GTM Rebuild
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I thought I should start a thread, to show how the Coupe is coming along at the moment.



All of the rear has been replaced, not quite standard, there is now enough room to fit a turbo behind the engine and it should all be a little bit stiffer than the original design.



I had to replace most of the front bulkhead too.



But now most of the welding has been done (another weekend should do it!), then the tub can be painted and the rebuild can start properly.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

I have just been round to have a poke around Tim's GTM and these pictures don't do justice to how much work has been done on the tub so far. It is looking excellent though.

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Nice work ! I'm very jealous as my GTM is just parked up in my shed waiting in a line of projects to be finished, (I'll get there eventually)

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If it a'nt broke don't fix it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've now got all the panels to fit for the rear bulkhead and even have had time to get a coat of primer on the underside of the car. I just need to get the top coat and underseal on by the weekend, so the car can be turned over for the last time.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

looking good Tim - ready for Avon this year?

Would be nice, but I'm not putting any money on it. There are alot of big jobs that need doing (engine rebuild, make a wiring loom etc).

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

A little update on the Coupe:



Trial fitted the front subframe, so I can sort out how the rack buts up to the tub (GTMs have the rack mounted to the subframe for some reason).

Not much left to do before the primer goes on.

I've had the rear subframe fitted too, but not at the same time else the car seems to want to tip off the stands.



Should get my rear hubs back this week too, which means that I can get the car onto all four wheels.

I might have to invest in some kneeling pads, so I can work on it when it's down there!

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

I've now got the rear suspension built up and the tub has had a coat of primer. I'm not going to give it a top coat until all of the fitting has been done, then I'll strip it down and paint it.

I've just got a little bit of fitting to do on the rear of the car, so that the rear subframe aligns properly, but other than that the car is going to start to be rebuilt very soon.

So, I suppose I should start thinking about the engine. Or at least nudging Ben H a bit......

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

looking good

Have you changed the PCD of the hubs?

I'm toying with the idea at the moment. The metro hubs that I've got on at the moment have been redrilled, but not to the PCD I'm thinking of. I was originally going to use a K series engine and was going to convert to 95.25mm, so I bought some wheels to match. I've started converting one hub and may change over to that, so I can use those wheels and also the studs are alot thicker, which I don't see as a bad thing.

So if anyone has got any metro flanges going spare, then let me know

Edited by codd_coupe on 13th Mar, 2008.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

A little bit more of an update. I've got the front suspension on the car finished.



The tub is looking very gold now and is starting to look a bit better.



The engine is getting there too. I've finished making the oil filter take off, for the remote oil filter and have the dizzy blanked off and the trigger wheel fitted, ready for megasquirt, once the engine gets in the car.

The hubs are being modified at the moment, so I will hopefully be able to get the car back onto all four wheels in the next couple of weeks.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

do you have any pics of the gear linkage?
also what does the accelrator cable feel like?
cheers

looking good

1293 Turbo mini

Here are a few shots of the gear selector mechanism. It is fairly simple really.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

stupid question but does that mean that all the gears are in the same position with the gearstick or are they back to front?

Edited by miniboo on 28th Aug, 2008.

All the gears are where they are in the mini. The only thing that you have to do, is to turn the plate on the bottom on the gear selector through 180 degrees, so that the gate for the reverse is in the right place, because it is now pointing in the opposite direction to the mini selector.

What are you planning on using it on?

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

looking good Tim - ready for avon 2009?

how easy would it be to make one of these into a twin engined car

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

who needs to see? Look at the turbo sticking out of the bonnet on the DON:)

Great looking pickup. Very nice.

How are you mounting your engine? Also remember to change the spring rate of your front springs. We use the high tech approach of drilling some holes in the doughnuts.

Mmmmmmmmm, doughnuts................

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

i was gonna make some sort of frame like yours,then mount the subby in the back,

i dont see he mounting being too hard,
just the hand brake ,clutch, and acclerator cable..

Car finally on all four wheels.



And I've started to trial the fit of the bodywork. I need to raise the rear suspension, but it looks like it should fit fairly well.

Tim Rowe

"Is est totus perfectus per fumi quod speculum"

GTM Coupe Turbo

Nice!