Ace-Garageguy

Oh yeah. Put a correct S.C.o.T, in it, or a well-done Latham, and I'll buy a case just to get the blowers. Put in a really well-done Halibrand QC too while you're at it, and I'll buy 2 cases.

Dang ! Such a simple solution !! Why didn't I think of that ???

Lotta cars built in this town at other shops musta been done to that SOP. We get to fix some of 'em. Sure woulda been cheaper to just hire guys who do it right in the first place, 'stead of savin' all that money havin' it done wrong first by chimps, and then paying us to un-do the buggery.

Ever even SEEN a real blower? There's a bolting flange that runs around the entire bottom. If " you sand a Millimetre or two off the bottom", it's the same as milling 1 or 2 INCHES off the bottom of a real blower housing. The bolt flange disappears, and you have a useless blob of scrap aluminum (or plastic, in scale).

Here's a full width tail light as you suggest. Some round ones sunk into the rear apron... Here are some little curved slitty ones... An unusual headlight design... An AMT kit offered this headlight option...

I never really mean anyone any disrespect...seriously...unless somebody else starts throwing feces first. Anyway, I didn't realize there was any drama going in this thread. I just thought it was a little good-natured ribbing. C'mon guys...we're big boys. My personal motto:

Was that sarcasm? I'm never really sure anymore. Must be an age thing.

Well, it won't be in this year's Christmas stocking then. Course, the engine-less Superformance "exact" clone is only a buck and a quarter...but that's still too rich for me these days.

I like Harry's version much better, but it still reminds me too much of this...

Friends and acquaintences have bought shirts and other clothing that the seams pulled out of almost immediately. A very good friend bought a pair of hiking boots that looked great for a couple of months, but the cheap fabric-backed vinyl uppers split the first time they went in the woods. Another friend bought me a "Mexican-blanket"-look seat cover for my old truck. Didn't last 5000 miles before it shredded. They sell shitt. Made offshore as cheaply as possible. I will not support cheap just for the sake of cheap. Those $25 hiking boots that seemed to be such a good deal? My friend finally sprung for an $80 pair made of leather (not at Walmart), and they've been going for several years. MUCH better deal to buy ONE pair for $80 than keep buying $25 boots that fall apart in a few months.

According to the lore, the GT40s raced by John Wyer in Gulf livery were no longer called "Fords", but were renamed Mirages, even with the Mk I bodywork. Then there were, of course, the Mirages that looked like Mirages. Some say 1075 is supposed to have been built on a "new" Mirage chassis, even though it carries GT40 Mk I bodywork (modified, and partially carbon fiber) and is usually identified as a GT40. Some say 1075 was built entirely as a Ford GT40, but Ford had abandoned this type of racing when the car was built...by JWA (John Wyer Automotive). Either way, to me, 1075 is and always will be the quintessential road-racing car, and my all-time favorite automobile. Years ago, I was on the list for a continuation GT40, to have been built in England by Safir. My finances collapsed and I don't know if the English continuation series ever materialized, but I understand that now, there is an "exact" continuation series licensed by Safir, being built by Superformance. I saw an example at a recent event at Road Atlanta, and other than the bodywork being considerably heavier fiberglass than the real race-cars ran, it looked very very good. There is, or was, also an exquisite full-detail aftermarket set for the Fujimi kits. I've seen one built up, and it was stunning.

Well Greg, the one you posted isn't anywhere near as tall (in the straight portion of the ribs) as the one in the test shot. Really. It's a polished BDS 8-71, which is still basically a GMC design. Different angle. I've been looking at GMC-derived blowers for well over 40 years, and to date, I've never seen one on a real car as tall and square as the test-shot version (but I certainly could have missed one... ) It's nice to be nice, and the wrongness may only be a mm or two, but in reality that's an inch or two...pretty obvious instantly. And I STILL want the kit. But I'm a greedy SOB, and I'd prefer to be able to use ALL the parts that come in the box...as-is. I'm unreasonable, I know.

Amazing, isn't it?

OMG !!!

Maybe so, but think again...

They're ALL model As...how about that?

I bought a pair of cheapo Chinese work shoes there last time I was broke. Total Crapp, disintegrated in 6 months. Gee...what a deal. That's all I ever bought there, and it's all I ever will.

There are so many versions of the GT40s around, it's sometimes wise to go to a known good source for info. Try this. http://www.gt40gulfliverycars.com/home.html

The '68 winner, ol' 1075, appears to be bodied as a Mk I. Also, please to notice the later Mirage-body cabin is entirely different from the GT40 it's based on. Rather lots of other differences too. Mirage: GT40 Mk I: (I think)

I'm sure I've got a spare set of fenders...most likely a frame too. Yours if you want 'em.

So, put a Y-block in the '48.

Skills.

If I could have any of 'em, I'd go for O.

In general, I like these three much better than the original choices on the prior thread. There are elements of all 3 cars I like a lot, actually. What I don't particularly like is the sky high engine mounting in F (E is better; It's just as radically lowered, but the engine isn't quite so high in the chassis). I really like the lines of E, but 4-bolt axles? Give me a break. It appears to be a V-8 powered car, so just don't drop the clutch in it. And it can't be about cost. Have you priced a junkyard diff lately? They're almost free. I'm not wild about the tops of the grille shells appearing to be higher than the tops of the cowls, either. Really ruins the flow of the lines, in my opinion. I'm kinda tired of fake patina and flat black, too. Get some skills and finish the damm cars. And I've always liked the custom '34 of Edsel Ford that Matt put forth in post #9, but I vastly prefer this nose on it...

Looks GREAT !