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You might want to look into adapters made by Derale. Moroso used to make them too, but I’ve not seen them in years. If you call Mike Fortes - tell him Big-Foot Randy sent you. He’s got a ton of parts and I’m certain he can help you..

https://fortesparts.com/product/anodized-billet-aluminium-oil-filter-adapter/

Fortes Parts Connection https://fortesparts.com/ Mike makes really nice adapter that absolutely does not leak!

Breaking News out of America’s Heartland…

V-Belts - I used to use Goodyear Gatorback V-belts and later the Green V-Belts. Amazon or your local NAPA or Parts store may have a selection that works for your required length. They did neither chirp or squeel… …

Gilmer belt drives (cogged belts)… These are commonly used in external oil pump drives - one word of caution - monitor the belt tension that it does not get too tight when hot. They normally tighten up as they heat up and if you adjust to 1/2-3/4 inch slack when cold, you may find a failed belt...

Darius - I may be ignorant of some instances, but I’ve not ever seen an idler pulley used in a V-Belt drive system outside of the old Mopar double V-Belt AC Pump system of the late 60’s early 70’s…

Agreed… These guys were commonly referred to as “Waxers”…. As in they could polish their cars and dogs, but that was the extent of their hands on skill….

Congratulations Tom! Looking forward to following your build!

I did same….

Memories… The porosity of the wheels is easily overcome with proper preparation as others have said. The porosity of the tires, however, not so much. Back in the 60’s and 70’s we used to “paint” the entire inside surfaces of the race tires themselves with Ivory Liquid Dish Soap. This slowed the...

Welcome to GT40s, Tom… Congratulations on your purchase! Please post pics when you’ve got time…

Be aware - If you decide to run tubes inside your tires, you will need to dump a LOT of talcum powder or some other slip agent inside the tire carcass to keep the heat down. Else the tube will quite literally vulcanize itself to the inside of the tire..

Looking really good Sean! First time I’ve seen a mezzanine in a galvanized building. I’m looking at having a building put up this spring…

This is how the color turned out (referenced above) on one of my engines..

I’ve been happy with the paint from this seller…. https://www.ebay.com/itm/405311167923

Joe - I didn’t go back through the whole thread, but I would get the windshield back into that spider for fitting everything up…. Earlier pics looked like it all fit together pretty good - so curious what happened!

Congratulations Chris! Hopefully the new owner will chime in and take part in our forums!