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I will take the rest of the car ;O)

Happy with the new starter, it fires up everytime without any hesitation. :thumbsup: Possible, the car will be for sale soon due to personal reasons.

small update Replaced the start motor -> RAC407. Big weightsaving :happy:

Hi Yuij, I have also the old silencer and the original GTD40 non-crossover system. Noticed a lot of glass fibres were glittering in the air coming from the silencer. Started to get irritated lungs from it and bothering me for months. The small glass fibres are as bad as asbestos...they get...

Thanks guys, so I can save some weight :laugh:

Just wondering if this ID plate is normal on GTD's or is it an invention from the builder of the car ? Regards, Andy

Did some calculations on the gear ratio, looks like the normal UN1 ratio and diff ratio of 3.89 is in transmission. And at 2000 rpm, the speed in 5th gear is only 72 km/h (noticed on the road and calculated) but at 5000 rpm it is 180 km/h according calculations. This looks bit too slow, what...

Shifting is now sorted and did some test driving. Went well besides need to replace the starter because when the engine is hot, the starter pulls too much amperage when trying to crank again. After it is cooled, it starts again so the new starter is on order. RAC407. I noticed how close the...

Thanks guys for the advice. Gonna source the rod ends for sure. Just checked the play and found the biggest endplay is in the big bolt holding down the triangle lever to the square block. The trick is too tighten it such that it will not bind the triangle but give no play in the setup...this is...

After lot of attempts, at idle, able to select all gears but during driving looks like the setting changes, leaving only the 1 and 3 gear...could it be wrong oil is used or is there a geometric change causing this ?

Curt, Thanks. Found that the shiftermechanism is not able to hold its location. The design is such only the ends of the small bolts is trying to lock the position on the bar. Need to find another solution for this setup. Any ideas always welcome, perhaps I gonna tig weld it for the time being.

PM'ed begin feb, also interested in wheels (and tyres) :drunk:

Big milestone...today made the Maiden flight of the restored GTD40...small drive around the block :2thumbsup: First impression, fun to drive, lots of turning heads :cool2: Some small (hopefully small) issues to be adressed: 1. Braking can be improved. brakepads are glazed due to its age ...

Hi Marko, Hereby a picture of the bushes. Regards Andy

Hi Marko, I will make some pictures tonight and measure the angle for you. Regards Andy

Hi Marko, You should use conical bushes for spacing the rod ends. These can be sourced but if you have a milling machine, you can fabricate them by yourself. Best to use steel ones since aluminium ones with too sharp ends will be crushed at the conical side if made too sharp. If you need an...

Picture attached now from the 15mm bushes.

Hi Curt, Love your colour on the GTD40, painting it blue is on my wishlist. I sent a PM Small update on the car. Noticed some play on the rear wheel hub, the previous builder used M12 bolts in the 1/2" holes so the holes now are more like 13,2 mm due to endplay made the holes bigger. Gonna...

Hi Bill, The valve cover hole is indeed 1,25". The rubber grommet has a 1 inch inner diameter. Not quite deep due to the inside screen of the valve cover. The height which I have left for the breather or adapter is around 1" with a fairly large diameter, so estimate 1,5" when I keep close...

Hi Jac, Luckly, they do have some baffling. See pictures. M/T ones would be nice for Christmas. You can see the low profiles breather plugs on it, but since they are internally corroded, I will not use them and the fitment of the hose was not really fluid tight :laugh: Higher Air...