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Andys, If you could save as a solidworks file and post that up that would be great. I've tried Autocad 2005 + other viewers and not to mention I-DEAS (my FEA software at work) and just can't get it to work. Thanks, Julian

Andys, Thanks for the tip. But I installed both the SolidWorks viewer and then the edrawing viewer and neither of them would open the .igs file! Sigh, will try with AutoCad tonight and see how that goes. How can it be so hard to open what is supposedly an international standard file type that...

Thanks for posting file. But I can't read it, and my you beaut FEA software that should read everything is spitting the dummy, as usual... Any chance you could post it as a .dwg or .dxf format or at least point me to a .igs viewer? I'm finally at the point where my real GT40 motor is going...

Here is a pic of the half cage installed in my DRB. This complies with the requirements of CAMS regs (Australia) for general circuit racing. A full cage would be nice for safety and chassis rigidity, but I couldn't justify all the extra work plus likely centre spider bodywork removal to fit it...

Eric - have you been in a GT40 with an 016 trans? I have and it's great for my purposes. Short gearing, and gaps between each gear that 'close up' with each higher gear. And a top speed of around 250 km/h at 7000rpm. So for competition events, with a max speed of less than this, and a motor...

No need to worry about thread drift Ricky, Dave will take it out of me no doubt... Car stripped down and getting roll caged when I can get around to it. Never drove it except for shakedowns and to the pits and back. Sad but true. Not much point in driving it the way it was; all I want to do is...

Ricky, Thanks for the link. Just what I was looking for. Had a chat with performance ignition today and now I just need to make up my mind as to which EFI ecu I go for. No hurry though, motor parts are having an all expenses paid holiday in the states for another month yet it seems, sigh.

Oooh, jealous! Very nice...still happy with my DC&O setup, but carbon bling and the crossover look is that much better. Is that a slide throttle setup, or butterflys? I've got the same rocker covers on order (along with the rest of the motor parts from the states - if they ever get here...)...

Well, you're not the first to think of it Nathan. My previous competion car was a RX-7 turbo and so naturally you tend to think rotor motor is the go for your next car. I really think a 20B turbo would go very nicely in any sort of mid engine type car. Easy to get adaptors to suit porsche/vw...

Hey all, After the chassis/body turned up some 13 months ago, DRB GT40 chassis #67 passed final registration inspection today! Finally got to attach custom plates to the intended car. Me very happy, depite getting rained on a bit during the morning I spent in line. Funnily enough it rained...

Well, I think Pete has: 1) A good perspective on both (lucky bastard owning both) and 2) Too much money (or had too much money!). Not to get too far off topic here, but Tim, I wouldn't have sold my previous competition car and built a GT40 if I didn't think the GT would be superior in every...

Dimi is right in saying we all have different reasons for a building/owning a GT40. My reason is to have competitive car for hillclimb and circuit sprint use. Time to beat the 4WD's (damn EVO 9's are way too quick) at their own game. I figure if you're going to build a race car, why not one...

Peter - Thanks for sharing your experiences. Two vac ports are in the manifold valley at the rear. You can see them in a couple of the photos. I don't know if I'll use either of them as I don't have power brakes and I may not be using MAP sensing for the ecu due to the large cam I've got. I...

Thanks for the tip Ricky. I'll try and remember that and keep checking for smooth throttle action when bolting up. Will be a few months before the 'offroad use' motor is going though. Got the major components on order, hopefully here by end of month. Had a couple of engineering (ADR) issues...

Just thought I'd share a few pics of the DC&O injection setup that arrived today. Very plesant distraction from work it was! Just gotta build a motor to do justice to it now...oh, and get car registered, and...etc.

Thanks Howard. That's sort of how I thought they behaved. You should write Quaife an advert! My old mechanical LSD in my previous car had its limitations, but it was consistent. Too much throttle (easy to misjusdge in a turbo rotary with big laggy turbo) and it would go sideways guaranteed...

I need to buy an LSD for my Audi 016 and it seems the Quiafe ATB unit is the go. Either that or a Porsche 944 turbo diff, which I understand to be a direct swap for the 016 diff. I'm pretty sure that the Quaife ATB diff for the Audi 016 is QDF4Q. Quiafe list this part for both the 944 turbo...

Iain, Thanks for your advice. I've been in touch with CAMS and DRB about this and neither of them seem to be able to sort it out, despite DRB claiming to have submitted all the paperwork over a year ago. I just gave up on the idea and went 2A, which allows me to do whatever the hell I want to...

Can't tell you the weight of my DRB chassis, but I can say that it's quite beefy in comparison to many other kit cars I've come across. Iaian is fortunate in that his car is a RF and can be log booked by CAMS as a 2B sports car. For some reason that neither CAMS nor DRB can seem to resolve, the...

I've had good and bad experiences with KEP. Bad - broken pressure plate spring when I went to drive car for first time two weeks ago. Had purchased adaptor kits about 1 year earlier. Good - they sent another one straight away at no cost, so should be driving again this weekend, then rego soon...