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04-18-06, 07:20 PM
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| | Rookie 
Join Date: Oct 2005 GT40: bristol uk
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Can anyone tell me the dimensions of center double stripes for my CAV gt?. | 
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04-19-06, 11:04 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
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Hi Syed2,
I am not sure if example pictures of stripes will help or not but here are a few of my car. The top stripes are painted on and the side rocker panel stripes are vinyl.
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04-19-06, 11:05 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
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Note that the outside width of the stripes have been set to exactly match the width of the oval vent plate on the rear clip (18 inches). | |
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04-19-06, 11:06 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
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Likewise the space between the stripes has set to match the nose width of the NACA duct just in front of the windshield (3/4 inch). | |
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04-19-06, 11:07 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
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Note that as the stripe dips off into the nostril, the side of the stripe continues to appear straight and square. This is an optical trick. To make the stripe appear straight, the side line was actually angled to compensate for the compound surfaces of the car.
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04-19-06, 11:09 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
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Finally here is a picture of another car with two main wide stripes and two additional side accent stripes. This style goes good with the original rocker panel stripe design. On this car, the side of the stripe is a taped straight line as it goes down into the nostril.
Good luck with your car and let us see how it turns out when you are done.
Bob
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04-20-06, 05:15 AM
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Thanks for the info. Bob. Your car looks fantastic!.Now I have to decide on the colour of stripes; white or silver. My CAV is also blue.
By the way I noticed that you have an oval Ford air filter. I had been thinking of installing a round K&N filter, but if fit is not a problem then I would rather usean oval filter. Can you supply me the part number for your air filter?. | |
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04-20-06, 11:23 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
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Hi again Syed2,
The additional stripe and air cleaner information you want is in the following GT40s forum thread: http://www.gt40s.com/ubbthreads/showflat...=true#Post59787
Note the comments that the oval air filter will not fit a standard configuration Getrag transmission car because the engine is higher than on a ZF equipped car and the filter will not clear the rear window.
As for the color details, my car is Guardsman Blue and the second car is Lemans Blue. Both cars have the stripes painted in BMW Titanium Silver. Here are some of the paint colors I considered
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04-20-06, 11:24 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
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This picture is also of a Guardsman Blue car but with white stripes just for comparison.
Bob
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04-20-06, 12:27 PM
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| | car guy A Tenth
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA GT40: Bailey Edwards
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Where can one buy the vinyl side stripes? | |
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