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The Spitfire Aces! John, Vinny and Jonathan

John and Jonathan's GT40

 

Some photos of the build process, spread over 5 years or more...
I'm a better car builder than a photohistorian so there may not be much progression, just a collection.

Seats in, bonnet on and lined up.

Sunny day, still pushing the car into the garage!

Note, technical brick...

so far, but so far still to go

twin master cylinders for the brakes, but no servos yet

gearbox cover in sheet aluminium for fire-proofness and also because the GT6 one was too small for the big saloon gearbox

with the cage in there was only one size of seat which would fit, these Kirkey oval track seats

sooooo much space before the seats went in

some say I used an aquarium as a template for the fuel tank...

the office

I lined the cover with closed cell foam camping mat for heat insulation. Without it the cover got hot enough to fry eggs

everybody's favourite milestone, the rolling chassis with driveline

both sides roto rear with radius arms

2litre mk2 I got 2.5 crank & rods and other blocks to go with

big saloon non-od gbox, much stronger than vitesse box!

I have experimented with a cold air feed from infront of the rad but the results were unsatisfactory - still using the home made filter cannister on the air manifold

brakes are twin everything witha balance bar, still set to 50:50, not yet got round to experimenting with that

gas struts to hold the bonnet open, same both sides

got the scanner working now! shows the slave cyl mount and the altered cross shaft, rotated through 180degs

The GT6 rear spring was too soft and too low. I swapped it for a Vitesse spring which was stiffer, but the ride height was too high, as shown.

gearbox detail showing relocated slave cylinder and bracket, excuse fuzzyness

SuperSix before the roll cage, loooow

In order to lower the ride height with the Vitesse spring, I added a spacer block between the diff and the spring, the ride height is now this, much better, stiffer but with a low(ish) ride height for maximum rear wheel grip.

with the roll cage, a bit more boxy???

These three dents need to be added to the GT6 sump to clear the 2.5litre crankshaft throws.

the top GT6 spring was too soft and too flat, which gave a low ride height with no load capacity, the lower Vitesse spring is stiff enough but needed a 1.5" raiser block to get the ride height correct.

but why not use a 2.5 sump? because the front portion is too deep to clear the steering rack tube...

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I use a GT6 mk1 sump with the wire mesh and added baffles to try to avoid oil surge.

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