Recent content by Blwngt40

SGT/AK based chassis. Very clean welds.

Very, very slow progress at the moment. Still waiting on Quaife transmission so I can properly locate engine mounts. So pretty much no frame progress has not happened. I am at the moment making a larger tunnel. Needs to be taller since I am going to make original style hammock/web support...

Everything on mine so far has been to cut, refit, and weld back up. So nothing on mine is true to spec but fit to appear as I can. Especially up front, the radiator, condenser and intercooler take up room....but that is why I went with a space replica setup. Because I want it truly mine.

The front pivots were identical to the rear just had a section cut off. The pivot point was a pin spacer that protruded from the jacking plate.

Thank you for that input Randy. I believe I will go with the front pivoting. I am going to make them per the drawings from the GT40 Uncovered book.

Some color bleeding came through that wasn't visible till i put on the white... ugh..

Charlie, You would have to ask Protolabs, they printed it, it is a resin print. The silver is a metalic flake that is in a testers model paint kit.

Yes.

Started painting the backside and rough machined out the bezel today.

Welcome to the building fun! I believe there are four of us in Ohio currently building our 40's.

Debating in my mind which mounting method to do with the front. Pivot mounts or slide back horseshoes. For those with pivots, do you find it actually useful or just more showy? Those that have horseshoe mounts, do you wish it pivoted or do you find yourself really never needing it opened that...

Did a little tinkering today before going into work. With the space frame chassis I did not like the sharp edge that you get in the cockpit. So with inspiration from how the monocoque is designed; I removed .75" from the tubing and welded in a pie of some 1.5" tubing that i split apart. Only one...

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Jerry, I have the panel kit, the majority will work as is, others will be adjusted or made new.