Birth

[John Place]

Cobra Club friends attended the birth held on the roadside on Dec 13, 04, at 2pm.
A gleaming red Ford GT emerged from a classic car hauler.
What a way to end the year.

John

 

[Mark Worthington]

She's a beaut...congrats!

Now give us a review and compare her to your CAV.

 

[John Place]

Mark

I will be keen to give you a comparison. I will also take photos of both cars next to each other in all views. The Ford GT is amazingly close. However, it will take a few weeks as I still need to get to know the Ford GT and get my GT40 back together as the engine has been removed. Installing a 427 aluminum block with fuel injection. Also replacing the rear side shafts and universals with stronger units for 600 h.p.

John

 

Congrats John, looks great! I will be looking for the only red GT in Danvile! Let us know how the two cars compare.

When the time comes to drag race both cars side by side, you will need a driver. I am ready! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Tim Kay]

John,

Do you have any specs on your 427 you'd care to share here. Is it a crate motor (i.e. Roush or others) or custom build?

Also, I've been told using an aluminum block disapates considerable heat in the engine compartment. Do you consider that much of a concern in a GT40?

 

[John Place]

Tim

The block is a DART using Scat crank, AFR heads, H-rods and DFI fuel injection, engine builder is J.C.Performance in Grover Beach, CA. They install for CAV. Heat should be OK with the GT40 setup. Engine is setup on an engine dyno, then installed and final tests on auto dyno. Previous one built is with the dealer and apparently a winner.
I will know more about end of month.

John

 

[Tim Kay]

John,

Boy, just the specs I'm looking into here in So. Calif. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I'd be interested to speak with someone at J.C. Performance to do the same, just not aluminum. Anyone specific to contact there?

 

[Bill Bayard]

Tim,

If memory serves, I believe the guy's name is Joe Leonard.


Bill

 

[Tim Kay]

Yes, your memory still serves you /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I did look J.C. up and will be in contact with them.

I do know the memory is the second thing to go, I just can't remember the first /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[John Place]

Tim

Sorry for the late reply was away.

Joe Leonard 805-473-0908.

Use my name.

John Place