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Allen, After speaking to Dean Lampe and you I think the EFI is a good choice. As for the color scheme I have been waffling. You are right they all look good. Chuck, I feel I can do anything after the third and fourth try! :laugh::laugh: Like the paint on your car. Howard

Switch Plate Design and Mounting Week 4 Tools: Straight edged tin snips Pencil Scissors Tape measure Work-mate work bench Body hammer Straight edge Oak board for shaping the plate Jig saw (variable speed) Sanding block Small drum sander Electric drill...

Thanks guys, but I am not quite there and need to make some adjustments! Patience is the key. I have twenty four items already written with fotos. If find them verbose I need you guys to speak up and I will shorten the descriptions. Later,

Thanks Tom. You are one of the inspirational guys whose build I have been following. I wish I had you skills my friend! I have written my posts so they can be highlighted with a mouse and copied to an MS Word document. Folks can build their own shop manuals cut and paste other great tips...

Fran, Don't you get enough of this stuff all day long? Cheers,

Body Alignment Tools: Jig saw with variable speed 3M Block sanders Wood block sander Drum sanders ½ “and 1 ½ “ Dremel tool Electric variable speed Vacuum cleaner (5 hp) with the large filter Belt sander Dry Erase Marker pens and pencils Flat and half round rasp...

Allen, Oh yeah, add in a ZF!

Hi Allen, I thought I would sneak in and place some posts while folks were sleeping. :laugh::laugh: To answer your questions: Color is still up in the air, I like the classic Gulf colors, midnight blue, or the other color scheme on my shop manual, Grabbre orange and dark orange, with white meat...

Body Prep Work Begins Week 1 Tools: Jig saw with variable speed 3M Block sanders Wood block sander Butterfly hole saws Hole saws Drum sanders ½ “and 1 ½ “ Dremel tool Electric variable speed Hack saw Small hand hacksaw Vacuum cleaner (5 hp) with the large...

I consider myself a novice since this is the first I car I have attempted to put together. I am attempting to do 95% of the build by myself using everyday tools. I don’t own a lathe or welder. I am using an engine builder to assemble and balance my engine from parts I have collected and...

Getting Started June 19, 2008 Tools: Shop manuals Reynolds freezer paper Water soluble marker pens Painters blue masking tape (1 and 2 inch) Resources: All you guys who have built RCR 40s, Chuck and Ryan, Ron McCall, Mark Reid, Rob (Vintage Venom), Dean...

Okay, look before you leap. I called them heater hoses in the title. How about radiator hoses? I am awake now! H

For what it's worth... I went up to the local independent auto parts store and asked to browse the radiator hose catalog. I had some rough measurements of the distances of the openings on bottom of the radiator inlet and outlet tubes to the ends of the tubes running though the spine of my RCR...

Fran and the crew, Merry Christmas to you as well! Good luck in the New Year! Thanks to all the great guys on GT40s.com helping each other out. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Best Wishes, Howard ______________________________________________________________ RCR40 #40

Chris, Looks like you've kicked it into a higher gear, you're cranking now! Get 'er done! :stunned::stunned: Cheers, Howard _______________________________________________________________ RCR40 #40 underway

Rob, Per usual, really nicely done. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks for the inspirations of your entire build! Cheers, Howard ________________________________________________________________ RCR 40 #40 underway

Rob, Nice work all the way around. Where are your attachment points for the cover? How snug against the drivers seat is it? You are the man! :thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks, Howard _________________________________________________________________ RCR40 #40 underway

Chris, Ron I'll be there shortly. I guess I should tell you, embarrassment is not a problem, I'm a little too old for that. I am having a good time doing it, but I would like to post after I have had a little more noticeable progress. I don't have a well stocked garage for small parts, so I...

Ron, In response to how is my car coming along. I have been steadily pulling it together and recording all my activities in a build log in MS Word and photos. I am not as mechanically skilled as others on this forum, and I am attempting to do the entire build by myself to include body and...

Ron, Sweet, nice sound when you crank up the volume on the speakers, great blow by! Smiling, Howard _______________________________________________________________ RCR40 underway, Parnelli Jones 302 as a garage mate.