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- Mirage Workshops and body jig
- Chassis 1004 in build up
- Engine
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- Body
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Mirage Workshops and body jig
   
  4 Monos in build at Mirage    Mirage's mono build table/jig
4 Monococques in build at the factory and Mirage's very substantial build table / jig where all the alignment takes place
 
Chassis 1004 in build up
  The plane will be to get the shell to a fully complete stage and then have it chemically treated and electrolytically coated to prevent the GT40's worst enemy (rust) from striking.

Chassis 1004 from teh front 1/4    Chassis 1004 from the rear
My chassis in early stages of construction from the front 1/4 and rear through engine bay.

 Under dash panel   Seat bulkhead   Pedal box trial fit   Engine bay croos beams
Under screen panel, seat bulkhead, pedal box trial and rear cross beams.

Rear bulkhead on jig   Rear bulkhead with roof section
Rear bulkhead on jig and from rear with roof section trialled.
   
 
  Engine
 
Engine from the right   Engine from the front   Engine from the top
My 454ci engine (currently up for sale 15th December 2008)

 Headers from rear   Headers from the left    Headers from the right
My headers fitted to a mock-up engine

427 tach drive distributor
427 distributor with "tach drive" - currently being converted to dual point.

427 "Baldy" rocker covers   1966 Alternator brackets
Engine bay bling - The original spec "Baldy" rocker covers and a 1966 FE Alternator bracket.
 
  Engine bay
Harrison oil cooler  Harrison cooler base plate   Harrison cooler plate   Oil cooler base plate   Oil cooler base plate
Harrison cooler (one of two) and the two styles of base plate 537312 and 626332

 Stewart Warner fuel pumps   Mustang starter relay
Fuel pumps and starter relay
 
  Body
  Mk.IIA body (moulded from originals)    Mk.IIA body (moulded from originals) 
Mk.IIA bodywork (moulded from original components) - retained from MDA project
 
  Interior
  Door catchs    1966 Mustang washer bag    Battery cutoff switch 
Door catches, washer bag and battery cut-off switch

 Fuel pressure gauge    Water temperature gauge    Oil pressure gauge    Oil temperature gauge    Tachometer
Original specification cockpit gauges.
   
 
  Lights
  Marchal headlight    Mustang Indicator    Chevy Corvair rear light    Ranchero licence plate light    Marchal 641 spot light 
Lights used on the car.
   
 
  Wheels and Tyres