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I found on the Cobra forum a reference to Hankook tyres. They now produce a new 275/60-15 V-rated, rumoured to be aimed at the SUV market. This size is exactly right for the back of my KVA and I bought them for £200 a pair. OK, they are marked as M+S in small writing but they look good and I...

Does Shoemaker have any friends ? I think he can turn Mercedes into a 1-car team, just as he has with every other 2-car team he has been in. If he gets to write, bend, manipulate and ignor the rules, he will win, as he plays every level to his advantage, in-car and all. He only understands...

I also got my rear screen and fitting kit from Andy at Tornado. It is a good fit in the rebate of my KVA. It sits a bit proud, compared to the wobbly old battle-scarred plexiglass sheet I've taken off, but it still looks much better. Tony.

As the GT40 Enthusiasts Club has selected Grandstand Motorsports to supply complete trip packages, you may be interested to see the 'Lite' deal I have arranged for myself with them. As I need neither accommodation nor ferry, I have the following deal (GT40 Enthusiasts Club members only) ...

Hello Ian, Can you please print a list of all members who have committed and paid for the Friday laps, as anything can go wrong between deciding to do it, and being counted as going. I have sent my money, but I have had no acknowledgement of whether it has been received and logged. In the...

So, Who in the UK is selling the glass rear window ? My lexan window has suffered badly from heat, so it's time to change it. Thanks, Tony

The Le Mans 24 hour race is on the weekend of 13th June 2009. GT40 owners have been invited again by Classic Automotive to appear in the Grande Parade des Pilotes on the closed streets of the city centre on the evening of the 12th June. I will certainly be there, (I was also certain last year...

Hi, Can't you get Spaxes rebuilt ??? I've used Avo sucessfully though. Tony.

Well, Re: Magnatec: The negatives seem to be in the area of noisy lifters. Here in Australia, the Magnatec is 15/40, same as UK, but when I installed Magnatec in my Ozzy Mitsubishi V6, guess what? I suddenly had noisy lifters until the engine is revved above 2000 rpm on startup. So...

Yes, GT40 is not on the LMC list of the Happy few. Maybe they mean that the Ford GT40 as a concept was born before 1966. Anyway, Jan and I will be there, as usual ! And then. Ian, I can accept your offer and drink your beer ! -------- The last KVA made, delivered after KVA folded, no...

I will be there as well this year, with my GT40. Look for the white + orange stripes one. at the Grande Parade. See you, Tony Jasper

Re: GT40 Enthusiasts Club \'July\' update. Hello, I'm back online after 4 months absence ! I remember seeing this car in KVA's garage. It had an XR2 engine, and I believe was on an early chassis, i.e. not the race-proven type-C. I think he built it for Ford for promotion work. It went into a...

Hmmm, maybe the problem is with the master cylinder... The travel/diameter may be driving the slave further out than it needs to go. You may need to add a stop to the pedal or change the piston diameter for a smaller one. Another possibility is that there is too much dead travel on the slave...

Hello Rob, This is exactly the path I took, but I asked Chris Cole to swap the 5th gear over. Just to recap, I had the 5th gear from a R25T swapped into a R21T box. It gives 5 well spaced ratios, the 5th gear may be a little high for the racetrack, but it is superb for the long motorway runs. At...

Technically, the performance of the red and blue top Facets appear the same, but my best guess is that the red top was renamed 'blue top' when the contact points were replaced with solid state elements. Certainly, the newer facets make a different noise, less clicking, more whirring. I run on...

'Instead he just cut both bundles (either side of the car) with a pair of dykes' So, how does that work ? :-)

Hello Michael, Yes, The GTD40 used Granada/Scorpio brakes as you say. Like many others though, I threw mine away and fitted much bigger brakes. Why not miss a stage and not fit the GTD brakes ? My car now has 320mm vented disks back and front, with 4-pot calipers, all made by Willwood. I have a...

The route need not be tortuous to a Holley if the Holley is mounted back-to-front... Tony.

All of the above, plus check that the case of the alternator is bonded to engine/chassis with a heavy braided wire, capable of passing 100 amps. The mounting bolts are not efficient enough at passing alternator current. Tony.

Hello Malcolm, This is an excellent exercise ! I have a 1992 (finished 2002) KVA with 7x15 front & 9x15 rear on one-piece Compomotives. I now use (road use) Existing Fr General Tire 235 60 15 R Existing Rr General Tire 265 60 15 R But my wanted sizes are Ideal Fr 235 60 VR 15 Ideal Rr 275...