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Hi guys, It's been a while. I've been really busy and had no time for anything except the work and the kids. Finally I sold enough machines to clear up my shop and start working on cars. I wanted to sort out the 40 a bit for a photo shoot since I'm trying to sell it but the funniest thing...

Re: Hi-Tech Welding GT40 Well I would be happy with somewhere around 14000 euros or just as much pounds (sorry brexit). If some has a different price in mind do tell, Im not easily offended :)

Hi guys. Due to a seriously cramped schedule and even more cramped garage I decided to put my GT40 up for sale. I was really hoping I will have more time to work on it but my business picked up lately and I just got my 3rd baby and I'm screwed regarding my free time. I don't really wanna sell...

Hi guys, Thanks for that idea Bill. I looked into the electric pumps after your post and that seems like a pretty elegant solution. I later found that the alternator is actually a bigger issue here since the bulkhead is angled towards the rear and the alternator protrudes quite a bit. How did...

Hi Troy, Good luck with your build. I think your setup is very amusing to say the least. Im thinking of buying Ferrari brakes for my build, with their logo on the calipers of coarse, and making a sticker saying something like "Thats all that was left of the Ferrari after my Ford was done...

Hi Troy, Good luck with your build. I think your setup is very amusing to say the least. Im thinking of buying Ferrari brakes for my build, with their logo on the calipers of coarse, and making a sticker saying something like "Thats all that was left of the Ferrari after my Ford was done with...

Hi Mike, Im really skinny so I have plenty of space, but even bigger people will be able to sit inside. In fact, its not such a big intrusion into the cockpit, some 3 inches maybe and also only 2 or 3 inches left and right of the centreline. Since the seats are tilted at an angle they might...

Hi guys, I did some light contemplating regarding the brakes but nothing worth mentioning yet. Once I have those HiSpecs in my hands I will give them some thought. As for the gearbox, that is a solid point which I haven't thought about to be honest. Luckily, this modification allows for the...

Hi guys, I hope you had fun during the Easter holidays and took your 40s rabbit chasing :) I did a lot of thinking and planning regarding the engine position and decided to cut out a pice of the chassis in front of the engine and move it forward to gain clearance. I will be strenghtening...

More joy. I wanted to relocate the front suspension pickup points and after some crude measuring found that both upper and lower wishbones are bent by some 3 to 4 degrees. I dont know how I didnt notice that before. Compensating for that by moving the pickup points is a half ass job so Ill make...

Hi guys, Any opinions about those shocks from couple of posts ago? The engine is on standby until Monday cause Ill get hell from the neighbours if I start up the grinder. Cheers, Marko

Ignore my last question, the engine has to move 1" to the right which means I will definitely take your advice Bill. Getting late here. Midnight means no more work for me today. Or is it tommorow? Good night. Cheers, Marko

Hahaha I can live with that Bill. Rocking of the entire car is even encouraged in my book :) I have a hemi 300c as my daily driver with electric cutouts in the place of the catalitic converters so Im familiar with the subject. The rocking broke two of the plastic dashboard holders but I still...

Hi Ian, That hasnt crossed my mind but I think that there is a serious possibility of that happening... With 15mm clearence to the horseshoe there is another 15mm between the chassis rail and the pulley. I simply have no room in there. On the other hand, it will make regular servicing quite an...

Right, so today we were wiglling the engine about and I must say its tight in there. I got about half an inch clearance on three different points, but we cleared the horseshoe and set it straight and level and now I can take measurments for the mounts. Because its such a tight fit I will have to...

Right, the horseshoe is in the way of the exhaust. Makes sense. Im not sure about the distributor though. Tomorrow Ill know more once we try to push the engine forward. And cuddle with it a bit. I will keep you posted. Not on the cuddling part though. That would be silly. Cheers, Marko

I must say though, having the engine in there does make me feel awkward in funny places.

Hi Pierre, I did some more measuring and I think I could gain 6, maybe 7 degrees if I push the engine to the point that the pulley is protruding through the firewall. Im having a buddy over at the workshop tomorrow to help me out. Hopefully it all fits. Ill report back once we fit it properly...

Hi Gus, I have just about enough room to pull that off. Maybe. But I need another set of hands cause the engine has to be tilted. Thats what I was refering to when I said I can get a few more deg. I have about 3" of room until I hit the bulkhead with the pulleys.

So, I wanted to test fit the engine and ran into yet another major issue. I dare to say biggest so far. There are serious clearence problems with the chassis, engine and gearbox and also a discrepancy with the position of the driveshafts in relation to the gearbox. The chassis rail is in the way...