im going to build a GT40 rep, anyone here got one?

im going to build a GT40 rep, anyone here got one?

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ezakimak

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Monday 21st July 2014
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well, i have started down the GT40 build route....progressing slowly at present

just wondering if anyone here has one? or knowes anyone that has one.
im in Melbourne

Conian

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200 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I cant help in anyway at all, but i'm here in case this becomes a build thread biggrin

ezakimak

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Friday 25th July 2014
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what do you mean "here", its a small world and all but i think "West Midlands" might be stretching it a little smile

i will do a build diary once i actually have some direction and progress.

ezakimak

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Tuesday 11th November 2014
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slowly



motomk

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243 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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What engine is going in it? Which manufacturer is it?
On one of the other forums I am on, there is one guy building a Cobra and a couple of Kiwis building a Stratos.


ezakimak

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Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Haven't got to an engine yet.

That's a photo of the mould for the nose.

SkinnyBoy

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257 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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If you need a hand mate in building it give us a yell

ezakimak

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Wednesday 12th November 2014
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SkinnyBoy said:
If you need a hand mate in building it give us a yell
i haven't seen you around for ages. I'm guessing your not in the blue integra anymore?
used to work down the rd from you in Toorak, and see you tuning from Dandy rd to Warigual Rd all the time around 2009 i think.

where are you at now?
i'm working in melbourne CBD so things have changed a bit.

SkinnyBoy

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257 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Sold the lude last year mate. Live in Brighton now. What's the plans for the GT40? Always wanted to build one of them, saw a lovely AC cobra last weekend and got a major trouser itch!

ezakimak

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Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Trying to get the body out of the mould and then see how it looks. From there it will be build a chassis and see how that goes. One step at a time. Just doing it for fun. Looking forward to the day my boys can get out there and help me.

mark387mw

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266 months

Saturday 29th November 2014
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There's a thread here from New Zealand - not too far away! wink

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

ezakimak

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Thursday 4th December 2014
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Thanks for that Mark, there is a group of 10 of us that bought the molds. 1 of which is ex NZ. ill have to ask and see where he is from. ill be sure to look you up if im ever over that way.

regards Ryan

mark387mw

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ezakimak

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Thursday 12th February 2015
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getting there, this might work after all.


ezakimak

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Sunday 22nd March 2015
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Conian

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Monday 23rd March 2015
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This is starting to look like a build thread biggrin
Awesome!

ezakimak

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Tuesday 24th March 2015
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those are the first 3 bodies out of the molds, been a bit of a process/saga to get this far really. There are 10 of us that have bought the molds together, so we were hoping to get 10 bodies out of the molds before they become redundant to our immediate needs or fell apart.

since we started one of the guys has managed to pick up another body second hand, so we now only need to get 9 out....
body 4 is in production at the moment
mine will be body 5, so I will get a build diary going in either the kit car section or readers rides once that arrives.

body 1 is now in Harvey Bay
body 2 is just north of Brisbane
body 3 is on its way to Orange
body 4 will leave for Wagga Wagga once it pops out
body 5 being mine will get built here in Melbourne.

custardtart

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252 months

Wednesday 8th April 2015
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I've been looking at GT40 kits but seems like they're hugely expensive to build here. A basic starter kit costs between $50-$75k and by the time you add a crate engine, gbox, wheels, tyres, any import duties and then get it complied you are at best in for $100k and more likely $125k.
The Roaring Forties kit seems to get a good rap and is local from what I can tell plus it has the sill mounted gear lever.

Keen to understand more on how you're going about it?

ezakimak

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Thursday 9th April 2015
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I must be stupid, or have rocks in my head trying to build one of these from scratch.
Defiantly easier to buy a kit.

In the last week of June last year some molds/chassis jig turned up on ebay, 10 of us group bid on them and won.

I'm the only one in the group in Melbourne so i picked up the lot as the bits were down here.
We then approached all the fibre-glasses we could find for quotes. they then suggested that we would need to have the front and rear clips attached to Rotisseries, so I knocked up two (F & R) for the clips.

there was then some bits missing out of the molds namely 2 Door handle recesses, 4 "Hartwell" latch recesses, 2 fuel filler cap recesses and the 2 upper air intake ducts. These were fabricated and added to the molds so that all features were present post layup. This was complete by mid November. Body construction/layup then progressed.

as we are not a commercial company and don't have a set time frame for delivery on the parts the fibre glasses fit us in around there other paying clients. Keeps them busy with turnover and price reasonable for us.

The fibre-glasses have been excellent to work with thus far and have informed me that they have started on body 5 - mine - at the start of the week, so thus far i have the rear bulkhead that keeps the rear clips shape.

we are not looking to go in to production with a full kit. the current guys in the market place all do a great job. (RF, DRB and Pace) Being in Melbourne I have seen the RF stuff first hand over a number of years and it is steadily improving. it has always been an excellent kit that is very comprehensive. expensive, don't think so - there resale values hold up well!
I put some photos of the RF up in Hoonigans build thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


last time I was at RF (June last year) they had the first part of the MKIV - a roof on hand, and it looked great. cant wait to see it finished.