Fat Larry's GTR Build

[Neil]

Your front brake line plumbing looks nice and neat but think about where the air bubbles in your brake fluid are going to migrate to. It will make bleeding your brakes more difficult.

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Neil I don't believe that will happen since it' s a hydraulic system under pressure.

 

[Neil]

Larry, if that were true you would never need to bleed your brakes....

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Residual valves

 

[Neil]

I rest my case, Larry.

 

[Larry J Kishel]

All just messing on my computer early in the morning with a paint scheme, I really like the 2019 ZR-1 Sebrig Orange color and do the Heritage look but use Carbon Fiber with an accent color.

 

[Alan P]

I think instead of black paint, you should skin the sections with black carbon fiber. All of the black would be a high gloss CF

 

[Larry J Kishel]

I think instead of black paint, you should skin the sections with black carbon fiber. All of the black would be a high gloss CF

Alan that is my plan.

 

[Luke S]

Sounds like a cool plan. It'll kind of be the negative of what I'm thinking. I'll be using the CF as main color with orange heritage paint scheme with some pin striping of gulf blue. Just enough to make the ones in the know to think Gulf and to others, just enough for color contrast. That is my plan, but the new office in real life is keeping things at a slow crawl on the car.

 

[Larry J Kishel]

I have been at it for a while all of the brake lines are done the foot pedal assembly are in an the shifter and cables are done I just purchased a Tig Welder so now it's on to completing all of the welding. One thing I thought I would share is the tilt steering wheel I modified by moving the mounting location over one inch to the left and center the column and I added a 15 degree shim to allow the column to be more upright and use the tilt function with more up and down motion

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Ok fellow builders of the GTR I need a lesson in setting up the RCR new shifter and Graz Trans so I have a smooth shifting pattern thru all the gears this is my first experience with a Graz Trans all my other cars were US breeds any help would be much appreciated

 

[Ken Roberts]

Here is how the OEM shifter gets adjusted. Yours should be similar.

https://www.gt40s.com/threads/kens-slc-build-thread.38446/page-36#post-533590

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Thanks Ken

 

[Paul]

any updates!!!

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Paul just going back and welding up all of the exhaust and intake piping as of now as everyone knows sometimes life gets in the way of building

 

[Paul]

Paul just going back and welding up all of the exhaust and intake piping as of now as everyone knows sometimes life gets in the way of building

I know all about it. a little a day keeps the boredness at bay

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Had to take a break in the GTR Build and replace the carpets in my daughters 2017 BMW 320 I i won at auction a yr ago knock on wood the car is perfect.

 

[Larry J Kishel]

I hope in maybe a 1yr -2yrs once everyone is done building we can have our first GTR Gathering somewhere in the middle of everyone. Maybe do a rally thru the country side and a track day.

 

[Larry J Kishel]

I got a private message asking for support for this site my first question is this for real and if so please post a tax ID number for all to see. Layout ways of support for the site.

 

[Brian Kissel]

Ron has been explaining the issue for the past couple of weeks asking for ideas. There are two or three posts about it with this being one of the most recent. For the minor amount requested the valuable amount of information available here is worth many times that. If $50.00 is going to break the bank makes me question why someone would be building one of these cars.

https://www.gt40s.com/threads/gt40s-com-reboot.53286/

Regards Brian