Getting smoked by winter beaters?

[Khyron]

http://www.nexus-point.net/forums/gt40.jpg

http://www.nexus-point.net/forums/gt40-2.jpg

Damn thing, I never had a chance. My Jetta suxors. :(

Khyron

[MM99lude]

:drool: real or kit?

[EK 2.0]

Sweet ride, but I am betting on kit...

[/////AMG]

looks like the one ZR Auto has for sale, which is a kit...right?

[calgarys13]

yes its a 2003 ford gt-40 available for viewing at the auto show!!

[crazydriver]

Ya that GT40 was at the auto show, maybe the guy is driving there or sumthing:dunno:

[Khyron]

FYI the new Ford GT wasn't at the auto show - it's a redesign of the classic Ford GT-40. That car above is a restoration of the classic, but how much is original, I don't know. It looked mint from all the angles I was able to see and the doors sure look authentic (the roof opens with the door).

Trivia bonus: It's called a GT 40 because it's 40 inches of the ground. The new one was going to be called the GT-40, but a) It's taller - 48 inches I think. and b) Shelby or whoever owns the name wouldn't give it up. So the new ones are just called "GTs".

But damn it sounded just juicy. I can't believe he just drove it off, and it was starting to snow too! :eek:

Khyron

[Redlyne_mr2]

Hehe looks like Dr. Lightspeed finished tuning it, that things damn fast

[gwkwan]

holy shit...
is that that exact one that was in the car show?

[Khyron]

Originally posted by gwkwan
holy shit...
is that that exact one that was in the car show?

Yah I caught him leaving. Red - is the engine authentic or is the body authentic? I thought I read somewhere one of them was a refab.

Khyron

[sputnik]

Kit.

I am assuming that its the same car that Redlyne got to see here...

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38222

[RiceCake]

Kit or no kit... make no mistake, I would still:hitit: :thumbsup:

[Dr. Lightspeed]

Depends what you define as a kit. This car is a factory made replica assembled by an iso2001 facility in South Africa. It is shipped here minus engine and drivetrain with none of the suspension on. Being a fan of the GT40 there are only a couple things on this car that were not identically replicated. The orgionals had 302's with webber carbs making just shy of 410 horse. This one has a 347 crate motor powered by a webber downdraft standalone fuel management system makin 500. The origional had a push style clutch mechanism this has a Tilton pull style slave. This car has a stainless steel monocoque frame origional ZF style 5 speed even the AC has been done in the authentic manner. For your information they built 3 cars with AC. When origionality was not kept it was upgraded with better technology from todays era. All I got to say is this car is a killer at 160mph she is right at home. By the way it does 210 mph. We would have pushed it farther but I alighned the wheels with a tape measure at 3AM in the morning and wasn't into dying in firey crash LOL. By the way the car weighs 2350lbs and does the 1/4 in 11.2 with the 410 horseengine do not know what this one will do.

[Dr. Lightspeed]

AC pictures

[Dr. Lightspeed]

on the dyno

[Dr. Lightspeed]

I put some videos of the car up on my site as well.


http://24.64.72.241/downloads.epl

Look for the ones titled GT40

[Khyron]

Make no mistake, it looked excellent up close and sounded just amazing. Everyone driving by was rubber-necking as you were leaving. :D :drool:

Just out of curiosity - was it a project for a client or something for yourself? Any plans on getting a new Ford GT to compliment the retro one?

Khyron

[Dr. Lightspeed]

Work for a client that is just the first one. The second will arrive sometime in late April. Wow that is great to hear but I was not driving.

[Khyron]

http://www.nexus-point.net/forums/gt40-3.jpg

http://www.nexus-point.net/forums/gt40-4.jpg

:drool:

Khyron

[Redlyne_mr2]

Great thread Khyron thanks for all the nice pics awesome to see that car on the streets!

[Roaring G60]

Originally posted by Khyron

Trivia bonus: It's called a GT 40 because it's 40 inches of the ground. The new one was going to be called the GT-40, but a) It's taller - 48 inches I think. and b) Shelby or whoever owns the name wouldn't give it up. So the new ones are just called "GTs".



Khyron


The funny part of all of tht is that there is a company the specializes in the reproduction of GT40 parts that is owned in part by a group of Calgary investors that ownes the trademark of "GT40".

[turbostang88]

Originally posted by Dr. Lightspeed
Depends what you define as a kit. This car is a factory made replica assembled by an iso2001 facility in South Africa. It is shipped here minus engine and drivetrain with none of the suspension on. Being a fan of the GT40 there are only a couple things on this car that were not identically replicated. The orgionals had 302's with webber carbs making just shy of 410 horse. This one has a 347 crate motor powered by a webber downdraft standalone fuel management system makin 500. The origional had a push style clutch mechanism this has a Tilton pull style slave. This car has a stainless steel monocoque frame origional ZF style 5 speed even the AC has been done in the authentic manner. For your information they built 3 cars with AC. When origionality was not kept it was upgraded with better technology from todays era. All I got to say is this car is a killer at 160mph she is right at home. By the way it does 210 mph. We would have pushed it farther but I alighned the wheels with a tape measure at 3AM in the morning and wasn't into dying in firey crash LOL. By the way the car weighs 2350lbs and does the 1/4 in 11.2 with the 410 horseengine do not know what this one will do.


it does 210mph on public roads with a tape measure alignment :bullshit:

[Roaring G60]

Originally posted by turbostang88



it does 210mph on public roads with a tape measure alignment :bullshit:


How is that BS?????? I have personally witnessed Audi team Joest use laser alighment wheels, them to make sure string out the car and use..... a tape measure!!!! How do you think things where done until lasers became economical and didn't require 3000 sq. ft. of room???

[turbostang88]

why would some guy that spent huge dollars on a gt40 replica trust his (incompetent) dyno guy to do an alignment with a tape measure and take the car to over 200mph on a cold highway

i can understand a DIY guy doing his own alignment

why woldnt he take it to an alignment shop