jacko
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 05:12 PM |
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GT6 rear end
Hi all i have just found this on retro riders forum looks interesting if anyone is doing a gt6 up
Jacko
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 05:36 PM |
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Hmm, love the idea, but don't like the bending force on the shock mounts.
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v8kid
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 06:23 PM |
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Yea but there is not much alternative with a drive shaft in the way and a boot above. As long as the component parts are as stiff and strong as
required it should be OK. Looks beefy to me!
[Edited on 18-11-10 by v8kid]
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 06:37 PM |
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I honestly think a modified standard late model GT6 rear end would be better.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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scootz
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 06:41 PM |
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Any pics or guides BT?
It's Evolution Baby!
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pewe
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 06:52 PM |
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Looks excellent.
Shocks mount has got to be better than the originals which were flimsily mounted to the inside of the wheelarches.
Note to self - look under the tarp and see if the rest of the car is still there or has it finally rotted away.
Cheers, Pewe 
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snapper
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 07:01 PM |
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I was looking for something just like that 32 years ago for my Spitfire, front end was great, rear end was very scary
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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Dusty
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 07:11 PM |
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GT6 and spitfires had chocolate drivetrains. If you were going to uprate the engine it was always a problem. When I finally get my GT6 resto under way
it will be with type 9 box and sierra diff plus the ST170 engine(I have a spare one) but keeping the Mk2 rear suspension.
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franky
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 07:21 PM |
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The other day I mentioned about putting a m3 IL6 in one of these.... Have you got a link to the thread?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 07:27 PM |
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I had a 1500 Spit years ago, you could tell when the back end was about to let go because both doors would simultaneous burst open - oh the fun!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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snapper
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 08:07 PM |
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My problem was chasing mates in Fords, when they lift off in the corners, I had to keep my foot in or the Spitfire rear would unload and give 20
degrees of camber change, scary
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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jacko
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 08:57 PM |
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http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=92009
Here is the link to the gt6 rebuild
Jacko
[Edited on 18/11/10 by jacko]
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Andy D
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:22 PM |
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I love Spits, I had a couple of Mk3s in my yoof, and a few years back had a bit of a restoration on a 1500. My all time favorite has to be Ron
Harper's racer. He's raced it for donkey's years, with Triumph, Ford BDA, and lately Honda S2000 power.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:27 PM |
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Now that I like. I have a JC Midge I built many years ago on a Vitesse chassis (very similar to GT6) I had contemplated making a new rear end based
very closely on the Haynes Roadster rear end and grafting it on. Mmmmm!!!! Time to ressurect the idea after seeing this one.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 09:39 AM |
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Why does the concept of triangulation appear to escape so many people that make wishbones? Don't like the shock support at all, looks way too
flimsy and is asking for a crack to develop at the point the brace is welded to the cross bar.
Just noticed the diff is not adequately supported either, the main lower mounting point isn't even used.
quote:
Originally posted by pewe
Looks excellent.
Shocks mount has got to be better than the originals which were flimsily mounted to the inside of the wheelarches.
Except the original just had the dampers mounted there, not the actual springs taking the cars weight.
[Edited on 19/11/10 by MikeRJ]
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MikeR
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 10:15 AM |
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Suggestions of a couple of changes to make it (i think - non qualified engineer) a bit better.
 
GT6 Rear 1
 
GT6 rear 2
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