Hello all,
New guy here. So when I told my boss that I was retiring back in 2013, he didn’t believe me. So I sold my BMW M6 and bought a motorhome. He believed me then, lol. So I’ve been driving an Airstream Interstate as a daily driver for 5 years now and, I must say, I miss having a fun, fast car. I’ve pretty much had fun cars all my life. My high school car was a hot rodded 1970 Cuda that won 2nd place in bracket two at Big Willie Robinson’s grand opening of Terminal Island Raceway, but a lady ran a stop sign and totaled it. Then my college car was another 1970 Cuda, but this time it was an AAR Cuda (a Trans Am homologation car for Dan Gurney). In between, I’ve been checking off my bucket list with an Audi S6 quattro, a BMW 840, a V12 Mercedes CL600 Coupe, an AMG Mercedes convertible, a V10 BMW M6, etc, but I’ve never owned a Ferrari. I then remembered playing with a light blue colored GT40 as a kid, and it dawned on me that GT40s were kicking Ferrari’s butt back in the day. So I just ordered a Superformance GT40 in Gulf blue (p2358), and I’m ok with foregoing the Ferrari. It’s being trucked down from a dealer in San Ramon, and Roush is putting together a 427ir engine for me. With 560hp in a 2500 pound car, this thing should be a blast to drive. I can’t wait. I got lucky in that I found a new chassis already built at a dealer, along with a new RBT ZF transaxle still in the crate (I understand there’s currently a backlog for the RBTs). I also got lucky in that the engine installer is finishing up 3 other GT40s about the time my roller and engine gets to him. The completion date is around the first week of Aug 2018, which is quicker than I thought. Apparently, Roush makes a GT40 version of their 427ir engine that is pretty much a “drop in” affair. I guess we’ll see how true that is. I also spoke to the current owner of Talbot mirrors and I’ve decided to get a pair of their 4” chromed version with convex glass on both driver and passenger side. The only other major decision I need to make is whether or not to install a KW hydraulic front lift kit for steep driveways. It’s pretty pricey ($5200 installed) and I’m not a rich guy. Any thoughts on this? I’m not planning to track the car much, if at all. It’s going to be my weekend car, but seeing that I’m retired, everyday is a weekend
Sorry for the long intro, but I am a bit excited, haha.
Thanks and I hope to learn a lot from this forum.
Regards,
DavidM
New guy here. So when I told my boss that I was retiring back in 2013, he didn’t believe me. So I sold my BMW M6 and bought a motorhome. He believed me then, lol. So I’ve been driving an Airstream Interstate as a daily driver for 5 years now and, I must say, I miss having a fun, fast car. I’ve pretty much had fun cars all my life. My high school car was a hot rodded 1970 Cuda that won 2nd place in bracket two at Big Willie Robinson’s grand opening of Terminal Island Raceway, but a lady ran a stop sign and totaled it. Then my college car was another 1970 Cuda, but this time it was an AAR Cuda (a Trans Am homologation car for Dan Gurney). In between, I’ve been checking off my bucket list with an Audi S6 quattro, a BMW 840, a V12 Mercedes CL600 Coupe, an AMG Mercedes convertible, a V10 BMW M6, etc, but I’ve never owned a Ferrari. I then remembered playing with a light blue colored GT40 as a kid, and it dawned on me that GT40s were kicking Ferrari’s butt back in the day. So I just ordered a Superformance GT40 in Gulf blue (p2358), and I’m ok with foregoing the Ferrari. It’s being trucked down from a dealer in San Ramon, and Roush is putting together a 427ir engine for me. With 560hp in a 2500 pound car, this thing should be a blast to drive. I can’t wait. I got lucky in that I found a new chassis already built at a dealer, along with a new RBT ZF transaxle still in the crate (I understand there’s currently a backlog for the RBTs). I also got lucky in that the engine installer is finishing up 3 other GT40s about the time my roller and engine gets to him. The completion date is around the first week of Aug 2018, which is quicker than I thought. Apparently, Roush makes a GT40 version of their 427ir engine that is pretty much a “drop in” affair. I guess we’ll see how true that is. I also spoke to the current owner of Talbot mirrors and I’ve decided to get a pair of their 4” chromed version with convex glass on both driver and passenger side. The only other major decision I need to make is whether or not to install a KW hydraulic front lift kit for steep driveways. It’s pretty pricey ($5200 installed) and I’m not a rich guy. Any thoughts on this? I’m not planning to track the car much, if at all. It’s going to be my weekend car, but seeing that I’m retired, everyday is a weekend
Sorry for the long intro, but I am a bit excited, haha.Thanks and I hope to learn a lot from this forum.
Regards,
DavidM
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