brewha
02-01-2017, 09:33 PM
Hi Guys
I’ve been a watching on the side lines on this site for years, reading a lot of great builds. I’ve been working my plan for my Mk4 build and I’m close to buying my kit. The plan is for it to be a father/son build as I had a great experience with my father in the early 80’s building a Jaguar Replica(Duke roadster). I really enjoyed the build experience gained at lot knowledge at the same time.
Living in northern CT, I needed a lot of thought on what I needed to get done to get the car through registration and inspection at the end of my build. Ct laws for emissions is tied to the year of the block. I have started by buying an old 1968 engine from a Ford Torino. I was amazed at how hard it is to find engines with the right documentation. I guess the steel recycling industry cleared out most of the cars and blocks from that era. My 16 year old son tore the motor apart to get it ready to go to the local engine guru for block checking and building. Motor plans are to be a 331 stroker with aluminum heads. It still is a toss up between carburation or fuel injection. Being a 68 block will allow me to not have to worry about any of the CT emissions standards for composite cars. No equipment other then a PCV valve will be necessary.
I am a graduate of build school, class of September 2016, which included Lahrs37 and bunch of other great guys. One of the best guy vacations I ever did. What a great time. If you are thinking about doing a kit, I couldn’t recommend it more.
I’ve been building my supplies and tools necessary for the build. I bought a Tremec TKO600 from Fortes along with the bell housing and clutch. I also order a Moser rear end (3.55) and rear brakes. My son and I were up in Framingham today and met the legend in person. Mike Forte is real personable guy, has ton of knowledge and my son loved the stories and free advice. While I was up there I couldn’t resist buying some seat heaters.
Just one thing missing from my plans, I need to get the kit purchased. Its on my short list but I’m having a hard time settling on the options. It will be a complete kit though.
Thanks for reading and I hope to establish a long line of advisors, helpers and friends.
Rich (brewha)
I’ve been a watching on the side lines on this site for years, reading a lot of great builds. I’ve been working my plan for my Mk4 build and I’m close to buying my kit. The plan is for it to be a father/son build as I had a great experience with my father in the early 80’s building a Jaguar Replica(Duke roadster). I really enjoyed the build experience gained at lot knowledge at the same time.
Living in northern CT, I needed a lot of thought on what I needed to get done to get the car through registration and inspection at the end of my build. Ct laws for emissions is tied to the year of the block. I have started by buying an old 1968 engine from a Ford Torino. I was amazed at how hard it is to find engines with the right documentation. I guess the steel recycling industry cleared out most of the cars and blocks from that era. My 16 year old son tore the motor apart to get it ready to go to the local engine guru for block checking and building. Motor plans are to be a 331 stroker with aluminum heads. It still is a toss up between carburation or fuel injection. Being a 68 block will allow me to not have to worry about any of the CT emissions standards for composite cars. No equipment other then a PCV valve will be necessary.
I am a graduate of build school, class of September 2016, which included Lahrs37 and bunch of other great guys. One of the best guy vacations I ever did. What a great time. If you are thinking about doing a kit, I couldn’t recommend it more.
I’ve been building my supplies and tools necessary for the build. I bought a Tremec TKO600 from Fortes along with the bell housing and clutch. I also order a Moser rear end (3.55) and rear brakes. My son and I were up in Framingham today and met the legend in person. Mike Forte is real personable guy, has ton of knowledge and my son loved the stories and free advice. While I was up there I couldn’t resist buying some seat heaters.
Just one thing missing from my plans, I need to get the kit purchased. Its on my short list but I’m having a hard time settling on the options. It will be a complete kit though.
Thanks for reading and I hope to establish a long line of advisors, helpers and friends.
Rich (brewha)