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Looking good. What has been repaired on the shell? Has it been dipped etc?

It's a bit faded Paul but some info on the car.

this is a fantastic insight of a fantastic car.
the more I look at your pictures, the more I am captivated.
what a machine !

Had a brief chat with Alec Poole about the car at weekend, I've sent you his details Paul !

[quote="Austin Costin"]To be honest I have no idea why or when the extra shock tube was added, Norman did,nt comment on it either, if anyone has a good reason i would be interested to hear.

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wheel clearence for those huge 7 or even 8" rims?

I had thought about that, but the hole is 5/16 and the shock bolt is 3/8. We have 7 and 8" wheels, when the tyres are fitted we can have a proper look.



I could only find one picture of the petrol tank to copy from.

Cheers for that Pete, his name is now on the side of the car again.









Alec Poole in action.

Wheels look very narrow.. cant be more than 5 or 6" - tops!

i wonder if that extra bracket on the top arm was for a anti roll bar?

i dont think shocks would fit that far in as the body of them would rub on the inner wing

This thread just gets better & better!

Are those the old arches, or can those be bought? They look VERY nice compared to most Gp5 arches I've seen.

Austin Costin wrote:A few more pics of the car when we recieved it.

Austin Costin wrote:


I could only find one picture of the petrol tank to copy from.

Yes Mark, fantastic thread, before long Paul will spend more time trying to give answer to our avid questions that rebuilding the car !
As I spend more time looking at his pictures than working on my brakes !

Paul, should I understand that the - I suppose - riveted ally plate that we can see in the first picture has been deleted ?
Did you rebuild a battery box, or was it left under the plate (highly unlikely I guess) ? Did you rebuild the tunnel as well ?

Also, I understand there was an extra cooler in the inner wing, will you keep it ?

And is it the oil cooler i can spot in this picture - actually just opposite to the forsaid extra cooler :


I do not see it in this picture :


Finally, nice rocker set up, I particularly noticed the large "pedestal" plate :


Cheers Etienne

Austin Costin wrote:A few more pics of the car when we recieved it.

The rear seat/bulkhead looks smooth on this photo but not on the one where its grey too?

tomkidd wrote: The rear seat/bulkhead looks smooth on this photo but not on the one where its grey too?

yes noticed that, I thought of an integral fire wall

Etienne, in this picture you can clearly see the cooler :

Just found this pic too :

Yes, the rear bulkhead and boot floor had been replaced with ali, all in the name of saving weight. All this stuff had to go as the spec was to bring the car back to Group 5, 69 saloon car spec, which was pretty much standard.
The extra oil cooler has also been fitted as well as the heater matrix that was placed under the bonnet, the car was changing very slightly from race to race, the coil position seems to move all over the place
The Gp 5 arches were completely made from scratch as we could'nt find a set that truely resembled the origional, we do have the moulds for these and can re make to order if required.
Found out today that the engine is ready and has been on the dyno and will be turning up shortly, unfortunatly I don't have any more power info as yet but will let you know ASAP.

this car looks better and better every day!

That looks amazing, really really nice