GT40 Replica/Kit Car Experiences?

Dragger · 1 Nov 2013, 10:19 (Ref:3325852)

Does anyone here have any experiences with GT40 replicas or kit cars? Pros/cons? It's my absolute dream car and would love to buy or build one someday.

gt917 · 2 Nov 2013, 17:48 (Ref:3326353)

Hello,

I have a great deal of experience over many years and race a GT40 replica here in UK.

You are fortunate to have a huge range of kit/parts as well as complete cars available to you nowadays.

Rather than spending weeks typing info to you, your best bet to the world of GT40s, both original and replica, is to visit the GT40s.com website, and the whole world of these fabulous cars will unfold for you.

GT.

Dragger · 2 Nov 2013, 21:49 (Ref:3326404)

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Originally Posted by gt917

Hello,

I have a great deal of experience over many years and race a GT40 replica here in UK.

You are fortunate to have a huge range of kit/parts as well as complete cars available to you nowadays.

Rather than spending weeks typing info to you, your best bet to the world of GT40s, both original and replica, is to visit the GT40s.com website, and the whole world of these fabulous cars will unfold for you.

GT.

Thank you very much.

HJJ · 4 Nov 2013, 12:53 (Ref:3326996)

These guys do a pretty good job here in the U.S.

http://race-car-replicas.com/

JohnD · 3 Jun 2014, 09:57 (Ref:3414675)

I've got one in progress. Started from a Polish knock-off of a KVA space frame and GRP shell, it's now on four wheels, after ten years of stop'n'start due to other projects. All suspension DiYed, except for some Ford front uprights.
If you want a quicker project - spend on a kit found as above.

JOhn

tbtstt · 5 Jun 2014, 08:54 (Ref:3415636)

Thanks for bumping the thread JohnD, I hadn't seen it before. I'm now checking out the GT40s.com site!

garcon · 6 Jun 2014, 22:17 (Ref:3416379)

A good friend has one. A truly wonderful car. The only word of caution I would offer to anyone thinking of building one is that to do it properly won't be cheap.

Jim Craik · 6 Jun 2014, 22:37 (Ref:3416384)

GT917 is correct, the GT40.com site is full of good guys and lots of info.

I have P/2264, one of the SPF rollers out of South Africa, a truly wonderful car! I have over 40K miles on mine and I just love it!

tbtstt · 9 Jun 2014, 13:06 (Ref:3417525)

Spent most of yesterday drooling over GT40's at Brands Hatch! The remainder of the day was spent drooling at a Porsche 917K which I have subsequently discovered is a replica.

I know what I'm going to be reading up about on Google tonight...

garcon · 10 Jun 2014, 11:54 (Ref:3418088)

Ah now then. The cost of a 917 replica would put the cost of a GT40 replica into perspective!

**Tim Falce** · 10 Jun 2014, 12:14 (Ref:3418101)

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Originally Posted by tbtstt

Spent most of yesterday drooling over GT40's at Brands Hatch! The remainder of the day was spent drooling at a Porsche 917K which I have subsequently discovered is a replica.

I know what I'm going to be reading up about on Google tonight...

If you want more info on the 917 then gt917 from post #2 is your man, he was stressed and grumpy on Sunday so you wouldn't have got much sense out of him then, any other time he's a jolly friendly chap with a mindful of information.

tbtstt · 10 Jun 2014, 14:00 (Ref:3418146)

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Originally Posted by garcon

Ah now then. The cost of a 917 replica would put the cost of a GT40 replica into perspective!

To be honest I was expecting that: some brief Google research last night confirmed it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Falce

If you want more info on the 917 then gt917 from post #2 is your man, he was stressed and grumpy on Sunday so you wouldn't have got much sense out of him then, any other time he's a jolly friendly chap with a mindful of information.

Its his car? Ah, hence the avatar picture! I think I saw the driver beside the car when I was looking round it at the end of the day. Bloody shame it wasn't out for a few more laps as it was easily my fave car of the day.

**Tim Falce** · 10 Jun 2014, 15:22 (Ref:3418182)

Graham has been having a few mysterious electrical problems with it over the last couple of races, mind you I was quite disappointed to break a camshaft after eight laps of qualifying although luck and a kind uncle lending me his Mk1 Escort meant I got to race in the end.

tbtstt · 10 Jun 2014, 17:10 (Ref:3418235)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

Graham has been having a few mysterious electrical problems with it over the last couple of races, mind you I was quite disappointed to break a camshaft after eight laps of qualifying although luck and a kind uncle lending me his Mk1 Escort meant I got to race in the end.

Ah, the white Mk.1 Escort was you? I recall seeing you on track! What were you originally driving? I hope he gets the problem with the 917K sorted as the car looked fantastic on track.

NB: What the hell was the chap in the white Mustang doing? I watched him punt the McLaren M8 right up the arse going round Druids!

**Tim Falce** · 10 Jun 2014, 17:29 (Ref:3418244)

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Originally Posted by tbtstt

Ah, the white Mk.1 Escort was you? I recall seeing you on track! What were you originally driving? I hope he gets the problem with the 917K sorted as the car looked fantastic on track.

NB: What the hell was the chap in the white Mustang doing? I watched him punt the McLaren M8 right up the arse going round Druids!

I started in my D-type rep. There was a lot of complaints about white Mustang man, he also punted Rob Spencer in his MGB into the Armco on the opening lap of Bernie's Big Bangers race. He also got impatient when trying to lap me as the safety car came out and he overtook anyway when I missed a gear and got bogged down going up to Druids.

tbtstt · 11 Jun 2014, 07:49 (Ref:3418451)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

I started in my D-type rep. There was a lot of complaints about white Mustang man, he also punted Rob Spencer in his MGB into the Armco on the opening lap of Bernie's Big Bangers race. He also got impatient when trying to lap me as the safety car came out and he overtook anyway when I missed a gear and got bogged down going up to Druids.

Blimey, he was going all out to make friends, wasn't he?

gt917 · 11 Jun 2014, 08:28 (Ref:3418461)

Tim is right.

The weekend was a nightmare for me. The 917 starts and runs perfectly when static, but as soon as I started and had done just two laps in qualifying and the two races, the ECU would fail. Sending it back to manufactures next week to get it checked over.

My replica GT40 has had a new engine built and I must concentrate now on getting it reinstalled. It has been totally reliable in every race for so many years = simple electrics

wnut · 17 Jun 2014, 00:35 (Ref:3422799)

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Originally Posted by gt917

Tim is right.

The weekend was a nightmare for me. The 917 starts and runs perfectly when static, but as soon as I started and had done just two laps in qualifying and the two races, the ECU would fail. Sending it back to manufactures next week to get it checked over.

My replica GT40 has had a new engine built and I must concentrate now on getting it reinstalled. It has been totally reliable in every race for so many years = simple electrics

"It has been totally reliable in every race for so many years = simple electrics."

Man after my own heart, overly complex electrics, the bane of modern cars!

The thought of electric power steering ....

tbtstt · 17 Jun 2014, 10:09 (Ref:3422964)

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Originally Posted by gt917

The weekend was a nightmare for me. The 917 starts and runs perfectly when static, but as soon as I started and had done just two laps in qualifying and the two races, the ECU would fail. Sending it back to manufactures next week to get it checked over.

Fingers crossed you can identify the problem, it was frustrating seeing the car limping around as a spectator, so I can't imagine how infuriating it must be as the owner!

At least you've got the GT40 as a runabout whilst you are getting the 917 sorted.

tbtstt · 24 Jun 2014, 08:43 (Ref:3425781)

Not a great picture...

...hopefully you can keep the car on track a bit longer next time so I can try and get a better one!

garcon · 24 Jun 2014, 09:43 (Ref:3425811)

Talking of photos, here's my mate's GT40 replica...

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gt917 · 24 Jun 2014, 18:07 (Ref:3425998)

Thanks tbtstt, good picture.

problem traced eventually to a cracked battery cut-off switch which worked fine stationary but failed with use/vibration.

Garcon, picture of my replica 40 in action. Your friends 40 looks great in white, but don,t think they look so good on those larger diameter wheels.

garcon · 24 Jun 2014, 19:23 (Ref:3426016)

Must admit I tend to agree on the wheels. I think he has a smaller more 'original' set too.

Looks superb in the Gulf colours .... but not quite as superb as the 917.

**Tim Falce** · 24 Jun 2014, 19:52 (Ref:3426026)

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Originally Posted by gt917

Thanks tbtstt, good picture.

problem traced eventually to a cracked battery cut-off switch which worked fine stationary but failed with use/vibration.

I hate to say I told you so......but.

GORDON STREETER · 24 Jun 2014, 22:43 (Ref:3426068)

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Originally Posted by gt917

problem traced eventually to a cracked battery cut-off switch which worked fine stationary but failed with use/vibration.

Seen that loads of times over the years !

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