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Old 07-11-2017, 10:51 AM
275nart 275nart is offline
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Just wanted to say Hello. As my name might suggest I am building a Ferrari 275 spyder replica. I am not far enough along with the project to start on the body but I signed up here so I could do some more research what it might take to make it out of aluminum vs. fiberglass. It is something I might tackle. If you are on GRM you can read about my project here
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo.../129937/page1/

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Old 07-11-2017, 10:08 PM
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Hi Spencer welcome to the forum
you have a nice project there!!
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Old 07-12-2017, 09:54 AM
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Hi Peter,

Thanks for the warm welcome!
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Old 07-12-2017, 02:13 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Spencer. Very cool to see such a thing being done here in SC. That project be worthy of a visit to see what you're doing, if you're in the habit of having visitors.

I like the v12 touch- are you thinking of making some custom Ferrari-badged valve covers to keep things copacetic......?
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Old 07-12-2017, 02:28 PM
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What an awesome project. I'll be excited to see it progress. I'm in Charleston and love to see things like these projects happening.
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Old 07-13-2017, 08:55 AM
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Thanks fellas. I'm happy to have visitors... always good to have an extra eye on these kinds of projects. I'm still a good bit away from starting the body buck though.
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Old 07-14-2017, 03:33 PM
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Hi Spencer,
Welcome to the forum.
You have an interesting project ahead of you. Very attractive body style. You work is clean and tidy with a nice working environ.

I think if you keep the chassis light and the engine heavy you will get the same handling that the aluminum-bodied NART spyders had, since the steel-bodied coupes tended to be stiffer in the corners.
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Old 07-14-2017, 04:21 PM
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Nice project Spencer. That gearbox looks tiny at the back of that big V12, I hope it handles the torque. Very brave chopping up a car that many others would try and make you save as a resto project.
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Old 07-14-2017, 05:34 PM
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Hi Spencer,
Welcome to the forum.
You have an interesting project ahead of you. Very attractive body style. You work is clean and tidy with a nice working environ.

I think if you keep the chassis light and the engine heavy you will get the same handling that the aluminum-bodied NART spyders had, since the steel-bodied coupes tended to be stiffer in the corners.
Thank you Kent. My shop is fairly new (in the last 18 months) so I'm still outfitting it and trying my best to keep it clean. It is painted OSB inside which took about 40 gallons of paint!

I'm hoping to get fairly close to the real thing although some areas will be a little fudged. Weight balance is certainly a concern of mine for the handling. It will be a weekend cruiser not a track day car though.

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Nice project Spencer. That gearbox looks tiny at the back of that big V12, I hope it handles the torque. Very brave chopping up a car that many others would try and make you save as a resto project.
It sure does! The t5 trans only weighs about 70lbs. This is the highest rated stock unit I could find which is out of a v6 mustang.. supposedly good to 310 ft/lbs. These v12s make less than that in stock trim but with my power adding modifications I have planned (intake plenums and headers, possibly cams at a later point) I will be pushing it. Thankfully I do have the option to upgrade later to a tko500 if the combination proves too weak.
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