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Chaps, I'm hoping someone may be able to help out with an issue that has raised it's ugly head here in Australia, apparently. The back ground, as it has been explained to me, is that petrol here is now sold with a 10% alcohol component. Stretching fossil fuels and all that. It was...

Dave, You're welcome to come and have a look. Let me know when you're in town. In advance, if possible. Workshop access to be sorted. I've given up on guessing when it will be hitting the road. My lotto picks have been closer. I will be putting emergency door actuation inside. I'm actually...

Lance's Build - Update The car looks like a disaster area at the moment, but work is going ahead on many fronts and several areas will come together soon. Wiring is the big item at the moment. Wiring to front and rear clips has been finished. Engine harness ready to be installed. Cockpit...

Chaps, A bit of an unusual query. I'm using the electric mirror control from a GU II Nissan Patrol in my car. They have quite a neat arrangement. I'm trying to locate a copy / scan of the wiring diagram page for the switch and mirrors from a workshop manual. Haynes do one, but I can't find...

Re: Lance's Build Part 5 Peter, The photo is deceptive. The collectors are actually slip ons, not welded. The pipes also have individual flanges at the other ends in order to allow fitting. Lance

Re: Lance's Build Part 5 Wes, Sorry that I haven't responded to your query sooner. I have a couple that I need to do and just not enough time. I'll be glad when they bring in the 27 hour day. I could really use the extra time. My exhaust system was made by a local pipe wizard here in Perth...

Ross, Do you have a part number for the particular McCleod slave cylinder you are using, please? I take it this is one of the concentric units? We were looking at one out of a TVR while it was in bits. All tips and help gratefully accepted. Lance

Chaps, I'm looking at purchasing a fuse / relay block for my car. This very nice modular example by Vehicle Wiring Products out of the UK has been suggested. It looks the business and I'm happy to go with it, but thought I'd check the forum. Before I order out of the UK, does anyone know of...

Re: Lance's Build Part 5 BILL The water pipes are wider than the tunnel, but this is acceptable because they can now fit under the raised edges of the passenger seat. I’m using the fibreglass seats that came with the kit. It all fits OK, even with the seats, etc all being mounted to the left...

Lance's Build Part 5 OTHER SYSTEMS Rather than the standard DRB demister / fan arrangement, an heating element has been placed in front of the AC unit in the duct to the cross beam. This is heated by water from the engine. Hot air can be directed into the cabin and / or windscreen. A valve in...

Lance's Build Part 4 CHASSIS As I’m 1.9m tall, but didn’t want a Gurney bubble, I had an extended footwell built into the chassis. This also allows adjustment access to the pedals from under the front clip. I’ve gone with Tilton floor mounted pedals in a custom pedal box. I was going to use an...

Lance's Build Part 3 BODY I’ve always liked the look of the wide rear body, but this wasn’t an option when I purchased my car. I’m widening the body to suit the 335 Pirellis and black Simmons FZ17 wheels and it looks great. The photos don’t do the wheels justice. The most common word used is...

Lance's Build Part 2 ENGINE / TRANSMISSION / GEARBOX When I noted that GT103 had the Indy motor in it, I decided to go quad cam as well. I looked at a few motors (Ford modular (too big and expensive), Porsche (too expensive), I was even offered a Ferrari V8! (now that would have been...

GENERAL Several people have asked me to supply a few more details about my car. These posts are in response to that. I’ve broken them down into topics so that the posts aren’t too large and so that, if there are any queries or requests for more details, it all doesn’t get too out of hand. I...

Chaps, Further to my previous posts, I've mocked up the labels to check the look before I went to the expense of having the plastic final versions cut and engraved. I was worried it might look a bit 'toothy'. I wanted the instruments across the top to present a 'band' of white / silver and...

Thanks for your support and kind words. I will post some more photos and switch allocations, etc in the near future. There’s no shortage of switches certainly. It has an aircraft cockpit quality about it which I like. It’s amazing though, just how many functions you have to take care of once you...

They would be Milano GTs which were produced in Australia from 1962. They could be purchased as kits. I'm not sure about turnkey. A few years ago I spoke to an old chap who had built one on his sheep station in the middle of New South Wales. That was doing it tough in the early 60's. Not much...

I took a couple of photos of my dash a couple of days ago and thought I’d post one. My car is a contemporary version of a GT40, rather than a strict replica, and so the dash is a bit of a cross between the original GT40 and the current GT. To me, dashes are the biggest letdown in homebuilt cars...

Supercharged GT40 The owner of the twin turbo GT here in Perth has taken me for a couple of rides and it is impressive, to say the least. It was featured in a magazine spread recently. As for blown GT's, here's a photo of mine with the engine in the tub. Snug, but it all fits. Lance

No response to my post. Is there no-one that's successfully installed a cruise control system into a GT40? What about satisfaction, or otherwise, with alarms? ANY information would help me greatly. Lance