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Hi Simon You beat me to it!!. It is my KVA that is up for sale. I am really sad to have to let it go after all the work of building it but I have a potential new house purchase coming up and need to the funds. If anyone would like full details please e-mail me or give me a call on 01983...

Hi Ian Glad to hear you managed to get your leak problem rectified. I have had some limited experience with ECU chips when I had my Nissan 300zx done years ago. I had a Uni-Chip installed and it did take a considerable amount of time setting up correctly on a rolling road. If you don't get...

Cheers Ian That I did not know about. I will go and check to make sure the HT leads are spaced correctly. I was going get the rotor arm from our local Land Rover dealer on the Isle of Wight, but they don't keep rotor arms in stock!!!, can you believe it!. In the end I got one from a TVR...

Well, just got back from going for a spin and.....NO MISFIRE!!!. The re-adjustment I did on the regulator or the rotor arm must have done it. I am keeping my fingers crossed but I really need to do a few more miles to be sure. The pressure was at down at 4 psi when I checked it this...

Thanks for the responses guys, Russ, you are quite right about the about the slight lack of power on WOT. My car is also showing signs of this so it would point to a lack of fuel getting through. I purchased a thermal barrier for the carb and this has indeed cured the problem of heat transfer...

Hi David My car is using a Facet Red Top fuel pump and a Weber (or Edelbrock) 500 carb. The pump has a reasonably high capcity and can supply more than the 5.5 - 6 psi pressure required. I checked it last night and it still seems to be pushing out the correct amount. The carb was bought new...

Thanks Jim I am going to have another go this evening and check I have set the pressure right. I don't know just how accurate these filter king pressure gauges are but they can't be that far out. My car is misfiring a bit and I think the pressure is somewhat low, making it run rather lean...

Sorry for what may be a silly question but I need to check that I have set my fuel pressure regulator correctly. The Weber carb I have on my car requires a fuel pressuree of 5.5 psi (6 psi maximum). When I installed it I used the gauge supplied with the filter king regulator. I adjusted the...

Hi all Frank Catt of Wealden Engineering kindly supplied me with a GTD cable gearchange. The gearlever is as Dave has pointed out the other way round from yours Simon. The cables then run back to the gearbox shaft and sit the same way (L & R) as up on the lever (I think!! I will check...

Hi Graham You have a message M8. Regards Simon

Hi Pedro Their E-mail is [email protected] and the web site can be found at Radiators, Heaters, Oil Coolers ,Air Conditioning Condensers - Kempston Radiators Ltd Simon

I used a firm called Kempston Radiators about six months ago. They did a custom built one for my Dino GT and can supply them in cooper core or full aluminium made to your specification. A family run firm I found them very helpful with a quick turn around (3 days to be exact!!) and the price was...

Someone has gone to a lot of effort with that. Then they ruin it by not bothering to put the Firestone, Autolite and Ferodo stickers on the front!!!!!!

Hi All I managed to snap one of my driveshafts on Saturday morning (right in the middle of town, always the way!!!). Does anyone know any suppliers in the UK who produce replacements. I have a Renault 21 gearbox with Ford Granada hubs. The splines on each end of the shaft that locate into the...

Thanks for the replies Guys, I sent an E-mail to David yesterday thanking him for taking the time to have a chat with me. He really was a genuinely nice chap and was pleased see a GT40 down here on the Isle of Wight. I had an E-mail back last night. This is just some of that message...

You are quite right Paolo, David did not have any real idea of the growing GT40 replica industry. He was quite blown away when I said that the replicas had been around for many years. As he had worked for sometime with John Wyer (who he said was a bit of a miserable so and so!!) he spotted my...

Thanks Marcus It was nice to hear him say what a good job I had done of the car (even though I don't have a monocoque chassis!!). I am hoping he will join the forum and help out with questions for others. He is due to move to France in November right next to the Le Mans track. As he is 70 now...

This just goes to show what a small world we live in. This morning I parked the GT40 outside the front of my factory for about 10 minutes right by the main road. I then had an old chap call into my office and asked if he could look at my car. The chap introduced himseld as Mr David Taylor and...

The front and rear ends can be cut off and refitted with a more original set up. If you could buy this pre-made ready to weld on it would be quite easy. To work it out from scratch as I did is very time consuming. In reality it is probably better to get a complete new chassis and start again. I...

Quite right Simon! It is the earlier KVA chassis design, same as my car was when I first bought it. That being the case it most probably has the earlier cortina front suspension set up (although can't see it in any of the pictures). Would be a nice project for someone, but a lot of work as I...