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AndreGT6 wrote:Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I ran the car tonight with the new carbs. OUT STANDING. She was pulling up hill in 5th gear! I used to have a vib at 4K, thats gone. I now think the old carbs were maybe choking out at the top end. A few bugs to sort out, I need to fix the floats. I'm getting surging at idle and shooting flames out of the pipes :) A. I don't have a 5th gear :'( Andre, how do you have your fuel line routed?
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Andre - Gene has the bored Mk1 manifold back, so if you want it, touch base with him about getting it. I didn't have time to deal with shipping, etc so I just gave it back to him.
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great info, rotoflex! I'll have to think on it, as I am not particularly concerned about emissions equipment (would just as well do away with it altogether) and was planning to use an oil catch can rather than blowing it into the manifold (ew...). I may hit you up offline for some discussion at some point if you don't mind!
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CharlieB wrote:Have you noticed one of your stub stacks is upside down? Sorry, I'll get my anorak :) heh..yeah, it was that way when I got them. Does it need to be turned around, or is it just cosmetic?
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rotoflex wrote:Valve cover & wheels are the same color! (On the Mk3, that is.) I'll have to look at some promotional stuff to see when they changed from the chrome valve cover. That's the Mk3 oil filler cap on there I think, the earlier ones had a little breather on the filler cap. But I think that's an earlier than Mk3 valve cover, as the Mk3 had the square hump instead of the round thing on top. to my knowledge, that's he original GT6+ valve cover. not sure about the filler cap. The valve cover had/has about 5 layers of paint on it, which is partially wire-wheeled off.
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sbarc wrote:So what finish are you going to use on your valve cover? How did you polish up your dash pots? Your car just keeps looking better with each photo. The dashpots were done by the guy that I bought them from. The carbs are basically completely rebuilt good-as-new condition. the valve cover I partially wire-wheeled, but put that aside for the time being, as i might just get a new valve cover (this one is dented up a bit.
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Got the bored (to 1.75) intake manifold back, so test-mounted the old Pacesetter header (sigh) and the SU's with TT adaptors and plates. Also shaved the frame a bit to give more clearance where the header passes by. heh heh heh I'll probably have some clearance issues if I use the big fat K&N's (they may foul the inner wheelwell), but we'll see....
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these are test-fitted....figured I'd post up in this thread to keep it alive ;) or perhaps I will use these :)
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yeah, I noticed that too. My 40-year old factory shop manual drawings "seem" to show it with the slip-joint to the rear, which is why I flipped it. But need to pull out an old GT6&SPitfire magazine where they have the old GT6 ad showing just the frame and drivetrain and see how it looks there :)
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rotoflex wrote:I really have no problem replacing the rotoflex couplings. To add weight, I put a large cooler in the back, & fill it with the garden hose until its right. Afterwards, I siphon the water out with a 4 foot or so lenght of garden hose. Yes, the cardboard floor long ago was replaced with thin plywood. yeah, but you forget that I did it with the body off, so there was no weight back there. I had to stack all my race tires from the other cars on top of the frame to hold it down while I flexed the spring upward with the improv'd tool...
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timbancroft61 wrote:I think that could be the worse job to do on a GT6 mk2/3! I have now fitted CV shafts to my GT6 and its so nice assembling the rear suspension. Great job so far, Irish. thanks. Yeah, CV axles are on the list of "things I want but won't get until the car is on the road again and running well" That list includes header, 14x6 panasports, and lots of aluminum bits (radiator, etc) to lighten the front). For now I'm trying to get it on the road "on budget" and then upgrade parts later.
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G_man wrote:Fantastic attention to detail, Irish. Unfortunately, I missed your question about the straps on the rotoflex couplings. I seem to remember having to take them off before getting the upright to line up with the spring eye. Did you? Nick. yep I did. I took them off once the axles were assembled. Lining up the spring eye was tons of fun ;(
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A few things today: 1. Finished cleaning up the driveshaft and fitting new ujoints. Will get it balanced sometime this summer. 2. After some thought, I'm just going to use the Pace Setter header that was on the car. I know it's not very good, but the $1000 it would cost for a quality 6-3-1 set can be better spent on more needed parts this summer. Will think about a nice header this winter as a Christmas present to myself :) So, did some serious wire-wheeling and cleaning, painted it up. It may perform poorly anywhere under 4500rpms, but at least it's not rusty anymore! 3. Spent a few hours cleaning up and reorganizing in the garage. I'm starting to run out of space for any more shelves/storage racks! 3.
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Richard_B wrote:Looking good; to paraphrase Shakespear ''is that a non-overdrive gearbox I see before me?'' aye, that's a non-OD with a 3.27 diff....standard US fit for the GT6+ Someday I'd like to switch to a Ford 5-speed, but that's another project for down the road if/when this one finally blows up....
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With the long memorial day weekend, I managed to get some things done on the car in between BBQs, working on the Jeep, and watching the baby. - finished install of the water pump, timing chain cover, and related new gaskets and hardware. - wire brushed off 30 years of rust on the driveshaft. Will get it balanced once I paint it and install new u-joints. - flushed the water galleries - did some serious cleanup of the radiator, which was simply nasty. Repainted and reinstalled with new hoses and clamps - installed new manifold studs on the head - installed addco 1" sway bar, which required some customization of the frame mounts and u-clamps, since the bushings and clamps were not correct for this car (Mk3 maybe?). Anyhow, a few pics. After I had wire-wheeled the radiator down to the brass, I masked off the coventry stamp when I painted the radiator. Then clearcoated the plain brass, just for a little bit of "bling" haha..
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rotoflex wrote:OH while the radiator is out: One of Kas Kastner's books mentions that the rubber inside the harmonic damper on the 6 can deteriorate & cause the timing marks to not line up correctly with the indicator. They discovered this problem working with a track car, & their procedure thenceforth was to drill a hole into the damper from the side, so that the accurarcy of the timing marks on the pulley could be checked by sticking a drill bit into the holes to make sure they line up before timing the engine. Lots of nice tidbits like that in his books, which are worth far more than their cost! good tip. Actually I have to replace the crankshaft pulley anyhow, since mine fell off a shelf last month an chipped part of the lip off. DOH. instead of drilling a hole, wouldn't it work to simply scribe lines on the pulley and the damper?
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rotoflex wrote:It's just so weird to see a front sway bar with a nice paint job on it. I'll be happy to take a pic of my 38-year-old original sway bar if will make you feel better ;)
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Got a good bit done over the last two days with my dad in town visiting. Since he originally bought th GT6 back in 1970, I've been picking his brain on what he did right and what he did wrong (more of the latter) during the 20 years on and off that he drove it..... Finished up the front caliper rebuilds...new pistons, seals, pins, bolts, rotors and also some larger wheel studs 1" Addco front swaybar (up from the 5/8" bar that was on there before), and Steve Downing's aluminum crank pulley "hub" piece (aka belt-driven cooling fan eliminator). I will be installing an electric cooling fan to get some of my crank power back....and to have some control over the cooling. Installed the transmission, finally Took the hood hinges down to metal and repainted/re-hardwared them...I like to call that "JDM" red Installed the Rimmer rear upper shock mount extensions and rear shocks Overview pic
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inject wrote:I live in Roanoke, my wife had a 73 GT6 that she purchased new in Blacksburg and had it for 5 years, it was the dark blue. I wanted to get a big Healey about 14 years ago and we were at a show in Winston Salem and she saw a GT6 that was for sale. We bought the GT6 and during the restoration I found a better body and chassis as well as other items and now that the car is restored all that is left of the original car is the right door, engine, and transmission. I did purchase a 59 healey, my brother has a body shop in Christiansburg and the Healey has been there for 13 years and I could not get him to touch it, he is more into street rods and muscle cars. I finally got the Healey and am working on it now and playing with the GT6. I have attached a picture, it is painted with a red PPG mixing color called scarlet. Ken very nice! is it just my eyes, or are you running a smaller tire diameter than stock?
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npanne wrote:nice engine mounts. :) not NEARLY as nice as yours!!!
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inject wrote:I have a 72 Mark III Gt6 that I restored about 13 years ago and am interested where you purchased the shocks and the aluminum spacer you have installed between the differential and rear spring. I am located in Virginia, US. Thanks, Ken ken, as noted by Nick the spacer is from Canley classics. The shocks I got from Rimmer Bros. in UK, but you can probably find a US distributor that sells the spax adjustables without the huge shipping costs! Where in Virginia are you? I'm in Fairfax area.
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The engine is in! This weekend I painted the block, cleaned and painted the oil pan, reinstalled new mounts and a few other things. Seem to be missing my clutch alignment tool so haven't hooked up the clutch/transmission yet. The old cartridge-style oil filter will be replaced with a spin-on adaptor (with oil cooler lines), so i didn't bother cleaning it up. The head hasn't been cleaned up yet either...I'll do that with it off the block. oil pan with new hardware finaly on the car! the clutch plate has some surface rust, but I'll clean all that up and repaint it before installing the tranny looks naked without the header/manifold
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pulled the engine today! And then moved the old frame out to the shed. Now I have room in the garage again!
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today finished the suspension and rolled it for the first time! also bought a new piece of equipment! from a loal guy who just finished a fuel injection setup, got these little monsters pics of his gt6
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a bit more today. Front wheels are on so I can use those jackstands elsewhere now :) Also got one end of the rear spring attached (the other side tomorrow) using the "leverage bar" - mine was made of spare parts around the garage. To weight down the car with no tub on it I piled my Maxima's winter tires/wheels (17x8" and heavy!) this one is kind of funny: on top of the Maxima's 225/50/17 snow tires is the triumph's original spare tire. TINY!