Andy, My Ipad sometimes changes words without me knowing until I re-read the post later. Anyway, I agree, suspensions and the heat problem. This would have made the car so much more enjoyable for eventual buyers. My car drove so well after the changes I made, that is until I stripped it for restoration. The auto box also was a problem, it's so much more enjoyable with 5 speeds. Jeffrey's car is also great with those modern and pricey shocks, and he does not have a front anti sway bar yet. The steering is so light and responsive, no need for power steering there. The only thing he needs and he will kill me for saying this is a bit more cam to make his car truly great. Mine with it's solid lifter cam pulls all the way to 6500 RPM and truly wakes up around 4200 when the carb secondaries open and all 550 HP hit the road.
I first mounted a top loader for originality against the advice of a friend of mine who sells vintage cars for a living. As he said, having a modern box will not detract on selling price because the car is so rare that if someone wants one, that will be pretty much it and the restoration will be be top notch. I should have listened to him and done that from the start. The car drives great, its way faster than a Ferrari Daytona, I know, I used to have one, and it was a mint Euro version ),
it handles better and the brakes are just as good. It drive like a Cobra but it has all the weather gear. The only area where the Daytona is better is in the noise department, one does not really feel what it is like to be in a Le Mans race car until one steps on a Daytona gas pedal and listens to that raging 12 cylinder engine, there is nothing like it. I loved it. The Frua is cheaper to maintain and gives just as much thrills (Except for sound) and also has a much better steering feel, especially in town.
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