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Hello Gents, bit of a weird one here. In going through a very large inventory of car stuff there's an extensive inventory of NOS tires (about 100 or so). Mostly Pirelli along with a mix of Michelin, Avon, etc. There's 5 NOS (never mounted) Pirelli CN36's which are all 175/70/13. They have...

Just wondering what folks might recommend for a good track-only tire. My new weekend ride has staggered 19/20 Michelin pilot sport all-season tires (245 F, 305 R). Great tires. I'm just looking for a track day tire to mount on an extra set of stock/OEM wheels - prefer not to burn up my...

Here's how you fit five cars, a ski boat, motorcycle and tools in an (oversized) residential three car garage.... Just installed an Advantage Lifts 9000HD lift in my home garage. Very impressed with the quality and safety features of this lift. The whole thing is very solidly made and well...

Gents, Quick question here... I'm having to resurrect a large number of cars after some years of slumber. Most are vintage/carbureted cars but a few are newer cars that are fuel injected. The older/carb cars are fairly easy - soak a bit of magic oil in the bores for a while, git a new...

Hello Gents, Not sure how to go about this, or if it's even allowed.....so, posting this here for feedback/direction. I would like to post to enquire if there are any USA-based CAV GT40s currently (or prospectively) for sale. I have a C8 Corvette Z06...which has been a phenomenal car...I'm...

I recently purchased a 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 (black/black). The car has been more than I expected - more performance, more attitude and more harsh ride. But, it's an amazing car and I really enjoy it. I'm no track racer - have maybe done 10-12 track days my entire life. I attended a track...

I just knew it was possible to do 200+ in a rental car…. Those BMW’s are fast!

Look, I know this is controversial.....but what the heck. Whatever happened to Lonesome Boob and all the climate change deniers? Are we still thinking current climate change trends are just a natural phenomenon? Climate change is just a conspiracy theory made up by Al Gore? As far as I can...

It's been a while since I posted here gents - been a bit of a difficult time for my family. Both my parents passed away (peacefully) earlier this year. In addition to being a champion sailor and avid paraglider, my dad was a real car guy. Mostly into European stuff, particularly Italian. He...

Completely unrelated to GT40's here.... I'm purchasing some land in Eastern Washington - about 200 acres with a bit of nice slope, some good tree stands, one small lake, one large lake, and a nice year-round river. One thing I've always wanted to own and drive is a tank.....and, if possible...

Gents, First off, I have to apologize, this isn't strictly GT40 related...in fact, not at all. I'm trying to get better headlight lighting in my automobile - looking for brighter basically. Rig is a 2002 Chevy Suburban I bought new (260,000 miles now). The old school incandescent headlight...

I installed a SBF 347 in my old 1988 Lotus Esprit a few years ago (I did take the Lotus engine out first...). The conversion took a while to say the least. The car runs well, pretty much as planned/expected. Ignition and fueling is by way of an 8 stack downdraft system using FAST 2.0 ECU...

For some decades now I've wanted to attend Bonneville Speed Week and enjoy the crazy and fun gear head goings on there. This year (August 7-12th) my son and I decided to go, and have a fun father-son experience. Unfortunately, there was a big downpour on the Saturday preceding Speed Week...

Putting the intake manifold back on after adding an additional vacuum port. In the past I have used Fel-pro 1262 S3 ("Printoseal") and been pretty pleased - no leaks. I've tended to use a very light smear of RTV on both faces of the gasket, and this seems to hvae worked well.....however...

Hi fellas, been a while since I've been on the site. Making some improvements to the Frankenlotus project (Lotus Esprit with 347 SBF). I'm wondering if there's any need or benefit to having a fuel pressure accumulator plumbed into the fuel delivery system downstream of the twin bosch fuel...

Have a spare 28oz external balancer for later SBF 302 - looks like the attached. Couple of questions I'm hoping folks can help me with: 1. Does anyone know how I should be reading the timing marks on this one? Why are there two scales? What does each represent? 2. For roughing in timing...

Unfortunately, I've not had very good experience over recent years with a number of the usual suspects here: 1. Grundy. This past year they doubled the premium from the prior year ($850/yr. from $400/yr. previously) and auto-renewed the policy when I previously told them not to renew it. I...

Refinement work continues on my "Fortus" frankenstein Lotus esprit project (347 stroker in a Lotus Esprit). Things are basically running well and I'm pleased with all systems - fueling, engine, transaxle, exhaust, brakes, etc. She runs relatively cool generally speaking. When things get hot I...

Been a while since I've been on the site here. Completing a recovery from bone marrow cancer (leukemia) and starting to get back to normal. Great to be getting out to the garage and mucking around with the greasy bits (no, not mine). I have two Audi 016's. Both are good boxes, and have been...

As my health is improving I'm starting to get back out into the garage and want to complete the improvements to my Lotus Esprit 347 ITB Ford project. I have a number of things to do including improving the shift linkage, adding some further cooling, powder coating some parts that'll need to...