Superformance GT40 Mk II
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The Superformance replica of a 1966 Ford GT40 MkII. This particular model won Lemans, over Ferrari, 1-2-3 in 1966.
I ordered it in July 2006 (after having driven Dennis Olthoff's car). It arrived in the USA at Olthoff Racing in North Carolina in December of 2006.
Hi-Tech Automotive builds the cars in South Africa and they are marketed by Superformance. The specifications...
The car comes
complete except for the engine and transaxle. I had an ex-Pantera
ZF transaxle modified (flipped) to fit the GT40. Gear ratios are the same (with a
4:22 final drive) except for a .642 5th gear. See pictures below of the ZF.
The engine
built for the car is a 9.5" deck height, iron block SVO with aluminum heads.
The heads are SVO 6049B with ported intake and exhaust, CC'D combustion
chambers, decked, new stainless steel valves, new valve springs, guide plates, rocker studs, Crane roller
rockers, Ford Motorsports valve covers and a
matched SVO M9424-W351 intake.
Some pictures of some of the parts prior to assembly....
Initially, the
engine was built, dyno'd and installed with a 4bbl carb. I then converted the the engine to IR EFI.
It's a 427 ci, 4.00" stroke engine. Dyno results are here. (note the results are at an altitude of a mile up near Denver, CO)
Here's a couple of
initial pictures of my intake manifold (serial #2) sitting on another
engine. (pics courtesy of Kelly Coffield)
Here's the ZF transaxle finally ready to go!
A picture sent by Dennis Olthoff prior to arriving and picking it up.
And pictures of picking it up in North Carolina can be seen here.
In progress pictures of the EFI are here.
How about a couple of movies that Dylan took while I was backing out of the garage? With a carburetor....
A short version of 25MB and a long version of 54MB.
More pics of the car almost one year later....
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