Hi everybody!I'm a newbie and this is my first post.A few words on my background first;My name is Dimitris,I live in Athens,Greece,I have some engineering studies and practice under my belt( that was 18 years ago but I revived it recently),and I love the GT40, among other things!I love its proportions,its shape,its stance,its history,Jacky Icx from whom I have an autograph etc.etc.!!But there are also points that I dislike;The rear suspension with these awful radius rods,the very stiff but incredibly complicated chassis,the placement of the fuel tanks outboards next to the passengers(safety & dynamics reasons) plus more. In other words I advocate an engineering "clean up" of the car the way Ford did with the GT,but in tandem with the means and abilities of the small guys,home builders and in my case wannabes.It's evident from the designs that nobody cares about engineering authenticity,why not start then from some modern principles?Central placement of the fuel tank(longitunally or transversally).Integration of the rollbar with the rest of the chassis and especially with the engine compartment.This goes hand by hand with the triangulation of the engine and rear suspension area.Modern rear suspension with unequal A arms,toe link and why not, pushrods for the more adventurous.A little space for a spare tyre(deflated and small size obviously) and some luggage!!Remember we're talking about a road car! How about functional windows?I'm sure there are talented engineers in this forum who could find a solution without altering the cars' character.There are many more ideas that can be presented and debated so that the design minded guys would put them into cad. I suggest that we do this in a more organised way so that it would make sense;how?I cannot say, i'm inexperienced with forums.The older hands must help here. Anyway thanks for tolerating me.
Greetings Dimitris