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08-09-07, 05:37 AM
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#61 (permalink)
| | Kevin Pinkstone Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Austra GT40: DRB GT40 no 37
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hoppy
That exhaust sounds OK ( I Know somehow ) . The car looks good . It will be good to see it in the flesh in "64" days (even less now)
I intend to start my own build thread one day when I can work out how.
Hope to see you shortly.
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08-09-07, 08:06 AM
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#62 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Thanks Kevin,
After the plates (69 GT40) are fitted the real exhaust will go on.
Actually 54days to go but who's counting.
Hoppy
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DRB #72
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08-13-07, 05:50 AM
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| | subyru
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Good to see another gt40 coming close to drive away. Did you consider the 5.4ltr BOSS motor to go in it, or was it a big price difference?
When is the next sausage sizzle at DBR?
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08-14-07, 02:55 AM
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#64 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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G'day Scott,
I did consider the 5.4 but wanted to be closer to the marque so went for a Windsor,although in hindsight I would have been better off with the later engine as we would not be having to rush to get it past registration before the end of the year.
In regard the sausage sizzle at DRB,as far as I know,it is the first Sat of the month,seems everytime I am in country the first Sat of the month they had moved it to the last Sat of the previous month,which is why I have not been able to make it to one.Contact PR for details.
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DRB #72
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08-15-07, 12:52 AM
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#65 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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I believe the curent expression is "PHAT".
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08-15-07, 12:57 AM
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| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by klhopwood  I believe the curent expression is "PHAT". | Try again
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08-15-07, 07:37 AM
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| | delaneyp Peter D
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia GT40: DRB #27
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Hoppy - fantastic progress ! The car is looking great & I bet you are chomping at the bit now that things are so close !
There are a few "shared" bits floating around the GT40 fraternity (like exhausts, induction systems, even whole engines), but to make the incredible progress on your car, you must have another secret up your sleeve (some compromising pics of PR perhaps ?)  Care to share ? 
Great work mate - you'll soon be having the time of your life !
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
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08-16-07, 12:11 AM
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#68 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Thanks Peter,
To the best of my knowledge(I am on the other side of the world),the only borrowed piece is the exhaust set up which is the tried and proven noise level system that PR uses for his turn keys.
Progress is great if somewhat faster than expected.
May even be able to sit in it and run the engine in Oct when I am in Brissy.
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DRB #72
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08-16-07, 03:39 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brisbane, Austr GT40: GT40 Australia.
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I'm with you Peter D, I reckon Hoppy has something really scary on PR to get such priority service.
Its Looking great Hoppy..Have you decided on a colour scheme yet?
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08-16-07, 04:41 AM
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| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Pete,
So far have been able to resist temptation and am sticking to my original paint scheme of bright red with full blackout treatment with black sill stripes and chromed alloy fittings.
Although a nice silver or gunmetal grey is always in the back of my mind.
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08-16-07, 09:28 AM
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#71 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Love those steam roller tires! DAMN, they must be 16" wide!!! Great job!
Bill D
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08-16-07, 06:14 PM
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#72 (permalink)
| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Bill I think they are closer to 24 inches.
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08-16-07, 11:13 PM
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#73 (permalink)
| | Dalton 4 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Aust.
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I think that the GT40 is unusual in looking extremely fast in a wide range of colour schemes, from the dramatic such as Pete's (bright exterior, splashes of interior colour, shiny wheels) to "authentic" Gulf, to bad boy plain or dark colours with black wheels, and everything in between. Your car has been built to a very high standard, and would look great in many styles.
Why not treat it to a re-paint every two years, to try some schemes? Probably you will be busy catching up with those house renovations and paint schemes instead.
Keep up the good work,
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08-18-07, 02:40 AM
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#74 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Dalton,
You are right in that the GT40 is one of those cars that just look great in a variety of colours or schemes,I can't think of one instance where I've seen a picture and thought "I don't like that".
As for house renovations,I think you have me mixed up with someone else.I just had to buy a new house to accommodate No72 in the style befitting it and,as I work in Afghanistan, dealing with tradesmen is almost impossible(been trying to get a driveway extension and shed built for 6 months now).
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08-21-07, 06:12 AM
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| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Dash coming together.
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08-21-07, 06:59 AM
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#76 (permalink)
| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brisbane, Austr GT40: GT40 Australia.
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Nice Hoppy, I really like the white face instruments. Maybe you should call your car Apache Cat. (a horse I won a new set of tires on, Saturday) As you can see from the photo he features a white face also.
I know what you mean about tradesmen, so much building going on in Bris-Vagas you cannot get them. From Kabul it must be almost impossible.
It took me nearly three years to get my house built, the projected time was 12 Months.
I'll have a Crownie on ice for you when you get back. 
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08-21-07, 07:09 AM
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#77 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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Pete,
A new set of tyres(must have had a chunk of change on that one).
In country Bathurst weekend (warm the set and cool the tinnies!).
Later
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09-02-07, 11:25 PM
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#78 (permalink)
| | klhopwood Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kandahar/Brissy GT40: drb#72
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So close you can smell it.
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09-03-07, 02:48 AM
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#79 (permalink)
| | JackW Magnificent Bastard
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne GT40: Melbourne, Aust
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Looking good Hoppy. Real good!
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09-03-07, 03:51 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Dont those wheels look flash. A couple of nice cars in the background too.
When does it go for rego Ken?
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