GT with 427 SOHC
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Good question, I jsut spent some time with John at PRI and it did not come up. He now has a black Sanger (sp?) flat bottom with a blown SOHC pulled by a 61 woody sohc, 61 sunliner with a sohc, the famous orange 61 starliner with 75K on a sohc and is putting one in his 32 hi boy.........and he has about a dozen more motors left and I hope one is finding its way into a GT.
Most of his others are original 427's (62&63 lightweights & t-bolts).
If I hear anything I'll post up.
Most of his others are original 427's (62&63 lightweights & t-bolts).
If I hear anything I'll post up.
Not going to happen talked to John yesterday. He doesn't even have a gt right now.
That is the lastest news.
That is the lastest news.
As cool as a 427 SOHC would be, I think that if one really wanted a kickass naturally aspirated GT, Sean Hyland's new 6 liter mod motor would be a better all around performer, and much more efficient/reliable. 600 crank hp at 0 psi. :biggrin
Personally, I'll stick with F/I.
Personally, I'll stick with F/I.
Actually John has one of his he adapted new tech to the old king of the hill motors. Of course I have seen every wild mix you could think of at his place. I remember when he and Jack R. put a boss 9 with efi and other stuff in John Coletti's mustang (who now retired can be found hanging at JV's place soving the worlds problems).
I hope to see him over the holidays and see whats up
There's a thread over at GT40s.com about someone doing a SOHC into a GT40 replica.. pics looks pretty cool. I'll see if I can find a link.
http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-build-logs/23574-earls-sohc-cammer-gt40.html
mardyn
http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-build-logs/23574-earls-sohc-cammer-gt40.html
mardyn
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Yeah, that was a 604" Boss stroker...I have a 1:18 scale model of it in my collection. Twin Lincoln Mark VIII throttle bodies....very trick! Does Coletti still own that car?
Mark IV
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John V. did the engine install in Safir GT40 P1116 circa 1986. It was a 351 Windsor with a Holley. The car came together late one night and a test run was attempted. John decided that it would be a good idea for him to ride shotgun. He levered himself into the left hand seat (RHD) and off he and the owner went. A dicey oil pressure reading cut the drive short (turns out the input shaft on the ZF was too long and wiped the trhust bearing out in two miles). This brought up the task of removing John from the GT40. (you must know John to understand) Several TP employees yanked on him while he pushed. The sound of him coming free from the tub can best be described as the same sound a cork makes when pulled from a bottle!:lol
As far as I know he still has it. The Boss car and the Stallion which had a switch on/off S/C and switch on/off gas or Alky were two very unique stangs. I drove both at Knotts berry farm & Sema show.
WOW! You got to drive both of those cars? I would kill for such an opportunity. Some day you have to fill me in on the details....:cheers
tmcphail
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TP ol pal,
The last I heard, Ford sold both those cars to John V, along with the GT-90, Mustang Mach III, for 1 dollar each, with the stipulation they could borrow them back if ever needed.
They had been stored at the Roush facility in Allen Park. I went down there on GT business one time, and Rich Brooks gave me the nickel tour.
Hope you had a great holiday :cheers:cheers
The last I heard, Ford sold both those cars to John V, along with the GT-90, Mustang Mach III, for 1 dollar each, with the stipulation they could borrow them back if ever needed.
They had been stored at the Roush facility in Allen Park. I went down there on GT business one time, and Rich Brooks gave me the nickel tour.
Hope you had a great holiday :cheers:cheers
Shhh.......Played with GT 90 and its back in storage for now.
Rick I hope you are loving the warm west. Can't wait to see you again someday soon. JV just called thinking of doing BJ, as Ford has some triple black KR-500 vert stang 1 of 1 he is taking out to the auction.