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02-15-08, 05:20 PM
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#61 (permalink)
| | Keith1 10 tenths 
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England GT40: Nein
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Originally Posted by FRPGUY  Great idea Eric! LOL! Poor Scott ! You can do it Scott ! | For sure. Scott rules! 
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02-16-08, 09:41 PM
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| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor 
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Keith,
Thank you for the kind words.
This Saturdays work;
Layed out interior rivets and drilled pilots.
Started rear bulkhead.
Finished up steering rack front cover and access panel (just have to cut cooling pipe holes).
Cut battery box hole.
Installed fuel tanks for mock up of fuel quantity sender covers in the sill top panels.
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02-16-08, 09:47 PM
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#63 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Beautiful!! Is that polished aluminum or SSTL?
Great progress Scott!
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02-16-08, 09:50 PM
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#64 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Thank you Bill.
It is all pre-polished aluminum alloy that is included with the kit.
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02-17-08, 04:20 AM
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| | albanygt40 3 Tenths 
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Albany West Aus GT40: Albany west Aus
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Looking good Scott
Really like the polished Alloy look.
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02-17-08, 07:12 AM
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| | JackW Magnificent Bastard
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne GT40: Melbourne, Aust
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Rep Power: 7 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Scott you are panelling up that baby a treat. At this rate you will be ready for painting in no time. Your build so far is certainly a great advertisement for Tornado cars. Keep up the great work.
Jack
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02-17-08, 06:54 PM
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#67 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Thanks Dave and Jack.
I took it easy today .... rest is good.
Finished steering rack front cover with water pipes mocked up.
Not too shabby for an old A&P, if I do say so myself 
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02-18-08, 03:48 AM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life 
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
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Rep Power: 28 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
So fast and (seems so) easy assembly!.
Welldone Scott...go on go on! 
If not already present in the manual, u can add all those assembly pictures as a dvd for the cars sold (why not also make small videos with homemade camera?).
Pictures nice as those are always better than any draw or description
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02-18-08, 08:35 AM
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#69 (permalink)
| | 550spydr A Tenth
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook,NY GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 4 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Wow,
I better get over to see your build before you're finished!
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02-18-08, 09:37 AM
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#70 (permalink)
| | FRPGUY 3 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2006 GT40: Norwell, Mass. USA
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Scott, are you going to build the GT as is or put some of your own modifications to it? I find that personal mods slow down the build with most kits.
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02-18-08, 10:51 AM
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#71 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
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Bill wrote: Quote: | I find that personal mods slow down the build with most kits. | Boy, ain't that the truth
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02-18-08, 11:32 AM
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#72 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
FRPGUY,
Only one deviation from TSC, I have room to install a small storage box just aft of where the dual fuel pumps will be installed, on the right side of the car. It will end up being about 9L x 7W X 5D.
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02-18-08, 11:39 AM
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#73 (permalink)
| | saxoncross A Tenth 
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Impressive work Scott, keep this up & it will be finished by the Spring
What are you using to seal the panels to the chassis with. Mine was done with bathroom sealant (white!!) which is OK but can't be overpainted
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02-18-08, 06:46 PM
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#74 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Thank you Andy.
The sealant used was included in the Deluxe Package.
I do not know what it is made of.
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02-18-08, 11:04 PM
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#75 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Tonights work;
Rear bulkhead almost done. Just need to cut window hole and install riv- nuts for the GRP engine access panel.
Finished vertical sills.
Could not help myself and had to slap on the spider and front clip to have a look!
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02-18-08, 11:14 PM
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#76 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Great progress Scott!!
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02-18-08, 11:20 PM
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#77 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Thanks Bill. 
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02-18-08, 11:35 PM
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#78 (permalink)
| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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| Re: Tornado TS40 #875
Scott - So on the Tornado, do you locate the Spider and then everything else dials in off of that or?
RE: Personal Mods - No kidding... I've had my car in the shop now since the end of Octobe | |
