Terry Oxandale
Skinny Man
Just wanted to say hi, and that this site has now become the most popular site I visit when wasting perfectly good hours at the computer. I do not have a GT40, nor any mid-engine vehicle, but since I was a kid, I do remember the GT40's when they first came out, and even at 10 years of age, I knew there was something special about that car. Anyway, I do love the Ford history with the Coupe, Cobra, R models, and GT along with other exotica. My ongoing, never-ending project is a '71 240Z with a SBF (was a high reving 289, but after 15 years of little torque and lots of horsepower, I recently replaced it with a stroked 351W (383) that I am all a-twitter with it's vast torque curve).
I fabricated just about everything possible on the car, which is why I enjoy this site with the build and fabrication skills periodically displayed. I eventually will get rid of this car and start on a mid-engine of some sorts, and already am developing ideas on the hardware, thanks to you folks. My goal is one of two: Either a CanAm replica, or a Gurney Weslake replica (My passion is the '60s styles and it will most likely be the F1 replica with a V8).
Attached is a few photos of my current project. It is NOT meant to be a Coupe replica. It does emulate the Coupe's valid air flow design, but this was to reduce the lifting I experienced when I used to race on the track (which was horrendous prior to my fabrication of the fiberglass body). As a Ford fan, I've had LeMans stripes on just about every car I've owned, and couldn't bear to not have them on this project. It has a homemade body, G-Force upgraded WC-T5 (awesome gears BTW), C5 front rotors with Outlaw calipers, front Supra rotors on the rear with outlaw calipers, 930 CVs and axles, and a host of other things too numerous to waste your time with.
I visited with Mike Trusty the other day and only recently realized he monitors this forum (which was expected being his involvement in his own GT40) .
I fabricated just about everything possible on the car, which is why I enjoy this site with the build and fabrication skills periodically displayed. I eventually will get rid of this car and start on a mid-engine of some sorts, and already am developing ideas on the hardware, thanks to you folks. My goal is one of two: Either a CanAm replica, or a Gurney Weslake replica (My passion is the '60s styles and it will most likely be the F1 replica with a V8).
Attached is a few photos of my current project. It is NOT meant to be a Coupe replica. It does emulate the Coupe's valid air flow design, but this was to reduce the lifting I experienced when I used to race on the track (which was horrendous prior to my fabrication of the fiberglass body). As a Ford fan, I've had LeMans stripes on just about every car I've owned, and couldn't bear to not have them on this project. It has a homemade body, G-Force upgraded WC-T5 (awesome gears BTW), C5 front rotors with Outlaw calipers, front Supra rotors on the rear with outlaw calipers, 930 CVs and axles, and a host of other things too numerous to waste your time with.
I visited with Mike Trusty the other day and only recently realized he monitors this forum (which was expected being his involvement in his own GT40) .
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