Progress made, again: today we got all the coolant lines in and snugged up- and I learned how to install swivel-end fittings on SS braid Russell hose, a skill which will undoubtedly serve me well in the emergency room

. We still have to figure out where the overflow tank is going to go, but before we do that we are going to figure out how the fans are going to be mounted, and install them, and also the ignition coil, the fuel pumps (sadly they are Facet, not SW), the fuel filter/pressure regulator...what else? I am sure I missed something. The front engine bulkhead of a GT40 is a crowded place to say the least. Once the fans etc are all in, we can begin work again on all the fiberglass pieces and also start the windshield wiper assembly and the windshield washer as well.
I forgot how much fun it is to work on a car, especially a clean one where you arent' having to remove a lot of grime etc just to get to what you need to service- which is frozen in place by rust. Because all these parts are new, they either fit or they don't fit, but at least they aren't frozen.
We also have a battery on the way- an Odyssey 1230. For those of you who have never used Odyssey batteries, they are well worth looking at: they are very durable, they provide amazing power all out of proportion to their size, and they are warranted for four years without adjustment- in other words, if one fails on the last day of the four years, there is no pro-rata adjustment- you get a new one free. I have them in the house bank of my boat, and in my Kirkham Cobra. It is amazing how fast the little square Odyssey will spin the 302 in the Kirkham. The battery going in 1140 is larger, mostly to take up the space in the battery box and not move around. We think this will work out nicely. There aren't a lot of electrical loads in a GT40- pumps, fans, engine, lights is all I can think of- so there ought to be plenty of juice in reserve.
I did get some photos today, which I'll post over the next few days as I get caught up.