Hi guys,
I'm Jean Phi a 38 yo French guy (nobody is perfect!) and totally addicted to GT40s. Younger, I admired these car from quite far away because they seems to be inaccessible. Fortunately, now I can plan on joining the builder community ... so I start learning as much as I can from this wonderful forum ... a great resources ... thanks to you guys.
I must say I'm quite admirative of the different builders on the forum and will enjoy following their path! I'm also a fan of Fran/RCR kits and his beautiful aluminium chassis!
I understood from you that the motor/trans/gearbox should be the first thing to be choosen.
I honestly have some difficulties so far to understand which elements are involved in GT40 motors and transmissions as this is not really my specialty and there is no standard parts definition. I don't know either how to differenciate the different motors on the US market. I think a 302i will fit my needs (mainly road with a bit of punch, let say 350 hp) but there is a huge variety of products out there ... is there some reading which could help developping my understanding ... thanks for advices!
In France, the government killed some years ago the kit car industry by implementing very demanding regulations ... so if a french guy could help me figuring out how to register the car or how to find turnaround for this stupid situation ... it will be great
As a conclusion, I wish all of you lot of success with your projects and I'm looking forward to discussing some topics on the forum /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif
Jean Phi (France, Uzes, temporarly moved to Boston USA! Colder than southern France for sure!)
I'm Jean Phi a 38 yo French guy (nobody is perfect!) and totally addicted to GT40s. Younger, I admired these car from quite far away because they seems to be inaccessible. Fortunately, now I can plan on joining the builder community ... so I start learning as much as I can from this wonderful forum ... a great resources ... thanks to you guys.
I must say I'm quite admirative of the different builders on the forum and will enjoy following their path! I'm also a fan of Fran/RCR kits and his beautiful aluminium chassis!
I understood from you that the motor/trans/gearbox should be the first thing to be choosen.
I honestly have some difficulties so far to understand which elements are involved in GT40 motors and transmissions as this is not really my specialty and there is no standard parts definition. I don't know either how to differenciate the different motors on the US market. I think a 302i will fit my needs (mainly road with a bit of punch, let say 350 hp) but there is a huge variety of products out there ... is there some reading which could help developping my understanding ... thanks for advices!
In France, the government killed some years ago the kit car industry by implementing very demanding regulations ... so if a french guy could help me figuring out how to register the car or how to find turnaround for this stupid situation ... it will be great
As a conclusion, I wish all of you lot of success with your projects and I'm looking forward to discussing some topics on the forum /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif
Jean Phi (France, Uzes, temporarly moved to Boston USA! Colder than southern France for sure!)