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Old 18-11-2010, 04:14 PM   #225
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Originally Posted by Rev28K
Happy to be corrected.

I knew that there was a Gibson Motorsport connection but I thought that there was a GM connection in there somewhere (did he start off with a complete VL or a rolling chassis?)
I can't remember, but there was a fair bit of home engineering nous involved. I think the engine was a Gibson motorsport unit> There were also a fair few custom designed bits and pieces to get it working like it should. I would have loved to build a copy...but turned to the blue oval before then
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