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Ebay Uk has abn original 1960's Gulf Oil suit for sale. Item number is 160035212565 and it is supposedly worn by Pedro duribng his GT40 racing days. A good bit of history if it is. Nothing to do with me by the way. Regards Simon

Hi Scott Thanks for the reply to my problem. The main filler pipe is located at the front end (not directly on top). Right next to it is the breather pipe using a 12mm bore hose. As far as I am aware the tank only has one baffle divide right in the centre. I am unsure if this divide has an...

Hi all I am having some trouble with the breather system on my fuel tank and need some help on how to rectify it. I only have a single side fuel tank on my KVA and when I fill it up trapped air in the tank forces fuel up the main pipe and overflows everywhere. This problem would not make me...

There is a CAV gt40 chassis and other parts on EBAY UK. Item number: 140030991981 if anyone is interested. Regards Simon

Hi Howard Your comments are quite right, at the moment I just want to get some use out of her. The car, I am pleased to say drives quite smooth even with our abysmal Isle of Wight roads. I am going to do some research and try to understand better the rear suspension set ups. The re-hash done...

Thanks Brian Those pics will help when I make a start on the rear set up changes. After finishing off my car I can appreciate exactly how much work Ivan is having to do!!

When I bought my KVA originally I had no real idea of the different chassis designs, C-type etc for the KVA. After doing some investigation and with help from the forum I now fully understand what the different set ups are and the changes that were made. Being an early car mine did have a...

I would let my wife drive it. Problem is I had to build it for my rather large frame and she could not reach the pedals (what a shame!). Anyway my wife says the GT has become my mistress and its never a good idea to get your wife and your mistress together!!

Hi Russ I hope that it will be the solution. I get the part tomorrow and will see how it goes. Before I started to use the car I anticipated that the fuel pipe may need some extra protection and had it insulated. I have tried as (well as I can) keeping it away for the main heat sources...

After some internet surfing I found quite a helpful site regarding carb problems. One quite interesting part covers fuel boiling and the cause: Quote: "" Edelbrock highly recommends you *always* use a heat insulating gasket if your intake manifold is heated... which they are on most V8...

Hi Russ Sorry for my very bad description of my setup. I am a complete duffer when it comes to explaining parts!. The jets and rods were set up by RPI when I bought the carb, specificaly for my engine. They specialise in rover v8's and I have not yet found out what they put in. Flooding may...

Cheers Ian I will join up to that forum and post my problem. I have just had a look in my carb manual and it states that boing fuel can be down to the fuel line being too close to a heat source, missing gaskets or spacers. Also if an exhaust heat riser is stuck (whatever that is!). I will try...

Well my KVA passed its MOT yesterday and I had my first proper drive, now the problems start!. I have a weber 500 carb on my rover 4.5L engine and it keeps flooding then stalling when the car has warmed up and stops at idle. I have set the carb screws as per the manual but to no avail. Much...

Thanks for the reply Tony and the link. I will check them out for price and availability. I did find a company call Holden Vintage Spares that sells them in the UK. You are quite right Trevor, after looking at some more pictures of the original cars it would seem most of the Mk1's have the...

Just done another search and found a Lucus 534 part code for these. I assume that the Mk1 / Mk2's had variations but these look like the ones. Now all I need to do is find a supplier!.

Hi All Does anyone know if the lights used (on the doors and rear section) to illuminate the numbers on Le Mans GT40's can still be obtained. I have seen two on Ebay Uk but they have a few people bidding (rare I suppose). Do I have any chance of obtaining these from another source. Any help...

Hi Fred The rain was a bit on, off and back on again. Probably a bit of a nightmare for the owners going on the track. Still from a spectators aspect it was ok and I got to study some very well made cars. It would have been nice to see your car there Fred, a shame you could not make it. You...

Hi Lambo Thanks for the links, I will check them out later. All Lamborghini's are fantastic cars in my view, be they real or recreations. The Countach is also one of my many favourite cars. Totally in your face with an exhaust note to die for. The first Diablo I had was a limited edition...

Hi all Everyone who could not attend or missed the GTD club track day at Goodwood I have got a few pictures for you to have a look at (please excuse the quality!). This was the first time I had attended such an event and it was most enjoyable. All of the cars looked superb and the owners were...

Hi Lambo Thanks for that information, that is very helpful. I am going to take a visit to the GTD track day tomorrow at Goodwood. Chris Cole and other specialists will be there so I am hoping I can get information and parts to sort out my gearbox problems. I am really looking forward to...