F40 LM Restoration

I would say this is "Thread of the Year" so far or until Jeremy starts his R5 build thread ........................back atcha.
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coming right along, very nice!

 

Coming along nicely. Have you decided the turbo setup?

Have a great weekend!

 

Tim,
Did you keep the specs of the Garret turbo's stock or add alittle something? Great choice of turbo and great that you are keeping the stockers.

 

Awesome. I like your choice.

 

I don't know about that. From where I'm sitting I feel pretty darn good but thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for clarifying your basis of knowledge with this stuff.

And to be clear, good humor is always welcome and appreciated.

 

WARNING: CAR PORN!


Thanks for the update and Happy Easter to you and yours.

 

Looking forward to the Michelotto silver. The real thing.

 

Michelotto makes a good point Tim, the much improved grip over the originally designed Pirelli P Zero tyres removes that wheel spin which would be the savior of the drive train and it's weakest link.
Oft it has been reported wheel spin in 2nd and 3rd gear when the turbos kick in in stock configuration.
Maybe an Avon full wet or inter would fit the wheel size you are mentioning.
Many Historic racers including F1 machines use Avon (readily available in England) to replace their original Firestone or Goodyear's.
Are you refurbishing, say magnafluxing of the gear sets and trans axle internals, I am not aware of the BHP limit of the 'stock' drivetrain. Using improved or larger turbos and improvements in inter cooling will definitely raise your bhp and torque.
Too light a flywheel will definitely improve throttle response, but again this adds to stress in the powertrain.
It sounds as if you have loads of experts helping you out which is great.
This is an exciting project and I personally look forward to the completion of the car.
A competition Ferrari F40LM is one of the greatest Ferrari's in my book.
Best of luck and as far as clutches, F1 technology has improved them a hundred fold from when your car was new.
They are smaller lighter and handle power more efficiently than ever.
Looking forward with great interest to your project which is really being done 'right' and with great thought and planning, congratulations.
GV27TIFOSI

 

Please take a look in your PM .

Regards

 

Great to see the progress, and also great to read about your decision about the turbos. Really looking forward to see the chassis in Michelotto silver.

Happy Easter!

 

Still thinking baout that cracked reverse gear. Possibly stress induced and might connect to the point about wheel slip. But I don't know why that should affect the reverse flange. Something to keep in mind.

 

25000 views is hardly a "a few readers". I just want to say thanks for taking the time to keep us all up to date, including the lurkers, like myself, that dont have valuable knowledge to give but enjoy watching your progress none the less.

 

Nice shots there. The bottom ends of these V8s are bulletproof. Is Crosthwaites replacing Nikasil to the cylinder walls?

 

What's going on with this cylinder? Is it running hotter/leaner than the others?
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That could also be something the shop was trying but they did not clean the valves and I'm sure they have a reasonable explanation.
Overall the build imo is going great.

Do you know if the pic was taken before the heads were refurbed? Reason I ask is that the heads seem to have leftover gasket material on them from removal. If that is the case that is a non-issue as they were '80s tech and I would ask about steel/cooper gaskets aswell as ARP head studs.

 

That's good news!