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    Strange Gas leak - KVA

    I had a strange gas leak several days ago. I decided to take my baby (a KVA GT40) out for a spin as she had been sitting in the garage all winter. As I backed out of the garage I noticed a stream of fluid coming from under the car – later I recognized that it was gasoline. I followed my usual...
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    930 Clutch Disengagement Issue

    Steve, My hydraulic clutch slave cylinder went up on my 930 - I've replaced it but the clutch is not fully disengaging. Do you know how far the clutch release fork must travel to fully disengage the clutch - mine is moving about 1.5 inches! Thanks John
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    Hydralic Clutch Problem - Porsche 930

    I have a Porsche 930 transaxle with a hydralic clutch on my GT40. Some months ago the clutch stopped working properly so I assumed it was the clutch master cylinder. Because of the close mounting space in the front of my KVA, I had to replace my swing mounted pedal master cylinder with a floor...
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    Distributor Pickup coil problem

    I have a souped up chevy 350 engine in my GT40 (no snide remarks please!) It has a Isky gear drive cam which means the cam runs counter-clockwise. To compensate for the this backward motion, the distributor uses a reverse drive gear to make it run clockwise. The problem is that this setup...
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    1965 KVA Ford GT40 For Sale

    For sale is a very nice 1965 KVA Ford GT40 - The KVA was designed by Kevin Vincent Atwell (Senior Production engineer with Ford Motor Co.) He was tasked by Ford to build the molds and replacement parts for the original GT40 race cars. He was later given permission by Ford Motor Co. to use the...
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    Ujoint play on Corvette suspension

    I've been trying to solve a vibration problem on my KVA GT40 - it has C4 Corvette rear hubs. The ujoint on the left side shows a small amount of play on the drive axle and the spindle. Is this normal or should there be no play. The left side shows no play. The inner shafts are connected to the...
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    Transaxles Seekers

    eBay Motors: Detomaso Pantera/GT-40 mid engine ZF 5 speed transaxle (item 120092232960 end time Mar-06-07 18:18:38 PST) I know nothing about it! :pepper:
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    A/C line routing

    I'm about to install a/c in my KVA GT40. I've found that I don't have room in the tunnel for the the A/C hoses nor is there room in the cavity around the gas tank. I may have the run the hoses inside the passenger compartment. Has any one run A/C hoses inside the passenger compartment and...
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    C4 Parking Brake Question

    To those of you who have C4 Corvette (1984 to 1987) parking brakes, I have a question about a thin strip of metal that fits between the shoe and the hub - it is bonded to the hub. The Corvette repair manual describes it as a wear shim but it looks like some kind of anti rattle device. Can it be...
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    KVA drive axle CV boot Leak

    Guys, I have a KVA GT 40 which has drive axles to the transaxle. One end of the axle has U-joints (wheel side) while the transaxle side uses CV-joints. The rubber boot on the transaxle (Porche 930 ) side is leaking. Where do I find replacement CV boots and does the drive axle need to be...
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    RCR40 – Build #20 for sale

    RCR40 – Build #20 for sale I'm selling my RCR40 – I decided that I just don't have the time to complete it. It is brand new with a 392 ci stroked Ford Race engine (approx 430 HP) and a ZF 25 transaxle. It includes virtually everything you need to complete the car including bell housing...
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    GT 40 Kit Car Replica

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4605587427
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