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Old 09-11-08, 02:24 PM   #281 (permalink)
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Hi all,

875 is roadworthy!

Here is just a quick video of 875 blasting by Spike.

More to follow.....


YouTube - GT-40 rippin' it up, as Subaru's turbo kicks in to catch it !

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Old 09-11-08, 04:09 PM   #282 (permalink)
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

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Congratulations - amazing feeling getting it on the road I smiled for about a month when mine got to that stage!



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Old 09-11-08, 04:21 PM   #283 (permalink)
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

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Sounds and looks great.

Well done.

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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

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Hi all,

875 is roadworthy!

Here is just a quick video of 875 blasting by Spike.

More to follow.....


YouTube - GT-40 rippin' it up, as Subaru's turbo kicks in to catch it !

Cheers,
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Here's another, I bet it's #875!! Fresh out of paint at "Spike's".......

YouTube - GT-40

Great job, Scott--looks great and sounds mean!!!

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Old 09-16-08, 05:24 PM   #285 (permalink)
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Hi All,

Thank you Ian, Andy & Doug.

I was blasting around the western Massachusetts hills today and had to stop for something cold & refreshing, when I got this idea for a picture.

I think it look good so I thought I'd share it...

I have yet to weigh the car so I can get accurate performance data from my G-TECH.

When I do I'll post it

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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Nice photo, I think we need to get a camera truck and film 875 going through the twisties of New England. That would be AWESOME !!!!!!!!!
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Old 09-16-08, 09:17 PM   #287 (permalink)
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Thanks Spike.

You are going to need one hell of a fast camera truck!!!!!!!

Here is another...

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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

That is an incredibly beautiful car. Was there much deviation from the basic build?
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

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Congratulations again, beautiful job.

So does it fulfill your expectations or exceed them?

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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Hi All,

Thanks Will!

No real Deviation from the build manual, its a "Deluxe Component Package" car with some optional equipment.

Thanks again Bill, yes the car has far exceeded my expectations in both the kit and performance of the finished product.

I have never driven anything quite like it. Its very habit forming and the amount of attention it gets is quite unbelieveable.

Took a few more pictures today of a couple of "Gentlemans Toys"


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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

I enjoyed your build Scott, a job very well done - congrats!


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Re: Tornado TS40 #875

Thanks Chris.

Well some more great news for Tornado TS40 owners, I had TS40 #875 weighed today on a Massachusetts state certified truck scale today.

Its accuracy is guaranteed to be within +/- 20lbs.

The car had a full fuel load on board (19 US gallons or approximately 117 lb fuel load)

It is outfitted as follows;

1). 1.75" Exhaust headers
2). Foam filled fuel tanks
3). Wilwood brakes (with integral p brake)
4). Engine oil cooler
5). Dual fuel pumps and filters
6). Single vent front hatch
7). Chrome plated wishbones and suspension links
8). Helicopter vents
9). Front and rear anti roll bars
10). US DOT APPROVED 15" Silver BRM knock off wheels
11). Weber 44 IDF 71's
12). Alloy cyl. heads
13). Alloy water pump
14). Alloy shocks
15). Alloy radiator
16). Rear bulkhead braces
17). Original type curved headlights
18). 3lb Dry Chem hand held fire bottle.


Attached is a picture of the weight printout

2120 - 117 = 2003 lbs

Or for my Metric friends, 908.55 Kg.

For those interested, our new Carbon Fiber chassied TS40 with the same build spec will be around 300 lbs lighter

I will post some G-Tech data soon.

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Windshield molding... Hmmm... Available to non-Tornado owners? Price?

Loved the entire build - the car is a lot lighter than I anticipated!
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Hi Big Foot,

Glad you enjoyed 875's build log, I think I'm going to have to install tie-downs in my garage floor for when a Carbon TS40 kit shows up!

You can easily purchase a seal from your local auto glass installer.

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