Recent content by philf1

With a long weekend and England struggling in the cricket, I thought I would start to place the panels on the chassis. I did not buy the "panel fitting kit" so do not have any riverts yet. This was done on purpose, because I know I will start fixing panels in place before they are ready, and I...

@davidmgbv8 , the brake pedal seemed very long and very soft, although Neil did say it is a race car for the road, and it needs to be driven like a race car. Having never driven a race car, I assume this is needed for braking feel. I guess I am used to powered brakes on my Astra, which is not...

I decided to collect my chassis from AK Sportscars instead of having it delivered. It cost me less than half to hire a car transporter than a courier company to deliver. I booked the day before the double bank holiday, and what a full day's work it was. I left home near Heathrow at 8am, and...

Thanks all for the encouragement and information. I would like to clarify a few points I made. Neil's GT40 if a fantastic bit of kit, and my comments are in no way meant to call in to question AK Sportscars ability to produce an excellent car. I know a lot of people had a great relationship...

Hi All, I have started this tread to document the build of my GT40. Since I was 10 years old I always wanted to build a Cobra, but in recent years have started looking at a GT40. The day after lockdown started, March 2020, I was due to have my single garage extended to the full width of my...

Hi again. I had a look around the Kit Car show in August and there was only two GT40 manufacturers there - Tornado and AK Sports Cars. I though this would give me 3 options, not realising AK bought SGT, which was only confirmed when I visited Southern! I am to visit Tornado as soo as they start...

Hello everyone. In preparation for building a GT40 in the summer, I started by purchasing a used 302 on eBay. I love the idea of tinkering with every nut and bolt, so decided to build an engine as well! There was no mileage information on the engine - only that it had been shipped from the US...

Hi Everyone, While waiting to decide whether to build a GT40 or not, I went ahead and bought a Ford 302 off eBay! Apparently, it is a 1991 Ford 302 out of a Thunderbird, and shipped from the States. I have no idea what mileage it has done or what condition it is in at the moment. The pallet...

Hi Guys, Thank you for the welcome. I thought I had added my location, but I am based in west London, near Heathrow airport. Although I originally wanted to build a Cobra, I am actually leaning more towards a GT40. I am going to the Kit Car Show and this should help me norrow down my decision...

Hi Guys, Let me introduce myself. My name is Phil and I am a massive motorsport enthusiast - F1, Rally, NASCAR, Touring cars, Le Mans, anything with four wheels and an engine. I am a software tester but should have been an engineer - I did Mechanics and Electronics at college and the first year...

Hi Guys, I have always wanted to build my own car, and sine I was a teenager this was going to be an AC Cobra. In the last couple of years I have started looking at building either a Cobra or GT40. I was hoping to go to the Kit Car Show (Stonleigh, UK) last year but that was posponed, and -...