Jimmymac & Alistair's Monocoque Cars

[JimmyMac]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Front Nostril Panel - vents are deeper than usual to move more air.

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

We did the fuel inlets in a similar way, with locking caps inside.

Jim, buy me a ticket and a sofa to sleep on and I will do your webbing, it's a miserable job.

The sheet metal work on your car is outstanding. the whole thing is outstanding, come to that.

 

[Richard]

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James as always great work. I have a question about the air vent at the base of the windscreen. Is there a way of opening and closing it and how do you keep water running into the cabin? I would be very interested to see some detailed close up pictures of that area from both sides.

I've seen this vent on at least one MKII even though the scoop was removed from the bodywork. I'm assuming the car was a converted MKI but I'm not sure. Does anyone know if this is on all of the GT40s (MKI and MKII) even if it doesn't show on the external bodywork?

 

[JimmyMac]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Body-shell fitting today

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

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Won't be long now. I used the round lights in the lower recesses as well, they look a lot better.

 

[JimmyMac]

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Won't be long now. I used the round lights in the lower recesses as well, they look a lot better.

They do look better in my opinion but they are a bugger to fit as there is not much fibreglass left after cutting the holes.
Did your flasher switch fit OK Jim ?

 

[EGLITOM]

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+++ for the round lights, 5" lights fit quite nice, if you use high beam lights they make a great light at night ( used H1 Cabellos)

TOM

 

[TrevS]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Richard,
There is a damper inside the oblong vent which is operated via a lever which protrudes through the top of demister grille.
I am also fitting cable operated butterflies to the two side dash vent entries on the chassis. These are two Fomoco parts bin pieces.
There is also another cable operated iris vent on the bottom of the heater box.

Did you get your gear shift thingies ?

Car is looking great Jim. I like your butterfly vents, I have them on my Ford Anglia

 

[JimmyMac]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Trev,
Not spec for a 40 but I am using them as templates to make smaller ones.
The lever fittings will be re-used.

 

[Mike Drew]

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Jimmy,

I've been following this thread with interest for years. I note there are lots of fantastic detail photos of the various bits and bobs that are going into the making of this car, but no photos of the PEOPLE involved, including you.

How about showing us the very most interesting and important components of this project? :thumbsup:

 

[Richard]

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Thanks Mike I'm sure you speak for all of us. We would all like to see the men behind the curtain.

 

[Jack]

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Hey Mike, I have my mug on my avatar along with Suzie Kennedy (Marylin look-alike)
at the "Revival".

Agree that it would be nice to place faces to postings. Comment free, I may add.....

 

[JimmyMac]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Trial fit.
Outer rims to go in.

 

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Niiiice...

 

[JimmyMac]

re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

Thanks Brian,
Some more progress on the cars this week.

 

[JimmyMac]

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nd a clean surface for painting.

 

[Randy V]

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Thanks Brian,
Some more progress on the cars this week.

Very nice work...

Interesting on the duct work for the cabin air and brake cooler.. I have never seen those from this angle before! All to original specs?

 

[JimmyMac]

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Randy,
The heater plenum is an original from an FAV road car and the brake duct cowlings are new fabrications made from Alistair's originals.
The two air duct inlets on the plenum were blocked off during it's previous service but I will be opening the up again

Apologies for my redacted previous post but my comment was how well the Zintec coating has preserved my chassis given the time it has been lying bare.

 

[Keith]

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A work of automotive art. Really makes you realise how complex the design and execution was at a time when monocoques were designed and built as one-offs.

Kind of fitting then that Ford money pioneered 'mass' production of such a difficult piece.

 

[Randy V]

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Thanks James!