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04-01-06, 05:51 PM
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#241 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths 
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
Posts: 647
Rep Power: 12  | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
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04-01-06, 08:59 PM
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#242 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life 
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Gorgeous!!! | |
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04-05-06, 08:11 PM
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#243 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
Posts: 647
Rep Power: 12 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Cheers Bill, nice sunny day today in the UK so took a spin round to Brian's to get some cill stripes made/fitted. Thanks Brian top job, I can't believe how much they change the look of the car. Hopefully get some photo's tomorrow as I've spent most of the day cleaning the car outside and in. | |
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04-05-06, 11:14 PM
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#244 (permalink)
| | JackW Magnificent Bastard
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne GT40: Melbourne, Aust
Posts: 312
Rep Power: 7 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Hi Paul
I noticed that in both your recent photo's the number plate is obscured from what looks like the flah of the camera. Do you have some of that magic spray on stuff I have heard about that makes it difficult to be caught by a speed cameras? I am not a cop by the way, I am just more interested in where i can get some. I live in Australia where we love a good speed camera - like a hole in the head.
Cheers
Jack | |
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04-06-06, 11:17 AM
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#245 (permalink)
| | ckouba 5 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA GT40: RCR40-31
Posts: 594
Rep Power: 10 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Jack,
Available in the states, bet they ship places too: http://www.noflashticket.com/
Chris | |
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04-06-06, 01:43 PM
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#246 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
Posts: 647
Rep Power: 12 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
My plates are just normal - I was under the impression that from a registration number you can find the registered keepers address on the tinterweb if you know how. I'd rather just blank off my plates for internet pictures.
Done 1000 miles in it (Her ???? need to think of a name - The batmobile ????)
Anyway had a great drive yesterday going up to Brians - about an hour half motorway and half A roads.I find that the car seems happiest when you are cruising over at least 50 mph and can throw it into bends that normally you would slow down for. I have the shocks set fairly soft so it doeesn't rattle your fillings out but also corners pretty well - given the low centre of gravity this isn't hard to achieve and I seem to have the best of both worlds. I'd imagine on the track a much stiffer setting is preferable - we'll see.
I have never been that happy with the brakes and just put it down to them being off a granada and not really upto the job, untill an anoying squeek made me investigate things a bit. When I first assembled the brakes I hadn't got the correct size pins for the calipers so just got some that fitted and also didn't have and anti-squeel plates behind the pads. Having got a new set of pads given to me I checked the pins and the standard ones are a little thinner in diameter than what I had fitted. Needless to say the pads haven't been sliding along them very well and made braking effort quite hard. Having swapped out the old and fitted the proper ones my brakes are now great - I'll probably upgrade anyway in a few months time (as I'm sure repeated track use will cook them) but having wound the bias completely to the rear calipers it stops really well and I now have a bit of confidence in them.
I've re-alligned the wheels as I had a little bump steer on the front which is mostly gone now, having lowered the rack slightly. Cleaned the car last night for photo's today - here's one taken in Desmonds paddock (Thanks Desmond)........ | |
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04-06-06, 02:49 PM
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#247 (permalink)
| | David Morton Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Marlow, England GT40: The Jewel on th
Posts: 2,535
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Paul,
It (she/the car) looks "the business". [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif[/img]
Dave M | 
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04-06-06, 05:46 PM
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#248 (permalink)
| | MGNut Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tavistock, Devo GT40: C type MK1 KVA
Posts: 374
Rep Power: 8 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Paul, just call her Beauty, (Black Beauty) Bill is right, she is gorgeous! | |
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04-06-06, 07:23 PM
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#249 (permalink)
| | JackW Magnificent Bastard
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne GT40: Melbourne, Aust
Posts: 312
Rep Power: 7 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
That is one sweet ride - dodgy plates and all! Ha ha. I hope to see a full compliment of pictures in the Gallery soon. | |
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04-07-06, 05:17 AM
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#250 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
Posts: 647
Rep Power: 12 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Thanks fellas, I'm still borrowing Ians wheels till I get mine - He'll need a set of slicks at some point. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I prefer the BRM's and probably silver spokes. My Trigo adaptors arrived a week or so ago from Vintage - very nice pieces too, now to get some wheels made up. | |
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04-07-06, 10:03 AM
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#251 (permalink)
| | Neal 8 Tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, US GT40: GT40 NZ
Posts: 858
Rep Power: 16 | Re: PW Tornado Build pics
Fantastic job Paul! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif[/img] | |
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06-22-06, 04:46 PM
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#252 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Finally have my wheels.....
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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06-22-06, 04:49 PM
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#253 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | 8 x 17 and 11 x 17 Image pin drives.
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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06-22-06, 04:50 PM
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#254 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Now to get the tyres fitted - here's the trigo adaptors.
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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07-14-06, 10:30 AM
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#255 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Clm...........
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes
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07-14-06, 06:03 PM
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#256 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Clm2........On the grid behind the '66' winners.
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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07-29-06, 05:56 PM
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#257 (permalink)
| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Sad news, my dog Arthur who appears in some of the build pics died by my side, peacfully in his sleep early on Thursday morning. He was 9 years old and had a happy life, I got him as a 6 week old pup and had many ups and downs as he wasn't the easiest of charactors to get along with, a big softy but very nevous meeting people. A week or so ago his spleen started swelling and it turned out after it was removed he had cancer and it had spread. I miss him loads, this is the last pic I took of him a few weeks back - his nose covered in soil from burying a bone in the garden ! Rest in peace mate.
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Best regards,
P.
Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes
Last edited by PDub; 07-29-06 at 05:58 PM.
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07-29-06, 11:22 PM
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#258 (permalink)
| | dlindemann Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Minnesota, USA GT40: SLC on order!
Posts: 91
Rep Power: 3 | Paul -
We have three dogs in our family and they are a big part of our lives. Dogs can indeed be a best friend and a true member of the family - almost like having a child. Even though he was ill it looks like Arthur didn't let it slow him down. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
Dave Lindemann | |
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07-30-06, 03:25 AM
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#259 (permalink)
| | Silver Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2003 GT40: leicester uk
Posts: 143
Rep Power: 6 | my heart goes out to you
paul and family so sorry for your loss its never easy yo lose a good friend
keep hold of the memories and all the good times | |
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07-30-06, 10:19 AM
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#260 (permalink)
| | aladinsane Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: So Cal, USA GT40: Tornado
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