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Jim Thank you for your well informed input. I checked on some sites & it looks as thought the Ford diesels produce about 230hp in standard form & with electronic tuning about 330hp. Power drops off a cliff at about 3300 so the right diff ratio is very important. With the weight and the...

Murray, Thanks for your fast reply. The question about ford diesel V8's is size (what's this small block thing - it implies ford also make large blocks) & power/weight. The description by the ebay vendor says that ford moved onto a 7.3 litre engine & one with a turbo "powerstroke" in 1992 -...

I am actually wondering about doing this as I'm running my daily drive (a VW Golf) on pure new vegetable oil & I'm about to convert my wife's Renault Scenic. Although the fuel is cheaper the cost of conversion would take a long time to recover so I'm doing it explicitly for environmental...

I've seen a GTD 40 in a Halfords car park in Christchurch - looked good from 5 yards; close-up spidered glassfibre & a distinct & worrying smell of petrol. The value question is I agree unfair, but complete cars are advertised for £30-35,000 from dealers & projects sell for £12-18,000 on e-bay...

Gentlemen (& perhaps ladies?), Good day. I am a long term GT40 fan who is inching towards vehiclehood. However first I must complete the restoration of my 2 Lotii & gain the agreement of she who must be obeyed. I actually own a Lotus Europa explicitly because I would like a GT40 & can't...