Peter Delaney
GT40s Supporter
Hi All,
I thought that it was about time that I posted some info & pics of progress to date. Some history :
I bought the car from a DRB dealer about 30 months ago - a previous owner had started (engine, trans, suspension roughed in) but ran out of time. He ended up buying the dealer's own completed car & as part of the package, gave the dealer back ol' #027.
This sat in the dealer's factory for a year or so until I rang them to ask what sort of lead-time would apply for delivery of a rolling chassis - the answer was "About 5 minutes - we have one sitting here for sale" ! After picking myself up off the floor, I told them that I would have to sell my '89 Corvette to raise the funds, so I couldn't do anything immediately. The dealer said "An 89 Vette - I've been looking for one of those" - at that point, I felt the hook sink in !!
The dealer (DC&O) make 8-stack inlet manifolds & throttle bodies for SB Fords (used on most Oz-built EFI GT40's) & was looking for a test-bed for the GM version. Two weeks later, I drove the 'Vette down to DC&O and came back in a tilt-tray truck with the '40 on the back - a straight swap !
Two & a half years later, it is nearly finished & I am struggling with the bureaucratic nightmare associated with getting it registered - about the only bloody thing they don't want is a crash test !!
I'll try to post some progressive pics & comments, starting with the "raw material", through to the present time.
This first pic shows the car pretty much as I got it, but with lights, latches, etc roughed in :
I thought that it was about time that I posted some info & pics of progress to date. Some history :
I bought the car from a DRB dealer about 30 months ago - a previous owner had started (engine, trans, suspension roughed in) but ran out of time. He ended up buying the dealer's own completed car & as part of the package, gave the dealer back ol' #027.
This sat in the dealer's factory for a year or so until I rang them to ask what sort of lead-time would apply for delivery of a rolling chassis - the answer was "About 5 minutes - we have one sitting here for sale" ! After picking myself up off the floor, I told them that I would have to sell my '89 Corvette to raise the funds, so I couldn't do anything immediately. The dealer said "An 89 Vette - I've been looking for one of those" - at that point, I felt the hook sink in !!
The dealer (DC&O) make 8-stack inlet manifolds & throttle bodies for SB Fords (used on most Oz-built EFI GT40's) & was looking for a test-bed for the GM version. Two weeks later, I drove the 'Vette down to DC&O and came back in a tilt-tray truck with the '40 on the back - a straight swap !
Two & a half years later, it is nearly finished & I am struggling with the bureaucratic nightmare associated with getting it registered - about the only bloody thing they don't want is a crash test !!
I'll try to post some progressive pics & comments, starting with the "raw material", through to the present time.
This first pic shows the car pretty much as I got it, but with lights, latches, etc roughed in :