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1. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

Saturday, 03 January 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

... tempting though it may be to rush things and just go for a big dyno figure. First of a series of pics showing the three ” sacrificial layers ” being laid down with spray glue, which will enable the expoy resin infusion.The 1st ...
... to ensure the motor is properly bedded in.After that we will fit the new injectors and return to the dyno for a full power session, turning up the boost and revs, as right now we have kept it low so as to minimise stress on all components. We ...
... to ensure the motor is properly bedded in.After that we will fit the new injectors and return to the dyno for a full power session, turning up the boost and revs, as right now we have kept it low so as to minimise stress on all components. We ...

2. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... least one of them. A final bit of prep Well we have ignition if not yet lift off.Have a very poor vid but too big to post here. Started almost on the button, three turns and immediately caught which bodes well. ...
... electronic trickery, setting parameter etc,s checking everything is firing and activating correctly is a time consuming process, far longer than we originally thought, not unlike a mini Apollo countdown and equally as concerning. Lucky ...
... Zircotec manifolds. Still waiting on Zircotec where they had a quality check issue so a view from the other end. More waiting for Zircotec, more detail… Got to be as original as possible on ...

3. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up

Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up

... and re producing panels that are no longer available or affordable to get, while we where there he was making, Mini door skins, VW Combi split window surrounds, LJ torana boot lids, the list goes on. Grub made a template to get the shape ...
... the front and rear ends now tacked in, we had an idea of how its all going to work, the list of things that we now need to finish to get this car driving under its new power plant is getting bigger now not smaller. First on that list was to ...
... from the top of the tower, this means less molding work once we shape the towers. It also means we can make the towers at another shop and check they are the correct size before we bring them home. This just proves the right tools and equipment ...

4. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

Tuesday, 06 August 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

... original cars converted by privateers. Aside from the original Michelotto LM’s, the 27 other cars as listed by Michael Sheehan in his definitive article on the LM, all started their life as road cars. 84326 was no different and finally ...
... car recently went to the Le Mans Classic twice, driven in both directions and apparently never missed a beat.In conditions reminiscent of a Victorian workhouse the chassis is now being blasted back to bare metal and from there the build up can ...
... priced birthday present, well hardly a present, from Michelotto should be shipping at the end of next week so that should really prove to be a turning point when we get our hands on that stuff. Big box opening moment when that arrives. All in ...