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I am starting on trial body and dash fitting and have found that when the dashboard top sits flat on the upper part of the chassis, the ends of the dashboard which extend down to the sill are way off vertical. Since a picture paints a thousand words, here are 2000-words-worth... Maybe the...

Porsche 911 2.8 RSR....Brumos Original Mini Porsche RSK Aston Martin DBR2 Iso Grifo Lightweight E Type Citroen DS

https://www.gt40s.com/threads/gt40-original-seats.47366/post-482908

I'd also be tempted to have separate fuses / relays for right and left dip/main so that in the event of a fuse blowing or relay failing you'd only lose one side of your lighting, not be left in complete darkness....at night....on a winding road....with an owl!

You can clearly see the luggage boxes either side of the transaxle on some cars:-

Dug out some old (20 years!) pics:-

@Eddw5493 When I fitted a concentric hydraulic slave on a previous car build I used a Saab 99 concentric slave and turned an adapter ring to mate between the gearbox bolt pattern and the base of the slave cylinder. The whole assembly took the place of the release bearing guide tube, which...

You have blown my tiny mind! I had no idea that this type of technology was available for less than the cost of a Gigafactory. Looking forward to future posts showcasing what can be achieved. Thanks.

Just spotted this pair of Simca SEV Marchal N.O.S. headlamps on eBay UK....might be of use to someone? They appear to have a lever arrangement to switch between left-dip / right-dip. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144264384516 No connection with vendor. Just my usual Friday browsing of the small...

Apologies if this is a repost, but this video put a huge smile on my face today:-

Livery, stance and finish all absolutely on-point,@Andy318is ....just lovely.

Didn't Eric Broadley prefer a rivetted aluminium mono, but Ford wanted a steel chassis to provide a (spurious) marketing tie-in with the upcoming Mustang? And so the GT40 was saddled with a slight weight penalty from the outset and broke transmissions and cooked brakes from the get-go? There's a...

Short length of 1" tube, notched at the end to make a half-round punch.

Sorry for the "radio silence". Change in personal circumstances mean that I haven't touched the car for a year. During that time, Mick has fully retired and sold Southern GT, and I need to re-plan the budget (or lack thereof).

@Mark Boyers Did you have a problem getting a dipped-beam cut off pattern at your recent IVA? Oh....and congratulations! Can't wait to see it on the road.

https://www.raredrive.com/gt40-restoration https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/csc-features/an-exclusive-blast-in-graham-hills-reborn-le-mans-ford-gt40

Hi Mark Hope these help, too

That crossmember above the transaxle definitely looks like Mick's work.

Great start-up video, but....is that a VM30 in the background? Now I'm really jealous!

Good man. Looking forward to more of your videos on YouTube!