GT40 Mk1 - Page 3

Maurice Butler · 11-15-08, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JOHN SHAND

just about all done, can some one advise, should I paint it or just leave as alloy finish?

Flat/matt black helps radiate heat

the catch is that paint is an insulator

. If you do chose to paint it keep the paint very thin.

Randy V · 11-16-08, 12:20 AM

Aluminum is an excellent conductor or heat - I would leave it alone.. If you're concerned about it's shine sowing through the grill, I would put an expanded metal screen in front of it painted flat black..

John Shand · 12-29-08, 03:35 AM

Working on the clutch arm, one for my car and one for a mate,

Does any one know if you can buy these?

Chris Melia · 12-29-08, 04:39 AM

Hi john

Just to say nice work.
I will have to get back to my car in the New Year

Happy New Year

regards

Chris.

JimmyMac · 12-29-08, 05:49 AM

Perfection John,
Perfection.

Jack Houpe · 12-29-08, 07:40 AM

John, you must have a mechanics dream shop full of tools and machines. Absolutely stunning workmanship!

John Shand · 03-14-09, 05:03 AM

Just about finnished the front spindels and associated parts

Randy V · 03-14-09, 09:03 AM

John - So good of you to return to posting here... I was wondering where you got off to!

I continue to remain in awe of your craftsmanship... Those spindles are TOPS!!

John Shand · 03-15-09, 05:26 AM

Finished the nuts, made the locking washers and milled and drilled the locking holes, waiting on the nilos seals and still have to make the plugs

Bill D · 03-15-09, 11:59 AM

Just incredible. Truly a work of art

Cliff Beer · 03-16-09, 12:31 AM

John, did you make the spindles yourself? Start with some steel tube and lathe up the various tapers? Weld on the flange for the pin drive pins?

What are you using for a mill? Bridgeport manual or with digital readout and power drive? Lathe? LeBlonde or similar?

John Shand · 03-16-09, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cliffbeer2

John, did you make the spindles yourself? Start with some steel tube and lathe up the various tapers? Weld on the flange for the pin drive pins?

What are you using for a mill? Bridgeport manual or with digital readout and power drive? Lathe? LeBlonde or similar?

Hi thoses spindels are machined out of 130mm solid round, there was heaps of swaff

yes we have a bridgeport with dro and a new lathe with 52mm spindel bore and dro and a photo of my home made cnc profile cutter, I am very fortunate I have an understanding wife and a big shed

Dalton · 03-16-09, 04:02 AM

Heck, I wanted those!
Fantastic work, John. Sets a very high standard.

John Shand · 10-12-09, 03:54 AM

Hi been working on an other project but hope to get into mine soon,
if anyone has surplus SW fuel pumps and a FISPA frb11 I would be interested

Jim Rosenthal · 10-12-09, 09:26 AM

Surplus SW pumps seem to be in short supply. There is an Italian fuel filter called a Filter-King that looks quite like the FISPA filter-regulator unit. They are available through Demon Tweeks Motorsport, Motorcycle, Car Modifying, Parts and Accessories,Sparco, Arai, or whatever their web site is. I bought one here through Moss Motors and it seems a reasonable copy of the FISPA. The FISPA is available through Re-Originals, Inc. - Restoration Headquarters but costs three times as much and I don't know if it is the correct one for a GT40, they made several units of different conformations.

John Shand · 10-22-09, 04:32 AM

After tea tonight Barbara went out to mow the lawns, so I went to the shed and made these vent clamps, other than a cople of stops to repair a broken throtle spring and a recoil jam on the mower, two and a half hours and $30 later we have a pair
(thanks Brian for the loan of one to copy)

Cliff Beer · 10-22-09, 06:36 AM

Nice work John. Both with regard to the vent clamps....and getting your wife to do the mowing while you have some fun in the shed.

Dalton · 10-22-09, 07:09 AM

Where do you find wives like that??? Or have you already renovated the kitchen with granite benchtops?

Anyway, at least you are currently free to work in your shed.

Dalton

John Shand · 11-28-09, 02:38 AM

after a busy two weeks I have got back in the shed over the weekend and with the help of a friend we both got into making the headers, now 1.75" so I have a spere set of collectors I had made for 1.625" also done some on the dash,

any info on IR EFI and setup would be of interest, I want the IDA look but think I will fit injection under the carbs still considering my options

Kirby Schrader · 11-28-09, 05:03 AM

Those are nice looking gauges, John!

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Originally Posted by JOHN SHAND

after a busy two weeks I have got back in the shed over the weekend and with the help of a friend we both got into making the headers, now 1.75" so I have a spere set of collectors I had made for 1.625" also done some on the dash,

any info on IR EFI and setup would be of interest, I want the IDA look but think I will fit injection under the carbs still considering my options