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Oooppssss... I stand corrected.

Yes, you are 100% correct. I had reached that conclusion myself once I cleaned up everything and looked more closely. Came in the house to answer my own question and there was yours. Once upon a time, there was a bolt there, but no sign of it now. I base that statement purely on the fact that...

Or... Another weak spot on the car? I could hear the engine moving in the car and could see it in the rear view mirror slightly. Checked the motor mount bolts to the block and they were OK. Checked the long bolt connecting the upper piece to the lower piece. It was OK. Hmmm.... so I took...

True.... but still entertaining! :thumbsup:

The footage from inside the GT40 during the little 'duel' between it and the Lola were very entertaining! Some of those guys were pushing pretty hard. Thanks for the link, Kirby

Well, yes! :thumbsup: But hey... it really doesn't get that cold around here... Got below freezing twice this winter, but winter is pretty much over here. Friday should be dry according to Mr. Weather, so the GT40 will take me to work and back! Have fun! Kirby

When I got back from Brunei, I swore I would NEVER lay on a cold concrete floor again, so I got myself one of these. I absolutely love it. Well, yeah... both the lift AND the car. That was several years ago though... the garage is finished inside now and is a lot warmer. :laugh: Kirby

Honestly? I plan to drive mine to work on Fridays when it is dry and the local Pantera club is planning a track day sometime in the near future. I'm sorta' in a 'it ain't broke, don't fix it, just drive it' mode. :laugh: I will admit though to having fun driving the GT500 everyday to...

Al, Thanks for reminding me about this! I had not mentioned it... I think... but I ended up getting Olthoff's sway bar kit a few months ago. Nice stuff. Substantially thicker sway bars. I have not had it on the track yet to see what it's improved or not, but it 'feels' better on the...

Thanks, Mark... You're too kind. 17" wheels and event parking stickers in your window aren't too vintage. :laugh: Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed that event. Mike Trusty, Jack Houpe and I caravanned up to Wisconsin for that. I left from East Texas and met Jack and Mike at Jack's place in...

Like Jack, there were a few good pictures at Road America

Howard, It should be a piece of cake. You are bringing an out of state car into Texas that is already registered. You get insurance. You go to an inspection place. I used an 'oil change' place called Kwik Kar just around the corner from me. I insured it as a 1966 Ford GT40 MkII, but...

I changed mine to solid mounts, too. The engine was lifting up over an inch under acceleration with the original motor mounts. I don' t notice any difference with vibration. FWIW, Kirby

Darn it... and here I was thinking the solution was at hand...

Another one like that won't fit anymore since I changed to your see through air cleaners... they are offset different than the other ones I had for some reason. I've never actually investigated what the difference is... Yours use a different filter, for sure. I'll need to make another cover...

Jack, I don't know if you remember, but I used Lexan for the cover and it melted... Practically drooped down on top of the headers. Much as I liked it for viewing enjoyment, I ended up replacing it with a piece of aluminum. As long as the car was moving, I didn't see a problem. When it got...

Just picked it up on Tuesday after waiting 10 1/2 months. The shipping stickers were still on it when I first saw it (this picture). Don't know if any of you have one or not, but wow... it's been raining and I haven't been able to push it, but wow... again... Where else on the planet can...

Ronnie, I told him today when he gave me the pics that they were pretty cool. He says he's pretty sure that's it, but he'll check some more tomorrow to see if he has any more pictures. He does have some from Le Mans in 1970, I think, but there are no GT40 pics. Regards, Kirby

An English friend I work with here in Houston took some pictures back in September 1971 at the Prescott Hill Climb. Here are the GT40s. The license plates should be a dead giveaway, right? Be aware that he made these pictures from very old slides, so apologies for the quality. Anyone...

Engines and engine builders. I have went through multiple sagas with engine builders. I finally got one built by Keith Craft after Mike Trusty recommending them. They supplied the Ford iron racing block (9.2" deck) and I supplied the iron Cleveland heads and IR EFI manifold, etc. It...