Big Red - 1973 GT6 MKIII Specific Tasks and Procedures |
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This isn't the first GT6 I've owned. But
during this vehicle's... resurrection, I've learned first hand... documentation
was not a detail British Leyland was concerned with. Simply put, there is a total lack
of... The post KF20001 models went back to the swing axles, of the Spitfire. Most probably, availability of units still in production, and lack of manufacturing funds. But they did so with a twist. The rear brakes were replaced with larger rear self-adjusting brake drums, and power assisted front brakes, (later TR6 front calipers). Plain and simple, thousands were built, with little or no documentation details. Wiring harness layouts, match closer to a 1975 Spitfire than the '73 GT6 harness drawing in the Bentley manuals. As too, many other 'sub-systems' had variation that simply aren't documented. Part numbers are available but the adjustments, and service instructions of some of these systems are non-existent. So describes some of the fun I've had... preparing Big Red to take over the duties as my year round daily driver in 2003. |
Big Red ...photo 5/2003 - resto 99% complete 4/2003 (...are we really ever done?)
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