MK-I MK-II MK-III MK-IV GULF MIRAGE J-CAR LOLA
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03-20-06, 08:48 AM
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#21 (permalink)
| | FRPGUY 3 Tenths 
Join Date: Jan 2006 GT40: Norwell, Mass. USA
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Rep Power: 6  | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Chris, the Aluminum body looks pretty bad. Can you save it and use it? It looks a little different or is it the sams shape as the original fiberglass bodies? | 
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03-20-06, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
I will be fitting the Bag tanks with a single right hand fuel filler cap and cross over feed pipe. New foam will be installed and was supplied and cut to original GT40 Pattern by Premier. | |
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03-20-06, 01:40 PM
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#23 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
the fuel fittings need a clean up before fitting but here they are. | |
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03-20-06, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Drive shafts new from GKN will be fitted with new Rotaflex couplings. | |
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03-20-06, 01:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Drive shafts. | |
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03-20-06, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
When I got the car, an original radiator matrix was with the parts, so I took it to Docking engineering at Silverstone to have the Tanks and mounting brackets fitted. | |
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03-20-06, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Radiator | |
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03-20-06, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
The engine is a Ford Motorsport 4 bolt main, 346 stroker with forged pistons 1/4" over stock H beam rods. The steel crank is internally balanced, Roller cam with vernier adjustable belt drive. The reconditioned Gurney Westlake heads will be fitted after Mathwells supply a set of custom head studs. Original set of IDA Webers will service the induction.
The block had to be clearanced to allow the stroker crank and rods to rotate. | |
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03-20-06, 02:04 PM
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#29 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Reconditioned original spec starter. | |
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03-20-06, 02:05 PM
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Starter mount | |
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03-20-06, 02:08 PM
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#31 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Fully assembled steering rack. | |
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03-20-06, 02:48 PM
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#32 (permalink)
| | A Tenth
Join Date: Feb 2005 GT40: Glous, UK
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Chris Looks great! Is this a rebuild of an original you found? | |
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03-22-06, 11:53 AM
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#33 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Incredible!!!!!! | |
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03-22-06, 06:00 PM
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#34 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Hi Guys
here is the steering column ready to fit with new bushes and powder coating | |
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03-22-06, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK GT40: England Suffolk
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
steering 2 | |
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03-25-06, 02:34 PM
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#36 (permalink)
| | Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2005 GT40: Kent, UK
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Rep Power: 4 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Hi Chris
I must admit when I saw the car on the trailer at the GTD AGM I thought what a pile of S......T
anybody wanting to put this back as a car has got his hands full for many a year.I've build and restored many a car over the years and I knew it would be worth doing both financially and giving job satisfaction, but it did look daunting. You obviously know what your doing and your doing it the only way it should be done "THE RIGHT WAY ".
You must keep us posted with this rebuild, it looks great.
Keep up the good work. | |
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03-29-06, 03:08 PM
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#37 (permalink)
| | Charlie Farley 2 Tenths
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK:East Anglia GT40: The 'Baby' has
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
How could you call an ORIGINAL, and in some respects, ie magnesium alloy body,a very rare GT40, a Pile of Pooh?
Anything in any condition can be rebuilt, given time, money and most importantly...dedication.
Hats of to you Chris, you will be the rebuilder and Keeper , for future generations of racing history enthusiasts.
Oops, forgive me, i posted on your thread you wanted left clean, lol. | |
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04-01-06, 01:07 AM
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#38 (permalink)
| | Neil_t Rookie 
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wellington, New Zealand GT40: GOX on the way
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Hi Chris
It looks like you have powdercoated all of the chassis including the outside surfaces of the roof and pillars. What happens with final painting? Will you remove the coating from these places or can you just paint over top?
Cheers, Neil | |
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04-02-06, 03:04 AM
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#39 (permalink)
| | Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2005 GT40: Kent, UK
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Rep Power: 4 | Re: Chris Melia\'s Mono \"Raiders of the lost Arc\"
Hi Charlie
When I said a pile of ' something ' I was stating the condition as it looked at the time not as it could be. Chris is doing a good job and of course when finished it will be worthwhile, but on the trailer in bits and pieces it looked a major task. If it had been say an old triumph or ford anglia it would have been dumped.
A worthwhile project without a doubt. | |
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