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My son and friends are planning to go across to Le Mans for next years race. The plan for the three of them is to take a caravan and camp at one of the sites around the circuit. It has been suggested they travel Dover - Calais. He came across with me for the Classic in 2010, and wants to...

Hi, I've been having a clearout and have come across a photocopy of a 'Build Manual' for the KVA. It has 21 pages of text and drawings, If it's of any interest, get in touch and I'll post it on. Cheers, Geoff.

I've just been clearing out some paperwork, and found a 2 page Spec sheet headed 'GT40 Reg No: 1815 KF'. I must have had it for a good many years as the staple is rusty! It does not give any chassis specs, but lists the carbs as 4 x Weber 48 IDA's.The brakes have twin servos, powered by...

Hi All, I am in the midst of negotiations to sell my car to Slovakia. What is the best and most secure way of transferring funds? The buyer is coming to collect the car, but I want to ensure I have the money before the cars leaves me. Has anybody got any ideas? Looking forward to...

I'm hoping somebody can help me on this. I've been dealing with a clutch manufacturer in the UK, to cure a slipping clutch No problem, he said, send me your clutch and flywheel and I'll sort it out. Unfortunately, he re-balanced the flywheel out of balance with the crank, and is now...

Hi, Just ten days before setting off to the LMC, I discovered I have massive clutch slip, particularly in 5th gear. I checked thast there was free play on the slave cylinder pushrod, and it was free. I've pulled out the transaxle, and other than an oily bellhouising, there appears to be...

Hi Everybody, I'm just about to get back on the road after a long rebuild. When I last drove the car, it had twin servos and Redstuff pads with HiSpec Billet 4 front calipers. In the rebuild, I removed both servos, and now the Redstuff pads now seem very 'wooden' withouit the servos...

I'm slowly getting there! I've reached the stage where I'm about to buy new springs and dampers. I'm trying to determine the ride height - I'm thinking 5" front and 5 1/2" rear. However, I've got a dropped floor. Should the rear ride height be taken from the dropped floor or from the...

I'm slowly getting there! Does anybody know of a company in the north west of England with Holley tuning knowledge and a rolling road? Or in the north east? Cheers, Geoff.

I'm planning on fitting locking aero caps within my filler caps. Has anybody had any thoughts on this? All ideas welcome. Cheers, Geoff.

Hi, Has anybody made up a remote bleed nipple assembly for the Renault clutch slave cylinder? If you have any part numbers of unions, etc, I'd be interested to hear from you. I know what I want, but I'm struggling for a union to fit the cylinder. I've carried out a search, but can't...

I'm certain this question has been raised before, but I have searched for exactly the same question and the definitive answer. My KVA has a floor mounted pedal box and has an AP 0.812" master cylinder and -3 braided hose line. At this stage I must assume that it has a standard Renault slave...

Hiya, I have a brand new Smiths speedo and drive cable installed with my Renault gearbox, and am having a problem with the drive. The gearbox drive gear is working correctly, and the speedometer is working correctly when I spin the cable. However, it appears that the inner cable, at the...

Hi All, I am sooo close to putting my car back on the road after 18 months - In fact it MUST be back on the road next Friday 6th January for a geometry set up near here. However, I'm having a problem with my new Smiths fuel gauge sender units. The sender units were fitted in February...

I'm needing help/advice. I'm looking for ideas on placement of the two extinguisher nozzles in the engine bay. Does anybody have any photos or ideas. The nozzles in the cockpit are fairly straightforward. Cheers, Geoff. PS - Hope this is in the correct part of the Forum!

"Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick, east of Edinburgh in Scotland, were involved in an unusual incident, while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the...

My car has been sitting on axle stands since October last year. As a result the shock absorbers have been on full droop. Is there anything I need to be aware of, as the car eventually sits back on its wheels? Cheers, Geoff.

Hi, Question seven hundred and seventy seven! I'm fitting a Lucas mirror to an aluminium mirror mount (Thanks Paul W!). Roughly how long should the shaft, with the ball on, be protruding from the aluminium mount. How long is yours?! Awaiting some interesting replies! Cheers...

Hi All, It's been suggested that I should belatedly start a log of the rebuild of my KVA C-type. I have been dreaming of one day owning a GT40 since I attended Le Mans in 1967. It was only as KVA/GTD appeared on the scene, that I realised that it was a possibility, but still beyond my...

I have two Paddock Enclosure tickets for the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (SY14 8ET) for Saturday 16th July. I missed it last year, due to my GT40 failing on its maiden voyage on the way down, and I have now been in hospital and cannot attend this year. The event has a fabulous programme...