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23rd April 2008, 11:35 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths 
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| SouthernGT No6
I got my 351W engine 18 months ago, I was surprised how easy it was to pull it apart but even more surprised at the congealed oil found within. Some lumps were very large!!!
Last edited by Nick Brough; 23rd April 2008 at 11:59 PM.
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23rd April 2008, 11:48 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Leap forward 17 months and things are a little cleaner. | |
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23rd April 2008, 11:52 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Christmas came early this year , at a price. These carbs were 2.5 times the cost of my daily driver, what have I done!!!!
Last edited by Nick Brough; 24th April 2008 at 01:15 AM.
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24th April 2008, 06:04 AM
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| | saxoncross Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK GT40: Tornado
Posts: 609
| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Looking good, what are you planning to put it in?
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24th April 2008, 01:58 PM
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| | CESLAW Gold Supporter 
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Illinois GT40: RCR
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Those carb look great. But I am curious. Is your daily driver a Yugo? | |
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24th April 2008, 06:28 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Andy
Thanks for the comments, deciding on which kit to build is going to be the hardest decision to make, after what colour to paint it.
I have a heart over head choice, the heart goes for the RCR I love the concept and the company philosophy. However, the head says Southern GT as I can build it in stages without incurring dreaded import taxes, I’m not clever enough to build this car on my own and Martin Gough is nearby and doing a quality build on an SGT and I know where he lives!!!so help would be close to hand, it’s not going to be an easy choice.
Chuck
Not a Yugo but a Ford Mondeo Ghia X bought unseen off ebay with 70,000 miles on the clock, fully loaded and one of the best cars I have ever bought, I love it. | |
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24th April 2008, 06:40 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Today I fitted the timing gears which required some modifications to the camshaft thrust plate. | |
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24th April 2008, 07:23 PM
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| | MikeP 8 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oldham England GT40: GTD
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Straight cut timing gears! Better get some heavy duty earplugs with those things shrieking by your left ear. Mind you with the webers snorting as well you will be so deaf you won't notice. You're obviously as mad as the rest of us. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
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25th April 2008, 07:32 AM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Mike,
I think you are mistaking madness with ignorance, it was the "noisy gears sounds like a supercharger" that sold it thought a supercharger soud would be nice.
P.S. I would like to make a statement that I was a perfectly sane, Fiesta driving, respected member of the community until I started going to the Northern GT 40 enthusiast club meetings and met you all. Not sure what happened after that, my family claim it's something called a mid life crisis, but in your defence I am smiling more.
Last edited by Nick Brough; 25th April 2008 at 07:41 AM.
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25th April 2008, 08:35 AM
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| | MReid 4 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut GT40: RCR Mk1
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
I'm with you, Nick. I like the sound also! Plus, the sound is behind you. You just have to go fast enough to outrun it!
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25th April 2008, 09:14 AM
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| | speed220mph 2 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina GT40: ERA GT
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Nick: Here's the timing set I recommend. It's quiet and very durable. We've use them with great success in for NASCAR and NASA racing engines.
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Last edited by speed220mph; 25th April 2008 at 09:35 AM.
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25th April 2008, 09:15 AM
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| | speed220mph 2 Tenths
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Oops, I forget the photo.
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27th June 2008, 03:49 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Exciting day today
Hi,
This arrived today which was very exciting
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27th June 2008, 03:57 PM
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| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Then these arrived which was really really exciting
I have become the proud custodian of Southern GT number 6 chassis. All I hope now is that we (because I don’t have the skills to do this on my own) can do justice to SGT 006’s two previous owners in the build.
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27th June 2008, 06:20 PM
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| | Martin Potts 5 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hants, U.K GT40: MDA/SGT Mk1
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Nick,
Congratulations. Money well spent from what I hear about Southern GT.
I hope you enjoy your build process as much as I'm enjoying mine. To see such a wonderful car come into focus is truly inspirational. I think so every time I open the garage doors.
Good luck.
Martin | |
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27th June 2008, 06:22 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Third time is a charm...well done and good luck
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27th June 2008, 06:38 PM
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| | EGLITOM 10 tenths 
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany GT40: RCR40;LR331;G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Congrats Nick,
already wondered where the "for sale post" has gone to.
Fran did you get my sms today?
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29th June 2008, 01:16 PM
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| | saxoncross Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK GT40: Tornado
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
I like the idea of the filler caps & door handles in the display case, presumably somewhere prominant in the house 
Good luck with the build
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1st July 2008, 03:31 AM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Nick Brough 10 tenths
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warrington UK GT40: Southe 351W G50
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Hi,
Thanks for the replies, Andy it is in quite a good prominant position on my side of the room, as this photo shows.
Nick
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1st July 2008, 12:35 PM
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| | spg Rookie
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Much Wenlock,UK
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| Re: Nick's (I'll get there one day) Build Log
Nick, good luck with the build......maybe when work frees up a little I can get on with building a 40 again
glad the filler caps are worthy of such a position!! | |
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