GT40 Restoration

[sssgtr]

I think i have a copy in pdf of John Lingenfelter's book on building small block chevs, anyone got somewhere I can upload it to?

[timtx5]

I think we would all like to do something a bit more modern with the engine eventually but at the moment there is enough work making the rest of the car decent.

Realistically anything more than 350-400hp is probably a bit excessive and I think we will be limited to that power figure while using an audi transaxle.

Rear suspension geometry similar to e30 or 1600, could be improved upon for sure but its not really an immediate issue.

Like Willy said, we don't really want it turn to turn into an eternal project this early in the piece. Make the most of what we have first before really improving on it.

[ChrisS]

Awesome stuff I'm looking forward to seeing this thing come back to life.

Agreed with changing engines, nothing wrong with a nice SBC.
I always thought all 350 010 blocks were 4 bolt to until I started looking for one to buy, but I'm pretty sure a 2 bolt 010 converted to 4 bolt is actually stronger then a factory 4 bolt?


On books, see if you can get a copy of the book "Engine Blueprinting".
Top read and will learn heaps!

[Coffin]

sssgtr if you can put it somewhere i'd like to acquire a copy.

Willy, I recently pulled down my first 350 on the weekend too, pretty simple bit of gear, but im assuming putting it back together will be the fun part. ... If you are looking at replacing anything, PM TK on here, he's getting me some damned good prices for my blower build so he may be able to help you out too

[spiller]

very, very cool. I have suggested my old man and I buy a kit car many times to restore, instead he just buys already resto'd stuff, not as much fun! look forward to seeing how it pans out.

[Willy]

sssgtr if you can put it somewhere i'd like to acquire a copy.

Willy, I recently pulled down my first 350 on the weekend too, pretty simple bit of gear, but im assuming putting it back together will be the fun part. ... If you are looking at replacing anything, PM TK on here, he's getting me some damned good prices for my blower build so he may be able to help you out too

Nice! I've asked sssgtr to upload the file to my NAS (fingers crossed it works). I'll transfer it to a web server after that.

I was searching for books last night and came across a nice DVD torrent called "How to rebuild a small-block chevy engine". It's quite modern and has heaps of good stuff. Dunno if I can post links to torrents on here, but if you search for that title on www.demonoid.com it should come up.

[Coffin]

Havent read the blog yet to see if its mentioned, but what build are you doing with the motor? .. or just a basic rebuild?

[Gt40dave]

Nice job Mate.....Love Gt40's

[Willy]

Havent read the blog yet to see if its mentioned, but what build are you doing with the motor? .. or just a basic rebuild?

Just a basic rebuild at this stage. Main aim at the moment is to get the car on the road and get through all the compliance issues. After that we'll see how we go. The 350 will have ample power. It already has an Edelbrock intake manifold, 4 barrel Holley, mild cam and extractors, so should be making a bit more than stock power.

[XFJET]

nice project!

i predict a lot of KBS coating in the very near future, engine should wet your pants I just think the dizzy on that engine is in the wrong spot

[9triton]

I was thinking about the aftermarket alloy heads. Do they make much difference other than weight? Is the design much better over standard? Does anyone have head gasket issues? Sorry, I know SFA about chevs. Only ever been involved with Jap stuff.

from what i see on the web , the aftermarket alloy heads are streets ahead of any factory cast iron offerings - and for the chevs would be pretty cheap: probably cheaper than getting the castiron factory heads reco'd


for an easy performance increase - probably enable you to keep it with the chev motor and still scare yourself silly- and no re engininering hassles

ie do a quick search on the web:

http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te...est/index.html

http://www.superchevy.com/technical/..._products.html


EDIT - wiki tells me that 90 million small block chev engines have been made !

[Willy]

Awesome, thanks heaps for those links. Very interesting. Wow 90 million SBCs! That's insane.

[Willy]

Today's my last day in the office at work. Off to site for 2 weeks and when I come back I'll be moving to a new job. So, plenty of Google time today

What do you guys think of this DIY soda-blasting? I'm keen to give it a go.
http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-o.../soda_blaster/

Also, that KBS stuff looks good.

And check this out for painful restoration. No expense spared..
But then if you can afford a genuine GT40, then you can certainly afford the restoration dollars
http://www.grandsportcorvette.com/gt/index.html

[Coffin]

Yep, Alloy heads will flow a shitload more.

[9triton]

on alloy heads -just stay away from anything 'procomp' - or its agents thats sell on ebay etc