New Guy From Michigan

[Rick Mammel]

I joined this forum more for the car building and creative content than for the any specific marque such as a GT40. Am a bit of a Porsche fan so 917, 910 and 908 models pique my interest a bit more. As for the bio, I spent most of the 80's and early 90's as a fabricator and mechanic on IMSA GTP cars. Plan on using those skills to build a car for myself and will be starting that project later this year.
Rick

 

[Jack]

Hi Rick, welcome to the forum. Enjoy!

 

[Randy V]

Hi Rick,

Welcome to GT40s.com

Check out some of the builds in our Build Log forum - there's an incredible amount of talent here!

 

[Jim]

Welcome Rick. Anytime you want to exercise your skills just let me know! I'm in Royal Oak and building an RCR GT40. Welcome aboard. I'm still a newbie.... Great site.

 

[Dave P]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Rick and I share some good friends...
He is a very talented chap and he brings a great wealth of knowledge to the forum...another gem to have onboard.

 

[Rick Mammel]

Guys thank you for the welcome. Fran thank you for the kind words.

I have a long standing problem getting started and staying focused on personal projects. With much of my shop time devoted to customer work I seldom have time for major builds of my own. I am cutting back on the larger projects for people and hope to get going on my build.

I have attached a couple of photos of my Ginetta G34 I mocked up a few years back only to take it back off the plate to put some customer work back on. After many years of mid-engine monoques I picked this car with its traditional front engine layout. The fiberglass body will be used for a design buck to build an aluminum body mounted to a standard tube space frame. The powerplant is a 550 hp 4.0lt Lexus motor built for IMSA and a Quaife sequential 6 speed. The rest is an exercise in joining the dots.

Looking forward to the infectious enthusiasm displayed on this forum to keep me motivated to get the build going again.