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Hi All I am installing a Porsche G50-01 transaxle in my Roaring Forties GT40. The RF normally has a Audi box fitted, obviously not all of them but the Audi is the gearbox the factory sells as 'standard'. The standard position for the gear change is to the right of the driver in a right hand...

Hi All I thinking about painting the engine and gearbox and I wanted to ask anyone on here who has done this what are the pro's and con's of doing this? Also what is the best sort of paint (and or what brand) to use. My preference would be a silver or metal type finish/colour but this is in no...

Hi This is directed I guess at the American members of the forum. Have any of you ever purchased anything from a company called Mustalgia? MUSTALGIA.COM Product List Has anyone purchased any petrol caps from them in the past? It is just that they seem to be perpetually out of stock. Which...

I have attempted to find a post I saw some time ago but I cant find it. The post or thread explained the procedure for installing the clutch into a Porsche G50 XX and how to make use of an elastic band and gaffa tape to hold the release fork temporarily in place. Can someone help out here. Thanks.

Hi all At some stage in the not to distant future I will have to purchase a Air Conditioning Condenser. Does anyone out there know from what brand and model of car a suitably dimensioned unit can be sourced ? Or any specialty unit that may be available. Thanks.

Hi To the English GT40 builders, owners out there. Im in England at the moment on a holiday and was wondering if anyone would be willing to give me a brief look, tour of their build. I am based in Glossop in high peke district just outside Manchester. Im always looking for ideas and...

Hi All Can any of the fiberglass experts on the forum help me out here? I am in the middle of making my own rear guards (flairs) I have made the plugs and a set of moulds from the plugs. The moulds are close to being symmetrical but not perfect and I have a little bit of asymmetry. I dont want...

I finally got around to swapping my g50 standard diff for a Quaife. I had planed to have a look inside the box at the same time just to see what condition the gears are in. I removed the rear cover Ok. I removed the two special nuts on the end of each shaft Ok. The nuts have a locking flange...

Hi All I have a question about the mounting of a G50 Porsche trans. The a lot of the rear mounts Ive seen so far on the forum seem to be solid mounts using the bolt pattern of the end cover. Its a neat solution but its the solid part that has me wondering. Does this lead to fracturing of the...

Hi all I need to find out what the tolerance is, if any, for the angle of mounting an engine front to back. Im in the process of measuring this up at the moment and have found that if I mount the engine in a certain position it has a couple of very favourable outcomes. The most favourable is...

Hi all I have a good 'looking' Porsche G50-01 gearbox. There a couple of things I would like some help with. Im about to buy a Quaife Limited Slip Diff as it sounds like the best/easiest upgrade, right? I assume installation will be straight forward but while I have the box apart what else can...

Hi All I have a Porsche G50/01 transaxle which looks to be in good shape as far as I can tell at this stage IE its not yet in the car . Its a standard box that will be going on the end of a Holden Special vehicles LS2. I really would like to know what the advantages of a Limited Slip Diff are...

Hi all Can someone explain what the covering is that has to go on the raw fiberglass dashboard. I say has to because the rules I have to comply with say I must have a dash with a soft impact absorbing cover. What sort of business does this sort of work? Has anyone covered their dash themselves...

Hi all Are there any Roaring Forties model cars out there with rear wheel rims that are wider than 9.5 inches, that don't have Gulf flares ? I'm about to take delivery of a kit from rf and was hoping to be able to go wider than 9.5 on the back. Any thoughts?

Hi all. I need to ask a question about the difference between using five nuts to hold the wheels on or using one star type spinner. I realise its a bit of an obvious/silly question as there are a lot of pictures and posts to look at, never the lass!. Where do the two methods of mounting the...

Hi all After looking at heaps of pictures of cars in various stages of build I think I have got my mind set on rear wheel size of 17 diameter and a tyre width of 315. I'm trying to get a definitive answer as to what width the wheel needs to take this size tyre. I know its a bit of a broad...

Hi everyone Could anyone please show me a picture of an in situ gear change mechanism for a Porsche G50/03 The part of the gearbox at the back where the gear change shaft protrudes from the box. I haven't yet seen one and have no idea as to how it looks or the movements it makes. I have such a...

Hi. I'm still yet to pick up a spanner on this project but I'm flat out doing research especially on transmissions. Living were I do in South Australia it looks like Ill have to buy my trans from some distance away probably through eBay or an overseas company. I cant go for the top end boxes...

G,day I'm Fred from Adelaide South Australia. I'm at that time of life were I have a few bucks, not much mind you, and some time on my hands. Its a GT40 or an Arial Atom. The Atom dose not require me to do much just drive it. The GT on the other hand is gust the most beautiful thing, when don...