Special muffler Idea

Well I thought I would have a go at a special muffler. The theory double tubes per side in the muffler to 1 to double the noise absorbtion area. Halve the gas velocity. so more time and area to absorbe the noise. Will it work ? We will never know until some bunny tries it?

Progress after returning from Perth

With appologies I am still learning to Blogg but here goes.

Well I got my old mate Henry to help me pick up the BCU with a hired trailer, we encountered some difficulty when we arrived home with the work stand I constructed it was a bit on the light side but with some Mods and new wheels it is now serviceable. the first thing I had to do on arrival home was squirrel away all the parts supplied by DRB as we are in quite a small unit I now have parts hiding everywhere. I removed the front and rear body mouldings and have put them out in the weather to cure this is necessary to stabilise the new fibreglass.Well I got my old mate Henry to help me pick up the BCU with a hired trailer, we encountered some difficulty when we arrived home with the work stand I constructed it was a bit on the light side but with some Mods and new wheels it is now serviceable. the first thing I had to do on arrival home was squirrel away all the parts supplied by DRB as we are in quite a small unit I now have parts hiding everywhere. I removed the front and rear body mouldings and have put them out in the weather to cure this is necessary to stabilise the new fibreglass.

The first Job I did on the BCU was to finish and install the fuel system, Tanks, Filler caps, Scavenge system, fuel gauges, pick ups, Primary Pump, secondary Pump and surge tank return lines and sub frame covers. Then I had Lunch!

The next project was the Air conditioning ducting (yes they are Air Conditioned as they do not have wind up windows) including Windscreen demisters and steering column mount. The under dash evaporator fits quite well but is fiddly to get right.

The wheels have arrived from England and now have the tyres fitted and balanced and look great. (See pic's) . The pedal box arrived complete with master cylinders. and is well on the way to being installed.

I have just discovered that the rack and pinion I obtained by default is the wrong one I managed to pick one up in Sydney so we are underway again with the steering.

My peddle Box arrived from the UK

Chassis body assembly at DRB factory

I got a call today to say my body and chassis were being assembled for delivery soon, so off I went to take some picks. the assembly is going well and will be picked up very soon. my wheels are close to delivery from Image in the UK very soon, I am impressed with there service the closest local manufacturer was ROH with a 16 week lead time and limited range suitable for GT40 application. I have ordered the BRM6 style wheel (see previous picture) I have sold my boat and the deck is clear for an mediate start when I get the body/chassis. I had special gauges made by VDO with white back ground with blue through face illumination. The ADR's require the speedo on the GT40 to show at least 300 kph that makes the speedo a special order.

I will be over in Perth in November and will begin in earnest when I return.

NOW TURN YOUR SOUND UP v8 WITH THE CROSS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM QUITE DIFFERENT TO A NORMAL v8 SYSTEM.

Henry meets Schultz

American muscle meets German transmission

Now these are Tyres

The Tyres have finally been ordered and arrived as you can see they are monsters. now I can order the rims from the UK We have decided on a set of Image wheels that are replicas of the original BRM wheels that replaced the spoke wheels used by ford.
The rears will be 12" wide and the fronts 8" they are 3 piece wheels and can be ordered up to 15" wide and used extensively by a lot of the racing fraternity especially in the UK and Europe.
The engine transmission unit is well under way and should be finally assembled in in the next week. The exhaust headers came back from the ceramic coater's this afternoon an amazing job and product (pic's as soon as assembled)it is a ceramic aluminium coating that is baked on both the inside and the outside of the tubing then tumbled in a vibrating tumbling bath of ceramic beads and fine abrasive paste, The result looks like chrome and is very heat resistant and durable. reducing engine compartment temperatures and looks great and unlike chrome it does not turn blue and can be re/polished. The Ford XR8 Windsor engine to Porsche G50/50 trans axle mount plate and flywheel have been acquired from DBR and are bountifully machined and fit perfectly using a Porsche 911 Turbo clutch an awesome looking power plant.