While a majority of the hours spent on a proper GT40 restoration may be involved in rehabilitating the tub, the prime mover obviously warrants attention. (Also below you will find one of the coolest dyno pictures you'll ever see.)

Figure 1 - This is where we start...

Figure 2 - This is where we're going...

Let's start by disassembling and cleaning:

Figure 3 - Original bellhousing before...

Figure 4 - ...and after cleaning and restoration.

Figure 5 - ...and, later, installed on the car.

Hard-to-find accessories are cleaned and refurbished.

Figure 6 - Unrestored Alternator

Figure 7 - Restored and ready to go.

Figure 8 - Restored Starter Motor.

Figure 9 - The oil pan is cleaned and major dents removed.

Figure 10 - A Fuel Pump Disassembled For Cleaning.

Figure 11 - Pulleys and Pieces are cleaned and inspected.

New parts are manufactured as necessary, always using authentic patterns and processes.

Figure 12 - Intake Manifold Casting Before Machining

Figure 13 - A newly-fabricated intake plenum.

Figure 14 - New aluminum base plate and phenolic spacers for the Webers.

Figure 15 - Four Weber's-worth of carb linkage.

Perhaps the rarest of all GT40 engines is the 1967 "Mirage" 351 engine. This 5.7 litre engine was legal for for a brief time in 1967 before the maximum displacement rules for the class were changed to 5.0 litres. When properly prepared, the "Mirage" 351 was very fast: winning at Spa, Kyalami, Karlskoga, Skarpnack, and Montlhery.

Figure 16 - This is a new old stock "Mirage" 351 block, complete with 4 bolt mains and raised deck height.

Figure 17 - Another NOS "Mirage" 351.

Even more rare than the GT40 "Mirage" 351 block is a set of prototype cylinder heads for that engine. Based upon the factory "C6FE" racing cylinder heads (which are quite rare in their own right) these new old stock heads feature a dropped combustion chamber. This lower valve seat area allows for substantially larger & straighter intake & exhaust port runners, which increase air flow nearly 15% over the GT40 C6FE race heads.

Figure 18 - Prototype "Mirage" 351 Heads.

Figure 19 - Prototype "Mirage" 351 Head.

Now, about that dyno picture we promised you:

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