LP640 - LP07 EVO rebuild

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Seeing as the Orange Murcie SG54 is near completion a ground up restoration of the 49,000 mile LP640 has just started in the 6th Gear workshops. New paint/gearbox/V12 rebuild/new interior in Alcantara and anything else that's needed to get it up to 'as new' again. I reckon it deserves it after 9 years of the great British public driving it on the track..
Once finished it's going back on the road. I'll keep you posted if anyone's interested

Edited by simonspider on Sunday 22 May 11:43

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It's going nowhere.

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The 640 is about to hit the paint shop this morning, fully stripped it should be how it was new back in 2007

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And..its replacement landed on Friday..

Here it is hitting Castle Combe on Friday.. Great to be behind the wheel of a V12 again

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The future is bright the future's Orange!

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Tight fit in the trucks tho..Best not select reverse at this point

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640 rebuild coming on. Wheels powder coated. Awaiting interior and refurbished calipers..

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The 640 will be complete this week as its off to Le Mans on Thursday. Reconditioned interior back in, new steel discs and superb recon calipers by JMH back on.

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GarethRR said:

Enjoying watching this, (and the Orange rebuild)! Also great to meet you at Castle Combe when you arrived the night before your event while I was at a charity track day in the 340R! As I said the you gave me the courage with the man maths to buy my murci! Keep up the hard work! Gareth

Cheers for that Gareth. The Murcie's are a good old bus, hope you are enjoying yours. Simon

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Mode Performance of Silverstone make the steel replacements for the original carbon discs to exactly the same spec..
Here is the 640 leaving for Le Mans a few minutes ago..

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My business partner Andy has taken it - he's now there so the old girl made it. Not bad since its been in bits for a year and hasn't turned a wheel