The horn button was my design I originally brought the standard looking one but looked too big for the steering wheel so of down to a local machine shop, told them what I wanted and this is the end result still looks like the same stile as back in the sixty’s but with a modern twist and that is how I would like the whole car to look.
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So I've run into a bit of a problem, once I moved the engine down and forward to make it fit now I cant get a sump that will fit canton do one that's close a front sump that is 5 inches deep, and muldoon do one that is 4 1/2 inches deep but it's a rear sump this is all well and good for a cobra but I've only got 100 mm (that's close to 4 inches). Looks like I have to make one.
So with and idea of what I need to do, first I cut the mounting plate off the old sump to reuse then off to the steel shop to get some 1.6mm sheet then draw up the basic shape on the sheet and get it cut (total cost $10) then 1/2 hour with a special bending tool (a bit of pipe in the vice) got the shape of the sump, next were to make some baffles and trap doors for oil control inside the oil pan I got some small hinges from the local hardware store ($4.75 for six hinges gee this is getting expensive) then bent up the baffles cut out the doors and drill some holes for oil flow. then do a mock up and it even looks professional. now to mod the pick up I was going to try and reuse the pick up but after a unsuccessful attempt at trying to get it off the pipe I'll just make my own at this stage the pick up is half done but I don't have a photo so I'll post that later, the last pic is the original sump.
So with and idea of what I need to do, first I cut the mounting plate off the old sump to reuse then off to the steel shop to get some 1.6mm sheet then draw up the basic shape on the sheet and get it cut (total cost $10) then 1/2 hour with a special bending tool (a bit of pipe in the vice) got the shape of the sump, next were to make some baffles and trap doors for oil control inside the oil pan I got some small hinges from the local hardware store ($4.75 for six hinges gee this is getting expensive) then bent up the baffles cut out the doors and drill some holes for oil flow. then do a mock up and it even looks professional. now to mod the pick up I was going to try and reuse the pick up but after a unsuccessful attempt at trying to get it off the pipe I'll just make my own at this stage the pick up is half done but I don't have a photo so I'll post that later, the last pic is the original sump.
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Darren,
Looks like you are making progress.
I have a question on your tail lights as I like the LED tail lights.
Where did you get them or what car are they from?
Thank's Mark
Looks like you are making progress.
I have a question on your tail lights as I like the LED tail lights.
Where did you get them or what car are they from?
Thank's Mark
Darren
You come across as a handy fabricator.
I looked at what you are doing when I built mine, I have a modular engine.
I dry sumped it because of the eng height issue, I made everything other than the pump(ozzi made pump) and It was all up about $3000 finished.
I do not regret one cent of that money, I have had 8 track days and I just dont even think about oil surge.
The amount of oil surge issues on this site was the decider for me.
Jim
You come across as a handy fabricator.
I looked at what you are doing when I built mine, I have a modular engine.
I dry sumped it because of the eng height issue, I made everything other than the pump(ozzi made pump) and It was all up about $3000 finished.
I do not regret one cent of that money, I have had 8 track days and I just dont even think about oil surge.
The amount of oil surge issues on this site was the decider for me.
Jim
Hi Mark the tail lights are a Britax unit part number L14.00 they are a universal light for a truck and or trailer but they fit perfectly as they are 140mm round
Jim I hear what you are saying about the oil serge, but the girl friend is pitting the hard word on me to get out of the Isa but before I can do that I want/ have to finish some of the many projects that I've got going main one being the house started with a 3.6 meter renovation and has turned into a 15 meter rebuild because of the real good workmanship from when it was built.http://www.gt40s.com/forum/images/smilies/furious.gif
also have got a ford falcon xb hardtop that needs finishing but its close (here is a pic from Australia day) so I once its finished I can spend more time on the gt40 and to try and get it going at lest before we leave. Then I can change what ever needs to be done later
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Well it’s been waaay to long since I’ve been on here so a quick update
I got the sump all welded up and ready to fit but didn’t like it because it was to heavy so scraped it and made it out of aluminium and it fits and holds 7 Lts of oil
Got tyres for the wheels and there fitted could have gone wider but still looks good suspension is now done with AVO adjustable coil overs front and rear
Made coolant and a/c line mounts for under the center consul, then ran all the coolant lines
Ended up turning the intake manifold around and extending the wiring but this would cause a drama later when making the exhaust
Made a gear shit thanks to a design I got from on here
Couldn’t find an exhaust I liked so I made one myself it’s a crossover and its configured so the pulses of the pipes go into a circle as they enter the collector I’m not sure if it achieves anything but I did it anyway the primaries are all within 50mm in length then had to make the rest of the exhaust to fit with cats and mufflers I copied the design from another gt40 in Australia I think its Doms? But to keep the noise down I was going to fit x-force mufflers with noise control butterflies in them but they were to long for the space I had so I cut them up and shortened them to fit and wired them to a switch on the dash, all work awesome then sent the hole lot down to Brisbane to get ceramic coated
I got the sump all welded up and ready to fit but didn’t like it because it was to heavy so scraped it and made it out of aluminium and it fits and holds 7 Lts of oil
Got tyres for the wheels and there fitted could have gone wider but still looks good suspension is now done with AVO adjustable coil overs front and rear
Made coolant and a/c line mounts for under the center consul, then ran all the coolant lines
Ended up turning the intake manifold around and extending the wiring but this would cause a drama later when making the exhaust
Made a gear shit thanks to a design I got from on here
Couldn’t find an exhaust I liked so I made one myself it’s a crossover and its configured so the pulses of the pipes go into a circle as they enter the collector I’m not sure if it achieves anything but I did it anyway the primaries are all within 50mm in length then had to make the rest of the exhaust to fit with cats and mufflers I copied the design from another gt40 in Australia I think its Doms? But to keep the noise down I was going to fit x-force mufflers with noise control butterflies in them but they were to long for the space I had so I cut them up and shortened them to fit and wired them to a switch on the dash, all work awesome then sent the hole lot down to Brisbane to get ceramic coated
Made a housing to go under the rear vent to hold the air filter so it won’t pick up hot air from the engine
Also got a single outlet radiator nostril just because I like the look more
I’ve tried to keep the engine bay less cluttered as possible, made up carbon fibre covers for the fuel tanks and back wall
Made a fibreglass panel for behind the rear cabin window so it flows into the rear calm better and covers the fuel tank vents and roll cage
The engine now runs but the fuel pump didn’t last long replaced two under warranty then decided stuff it and fitted a Walbro pump no dramas since has anyone else had issues with Aeromotive pumps?
I got the head lights mounted and working – don’t like them so time for version 4 I’m using ford festiva head lights there a little bit smaller so should look better
Making the brake kit now I’ve got brembo 6 pot for the front and 4 pot for the rear from a ford falcon FG sprint front rotors are Baer hats and FG rotors rear are Baer hats and some off the shelf rotor from the states that I’m still waiting on once there here I can finish designing the calliper mounts and get them made
I thinks that it there is probably more stuff that I’ve forgotten
I’ve wasted too much time doing other things instead of just finishing this car, my partner wanted to learn cars so I got her a 66 bug to pull apart and rebuild she removed one headlight and one tail light then lost interest so rebuilt a bug, built a bar for my father just to say thanks for all that he’s done for me when growing up, made a new welding trolley yeah the whole family kinda likes vws except for mum who likes rotarys so I’ve also started building her a RX3 coupe with rx8 interior to be more comfortable, put a v8 into my SWB land cruiser and a later model front end on it, fitted a quad cam 5.4lt v8 into my purple falcon to make it more drivable, made a slot car track just because, also have been renovating the house lesson learnt don’t by a house off a builder that is renting it out to a sparkie what a disaster that turned out to be and also a few holidays thrown in there to but these are all excuses and I really need to concentrate on one thing at a time
Also got a single outlet radiator nostril just because I like the look more
I’ve tried to keep the engine bay less cluttered as possible, made up carbon fibre covers for the fuel tanks and back wall
Made a fibreglass panel for behind the rear cabin window so it flows into the rear calm better and covers the fuel tank vents and roll cage
The engine now runs but the fuel pump didn’t last long replaced two under warranty then decided stuff it and fitted a Walbro pump no dramas since has anyone else had issues with Aeromotive pumps?
I got the head lights mounted and working – don’t like them so time for version 4 I’m using ford festiva head lights there a little bit smaller so should look better
Making the brake kit now I’ve got brembo 6 pot for the front and 4 pot for the rear from a ford falcon FG sprint front rotors are Baer hats and FG rotors rear are Baer hats and some off the shelf rotor from the states that I’m still waiting on once there here I can finish designing the calliper mounts and get them made
I thinks that it there is probably more stuff that I’ve forgotten
I’ve wasted too much time doing other things instead of just finishing this car, my partner wanted to learn cars so I got her a 66 bug to pull apart and rebuild she removed one headlight and one tail light then lost interest so rebuilt a bug, built a bar for my father just to say thanks for all that he’s done for me when growing up, made a new welding trolley yeah the whole family kinda likes vws except for mum who likes rotarys so I’ve also started building her a RX3 coupe with rx8 interior to be more comfortable, put a v8 into my SWB land cruiser and a later model front end on it, fitted a quad cam 5.4lt v8 into my purple falcon to make it more drivable, made a slot car track just because, also have been renovating the house lesson learnt don’t by a house off a builder that is renting it out to a sparkie what a disaster that turned out to be and also a few holidays thrown in there to but these are all excuses and I really need to concentrate on one thing at a time
