Figured I’d start this GT40 build thread now that things are actually moving – I’ve got the chassis, panels, and some suspension parts sitting in the garage, so it finally feels real. The plan is to build it more as a grand tourer than an all-out race car. Progress won’t be overnight, but I’ll post updates as parts come in and the car starts to take shape.
Chris's AK GT40 Build
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make sure you ream out all the suspension mounting holes before fitting panels ( lots of paint in holes )
when panels are fitted its impossible to access certain holes
Jerry
when panels are fitted its impossible to access certain holes
Jerry
An option would be to get the bodywork from Lee Dawson.
If you don’t think the spider is up to scratch, just ring John and ask him to rectify it ,give him a chance to do that at least
Regards mark
Regards mark
That did occur, they did not resolve it. The solution was the inject the cracks with resin. I scrapped the spider, it had to be cut up so much to make everything align. I ended up finding a complete metal roof for 2K.
Now that surprises me
Thanks Jerry, I've just tried to do that, although the weird thing is that even though the supplied bolts are all 1/2" some of the holes seem to be 12mm
yep RHD 302, and I think I'll probably go with the quiffe gearbox
I have chosen the Quaife ZFQ. As you have the 302 chassis (like me), the engine mount points on the chassis assume a UN1 gearbox. In order to get the driveshaft outputs on the Quaife transaxle to line up with the rear hubs, you'll need to move the engine forward a little (around 40-50mm). Easy enough to do but, as any GT40 owner will tell you, there isn't much room in front of the engine anyway!
yes looking through your thread I'm worried that maybe I SHOULD be making alterations
If you are using a SBF/Quaife and not using the type of radiator that AK uses there are really no reasons to change things. I had to widen and lenghten the front of the engine bay for the Modular dohc engine.
I caused many of my headaches by my choices of wanting a different car from everyone else.
