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Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:09 pm
by matteo68
Hella number (plate) illumination lamps - for passenger door and RR quarter roundels only for night stints at La Sarthe…
Got to figure out where to wire them into as it definitely wasn’t a factory mod - maybe the fog light switch?
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:43 am
by RobFrost
You're probably already aware it's unlawful to show white light to the rear so you have that to work around.
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:50 am
by matteo68
Yes, well the rear quarter one may have to be disconnected but it will be facing forwards/ to the side rather than to the rear so hopefully we’ll be okay. It’s all in the details!
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:05 am
by Gary71
I can just imagine the moment when you commit to drilling holes in the fresh body to fit them…
Going all in though, respect
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:17 am
by RobFrost
With 20/20 foresight we'd drill all the holes before painting I guess.
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:53 am
by matteo68
Yes indeed Rob.
From June (in brief):
1. Media blast
2. Metalwork incl. panel replacement, shell repairs & ‘72 SR chassis strengthening mods
3. Epoxy primer
4. 1st assembly & new holes drilled (battery cut-off, etc) & strip
5. Paint
6. Final assembly & shakedown etc
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Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:48 pm
by Darren65
matteo68 wrote:
From June (in brief):
1. Media blast
2. Metalwork incl. panel replacement, shell repairs & ‘72 SR chassis strengthening mods
3. Epoxy primer
4. 1st assembly & new holes drilled (battery cut-off, etc) & strip
5. Paint
6. Final assembly & shakedown etc
...sounds like a plan Matt......you'll be done by September!
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:00 am
by matteo68
That would be going some Darren! CLM ‘23 is the target!
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 3:16 pm
by matteo68
matteo68 wrote:
Small fan to fit your mag fan housing sir?…
…and now looking factory sports department fresh - all chromated and passivated with perfectly sized blades…
From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:49 pm
by matteo68
Latest acquisition for GeLo, thanks to Russell Edmonds:
Ex-John Fitzpatrick / Kremer 1972 European GT Championship winning car or Toni Fischhaber’s ‘72 European Hillclimb Championship winning car (he owned both but can’t remember which one it came off)
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:56 pm
by matteo68
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:01 pm
by Darren65
Very cool Matt and certainly spending it like Beckham!
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:26 am
by matteo68
Yes, well none of this stuff certainly ain’t cheap, but a Mittelmotor Marelli twin-plug dizzy is €2,500 including tax and shipping and Russell’s original one with a ton of history was £5k. Angus and my thinking is that one will always be worth £5k (or more), the other will be worth less than €2.5k as soon as it’s been bought.
Same for the NOS HBs and all the other original parts I’ve bought and continuing to look for. As well as wanting to build a
accurate recreation of GeLo 44, I also want to narrow the gap between build cost and end value as much as possible.
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:16 pm
by matteo68
Re: From ‘72T to 2.5 S/T: GeLo #44
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:14 am
by 911hillclimber
Is Sam going to build the engine?
Looks like Greatworth Classics engine shop to me.
Cannot imagine the effort and cost to gather all those special parts for this engine, superb.
