New member from Surrey UK

[James P]

Hi All,

I am just messaging to say hello from Surrey in the UK. I am a longtime lurker on this forum, but having reached a certain age in life, at some point in the foreseeable future I will hopefully have the means and time to commit to building something worthy of comparison to the amazing works I have seen on here. Living in Surrey, my two local carmakers are GMA and McLaren so its quite common to see exotica on the roads...P1's MP12C, 750S, T50 etc...

Originally I was set on building a GT40 replica, as it was my late father's favourite car, and I may still do this. Lately I have become more interested in something a little more extreme, and am giving consideration to an SLC. Given I am in the UK, there is a relative glut of cheaper European engines to choose from, but I have seen that shoehorning a V10 into the SLC chassis requires some work to get it to fit, but I would lean towards an Audi V10/Graziano MT as the engine and gearbox should go together easily at least.

I'll make good use of the search function before asking any questions!

 

[Ian Anderson]

Welcome to the forum. There is a reasonably active group of Surrey gt40 Enthusiasts what meet monthly. Have a look at the enthusiasts site for details

SLC is nice but check on windscreen as in order to get IVA you need it rated correctly
Also not sure if front lights are at legal heights for the UK

 

[Brian Kissel]

Welcome to GT40's James. I believe RCR has built a chassis that has accommodated a Audi V10. As you say, the search function is your friend. There are a ton of talented builders on this forum, and they are very helpful.
Enjoy the forum.

Regards Brian

 

[James P]

Thanks for the replies, both.

Its been a long time since I have been on a car forum - its been nearly 20 years since I sold my Supra and I don't even know if MKIVSUPRA.NET is still running (just checked... it is).

 

[James P]

Welcome to the forum. There is a reasonably active group of Surrey gt40 Enthusiasts what meet monthly. Have a look at the enthusiasts site for details

SLC is nice but check on windscreen as in order to get IVA you need it rated correctly
Also not sure if front lights are at legal heights for the UK

Thanks for the advice - I didn't know about the windscreen or the lights, but that's why I need to do my homework...