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04-10-08, 06:47 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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| V12 P 4
This is a big looking engine but actually fits quite nicely....
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04-10-08, 07:26 PM
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| | hobrtl Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arlington VA GT40: RCR40 MKI
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Rep Power: 1  |  Re: V12 P 4
Fran,
You told me you were going to take care of me!
I had no idea you were going to put an Indy race engine in my tub!
Fran, you are the best! 
Thanks Fran, 
Howard
Ps. How wIll I explain the extra noise to my wife and neighbors?
What is that engine out of? | |
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04-10-08, 07:31 PM
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| | Freewheel Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Rep Power: 2 | Re: V12 P 4
Is it? No! Wait hang on!
It's not a colombo engine is it? | |
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04-10-08, 08:02 PM
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| | Conquest351 3 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, TX GT40: None Yet
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: V12 P 4
Looks like a SOHC Jaguar V12. I could be wrong though... Not terrebly familiar with V12's. But that's the guess I'm sticking with.
What is it Fran?
NO, not Jaguar. Looking closer I'm pretty sure it's a Ferrari V12. Can't quite put where it's from though. Ignition and oil cap give it away. Probably a newer model with old school side draft carbs is my guess. What is it and what's it from?
Last edited by Conquest351; 04-10-08 at 08:07 PM.
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04-10-08, 08:04 PM
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| | teak360 Silver Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder
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Rep Power: 1 | Re: V12 P 4
Yes a Columbo. looks like a 365 engine with the side draft Weber carbs. Probably out of a 365 GTC/4? | |
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04-10-08, 08:12 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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| Re: V12 P 4
Looks nice... The alternator will need to be mounted elsewhere... Since the axle shafts are within just a couple of inches of the chassis horseshoe in the rear - what are you planning on for a trans? | 
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04-10-08, 08:55 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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Modified 930 trans....one thing you cant see in the pic too well is that there is already a plate mounted to the engine that has to be removed...this frees up another couple of inches... so its not too much of a big deal.
Brian,
its a Ferrari ....bloody Jag...youngsters!!!!
Alternator will probably run off the driveshaft...this is a car that will see lots of track time and some light street use...
We are actually building two of similar spec...
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04-10-08, 08:56 PM
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| | OC_ A Tenth
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA, Chicago
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: V12 P 4
a 60° v12? looks like if it was 90° their would be a fitment problem... What kind of power are you expecting from this? | |
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04-10-08, 09:01 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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OC,
there you go again, worrying about things that are not a problem...its a 60 deg.
Whatever the customer wants.....he will be taking care of the engine.
The other one has a very nice 500hp unit that should be here in approx two weeks...
We are all excited about these cars....
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XJ13 for SCF www.RACECARREPLICAS.COM www.superlitecars.com | |
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04-10-08, 09:13 PM
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| | OC_ A Tenth
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woops! sorry, i didn't mean that in a negative sense. I should have said 'it looks pretty sung in their, an damned good fit". I don't know how big that engine is dimensionality, so i don't know what to compare it to. From the photos, it looks pretty big and wide!
This is very exciting, the sound going though the gears must be something to behold. | |
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04-10-08, 09:18 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Manufacturer of GT40: Michigan,USA
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| Re: V12 P 4
the 500hp one will be very special...its for a Ferrari collector that has some very nice cars....we may do the 512 for him next....
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04-10-08, 09:21 PM
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| | MReid 4 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut GT40: RCR Mk1
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Wow, talk about filling the tub! It looks like the rear crossmember won't fit, but maybe it will when you remove the plate you mentioned.
Hmm...if I took my bonus next year, told my wife it was a bad year for the booze business, moved her M3 out of the garage, I mught just be able to...
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04-10-08, 09:23 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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| Re: V12 P 4
Mark,
I hope you have a heated floor in the garage...its cold in the winter...especially when you are sleeping out there.....
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RCR-70 Mk3b
RCR-70 Spider
RCR-P4
Superlite Coupe
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RCR917
XJ13 for SCF www.RACECARREPLICAS.COM www.superlitecars.com | |
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04-10-08, 10:33 PM
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| | MReid 4 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut GT40: RCR Mk1
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Yeah, that is exactly what she said!
Panels are all aligned on the GT40 and body work has started. Looks like I will see you at Carlisle with the car in tow!
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04-10-08, 10:43 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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Good man......cant wait.
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04-10-08, 11:13 PM
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| | CraigW RCR Australia
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Nice, very nice.  Will be great to see photos as things progress. | |
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04-10-08, 11:41 PM
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| | Freewheel Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Wow, it's been less than 5 hours since the first post and we're up to post #16.
This thread's going to go nuts when the body appears......
One unfortunate thing though, it's stuffed the M275 I'd been quietly contemplating (waaaay too wide), unless I can rejig the ancillaries, not something I feel confident about...
The Turbos could be accomodated on top of the chassis sides, but the rest is a drama.
More power to the owner, he's made us all (or me anyway) scarlet with jealousy.... | |
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04-11-08, 12:14 AM
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| | gt40pinhd Rookie
Join Date: May 2006 Location: LB, CA
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: V12 P 4
fran,
that is Hot!!!
how much of the engine or heads will be sticking out of the car?
would love to see it with the body on, got to be great looking.
congrats...
wes
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04-11-08, 06:47 AM
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| | P2164 A Tenth
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas GT40: SPF 2164 07-07
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: V12 P 4
The Colombo engine is one of the best Ferrari ever made, here is a picture of my old 400 I sold to buy all the parts for my GT40. I really miss this car we drove it everywhere, I have had bags of top soil in the trunk to point of bungee cords had to be used. The motor was a great and easy to work on. | |
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04-11-08, 12:04 PM
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| | teak360 Silver Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder
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Rep Power: 1 | Re: V12 P 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by P2164  The Colombo engine is one of the best Ferrari ever made, here is a picture of my old 400 I sold to buy all the parts for my GT40. I really miss this car we drove it everywhere, I have had bags of top soil in the trunk to point of bungee cords had to be used. The motor was a great and easy to work on. | And a 400 is a more likely source for the engine shown that Fran is using. | |
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