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Well this may end up being the shortest ownership of all time but I know what I like and know what I don’t so my loss is your gain! I purchased a 2016 SLC from John Burer, a great guy very nice and very knowledgeable on the platform. My anticipation was to receive the car, throw some...

Gents, I have an SPF40 Mark II, with Roush 427SR, Quaife transaxle. I'm using the Quartermaster release bearing (721100 model), from Olthoff. When I really get on the accelerator and while the rpms are relatively high, I have trouble getting the car out of gear with the clutch pedal all the...

Hello knowledgeable GT40-enthusiasts. I was lucky enough to try the Ford GT40 known as "2079/1023" for an article, that I published on my website ViaRETRO.co.uk - unfortunately, as this is my first post I am not allowed to post a direct link to the site, but the article is on the front page...

I'm in town visiting this week and thought I'd ping the community to see if there are any builders in the area. If you've got a car and some time I'd love to drop by for a few! Shoot me a PM!

I'm working on installing the fuel tank and fuel system. I had planned to install a closeout panel behind the tank, between it and the engine. I then started thinking about what kind of temperatures the tank goes through. With the engine right next to it, does the tank heat soak? Ultimately...

Fran sent me a MK II last week and I'm putting an FE in with a Porsche 930 behind it. I've spent a fair amount of time looking thru the threads here and haven't been able to find much about motor mounts. The first order of business is to get the gear box mounted to the engine and set in the...

I hadn't thought a build log was necessary on this car but I'm hundreds of hours in with my own time and now this.... So this was supposed to be the part where I said I'm so happy to have the car finally home. Driving my lady for the first time in my new GT40 and stopping in out of the way...

Hi all We have secured a stand in the Premium Hall again, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche. The show theme is 'Family Values', so we're hoping to have at least one non-GT40 period Ford sports car on the stand too. Andrew Komosa has kindly...

Hello Forty Forum Folks. I am, at last, picking up my car! It's been a fulfilling, long learning process. One of the things I learned (of the uncountable lessons) is that this is a car you must earn. At least in my case. But, by all accounts it has made it a real adventure I never saw coming. So...

I’ve been looking forward to starting this thread for years and it’s finally here! This first post will be long winded, but gives some background on how my whole SLC build came about. Building a car has been a childhood dream of mine for as long as I can remember. Back when I was a kid, it...

Has anybody got pictures of the wheels and tyres on a wide body car,any pictures of avon 295 50 15 on a 12ins rims Thanks mark

I was out on the west coast last weekend and stopped by Canepa for an open house/cars and coffee. I've seen pictures but had NO idea what that place contained. 917/30, 917/10's, 959's by the dozen, a god damn Mercedes W196R, 962's... I have no words other than AMAZING. But the largest...

Hi Folks, Just a brief re-introduction since I haven't been visiting the site much in the past year, and I've now joined the ranks of GT40 ownership. The car I've acquired is an already assembled RCR Mk 1 with a Ford Racing 392 crate motor and a ZF transaxle. I'm actually the third...

Available for sale is my 2016 Superlite Coupe. This car was completed by Allan Uzwiak earlier this year (his 17th build), finished to a very high standard and has only seen about 500 miles of use. It has all the right options, runs great and is fully sorted - gas and go! Video overview of...

We had a fantastic time last weekend at the Silverstone Classic. We were invited to compete in the Celebrity Charity Challenge. This was another two race event, sharing the car with a Celebrity who raced on the Saturday, whilst the owners raced on the Sunday, with all the proceeds going to...

Hello, been involved in muscle cars and some foreign for years. I've owned/worked on a 1970 Maserati Ghibli, 1967 Impala SS, 1970 Buick GS455, etc. I do all my own work Engine rebuilds, suspension, fuel systems, wiring, etc except for transmissions and rearends.. Just don't wanna go there...

My car has a crate LS7 and a GM controller kit. It's never really run right, with a weird idle hanging problem -- it would hang at about 2000-2500 RPM on decel, then slowly lower itself to a normal idle of 800 in a minute or so. That made it hard to heel-and-toe and didn't make me look like the...

For those of you in Texas who have yet to title their cars, I just titled and registered my car here as a custom car Replica. It could not have been easier!! I just faithfully followed the instructions for a later model Replica (vs the pre 50s ). The biggest deal is I had to get a one time...

I'm not sure about everyone else, but it'd be awesome if we collectively came up with some sort of "emblem" for our cars. You know, like Rapier had one on it's front and most other car manufacturers do as well. I'm not thinking of something quite as big as that, maybe more simplistic? Just...

I have been rather silent on this forum in the past but I wanted to announce the birth of our car. We recently finished Our SLC after 10 months (1500 hours) of pleasure. I had just retired and my son was between jobs so he moved home and we got busy. It is orange, has Graziano transaxle...