Give up a 991 GT3 for a Superformance GT40?

[RodKnock]

When a GT40 owner actually needs the cash and the BS stops, a serious buyer with cash can make a mutually beneficial deal.

[MHNCO]

I'll sell mine to you for $169K(and still lose my shirt)

Sorry, upon further consideration, it's not for sale. If it ever does go on the market which is unlikely I hope, it would be gone for full asking price within days. It's that nice.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

I'll sell mine to you for $169K(and still lose my shirt)

Sorry, upon further consideration, it's not for sale. If it ever does go on the market which is unlikely I hope, it would be gone for full asking price within days. It's that nice.

The red one above for $133K is that nice too. Olthoff-built, Dart 347, 8-stack EFI, with a ZF transaxle and a front hydraulic system to lift the car when needed. All for $133K and still available since April.

I'm sure your GT40 would sell within days of being put on the market at $169K with a 302/4bbl. Sounds good.

[MHNCO]

There is a lot more to my GT40 than meets the untrained eye. It would require a certain mechanical aptitude most likely to be lacking by most on this thread to be fully understood and appreciated. Then again pretty much everyone reading this thinks putting a giant mega hp stroker 427 with big fat sticky tires is the way to go with a MkI. Why not just rake it out with some big air shocks in the rear while you're at it.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

There is a lot more to my GT40 than meets the untrained eye. It would require a certain mechanical aptitude most likely to be lacking by most on this thread to be fully understood and appreciated. Then again pretty much everyone reading this thinks putting a giant mega hp stroker 427 with big fat sticky tires is the way to go with a MkI. Why not just rake it out with some big air shocks in the rear while you're at it.

Please, enlighten us, oh Great One.

If you could, please try to put it into layman's terms for those of us that don't have the ability to walk and chew gum at the same time and don't have the "mechanical aptitude" that you possess. And please speak slowly, so we can take notes at the foot of the alter, Oh Great One.

Oy vey.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

There is a lot more to my GT40 than meets the untrained eye. It would require a certain mechanical aptitude most likely to be lacking by most on this thread to be fully understood and appreciated. Then again pretty much everyone reading this thinks putting a giant mega hp stroker 427 with big fat sticky tires is the way to go with a MkI. Why not just rake it out with some big air shocks in the rear while you're at it.

Evan? Are you back so soon??

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Bernica

Evan? Are you back so soon??

Come on Bernica! You should know that these 1960's kit car replicas are extraordinarily complex mechanical marvels of engineering and require a doctorate in engineering from MIT to assemble, engineer/re-engineer, prep, test and make roadworthy.

That whole engine in the back thingee is mind blowing. Geez, I thought you would know that.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Come on Bernica! You should know that these 1960's kit car replicas are extraordinarily complex mechanical marvels of engineering and require a doctorate in engineering from MIT to assemble, engineer/re-engineer, prep, test and make roadworthy.

That whole engine in the back thingee is mind blowing. Geez, I thought you would know that.

I keep sayin' it...I'm just a dumb-ass carpenter, but I do learn pretty quick.

[MHNCO]

I'm not sure where to begin...

For starters.., no it does not have a Hemi!

[RodKnock]

Or you could hire Olthoff Racing to do the whole shebang for under $10,000.

GT40 - Olthoff Racing

[MHNCO]

Dennis is the man. When it comes to engine in the back I'd suggest using him and not getting in over your heads.

No, it's called a trans----axle.

PS I do hold math and engineering degrees. That may help explain the prowess I suppose.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

PS I do hold math and engineering degrees. That may help explain the prowess I suppose.

There's a famous scene in a 1973 film called the "Paper Chase' about a Harvard Law School student. His law professor asks the young law student to come up to the front of the class. And while giving him a dime (phone calls were cheap then) tells the law student to call his mom to let her know that the law professor doesn't think law school will work out for law student.



I'm thinking you must have had one or more of those experiences in college.

"Prowess"? You never addressed 3170's comments. All we get from you is a 2nd post of the Ford GT's bumper, a bumper that allows it to be a current production vehicle that met 2005-2006 Federal safety standards. And why the SPF GT40 is a replica and only can only be purchased in kit form.

[RodKnock]

I only do basic math, no multi-variable calculus for me.

So, here's a brand new RHD Gulf SPF GT40 in Hemmings asking $134,000. I assume it's fully optioned with the RHD and Gulf paint.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...0/1774884.html

Add: $10,000 SBF engine
Add: $10,000 ZF transaxle
Add: $10,000 Olthoff install, parts & labor

And you got yourself a brand SPF Gulf GT40 for roughly $160,000 more or less. You can certainly spend more (or less) on a SBF. And you certainly can spend more (or less) on a transaxle.

Or you can buy a used red SPF GT40, assuming it's still available, for about $130,000. A seller can ask whatever they want for their goods, that's America. But only when a seller becomes motivated, will a deal be struck, often, substantially below their ask.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I only do basic math, no multi-variable calculus for me.

So, here's a brand new RHD Gulf SPF GT40 in Hemmings asking $134,000. I assume it's fully optioned with the RHD and Gulf paint.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...0/1774884.html

Add: $10,000 SBF engine
Add: $10,000 ZF transaxle
Add: $10,000 Olthoff install, parts & labor

And you got yourself a brand SPF Gulf GT40 for roughly $160,000 more or less. You can certainly spend more (or less) on a SBF. And you certainly can spend more (or less) on a transaxle.

Or you can buy a used red SPF GT40, assuming it's still available, for about $130,000. A seller can ask whatever they want for their goods, that's America. But only when a seller becomes motivated, will a deal be struck, often, substantially below their ask.

True. I think you are light on the $10k for the engine and I never understood trans-axles.

[Mark IV]

Engine can be done for 10K (dependent upon power level and induction type), light on a new RBT-ZF transaxle.

[MHNCO]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Engine can be done for 10K (dependent upon power level and induction type).

I must have done it wrong because I'm double that plus quite a bit.

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

I must have done it wrong because I'm double that plus quite a bit.

Mike,

I said and engine CAN be done for 10K but it certainly won't be an aluminum block, or a stroker or 8 stack/Webers, etc.

And you CAN buy a -2 ZF from a Pantera for 5 grand and have it GT40 ready for 7K but it will be a 4.22 final and used.

It's not about what most people do in their GT build-outs, the point was it is possible.

I think you have done it right! Only just not the first time! After all you have repainted your car and now repowered it. Sort of a "Ship of Theseus"

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

I must have done it wrong because I'm double that plus quite a bit.

Ford Boss 302 331 Stroked Motor

Probably better components than you used for "over double that plus quite a bit"

[RodKnock]

I've seen rebuilt ZF's for $10K. And you can probably order a basic SPF GT40 roller for around $120,000-$125,000 w/some options.

Personally, I'm not fond of the wide body, so that's an option I'd not need, if I were interested.

[twin turbo]

MHNCO, out of curiosity, have you even driven or raced your car?