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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    I attach some drawings : pdf The original drawings are exploitable from Edrawing ( To get on the Web), but apparently they are not accepted from the forum software... If any of you has a solution, I will be happy to test it ...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    These last weeks, I focused the build on the uprights and suspension parts, as I received the lathe mill combo which I ordered in China 4 months ago... My objective was to have a, in house, compact, versatile machine, with an attractive lathe axis-to bed distance : 210 mm. I use it mainly on...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Hello Brett, You have a message ...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    It looks I sent the post twice ....
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Thanck you Molleur for your encouragements ... By the time I designed and installed the shifting system , I continued working on the panelling, mainly the floor pan : It is made from 8082 alu sheet, 2 mm thick, riveted with 3/16" alu structural rivets. At the end, rigidity is very...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Thanck you Molleur for your encouragements ... By the time I designed and installed the shifting system , I continued working on the panelling, mainly the floor pan : It is made from 8082 alu sheet, 2 mm thick, riveted with 3/16" alu structural rivets. At the end, rigidity is very...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Here are the gear box and shifter pictures pictures :
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Out of the points which progressed on the build, is the GEAR BOX : I had the opportunity to get a used Porsche G50.00 box,year 1988 in fair condition. It is announced for 80.000 km , with no LSD ; I got it for 2250 € to a local 911 specialist . It has not been revised but it has ben agreed...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    scdavis, I am glad to see your positive impression on these pictures ; as it is my first car build up, and body installation of course, I do not know yet where to set up the quality objectives in this area of the construction ... As I understood you where in in France, I sent you a message in...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Hello members I have to admit that I very seriously shifted on my forecast to post soon from my last post... Some small things,as profession and family, to manage in addition to the GT40 project ! Nevertheless,the things have progressed ..... I received the body which was ordered to GTSTUNING...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Thanks Eglitom and Cliff Beer for your interest in the project ; I will not hesitate to ask for questions, mainly when I will start to focus on the engine solution , as I have no experience on V 8 engines ... Cliff Beer , to answer to your comments : *Chassis is very strong : You are right...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Jim, Darnel, Thanks for your encouragements ; It is always better to have encouragements at the starting point, despite the finish line is still far away ! I have to say that taking and managing pictures are not my preferred tasks ... , but it is obviously a very effective way to...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Thank you Randy for your welcome on the forum .. I plan to continue hereafter the project description with more detailled data on the design features and the build up initial steps ... As it is my first car build, I decided to stay on a "reasonable package" and it is obvious that the final...
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    A Riviera scratchbuilt GT40

    Hello members , The time is now arrived for me to post my first thread after several months of "guest" position on this forum .. It has been such a major source of informations for my project that I feel now to have to "cross the border" and share my new experience on a GT40 MK1 scratchbuilt...
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