1st MDA to Canada

[Chris Martino]

Hi Ron,

Funny you should mention the entry/exit factor. I paid a visit to Ian at CAV who kindly allowed my rear to have a seat in a Mk I for the first time. There must be a 'technique' to get in and out because I surely didn't have it! Glad to have a roll bar that doesn't require Yoga classes.

Can't wait to have the chance to develop my own entry/exit strategy!

Chris

[Chris Martino]

Well, finally got the car on it's wheels today so I thought I would roll the beast outside for some -20°C artic air, man it was a cold wind (as you can see by my frozen eye lids!)

The rear body needs some trimming on the inside mud guard area so that I can close it without it fouling the reverse links, not a big deal (MDA usually do this but we were tight for time to get the car shipped). Fuel tanks trial fitted, sill panels in the garage. The wheels might need a bit of machining for backspace, it's close, so I might need to drop the ride height to get a better idea. No machining was done to the wheels when ordered but Bob at Vintage sent me the maximum material removal specs for the front and rear.

Anti-roll bars tomorrow.

Chris

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Another-

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From the balcony

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Frozen....

[Mark Charlton]

Great progress Chris,

Looks like you'll be all done in a couple of weeks! LOL [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Keep up the pics, they're great. PS, I'll trade my cold and snowy for your cold only...

Mark

[Chris Martino]

Here ya go Mark -

I had to trim the inner mud guards for the rear body to clear the reverse links. I lowered it until it made contact and marked off the area to be trimmed. Jigsaw worked fine and it now can close without effort.

Chris

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Mud 2

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Mud 3

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Rear anti-sway bar installed. They'll need to be taken off later for engine/trans installation.

Next up is the steering system.

Chris

[Chris Martino]

Starting to look like a 40 - gotta love the rear on these cars!

Chris

[Chris_K]

Chris-

What is your wheel/tire size combo and brand?

Thanks,

[Chris Martino]

Hi Chris,

I went with 6-pin (for 6-pin MDA hubs) Halibrand Vintage Wheels @ 7.5 inch front and 9.5 inch rear. I can't get the tyres (ha) in Canada so I had to order them from The Tire Rack (great service). Front's are 225/50/15 Dunlop Qualifier T (T-speed rating) and 295/50/15 rear. Everything fits beneathe the wheel arch and has a nice beefy look.

Chris

[Chris_K]

Yeah, those tires fill the wells really nicely. Seems like those are the standard sizes for ~8" fronts and ~10" rears. Looks great, keep up the progress!

Chris

[Chris Martino]

I'm actually selling my wheels (possibly tires also). The wheels are brand, spankin' new with no machining off the hub boss. The tires still have the labels stuck to them - Change of plans so they have to go. See above for specs.

Chris

[Mark Charlton]

Chris,

Are you changing to the BRM style? I would assume that since you're going Gulf...

More pics...?

Mark

[Chris Martino]

Hi Mark - I know this should be posted in the Items for Sale Forum but I'll sneak a plug in here-

To be completely honest, I really don't know what wheel type I want just yet. With that said, I might as well sell these and free up some of that money and invest into other areas of the car right now so I can get it more up to speed for Carlisle in May. I can buy wheels at anytime, they just don't serve a purpose yet. It is a beautiful wheels/tire combo that I will definately conside next time.

One thing I do know for certain is that the paint scheme won't be a Gulf job - I'll surprise you later when it all comes together. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Chris

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Technical-

[Krupy]

Hey guys - long time Canadian GT40 enthusiast.

Wow, this MDA looks impressive. Is this suspension designed by MDA? Is a donor car necessary?

[Chris Martino]

Hi Krupy - yes, the suspension is designed by MDA.

Chris