GT40 Build Manual

[Hoonigan]

Hello

I am soon to be to be ordering my self a Southern GT40 replica which is all very exciting I would like to do a bit of pre-build swatting but unfortunately SouthernGT do not produce a build manual for their cars , although they very are local and have promised excellent support for novices like myself (they may just regret that ).
Now I know that other manufactures kits are likely to be very different in respect to the layout, build order and components used but I would still love to have a good read through one just to give me a bit more insight and see if there are any things I have not even considered yet to be aware of?

Sooooo, a bit of a favour to ask if any kind person has a build manual they could email me I would be very grateful preferably for a space frame version but anything would be great

Cheers

Paul

[Nick Brough]

Paul,

I'm sure I downloaded the old GTD build manual a while ago I will see if I can locate it. You will not go far wrong with Mick and a Southern GT. I am proving the saying if I can build one anyone can, albeit somewhat slowly.

You could also try posting a request your soon to be most visited site http://www.gt40s.com/forum/.

Regards

Nick

P.S. Great car collection, love the thought of your 40 sat next to a Morris Minor convertible. brilliant

Edited by Nick Brough on Monday 13th August 19:02

Edited by Nick Brough on Monday 13th August 19:04

[Hoonigan]

Nick Brough said:

Paul,

I'm sure I downloaded the old GTD build manual a while ago I will see if I can locate it. You will not go far wrong with Mick and a Southern GT. I am proving the saying if I can build one anyone can, albeit somewhat slowly.

You could also try posting a request your soon to be most visited site http://www.gt40s.com/forum/.

Regards

Nick

P.S. Great car collection, love the thought of your 40 sat next to a Morris Minor convertible. brilliant

Edited by Nick Brough on Monday 13th August 19:02

Edited by Nick Brough on Monday 13th August 19:04

That would be great thanks, I had considered posting on GT40s but I'm sure certain manufacturers/sponsors would give me an ear full

Thanks

Paul

[Hoonigan]

Bumpity bump, anyone else...

[Nick Brough]

Hi,

I have located the GTD manuals in pdf format. If you could PM me your email address i will send you them.

Regards

Nick

[Hoonigan]

Nick Brough said:

Hi,

I have located the GTD manuals in pdf format. If you could PM me your email address i will send you them.

Regards

Nick

Superb thank you, email coming your way

[CR6ZZ]

The ERA manual is available as text only at

http://www.erareplicas.com/download.htm

or you can, for a small fee, get a manual with pictures.

SPF used to have an owners manual online too. Not a build manual, but a useful reference all the same.

[Nick Brough]

Hoonigan said:

Superb thank you, email coming your way

Sent them (possibly twice)

Regards

Nick

[Hoonigan]

CR6ZZ said:

The ERA manual is available as text only at

http://www.erareplicas.com/download.htm

or you can, for a small fee, get a manual with pictures.

SPF used to have an owners manual online too. Not a build manual, but a useful reference all the same.

Great, I'll check that out now

Tornado anyone

[Hoonigan]

Nick Brough said:

Hoonigan said:

Superb thank you, email coming your way

Sent them (possibly twice)

Regards

Nick

Received and will be printed tomorrow for a few months worth of bog studying

Thanks again

Paul

[Nick Brough]

Hoonigan said:

Tornado anyone

That one will have to be done via subterfuge and unmarked brown paper envelopes

Edited by Nick Brough on Thursday 16th August 17:11

[GTRene]

maybe also>>



also here you can finf ERA pdf manuals>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/download.htm

like this>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/brochure/gt.pdf

and>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/freeman/gt.pdf

[Hoonigan]

GTRene said:

maybe also>>



also here you can finf ERA pdf manuals>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/download.htm

like this>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/brochure/gt.pdf

and>>

http://www.erareplicas.com/freeman/gt.pdf

Thanks, I do have the ERA text one but it is if limited use, as for the Haynes manual I have been waiting months for it to be released but the date keeps getting pushed back, I believe it i s currently October can't wait though should be an interesting read.

Cheers

Paul

[Hoonigan]

Nick Brough said:

Hoonigan said:

Tornado anyone

That one will have to be done via subterfuge and unmarked brown paper envelopes

Edited by Nick Brough on Thursday 16th August 17:11

Haha to true , I would settle for a GTForte manual though as I am lead to believe they are quite similar

[Ramon_g]

Hi. Have you bought, and started the build?
How difficult is it?
I am actually thinking to buy the same kit, and am very much afraid as well, that there is no manual.
Do you still have the PDF of the build manual? Can you share it?

[Hoonigan]

Getting there...

To be honest the lack manual is not a major thing, there is so much help out there in the GT40 community and directly from Southern GT any questions you have will get answered and any problems you face will have been faced before and someone will advise and have photos of how they’ve done it.

In fact the beauty of the SGT is the lack of a manual, it makes every car unique as the are many many ways to skin a cat...

Not to mention best space frame chassis available in the UK by a country mile.

If you PM me I do have some manuals from a few manufacturers but they’re not that much use...

[Ramon_g]

Great job! And thanks! I just PM ed you.
I envy you that you are at this stage already! Did you count the total cost? And what are your specs?
Cheers,
Ramon

Ps. Do you have a build blog?

[Hoonigan]

Ramon_g said:

Great job! And thanks! I just PM ed you.
I envy you that you are at this stage already! Did you count the total cost? And what are your specs?
Cheers,
Ramon

Ps. Do you have a build blog?

Thanks Ramon, when I next fire up the laptop I’ll get them over to you...

I do have a build log here:

https://www.gt40s.com/threads/southerngt-number-18...

And there is one running in PH readers cars too.

Total cost is somewhere between £35-40k at this stage.

Where abouts are you in the world?

[Ramon_g]

I'm from Holland, but at this moment I live in China. Getting prepared for my build!