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I agree with you Pierre-Louis , this is one of the very nice equipments I keep an eye on ... And we should have a close feed back in a few monthes, coming from a Sbarro replica rebuild , somewhere in Dordogne !

Very nice program , Mic, I am now committed to go to a N° 6 Gulf livery ! No problem , that was my idea anyway... But please, give some time to finish and test the car before contacting your ACO friends ! After the engine running confirmation , I am now coming back on the bodywork...

Nice informations Mic on the injections stacks , thank you ; I will come back with you on this subject later on . About our future "track day", I would enjoy of course, but no sure it would be very wise for me to compete with an experimented Le Mans driver ! I am more oriented on a static...

After the break-in sequence, I when ahead on the build with a specific air-cleaner box .... And I have to admit that I did not resisted to the idea of installing dummy trumpets on the air-cleaner box! As visible on the pictures...Hum ... Obviously , I have to apologize for those who spend...

Ian, thank you for your encouragements to the French builders ! Effectively, the French kit car registration is still a blocking point ....The authorities does not forbide the kit car registration , but they have almost the same administrative process to perform than an industrial builder...

Very , very nice job you did there Mic ! This chassis is an "oeuvre d'art" .. Do you really need to install a body on this metal sculpture ? I am joking of course , the Porsche 908 body as the same hudge "speed evocation power" than the GT40 has ... Now , we are all waiting for the "engine...

Hello Markus, Mic, Yes ,I am pleased from the sound and the level is surprisingly moderate ( At low tested RPM ) .... The mufflers are Pypes Performance M 80 , 4 " external diameter which I selected from good anounced attenuation and also good feed-back on some forums. I plan later to perform...

Thank you very much Pierre-Louis/Bob , you did it right ! And this is a nice exemple of synergy between forums ! See you next time in this one or another .... René

An important step was made last week on my build : FIRST ENGINE START .... With support of Mark,( 454 Cobra owner and builder ...) we powered the engine for the break-in: it started immediatly, despite a low battery, and performed the 20 minutes break-in at 2000-2500 RPM without issues ...

I just got the information of Tom's accident ;terrible ... After the very tought period after the accident , I am glad to see that he is recovering and hope is there to get him again on the GT40s community ... René

Thank you Michael ; now, I cross fingers for the engine break in !

Since last post, I focused mainly on priming fuel system and oil distribution ; and thanks to good advices I received on the previous posts, everything went OK : *Fuel : I installed dummies tanks ( Definitive parts still to build!) with 10 liters and 5 l plastic cans ...pick up at the very...

Very valuable information Tom...I am going to investigate this solution . It is now clear for me that the main point is to keep the ZDDP level at a sufficient amount , either with an "old school " oil, or with a correctly rated one, slightly upgraded ... René

I fully appreciate your experimented procedure TOM, thank you ;I will stick to it and I may have the possibity to directly heat up the oil in the oil can , with plunger electric resistor ... I plan to use 15W/40 mineral oil with ZDDP additive for the break-in , despite I have roller lifters ...

Good point Randy , I don't effectively know how much power/torque will need a fair oil pressure set up ... From theory , Power = delta pressure x flow , and with 65 psi pressure at 40 GPM , calculated power is approx 330 Watts . With a conservative 2/1 efficiency ratio this gives 660 Watts...

I finally came to the step to have the engine assembled and almost ready for the final installation in the chassis ... Most of my working time ( Only a few hours per weeks....) was focused on the valve train installation, as it was a total new area for me ( My experience is more on 2 strokes...

Serge , Un bonjour de Nice ou je continue ma construction à une vitesse d'escargot obstiné! Je n'avais pas encore vu ta rubrique Sbarro ...; Bravo de te lancer sur GT40.com et je ne doute pas que connaissant ton énergie tu va bientôt pouvoir dialoguer sans aide en anglais parfait ! Il est...

I closely keep in mind your preparation and test procedure Terry , and I will apply when needed.... All these fuel related things seem so sensible for me, that every experience feed-back is an asset to get it working ... René

This is a very valuable information for me , thank you Terry ... I feel now much more confortable to go ahead on a similar disposition .... I addition, when investigating previously on different forums on the Carter design , I understood ( but not confirmed ...) that the motor is cooled from...

Going ahead on the fuel system, I would be pleased to get advice from the experienced people , on the fuel pump subject : I plan to use a Carter 4601 GP fuel pump ( Rotary vane ) , connected as shown on the attached schematic , with by-pass pressure regulator , return line, and two 3-ways...