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Ron - Some time back I locatred an AFC box at the local wreckers. It was in a 5 cylinder turbo gasoline car. I inquired on the forum as to any info on the ratios but no one seemed to know of this particular one. I seem to remember that you answered my queery at the time and that you emailed the...

Hello Tom - Sorry to hear about your mishap. It must have been a very scary moment. Glad that there were no personal injuries, only broken bits which can be repaired. I am curious as to what type of latching mechanism(s) you were employing on the rear clip and what type of improvements you (or...

Hey Guys - I spotted a very nice looking GT40 at the Cape Cod Massachusetts USA cruise night earlier this month and snapped several pictures. The owner was nowhere to be found and when I returned later on the car was gone so I didn't get any info. It is white with blue and green stripes and what...

A very interesting subject. Close visual comparison of the pictures of the new Ford GT vs. the original GT40 reveals what appears to be a diference in the leading edge (over the radiator opening). The shape of the original GT40 in this area is bull-nosed while the new Ford GT appears to be...

Ian k - Was the Eagle Premier a four wheel drive vehicle? Thanks. Best regards, Orin Meyer

Does anyone know what the original Halibrand "GT40 type" front and rear wheel sizes and offsets were for the wheels which were used after the wire wheels were replaced with Halibrand mags? Thanks. Best regards, Orin Meyer

A nice all original steel black lacquered Deuce roadster or 3 window coupe done up in the 50s look with Halibrand mags and wide white wall bias ply tires and a flathead or maybe a Chrysler Hemi. (Well, what did you guys expect form me anyways?) Good thread. Best regards, Orin Meyer

My list may pale in comparison to others posted here, but here are some vehicles which I have owned, ranked in order of their significance to me: 1. 1934 Ford 3 window coupe, all steel, chopped top, Merc flathead powered. Built, restored and rodded by me over a twenty-five year period. Still...

Not sure whether this qualifies as a GT40 kit by today's standards. It was 1965. The GT40s were the hottest looking thing on four wheels, but practically nobody had ever heard of them. I was a twenty-one year old college student. Universal Plastics and Fibrefab had the only two GT40 replica kits...

Jim - I have to agree with you about not wanting to use the hydraulic release bearing set up. Having just dealt with a hydraulic clutch problem (see my recent post under the "DIY" section) my advice is if you can avoid it, you should. It's just one more thing to go wrong at the worst time. The...

Here's an excellent and inexpensive (probably no cost) clutch and brake bleeder. After having tried the old "pump the pedal", the "Mity-Vac" and the "blow into the reservior" methods all to no avail, I used this system to bleed my hydraulic clutch and it worked so well that I thought I would...

Andre - Great story! Thanks to that insightful info I just rushed out to get a Workmate so I could avoid the hassles of building my own wishbones for my GT40 project. Now can you advise me where to get some uprights? Thanks. Best regards, Orin Meyer

Hi Guys - Thanks to all for the very informative responses. FYI I made the same inquiry to the Loctite tech contact via their web page and received the following response: "Orin, We have no test data on the use of Loctite on rod and main bearing cap nuts. We'd suggest trying Loctite 242. It...

Having just gone through the unpleasant experience of throwing a rod through the crankcase on a well maintained, quiet running and unabused engine (with 150,000 miles on it) has caused me to wonder why the application of thread locker or "Locktite" is not done on rod and main bearing cap nuts...

Yes, you're quite right Mike. Beauty is all in the eye of the beholder. That's exactly why there is no right and wrong as far as this list goes. Beauty is all subjective, but when it comes down to the title of the "World's Sexiest Car", it's more than just a "skin deep" thing. Park a real GT40...

A '63 Chevrolet Corvette is more "sexy" than a GT40??? Don't think so! Two cars from the same era but as far as sex appeal they are worlds apart.

You guys are incredible! Thanks for all the quick responses. Looking at the picture of the gauges on 1075 it appears that they are not chrome bezel style but for some reason I seem to remember that the cars came with chrome bezel gauges. Probably my brain cells acting up on me again, or maybe...

I'm no expert on brake systems, but it would seem to me that a simple adjustable proportioning valve mounted so that you could tweak it as you drive would be the best and most effective way to deal with this problem. Isn't this what is fairly common current race car technology? The driver can...

Does anyone have information as to what kind of gauges are correct for a 40 dash? Particularly brand names, how many, what sizes, and what the layout was in the dash? Thanks all. Best regards, Blue

Malcolm, Thanks for the info. I love the way you guys talk. Could you please translate that last sentence for us Yanks. Best regards, Blue