All this talk about the weak GT6 transmission makes me wonder if the English
Ford Type 9 5-speed conversion offered by Quantum Mechanics would also be a
plus regarding durability. John Esposito gave me a reference who had made
the conversion in a Spitfire, but I wonder how they have held up in
Ugh, this was not fun.
On my 3rd day off, I decided it's time to finally do this.
Did the usual bit of drilling into the sump pump hole. I have a feeling the
misdrillings of before
would come back to bite me.
It did.
Anyways, I grew tired of drilling and drilling, and got about 55% of the way
I read a review of some computer software aimed specifically at people
undertaking a full car restoration. I've looked at the web site
http://www.restoration-manager.com/default.php and it appears a good
package, but I have not actually used it myself. I am posting here just to
let others know of i
At 07:21 PM 1/24/2006 -0800, Todd Bermudez wrote:
>Hi,
>
>
>On my test drive I noticed that you had to be careful
>shifting into 2nd. Grinding. I've read that the GT6
>gearbox is a major weak link of the car. This one
>happens to have overdrive and it works. How hard is
>it to rebuild the gearb
It does in fact come out. Once all the bolts are removed, it can be tilted
forward and removed. The lower post brackets/clamps must also be removed
(two bolts on each side way up under there) to allow the unit to tilt out
of the way. I have done it many years ago when I restored my 1970 years
ag
yes, the seal can be replaced, the windscreen frame does in fact bolt in
from the top and bottom. To reach the bolts and replace the seal at the
top the headliner must be out of the way though - which really means that
you would be replacing it -as well as the windscreen seal - you might get
away
Todd,
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase!! May it give you and
your wife many years of driving pleasure!
Yes, you are definitely in the right place. This list may be called
Spitfires, but it really covers Spitfires, GT6s, and Heralds and
Vitesses too. There's no shortage of friendl
