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Hi Laurent, It's unclear from the pictures, however the transaxle appears to be not inverted for the GT40 application. Inverting the UN1 involves flipping the differential. Also a good time to check the general health of the gearbox. For example, you would have the same problem if you were...

Hi Karl, There are lots of "close but no cigar" ball joints out there. Wikipedia does not show any Opel or Vauxhaul cars (rear wheel drive platform) that use this ball joint imported to the states through GM, might explain the situation. Opel GT, a favorite car of mine, used the smaller ball...

Hi Karl, It's over the pond, maybe you can find it stateside. FRONT BALL JOINT MOOG OP-BJ-0467 | eBay Probably a good idea to have the seller verify the press in spline diameter (splines measure 45.4 on removed part). All available dimensions look right. Cheers Ian

Hi Bob, We experienced the same thing on the first 8 stack EFI system installed in 2004. It was a TMW unit (now part of Borla). On the CAV each bladder tank has two vulcanized nipples at the engine bay. Normally one per tank was used to pump the fuel to the carb(s). Piece of cake, no problems...

Hi Bill, Hi have you spoken with the factory about this? Surely they have support for their car owners... Cheers Ian

Hi Martin, If you are running an inverted transaxle or an original style RBT/Quaife/ZF5-DS25 pay attention to oil pan depth as the motor sits lower in the chassis. An Aviad or Armando pan would be a good choice, sumped oil pickup with trap doors and kick outs on the sides to add volume. I'd...

Hi Marcus, About the Gulf Colors, without bias, I can say the CAV paint codes listed on page 37 of the PDF posted above look right on the car. The original colors were said to be Triumph (BMC) Powder Blue and Merigold Orange. Regardless the CAV codes will be as close as anything. The thin...

Hi Mark, Right you are, having been both a member or vendor/sponsor since 2003, it never ceases to amaze me the depth of knowledge and willingness to share the same on GT40s.com Cheers Ian

Gotta love this forum, what a resource of information, much appreciated:)

Hi David, Have a look at this link: Wilwood Disc Brakes - Pedals Description , a really well made and compact assembly. You need all the space you can get for larger shoe sizes and also clearance to the steering column and steering rack. On the website there are guides to assist in master...

Beautiful car Stuart. From the picture, the front ride height appears low. The ride height settings attached were posted on the forum a few weeks ago. The data indicates the front being 1/4 lower than the rear. It's not much rake however it does help keep the nose planted at high speed or very...

Hi Doug, The first step after loosening the splined connector is to put the transmission input shaft in neutral. Don't worry about where the shifter is positioned. The base line for all gear selection has to start at the transmissions' neutral position. The transmissions detent springs...

Hi Doug, from the picture we can see a u-joint tightened on the splines. That's one point of adjustment. There will be at least one more u-joint and support bearing between the transaxle and the shifter assembly. It's important to know if any of the u-joints or bearings have moved or shift...

Hi Doug, Can you post some pictures of your shifter, the operating rods or cables and the input connection to the transaxle? It's best to get ahead of this before transaxle damage occurs. In this situation, with neutral selected (2-3 gate) in the transaxle, see how far out the gear selector...

Hi Walt, Bit of brain fade there, sorry. How did you determine the evaporator is defective and if it cannot be repaired? The Heater/AC unit was sourced from Rover I believe. First pic, just for reference, is the condenser unit on the CAV sill box. The second pic is the Heat A/C unit with dual...

Hi Walt, I've been looking for a compact condenser in the aftermarket with no success. Suits the left sill box location as per the original a/c equipped GT40s and first 100 CAV GTs. It may an Asian or African market sub compact car or industrial air conditioner part but as I said no luck so...

Who can forget Linda Vaughn! A true legend and motorsport ambassador. Great to know she's still got it! 'First Lady of Motorsports' Linda Vaughn Still Shifting Gears at 78 (autoweek.com) I had the good fortune to see both Linda Vaughn and George Barris at the Motorama Car Show in Toronto...

Hi Tom, JP has brought up a very important point about synchronization in Weber IDA carbs. There are a few good posts on the forum about synchronizing the carbs (somewhere). The surging or sputtering will not be solved by changing chokes, jets or emulsion tubes. It's also common to have the...

Hi Tom, just reading up the posting to your initial problem being of running rich, sooty plugs and black smoke in the exhaust. It sounds like you have made good progress with jet changes... good. Running rich can mask other issues that weren't apparent before. Can you elaborate on coughing...

Hi George, There are not many fully built GT40 replicas in Canada, however as you are open to a project or a done car, I may be able to help you. It would be good to know what you're looking for in terms of type (Mk1, Mk11, Mk1 Gulf Spec) Small Block or Big Block, right or left hand drive...