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05-26-08, 11:26 AM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 P2125 "finished" (that's a laugh as we never seem to "finish our cars" but it's finished untill next winter when more mods are planned).
Thought the gang might like to see what has been done to date:
NACA canards and newer car (my early car didn't come from factory with this) functional NACA ducting upgrade by Olthoff...SS meshed and nylon screened firewall inlet (to prevent debris from entering the A/C and heater system) by me.
More in seperate posts.
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05-27-08, 12:08 AM
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| | Foowowee A Tenth 
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Homer Glen, IL GT40: Superformance
Posts: 126
Rep Power: 4  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 C'mon, Steve. Let's see the rest.
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05-27-08, 10:42 AM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Halon and small Al storage box (SPF horn removed from original location and replaced by 2 Hella horns hidden) by Olthoff, faux oil tank by Steve and Lynn Miner.
FORD side stripe graphic by Steve, front clip receiver plate by Olthoff
External battery posts by Olthoff
Al storage boxes with hinged covers by Olthoff
Rubber lined inner fender wells by Olthoff |
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05-27-08, 11:06 AM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Side and rear clip marker lights by Steve and Lynn Miner
Wiring run drivers door
Wiiring run passenger door
Inside view rear clip top marker (hardware fab by Lynn Miner, install by Steve)
Relay wiring for 2 rear clip marker lights (SPF factory installed dead end wire gauge OK for one ea door lights but, when installing 2 additional rear clip lights current draw is such that need to either rewire from fuse or do as i did and run a pilot line from the dash switch to a fused relay) |
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05-27-08, 11:26 AM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Rear clip pin locator/retainer by Olthoff, cable run clean up by Steve
Turkey pan and continuous rubber clamshell to tub fix (early cars only) by Olthoff
CAV ammeter by Steve (NOS stock purchase from EBAY UK seller...much better than SPF stock meter as it is industrial grade meter rated for 60A and has nutted studs for wiring tie in vs the factory 50A gauge quick connect blades...no illumination so I drilled a hole in top of gauge housing, installed proper size rubber grommet and used SPF supplied plastic socket with a red bulb condom over the clear bulb).....Switch legend plates by Lynn Miner
FE engine from front and rear bulkhead glass upgrade (factory is plastic) by Olthoff
Front hood prop rod by Olthoff to Lynn Miner design |
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05-27-08, 11:47 AM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Brake pad upgrade by Steve with "NEW" pads....Olthoff now has "better" street friendly pads available
ZF T44 look alike cover (specially foundered and machined to replicate T44 but, prim ary reason was to move mounting ears foreward in order to preclude need for mounting spacers) by Pedro and Steve, also cover breather by Olthoff
Dual independantly controlled bulkhead mounted fuel delivery pumps with faux covers (these pumps are fed by a seperate Carter located in the left rear spoonsoon cavity via a swirl pot to insure constant supply) by Olthoff
Inertia switch wired directly to dash fuel pump switch by Steve...battery isolator (ground cut off) by factory
Door handle (strap) idea Lynn Miner..Steve install |
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05-27-08, 12:27 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Gated center rod shift by Olthoff
Rod shift mech this and next 3 pics
Last edited by steve c; 05-27-08 at 02:14 PM.
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05-27-08, 12:33 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Halon pull (replaces power plug) by Olthoff
MSD 6ALN (glyptol sealed PWB) install by Olthoff
High output and fan shroud upgrade by Olthoff
FE front RH view with belt adjust for alt
FAV plate and hand held Halon by Steve |
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05-27-08, 12:44 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 First 3 pics of Lucas mirror installed by Steve
Lucas NOS mirror purchased on EBAY UK (chrome perfect, some minor scratches on glass and some silvering defects...found an outfit in Calif that did great job of resilvering annd polishing glass to new, retrofitted Jaguar mount with Cushman stub and mount...If anyone wants to know contact for resilverer/polisher and or proceedure for disassembly of the Lucas and adapt to Cushman mt I will elaborate)
Drivers and passengers seat bolsters by Olthoff (seatbacks carpeted to preclude foam breakdown) by Steve
Last edited by steve c; 05-27-08 at 02:17 PM.
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05-27-08, 12:54 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Rear view camera (it workks!) and black power plug covers (from Toyota parts to replace SPF red covers by Steve
Dead pedal by Olthoff (custom not factory that is too high and interfers with clutch op)
Accusump control switch by Steve
Center steering wheel boss and badge...Boss by Frank Catt, badge from Fran Kress
Rear clamshell thermal spray by Olthoff (used to insulate truck engine covers...spray on not adhesive backed sheeting that can come loose) |
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05-27-08, 01:08 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 External clutch slave mt sourced by Steve installed by Olthoff
Accusump installed under fake left storage box floor with control valve and low oil pressure cut off switch to fuel pumps
Accusump charge gauge by Olthoff and faux ZF oil pump by Lynn Miner
Plexi engine cover and Aluminum eyebrow upgrade by Olthoff
Top view of Al eyebrows and raised side mirrors (SPF Daytona mounts retroffited) by Olthoff |
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05-27-08, 01:21 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Odyssey sealed battery
Swirl pot sump (Large Canton filter, seperate Carter pump taking suction from tanks and constantly filling/overflowing the swirl tank return to tanks providing constant supply regardless of down shift of car from horizontal) by Olthoff |
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05-27-08, 02:01 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Snap vents (these really work great; even with SPF A/C outside vent option selected the snap vents bring in a fresh flow of outside air) by Steve with thanks for Lynn Miner for loan of hole saw
Upgrade polished Al spinners and hub caps with square face to match wider throat of the Al spinners..Olthoff upgrade parts. |
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05-27-08, 02:40 PM
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| | chuck 1 8 Tenths 
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: greenville,SC GT40: CAV
Posts: 804
Rep Power: 12  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Steve, do the aluminum eyebrows do a better job of pushing the door down onto the rubber seal? Also, how did you protect the paint on the door that slides under the eyebrow? thanks; chuck
__________________ chuck smith
CAV MONO GT40-302
SPF Daytona Coupe- Roush 427r
Kirkham 427 cobra- 427so |
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05-27-08, 04:17 PM
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| | Victors Rookie 
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana GT40: GT 40 P/2231
Posts: 54
Rep Power: 3  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Steve,
Where did you get the snap vents from? Are they easy to instal?
Thanks |
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05-27-08, 04:31 PM
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| | steve c Steve 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
Posts: 356
Rep Power: 7  | Re: Upgrades/options and mods to P2125 Chuck,
In my case doors seal well against the rubber w/o the eyebrows and clear the eyebrows when closing and when closed (no contact); doors shut easily and fully with little force (one thing I found is to glue foreward edge of door weatherstrip at base of windshield pillar just before it goes verticle and with this fix door closes much easier). I wanted them for "the look" ( I don't like the plastic) and in case door lips rose up running. Door edges under the eyebrows are protected with 3M. Went with clear coated Al as was difficult to match stripes, felt the paint edges would rub off and like the silver look (matches the other silver accent pieces)
Doors can be adjusted at hinge pionts and at striker. I have had both doors off and on a few times to run side marker wiring..Easy; there is a knurled top pin that runs through top and bottom hinges and through door with a rubber insert top and bottom...Suggest if you align the doors that you keep the pin installed and adjust top and bottom hinges with the striker removed untill door seal correct then install and adjust the striker last.
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