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    Phil's AK40 build log

    Hi All, I have started this tread to document the build of my GT40. Since I was 10 years old I always wanted to build a Cobra, but in recent years have started looking at a GT40. The day after lockdown started, March 2020, I was due to have my single garage extended to the full width of my...
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    302 teardown - what is my engine telling me?

    Hello everyone. In preparation for building a GT40 in the summer, I started by purchasing a used 302 on eBay. I love the idea of tinkering with every nut and bolt, so decided to build an engine as well! There was no mileage information on the engine - only that it had been shipped from the US...
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    Engine hoist and stand suggestions for 302

    Hi Everyone, While waiting to decide whether to build a GT40 or not, I went ahead and bought a Ford 302 off eBay! Apparently, it is a 1991 Ford 302 out of a Thunderbird, and shipped from the States. I have no idea what mileage it has done or what condition it is in at the moment. The pallet...
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    Just saying Hi

    Hi Guys, Let me introduce myself. My name is Phil and I am a massive motorsport enthusiast - F1, Rally, NASCAR, Touring cars, Le Mans, anything with four wheels and an engine. I am a software tester but should have been an engineer - I did Mechanics and Electronics at college and the first year...
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    Going to a car show - what to ask?

    Hi Guys, I have always wanted to build my own car, and sine I was a teenager this was going to be an AC Cobra. In the last couple of years I have started looking at building either a Cobra or GT40. I was hoping to go to the Kit Car Show (Stonleigh, UK) last year but that was posponed, and -...
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