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I suppose you've carefully checked the right firing order for your particular engine... Sounds basic, but sometimes... :drunk: (don't ask how I know !);) and checked few times that new wiring on the distributor... Others usual and basic checkings you surely already done : Do you have sparks at...

Hi David, Welcome in France ! Depends where you settle now, the country could be large, I' m living on South East coast and there are some nice GT40 buddies here, with very nice cars. Looking forward to meeting you, for an "apéritif" sooner or later !

Had a drive, one year ago at the wheel of a GTD fitted with a R30 "shorter" gearbox, same engine than mine more or less (347 stroker)... You could feel the difference, the car was more kicking on backcountry roads :thumbsup:, but a pity having that engine rev so high on the highway at legal...

A 3.89 diff ratio means you probably have a gearbox coming from a Renault 25 or a Renault 30... On these cars (except the R25 V6), the 5th gear ratio is 0.82. These will give you a slower end speed at a given RPM, than the most used UN1-13 (Renault 21 Turbo) with a 3.44 diff, (and sometimes an...

You surely should set your engine more forward, from the pics you seems to have enough room (and remember many GT40, including the originals, have their water pump pulley protruding in the cockpit through the firewall - you could use a shorter water pump if you don't fancy that idea). This...

Hi Dave Very nice job indeed...really superb car. May I ask you where did you source the big clear plastic carb stack you've fitted ? I'm desperately looking for one for years...

Well, heard some bad stories, too... But made a test-order last year for few parts : got my parts, good quality and worth well the money, very happy with it...

Curt, You also have some stuff here : Braking

Very nice car, love the color combo... Welcome ! I also have an early GTD, under endless process of slow upgrading/restoration, interrupted by (short) periods for enjoying it ! (Presently in the body shop for a full respray after being hit on a track...) A little pic under the rear clip ...

I'm also interested by the answer, as I have exactly the same setup on my car ... Some added information is probably needed to choose a configuration : what size of wheels do you run ? The classics 15' rims, or bigger ?

Very interesting, thanks for sharing...

Thanks Markus !

Mike, keep in mind that maybe some cars could have been fitted with Fiat 850-style rear lights, which are thinner than the correct Simca 1000 units which protrudes more, thus probably the more or less recess illusion... I know, I had initially some Fiat lights on my car (GTD), and when I did...

For some reasons, the video seems to be no longer available on their official youtube channel...

Andy, I have an early GTD too, and when I had to change the starter motor, I gave a call to Mick Sollis at Southern GT, sent him a pic of the hole in the gearbox (I lost the starter motor on the highway !), and received a new hi-torque unit, which had been an immediate and perfect fit...

Hey guys, remember there was two "débarquement" in France... Everybody knows the D-Day in normandy in June 44, but there was another one in Provence on 15th of august 44, "Dragoon" (called that way cause Sir Winston was against it and was forced to say "yes" by the US, "dragooned":D). Yes it...

Nice idea, I live in Marseille, know the area a little...:D Remember that the Mediterranean South coast in France could be crowdy in the end of june/beginnng of july. Anyway, many many things to see/do between Nice and Avignon... Pay a visit to the "vieux nice", St Tropez (crowdy place, be...

Awesome car, really very nice. I've seen your "in flesh" car at Classic le Mans 2014, it was already superb. See you in July at LMC 16...

Andy, Sorry I was wrong, my friend has this part but he eventually used it on the new gearbox he put in his car.

A friend of mine have a real one (or believe to be) he didn't use for his build...I can ask if he still has it and wants to sell... Me think the ZF-0 which was initially on the chassis he bought (disappeared long time before his purchase), started a new life somewhere (but forget to go with its...