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Thanks! I'll send you more details on my expereince w/ Active Power Cars (Chris Ardern), but high level if I were to build another GT40, I'd choose them again.

#46. It's the year my dad was born...and explains why his dream car was the GT40; he was in his 20's when the GT40 came out, and was also racing SCCA in California, so he knew of Shelby and many of the others too. *Glad I choose the big Meatballs...cause it covers more of my paint...

Few more updates...paint is all done, now putting everything back together. sunny day in Seattle, had to pull her out headlight. Painted the bezel matte black...like the look far better than before. Key is that it tones it down a lot. Door is complete. Handles work, window installed...

agreed, the decals add a lot, and the colors match perfectly!

Daily progress...starting to look like a real GT40 now! Starting to add the graphics...lots of work to align all the panels! made a simple license plate holder...better than the metal zip ties that I was using before. Wanted it to stand off the rear vent so that it wasn’t preventing...

nice work on the louvered vent, thanks for posting pics. I've never seen the underside w/ the drain mounted! I'll likely do something similar.

I love POR15...used it on several areas too! Your winter sounds nice...I'm up in Seattle, it's mostly wet with intermixed freezing days. The 1 good thing about our winter & COVID 19 is that I'm getting plenty of garage time.

Congrats on the new project, always glad to see another Active Power GT40!! I got mine almost 2 years ago now, and driving on the street this past summer. Look forward to seeing your progress! -Peter

I've been spending lots and lots of hours on the GT40...the primary goal for this winter is Paint! I've done lots of small paint jobs...but nothing like this before. I've turned my modest 2 car garage upside-down in making it a reasonable paint booth. Due to limited space, I've elected to...

Chris - Thanks!! When we set-up the fuel system, I only thought out being on track (long sweeping corners or extended braking sections) and wanting to ensure the engine wouldn't fuel starve...the ATL has a "surge tank" with trap door that contains ~1 gallon; sufficent for anything on the...

I was talking about a non-turbo. I think the base and S models are the same. FWIW Renegade Hybrids does a lot of LS3 swaps into the 996, so there's plenty of people who have used an OEM 996 transaxle w/ LS3 torque...I did that swap on a 996 C4S a few years back, and it was working great; I...

One of our main objectives when starting this build was to have a very reliable car that could be "streetable", but focused for autoX, Track, Drag Racing, and potentially top speed runs (ie. salt flats). So we wanted the transaxle to be able to handle abuse...which pointed us to either a...

Good points, thanks! I've worked w/ shuttle valves before, but on pneumatic valves (Aerospace)...and also considered check valves and other components; in the end, I figured simple was easier for me to get right. a new issue popped up this weekend as I went for a drive in Seattle...I was...

Loved seeing another Active Power Build...keep the pics coming! I found this last year...I used it for all the pics to get ideas for many of the finish details. This is a car that Chris built himself, and it's got a Coyote motor too...

I ended up going away from the engine plate; I was struggling to find an accessory kits (water pump, alt,...) that would fit both the tight space, and also figure out how to account for the thickness of the motor plate. so I opted to get a regular engine mount, and then replaced the rubber...

Great to hear, thanks! You'll like Chris (Owner of Active Power)...very much a fellow car enthusiast! -Chris has a dummy LS block, so I just told him the transaxle and he did the engine & transaxle mounts. Key to remember is that everything is super tight clearances...so it took me some time...

exciting buildi! We bought an Active Power Cars "roller" and it's been a lot of hours (just got it street legal),...I can only imagine the amount of work you've got in front of you. Both of my daughters are helping, they're 6 & 8yrs old, so while not doing substantial work, we're spending a...

Last set up of updates... Took the GT40 to it's 2nd AutoX...this time I made the ~100miles drive (1 way). The car drives well on the freeway, but the engine doesn't like being at ~2,000 rpms...it's some bad vibrations, which I assume is at part due to the big cam, and being hard mounted...

100% agreed. I bought a ND Miata a few years ago down in LA, and drove it back along the coast w/ my wife all the way to Seattle. Would love to do many of those same roads to the music of a 427 rubmling behind me...although I doubt my wife would want to come on this trip, she likes a quiet...

I keep dreaming of taking a month off work, and making the entire drive in the GT40 all the way to San Diego. Hit all the major tracks, and scenic roads along the way. I've done a good amount of AutoX, mostly in the Seattle area, but also neighboring states and a few national...