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  1. Gt6 Mk 1 sunvisors

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    Hi all, been trying to source a part to get my sunvisors on, anyone got one of these lying around? Part no 710061, think it was fitted to early spitfires too. It’s the bit that fixes to the roof with two bent pivot bars attached, or anyone know of another type that might fit?  It’s a long shot, and not 100% sure the forum is meant for this but worth a try. 

    Thanks 

    hag 

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  3. GT6 Cylinder Head Question

    in Engine

    Posted

    Hi mike, I recently had some issues swapping around heads on a vitesse engine, I would suggest checking the overall head height as the dome piston head is slightly taller than flat piston variety, which ultimately affects the compression ratio. Flat pistons with taller head will have bad low compression, and shorter head with domed pistons will have too high compression, I would stick with the mk3 one if it was me, don’t forget to put some gasket sealant around the head gasket near the conrod holes ( Edge furthest away from pistons the distributor side) as I assumed skimming both head and block would be fine! Gonna have to do it again as leaking down the side of the block, doh! If only I read the forum more often. 

    Good luck

    hag 

  4. Wire Wheel Balancing Mk1 GT6

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

    Posted

    Hi Neil, just remembered there is also a place in the new forest called Tudor wheels seem to specialise in refurbing wire wheels, maybe they can sort them out for you, I was intending to get them to refurb my steels when I get a chance, so have no prior with them, but they are local. 

    hag

    ps if you do use them, let me know how you get on. 

  6. Wheel alignment recommendation in hampshire

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

    Posted

    Hi everyone, not sure this is the right place to do this, but wanted to let everyone know about the first class service at Micheldever tyres in Hampshire. I have just completed a full suspension rebuild on my Gt6 and took it into these guys for alignment. They have two dedicated bays with two specialists just doing alignment, and if you give them a ring in advance they will book you in for a slot. I left there this afternoon with a car that feels so good on the road, that I thought I ought to tell everyone on the forum about it. If you live anywhere near Hampshire and want a really good service, then These are the guys. They charge £32 for basic toe adjustments, but charged me £96 for camber, caster & toe, although this does depend on how much they have to do. 

    Hope this helps some other fellow owners.

    hag 

  7. Mixing polybush colours

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

    Posted

    Hi, does anyone know if it's bad to mix polybush colours i.e. Red on lower front wishbone, blue on top. Wishbone? The reason I ask is that I've recently stripped down my front suspension to find the lower 'blue' poly bushes were distorted quite badly but uppers fine (on both sides) I was considering now using red ones as a replacement for the lower wishbones as they are stiffer and hopefully won't distort. 

    And as I'm doing all this was planning to get the car suspension set up again, should I stick by standard 'book' camber & toe angles ? 

    Its a mk1 gt6, on adjustable Evo shocks and better springs, guess you might call it 'fast road'. 

    Thanks hag 

  11. Front Calliper Moving pads & pins

    in Braking System

    Posted

    HI All, had a strange noise coming from my front suspension, so did a little strip down to take a look. The only thing I did notice was how loose the pads and retaining pins were, they are wobbling around in there. Does this mean the callipers have worn and need replacing ? the pins and pads both look good, 1/4" pins, Green stuff pads 3/4 of the meat left. 

     

    Thanks

    Hag

     

  13. Gt6 front windscreen removal

    in Bodywork & Fittings

    Posted

    Hi, just considering some work I want to do on my mk1 gt6 this winter season. I need to take the windscreen and surround out to tackle some rust and seals, just was looking to find out how difficult this was with the other body components in place, and if anyone had any tips.

     

    Thanks

    Hag.

  14. Throttle linkage Triple strombergs?

    in Fuel System

    Posted

    Hello, I have inherited a set of Triple Strombergs on an American 'Goodparts' manifold, but suffering from a basic cable throttle set up, does anyone have any experience with the 'Goodparts' linkage or the 'Ratco' set up that I have seen mentioned elsewhere?

    it's on a GT6 Mk 1 with a spitfire 1500 cable pedal.

     

    Any help appreciated.

     

    Thanks Hag.

  17. Another Noisy Diff.

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    Hello again, finally managed to take a look today, jacked the car up, checked rear hubs & back plates which all seemed fine, but what I did notice was on the passenger side once every full rotation of the wheel it did a tiny little jump, checking the drivers side it did a much bigger jump on rotation, which led me to believe, this could be my problem. The passenger side is fitted with the new driveshaft, just wondering if anyone might know if this is bent driveshaft or something in the diff. To be honest the shaft looks pretty straight to me.

     

    Thanks

    Hag

  18. Another Noisy Diff.

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    Hi All, thanks for all your ideas, gonna try and get it on a ramp at the weekend and do some wiggling of bits, its definitely a muffled clonk, what I would call a thud or a thump. Not a loud clonk. I even sound insulated the boot area and it has made no difference, I'm thinking prop, but will check tyres, drums and rear hub stud assembly as they can sometimes get bent during removal.

     

    Thanks

    Hag

  19. Another Noisy Diff.

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    Hi and thanks for all your responses, lots to consider.

     

    I originally suspected the UJ's which is why I decide to strip the rear suspension and rebuild with new, but the noise was exactly the same after the rebuild so by means of elimination I don't think its coming from them. They were stiff on the bench and they did stand up on the flange.

     

    Front wheel bearings were checked and one replaced last year, the noise i'm pretty sure is from the rear.

     

    Tyres are new with only a few hundred miles on them, balanced & fitted in November.

     

    Rear body to Chassis bolts tightened, well the ones around the diff anyhow.

     

    This only leaves the prop shaft or shock absorbers, the prop had new UJ's last year when I did the overdrive conversion but I would say I don't think i checked the sliding spine joint, might be worth a look at.

     

    Shock absorbers came with the car and are Spax adjustables, anyone got any ideas how you check them?

     

    Thanks

    Hag

  20. Another Noisy Diff.

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    Hello everyone, just wondering if any one can give me some advice on a rear end noise on my Gt6 Mk1. 

    The car originally came with a very whiney 3:27 diff which I replaced with a spare 3.89 diff that I had lying around in the back of the garage. No longer did I have a whine, but a rhythmic thudding noise coming from the rear end, as I had some issues with brake pipes fowling a swing spring conversion and the spring was found to be no longer springy (i.e flat) I decided to do a 'quick' rear end suspension rebuild, new brakes, UJ's, new driveshaft, new rear trunnions, bearings, spring etc, etc. taking about two months of Sundays in the end. The first drive back on the road this week and the Thudding noise was still there :( , i'm assuming as no part was left unchecked or renewed that its the diff!

     

    Its a thudding noise, like a muffled knock, that gets faster and louder with acceleration, and when I turn left goes quiet for a bit and then resumes, but not always.

     

    I'm thinking the half shaft bearings, but maybe its something else, any ideas greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks

    Hag 

     

  21. Tappet adjustement

    in Engine

    Posted

    Hi dave, I'm sure this will be controversial, but I used to attend a classic car maintenance club at my local technical college ( know idea why I stopped going as they had all the equipment you could possibly dream of for £5 a week) the guy who ran it was a technician there and on a couple of occasions I tried to resolve my noisy tappets on my Vitesse, struggling with this I asked his advice and he suggested tightening them up until the feeler was very stiff to pull out and put in. I've got to say the results have stood the test of time and even with partially worn parts never had any valve noise and the car has performed fantastically. i guess that every rocker has its own wear so using a flat feeler just doesn't take up the best shape of the recess. Pete's wire feelers sound the best option, any idea where can I get some?

    I have got through about five sets of feeler gauges in ten years.

     

    Hag

  23. Bent rear vertical link

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    Hi, and Merry Christmas to you all. Just managed to wangle some pre-christmas time in the garage and following a rear end noise decided to strip down rear axle and check everything, as I was doing so the vertical link didn't quite look right, looked bent or mis-shapen . Can anyone tell me if there are any visual checks or dimensions that might help?in the case of the photo, the shock mount doesn't look at 90' (assumed?) to the two vertical elements and one of them appears bent in the middle (not great on photo)

     

    Any help as always greatly appreciated. I think I might need a new one.

     

    Thanks Hag

     

     
     

     

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  24. Oil Cooler Pipe sizes

    in Engine

    Posted

    That's great, thanks guys, I thought maybe I'd disappeared. just what I thought, I'll put the order in today for one. I was doubting rubber hoses and push fit pipes on the thermo valve thing anyhow glad to be getting rid of it.

     

    Thanks

    Hag

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