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Brian, the monocoque cars are just as "sheerable" as the original tube frame cars. I'm sure the monocoques are stronger, but the pedals are in the same location.

Yes it is available through Bailey Edwards or at least thats what their website says. Its an exact reproduction of the original fan, they claim all of the pieces are interchangeable with the original fan. I believe it. there are more pieces involved in the fan than anyone can imagine. You better...

these are real, enjoy

Fran is suppling a complete roller. being that I want it as close to original as I can, I am sourcing whatever original/replica parts I can. Fran provides most of the parts but they are typically a modern, generic type part that he uses on his other cars. for example, fran supplies the oil...

Also, for you blokes that can sprechen zie deutsch, here is an interesting 917 build I found. 917 FBK

the motor you see under the oil cooler is my 962 water/air motor. thats not going into the car, thought about it but seems like a big headache dealing with all the extra parts you need for a turbo application. Its for sale, big $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!! by the by martin, I think there must be another...

here some more parts

hello to everyone out there in GT40s.com land! I am building the 917 full tube frame chassis via RCR. Some of you might know the car already as it is the one in RCR's website, the first and only one so far. I've spent the last two years accumalating parts for the car as my goal is to make this a...

yes the rear latches are cable type ski bindings. exact originals are unobtainium. Some latches were actually made of aluminum, rumor has it that the Hart ski racing team used the aluminum ones. door hinges are specific to 917. the hinge mechanism on the rear flaps were typically specific to the...

chris, are the 908 rear uprights similar to the 917?

I certainly dont have a real 917 motor. I'm using a 993 motor. on a real 917, the transmission input shaft runs off the engine output shaft the sits a couple of inches below the crankshaft as opposed to a typical 911 motor where the input shaft runs direct off the crank, therefore the input...

Chris, A question about the zfq for a porsche application. As you know on a porsche motor, the porsche transmissions have the output shafts below the input shaft. As I see from the drawings on the quaife website, the zfq is the opposite. therefore on a porsche application, wouldnt the zfq box...

Great photos. What chassis number is this? the big square-ish air vent on the drivers side is very unusual. Wyer was known to have made several modifications on 917s, this I have not seen before

I have analyzed the anatomy of 917's like no other and something is weird here. this car at the museum is NOT the same as the car I saw at the rennsport reunion in 07 which supposedly was brought over from the factory along with 3 other 917s for the weekend. I took detailed photos of that car...