLD, I suspect that PR will be the "crash test dummy" on that one - his own car has much the same setup as ours, & has been ready for testing / approval for a while. It will be interesting to see what QT say, given their lack of testing facilities.

Kind Regards,

Peter D.

[Hershal Byrd]

Pete & Peter,
It would be great if we all could get together and share a pizza and a few cold ones while I'm there. Hey, who knows, maybe several other guys will show from over here.
I also hope to make the Phillip Island Historics. Now that was real fun too. Me and Robert had one great time there last year. especially watching a real GT40 participating in the races.
One thing I would really like though is to see if several of the guys over there get together with their GTs so I can see them. That would be great.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Peter D]

Guys, rather than clutter up Pete's build thread, I'll start a new thread under "Off Topic Posts" so that we can all keep up to date on who is going to be where for the Aust Grand Prix in early March.

Kind Regards,

Peter D.

[Pete.]

The Beast has been given a Heart. Not yet beating, but stick around..... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Pete.]

Another view...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[Pete.]

Last one, go you good thing!!

[Hershal Byrd]

OUTSTANDING !! Pete.... You don't seem to wast any
time do ya.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]