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Yep so much good stuff to include. I'll be visiting you in AZ and Rich Brooks, Denis, etc. Denis was devastated when Jeff Walsh and I destroyed CP4 in final testing...I had to assure him we were OK, but he didn't care. LOL He just had the 1000 foot stare in the general direction of the bent GT...

Glad you like it. There is so much. I am looking at doing a '05-'06 Ford GT design/engineering video series from start to finish. So many details and good stories from the program. This would include interviews with many of my FGT engineering teammates (technicians and all - everyone but...

I sourced the machined upper control arms to Roush and the Lowers to Multimatic. I split them due to risk and nearing capacity limits.

We were battling Boeing for sourcing every certified billet of 6061-T6 and then still ultra sounding and x-raying each billet before going to Roush and Multimatic. I can't recall if Wixom held these pieces before or after this testing step.

Fairly certain #31 is BAT...the only Orange car there

When I said shock replacement I was referring to the suspension coilovers because of the door strut that mounts over it. I couldn't tell you about this door assemblies strut/absorber durability, but removal of this doors strut from mounting requires somehow supporting the whole door assembly...

Holding this door up and removing and replacing shocks is a challenge. Doable. But not straight forward to support the door without the gas strut attached to its mount.

Holding the door open without the gas shock support takes some rigging and care. I was there with Wwabbit when we did our Ohlins install in 2014. CobraDan in MA just dealt with a shock install with these doors on a customer car. Not straight forward.

I agree with Kendall on operating one in person. Of note, their gas struts in the kit go forward to the front shock mount. This works with stock coilovers. It is a difficult process to avoid damage to the car if you have to replace the front dampers after this scissor door actuation is installed.

*Meant "In our 2012..." not I our

Agreed. I pushed one of our CP builds at Road America in stock condition (fluid, pads, rotors) and the brakes performed well with great feel and no fade. I our 2012 Audi R8 V10 I warped and faded the stock rotors and Endless Blue Pads in 15 minutes at Road America. It was not up to the task...

What is pictured above is their new B-M6 Caliper and significantly upgraded rotors in size (diameter and thickness), slotted, two-piece floating, cooling. These new calipers as a result are bigger, wider and more rigid with all internal hydraulic passages (no external tubing). The system comes...

I just checked with Apex and I can leave my trailer and tow vehicle there that day for the week. I would check with them, but I am guessing they have plenty of space.

Chip, Thank you for the invite. I will be there with my GF. And my other GF...Audi R8 V10 :)

Brembo has a new system out there specific to your '05-'06 FGT also for rotors and calipers in the colors shown below...to upgrade Andy's once grey calipers!

https://www.ahlmanperformance.com/products/girodisc-ford-gt-rear-2-piece-rotors-1031 Thank you, Andy. I just saw your thread Enzo101. Andy is correct above on the Girodiscs's for FGT. Such a great all American made product for pedal feel, cooling, lack of fade, weight and durability. We run...

Awesome! Such a great article for someone so well deserved, Rich!

It has been a while since I have been here. A bit of this thread is surprising to me to read. Rich Brooks is one of the hardest working, give it to you straight, most capable and most professional people I have worked with in my 27 year career from the FGT through NASCAR Cup and IndyCar. Rich...

You guys helped sell two sets quickly. Thank you. Two left. Wish I had better supply. Been working on improving it. But COVID has increased demand and reduced supply.

Our Öhlins TTX Ahlman Performance Stage II FGT set up allows up to one inch lowering, but they are intended and work well at stock ride heights, which a few customers have requested for their usage and have given the same feedback as above.