Hoonigan's GT40 Build
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Time for another update, chassis being delivered a week Friday 
panic stations at home as garage only got plastered on Friday, still got to paint walls and floor, fit lights and make a workbench!...
Managed to pick a few bits up along the way, starting with the transaxle a UN1-13
It needed a little tlc so after a quick trip up north it came back like this
Also got a dash board which was kindly delivered 100mils by the seller for free
Sadly on delivery he failed to see my Dad's car and only stopped after pushing it 4ft into the road!!!
doh!!
This was the last time I saw my chassis, I have this, all of the aluminium for the paneling and the build stands coming with my first delivery.
Delivery pics to come
panic stations at home as garage only got plastered on Friday, still got to paint walls and floor, fit lights and make a workbench!...Managed to pick a few bits up along the way, starting with the transaxle a UN1-13
It needed a little tlc so after a quick trip up north it came back like this
Also got a dash board which was kindly delivered 100mils by the seller for free
Sadly on delivery he failed to see my Dad's car and only stopped after pushing it 4ft into the road!!!
doh!!
This was the last time I saw my chassis, I have this, all of the aluminium for the paneling and the build stands coming with my first delivery.
Delivery pics to come
Furyblade_Lee said:
GTRene said:
wow, that gearbox looks like new...
how did they do that?
Not sure, but I would guess by using copius amounts of cash on it how did they do that?
It does look lovely, going to be a great build I suspect....
I think it involved sand blasting and a hell of a lot of elbow grease.
Small update.
Picked up some seats then moved the car out for a few days and got the floor painted, it was somewhat brighter than I thought it would be in fact it looks like I have murdered several Smurfs in there....
Going to start on the work bench next then hopefully get cracking with the build.
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Picked up some seats then moved the car out for a few days and got the floor painted, it was somewhat brighter than I thought it would be in fact it looks like I have murdered several Smurfs in there....
Going to start on the work bench next then hopefully get cracking with the build.
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Out of interest, what engine are you planning on using?
I plan to fit a relatively tame Ford small block 302ci V8 prob with a Holley carb on it making somewhere around 300-350bhp, I would love the quad Webers but budget won't stretch to them or the thing will never get built....
Well I have started! Managed to get a couple of evenings in the garage and this is the results so far...
As you willl see the painting of the wall has not happened nor has my workbench been built but I have got a temporary bench which was my late Grandads so a pleasure to have and use and may even stay as I'm getting quite attached to it.
Then on with the build...
And started fitting the front panel, not quite in there yet though.
As you willl see the painting of the wall has not happened nor has my workbench been built but I have got a temporary bench which was my late Grandads so a pleasure to have and use and may even stay as I'm getting quite attached to it.
Then on with the build...
And started fitting the front panel, not quite in there yet though.
Update time . Getting there slowly but surely.... Not sure how long the pics will last as about to exceed my PhotoBucket download limit! 
Bit annoyed with myself for setting the first rivet at the wrong end of the panel therefore ending up with an extra rivet in a daft place on the upper front corner:thumbsdown: should have just left it out really but too late now...
Steering rack in....
. Getting there slowly but surely.... Not sure how long the pics will last as about to exceed my PhotoBucket download limit! Bit annoyed with myself for setting the first rivet at the wrong end of the panel therefore ending up with an extra rivet in a daft place on the upper front corner:thumbsdown: should have just left it out really but too late now...
Steering rack in....
Edited by Hoonigan on Saturday 29th June 00:51
Lagerlout said:
What sort of rivet gun do you use to do this? Probably not the one from down the local DIY for £4.99 I assume?
Now that's a coincidence, I was the last poster on your thread too.....But in answer to your question, no. I bought an air powered one that does all the hard work with the squeeze of a finger, I would need arms like Popeye to do it manually for all those rivets.
See here:
Edited by Hoonigan on Friday 2nd August 23:35
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