250 GTO - the enemy within!

[750hp]

What's your prediction Peter? I'll say $49M USD on the hammer. Some say it could get closer to $60M.

Unreal!

[PeterAllen]

Craig, I sincerely hope it doesn't go over $20m. As pleasing as these cars are to the eye (once described as an automotive representation of a naked Sophia Loren lying on her side) I really like to see and hear them sliding around Laguna Seca, Goodwood, etc, with a bunch of Cobras and Aston Martins.

The more expensive they become the more likely they will be seen purely as a piece of art to be kept in a museum.

Unfortunately I don't think my hopes will be realised and my guess is a hammer price around $33m. Remember for each $10m there is a $1m commission to be paid on top.


I hope there are some Aussie bidders over there to bring that Tasman T246 Ferrari back here. Also, wouldn't it be great if the BT33 was bought by an Aussie, we could bookend Sir Jack's cars by placing it next to his speedway midget...Tell him he's dreamin'.

[damage]

$34,650,000 with out the premium wow it was slow at the end going up in $50,000 increments.

[PeterAllen]

Back to the real world of kit cars, oops, sorry... hand crafted automobiles.

With suggestions from forum members I have been able to shape a rubber rain channel for inside the boot (trunk).









I just have to clear the mess off the dining room table before the boss gets home!

[PeterAllen]

Like most of us here in Oz, except Boxhead in Alice, I've been going stir crazy with the rain of the last two weeks. I did however get to sort out one of those simple issues which aways seems to take me hours and hours of procrastination to address. In this case is was the driving lights.

Original Marchals cost about the same as the rest of the car combined but they have a unique style of mounting bolt - out the back of the casing - which makes it hard to buy something off-the-shelf. I found some low cost lights on eBay which fitted the opening and had a metal casing which I could modify to suit.

Ground off the heads of the rivets holding the original mounts and drilled a hole in the back of the casing.



I welded a washer (spreader plate) to the head of a 10mm bolt and poked it through the back of the casing and tack welded. I turned down the head of the bolt to have clearance to the lamp itself.



I spread a bit of plasticine on the back of the opening in the bodywork and pressed in the light to find the location for the mounting hole.



I slapped a bit of paint on the retaining ring to give it a Marchal look. Happy with the outcome.

[deano59]

well done and I applaud your way of thinking out of the box to get the job done .aussie creativity at it's best ..
cheers dean

[Krait]

How did dinner taste that night?

[PeterAllen]

Originally Posted by Krait

How did dinner taste that night?

Delicious, we went to the pub!

I've been told WE are to spend today looking at new flooring for the kitchen. Those intakes are going to end up costing me thousands...

[Zedn]

Nice work Peter.

Its looking great!

[PeterAllen]

I can't believe the difference the bling items make. As much as I've pictured it in my mind a thousand times, when they are actually attached to a painted body all the pain and cost issues are wiped away.

[PeterAllen]

Desperate to do anything other than bodywork. Here is the latest avoidance activity.

Ferrari have two knobs on the valve covers. They are just grab knobs and the cover is actually secured by bolts around the base. Two of the four centre line securing bolts on the LS1 line up close enough with the Ferrari grab knobs so I've made up some items to make it all work. I just hope there is enough pressure to seal the cover sufficiently.

I used the spacer from the original LS1 covers


Replica Ferrari knobs are about $40 each, plus postage. I got 20 delivered to my door from China for $9:41. I used a vice, a hammer and a bastard file to create a knurl on the knob.




All done.


I painted the covers with crinkle black and they looked awful. I've taken it all off and might try crinkle finish powder coating.

[PeterAllen]

Bill I actually do prepare a quarterly diary for a few mates and interested parties but it is approaching War and Peace in length, In honor of Jerry and Elaine I'm thinking of calling it War: what is it good for?

It has been a while since I posted but I have been steadily working away. The engine and most of the drivetrain are fitted - just finished the drive shafts yesterday. The devil sure is in the detail on these projects, while I carefully designed and completed a trial fit of all the components I'm finding lots of limited access or interference issue when everything is bolted together.

Some of the components are also having a last minute design change. For example I have changes the parking calliper mounting design. For the clutch I used the original GM clutch hard line and it was a PITA due to the narrow clearance to the transmission tunnel - I'll swap to a flexible line next time i drop the gearbox.

I could go on and on about the numerous install problems I've encountered but it's easier to say that the number of holes in the shed walls caused by a tool being hurled through them just about corresponds with the number of fit issues I've encountered!

Original parking brake mount.


Modified mount




Over length axles


Machined to length and circlip grooves cut.




Ready to install




Postscript - I dropped into the local GM dealer to buy 8 new circlips for the CVs. The chap said he would have to get them in and quoted $16... EACH! I said "I only wanted the circlip not the bloody CV". Lucky for his building I wasn't holding a metal object. I dropped into the local bearing shop and purchased 9 circlips for under $5.

[PeterAllen]

This kit install has been very well executed but, the price - tell him he's dreamin'.

Ferrari Other 250 GTO | eBay

[guye]

It does look nice. I showed my wife the pics; "this what we can build next after the Cobra - it can be your car!" I said.

She says, "what's that? A 260Z?"

I kid you not - she must be a natural! :-)

Must say, if I was selling a car around that price point I would spend a little more time on the ad, and pretty that up a little too!

[deano59]

Originally Posted by guye

It does look nice. I showed my wife the pics; "this what we can build next after the Cobra - it can be your car!" I said.

She says, "what's that? A 260Z?"

I kid you not - she must be a natural! :-)

Must say, if I was selling a car around that price point I would spend a little more time on the ad, and pretty that up a little too!

sounds like you have a good woman there guye

[Aussie Mike]

Nice fab work there peter. Very creative. I like how you did the knurl.

Cheers

[Bill E]

You should do a book in detail on your proces. It would be a grate tool for any home builder.

[Three Peaks]

Are those Porsche 930 CV's? ( I believe the 911 Turbos are the same)

Bob

[PeterAllen]

Originally Posted by Three Peaks

Are those Porsche 930 CV's? ( I believe the 911 Turbos are the same)

Bob

Yes, 930 CVs. standard fit on Holden and Pontiac GTO

[Modena]

VE cvs are over 500 each new

Looking good Peter