After 7 years of longing, but with no appreciable gain in my bank account, I finally found a GTV6 in my price range. It's rough, but not impossibly rough. It's rusty, but not terminally rusty. It needs brake work and a new clutch (err, clutches), but it runs ok and has a good second gear synchro. It's the $500 GTV6....
It's a humble beginning, but the best stories always are.
Man, the inner fenders are just gone. The braces seem fairly solid though. The floorpan is solid (shocked at that), but the sills are shot. Having owned (1960 Mini) or helped work on a number of British cars over the years, it really doesn't look that bad. The cosmetic stuff, though very light, will probably be more work since it has to be closer to perfect.
Lots of airleaks in the intake track of the motor, I'm surprised it ran ok. Basically all the rubber not in the cabin needs to go.
Three days later and I'm still basking in the glow. No buyer's remorse here.
I feel like an idiot even asking this, but here goes:
I took out my windshield washer fluid reservoir (WHY IS IT SO BIG????) to clean it out, and I noticed that the overflow hose from the coolant tank was just....hanging there. I get that if the coolant tank over pressurizes, the...
Finally, finally made its way to my home. I purchased this GTV6 from a buddy last year, but the impetus to get it home really didn't happen until he decided to move.
The car has been sitting for about 3 years. We resisted the natural inclination to start it to help get it on the trailer...
Anybody who has repaired this "on the side of the road" is
my hero.
I was working with my brother last week on the spica
system of his Alfetta sedan. We installed a new TA and
were trying to get it running decently, but no matter
what found that getting from idle to 2000 rpm was
difficult --...
So, I have a tiny bit of play in the steering wheel, meaning I can pull it towards me and away from me a little. I was trying to figure out where in the steering column the issue was and I see that it is in that first shroud between the wheel and the signal stalks. But for the life of me, I...
Thanks to Jules in Sidney (Thanks, Mate!) I now have the e-mail address of the guy in Australia who makes the perfect replica of the GTV-6 Grand Prix fenders, side skirts and front and rear bumper covers. Its called a "Serpent" kit by the maker, but has nothing to do with the US-based Serpent...
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