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What I've been getting to build at work!

This is a Ford GT40 kit car that was originally made for a vw beetle by kellison.  My dad bought it back when I was really young(late 80's?).  He started the frame and got the engine and trans and suspension on it, but didnt really get much further than that.  In 1989, he started a company so he never had time or money to work on it.  He sold it about 14 years ago, and ran across it on craigslist this fall.  The guy that bought it really didn't do much to it, and most of what he did, we redid, lol.  Now its nearing completion and almost had it running yesterday, but the fuel pump isnt doing anything.  What we thought was the fuel pump eccentric must not be because it isnt doing anything.  BTW: Engine is a 500ci cadillac out of a 76 Eldorado, and we think it weighs somewhere less than 2400#.








Oh yeah, we didnt do the exhaust.  We still have to redo that because its less than 2" pipe :facepalm:

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #1 –
Man! You get into some wild stuff!

Great story about your dad selling and picking it back up 14 years later.

I remember the kits.  The Caddilac Eldo drivetrain is quite a change up. 

It's gonna draw a crowd!

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #2 –
That thing is going to rip.  Very cool project. One day I plan on doing something like this, probably one of the Shelby cobra kits.
 

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #3 –
That's pretty cool!
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #4 –
Interesting.  How come everyone else has the fun jobs.....
Armed Forces Car Club
Eastern Sierra Chapter, California
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What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #5 –
What did you use for a transmission?
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #6 –
472/500ci eldorados were front wheel drive.  Just using that automatic.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

What I've been getting to build at work!

Reply #7 –
Quote from: tbirdsps;357425
Interesting.  How come everyone else has the fun jobs.....

 
my jobs usually not fun in the summer.  Building propane trucks is not my favorite thing to do, but the wintertime has its perks.  Winter is usually DEAD with no work.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick: