One of the things I did when I finally bit the bullet, was to save various threads which were of interest about the GT40s.I used the search function to find some that I had missed from when this forum first started, and others as I would read them. I also would email some of the mambers to ask point specific questions about a problem or idea. To date I have 490 threads on everything from headlites to gear ratios. I set up a file on a 250 gig zip drive for GT40s forum and I store all of them for reference. It even has the pics posted and if there is a referenced web page or site I can just click it and I am there(the wonders of DSL). The only bad part is that it has taken me 3+ years to establish it, and it takes a while to find things, because I have to read almost the entire thread to get the jist of the thread or the tidbit I was searching for. Even if no one post on a thread for a while, when saving a new post on an old thread, I usually use the title of the thread to save it and the computer ask me if I want to overwrite the old title and info, which I do. If it's got multiple pages, I go to the "show all" page selection and save it. If the thread has some strange title or the thread wanders onto some extraneous info I want to save, then I give it a title and that leads to mabe two threads with the same info. Rare, but it happens.
I also set up a pic file for photos which have been posted on the forum that would help me with my build. everrthing from routing brake lines to dash layouts. I broke it down into interiors, engine bays, door panels etc. etc.. I have no idea how many I have, but they are nice to have when I am trying to figure out how a certain thing can be done. What it all boils down to is that you have to do a little digging to get what you want. I don't think many of us have a lot of time to do the referencing as Ron stated. It's a learn as you go. If you read much on the forum, you can tell who does most of the posting and which "kit" they are using. Those are the people you need to pick the brains of for what you are looking for. I think the forum is a resource material which has to be worked to get the info. Not like the old days when you had to go to the library and spend countless hours looking up one little piece of info, which you might not find anyway. This is a great convience to the members, and as a forum, it gives you a place you can come and talk about GT40 or ask questions. You may not get all your answers, but then people have other things to do rather than jump on the forum every night waiting to find that question they can contribute to.
Bill