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West
Admin, and Coupe Nutter
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm
Posts: 1769
Location: In the workshop
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 Re: New Member Honda D16 Honda B16 Honda B18 Toyota 4age Toyota 3s-gte Vauxhall redtop Vauxhall 1600 twin cam A series A series turbo A series KAD 16V K series T series turbo Alfa...? cant remember what one thow  Lancia Twin cam Neil
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IF wile e coyote had a GTM he would have one with Nitrous too! watch out road runner! The First GTM into the 11s then the 10s, PB 10.87 @ 125.5 Mph on A048 tyres, and fully road legal at Santa Pod
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:25 pm
Posts: 974
Location: Near Milton Keynes
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Re: New Member Yep Lancia sorry brain fade  Mr Mac wrote: I've been think about an engine swap as well - I did open discussions with MED on a sprint spec A series for next year but since we were heading north of £5.5k our conversations were concluded with a "if you need to ask you cant afford it" sort of comment..........shame as I like the a series. It's left me in a bit of dilemma now. I'd like to keep the car in line with it's build date so really want to go with a 1980's engine..........which is limiting!.What about for an 80's car engine Imp   Rev's and lightweight
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THE WORLD'S FASTEST 'A' SERIES COX GTM Standing 1/4 Mile in....13.502 @115mph MITP 08
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Alex Gibson (AXLE)
Part built GTM
Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:06 pm
Posts: 130
Location: North Perthshire, Scotland (1141)
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Re: New Member turbocox wrote: Yep Lancia sorry brain fade What about for an 80's car engine Imp Rev's and lightweight 80's???? 
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Mr Mac
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:31 pm
Posts: 274
Location: NW Leicestershire
GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: New Member Exactly! Didn't anybody make fast cars in the 80's?
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Pantera2075
On the Road
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:38 am
Posts: 740
Location: Stoke
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Re: New Member 4A-GE '83 but don't go there. Honda D series goes back to 83/84.
Edit: Vaux 1.8 or Sri130 was a good engine, or Sierra Cosworth on an RS2000 box.
The Ford 1.6 CVH was a good engine if looked after.
Am I being sad?
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Weasel
GTM delivered
Joined: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:15 am
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Re: New Member Mr Mac wrote: I've been think about an engine swap as well - I did open discussions with MED on a sprint spec A series for next year but since we were heading north of £5.5k our conversations were concluded with a "if you need to ask you cant afford it" sort of comment..........shame as I like the a series. It's left me in a bit of dilemma now.
I'd like to keep the car in line with it's build date so really want to go with a 1980's engine..........which is limiting! You don't need to spend £5.5k to build a decent A series. Have a chat with Carl at Force Racing; his cranks are probably the best without going billet/EN40B. MED will continue to charge ridiculous figures if people are willing to pay it. It all depends on how much power you're after. I'm going to stick with the A series for now but every time I see photos of a VTEC in the back of a Coupe it makes me want to go that route...
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David Large
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:48 am
Posts: 304
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: New Member I would like to put a 1.6 Vtec in my coupe, to replace the D series Honda that I currently have - who can make me a frame?
David
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GTM Coupe/Kawasaki track car - with Turbo attached and repaired/rebuilt engine
BRA 289 Cobra replica
Porsche 968 Coupe
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Mr Mac
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:31 pm
Posts: 274
Location: NW Leicestershire
GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: New Member David Can you use one of the standard kits produced for mini's? That way you will get the beefed up suspension etc to cope with the power. Suggest we talk as I might be interested in taking your existing setup of your hands......... These guys might be able to mod their standard kit: http://www.watsonsrally.co.uk/html/conversion_kits.htmlDavid
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West
Admin, and Coupe Nutter
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm
Posts: 1769
Location: In the workshop
GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: New Member My personal view is you can do better than a mini kit, alot of them are good but could be better, and when i looked many would not fit unless you changed wheelbase, hence why I am doing my own with proper a arm style suspension, still using mini uprights it is just time at the minute im struggling with using he car and work.
Neil
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IF wile e coyote had a GTM he would have one with Nitrous too! watch out road runner! The First GTM into the 11s then the 10s, PB 10.87 @ 125.5 Mph on A048 tyres, and fully road legal at Santa Pod
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David Large
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:48 am
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Location: Walsall, West Midlands
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Re: New Member Mr Mac wrote: David Can you use one of the standard kits produced for mini's? That way you will get the beefed up suspension etc to cope with the power. Suggest we talk as I might be interested in taking your existing setup of your hands......... These guys might be able to mod their standard kit: http://www.watsonsrally.co.uk/html/conversion_kits.htmlDavid I might talk to watsons - thanks for the link, but of course we are talking about putting one of their front subframes in the back of the GTM, a lot of modification would be required I suspect. David
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Land Rover Freelander 2
GTM Coupe/Kawasaki track car - with Turbo attached and repaired/rebuilt engine
BRA 289 Cobra replica
Porsche 968 Coupe
Radical PR6
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West
Admin, and Coupe Nutter
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm
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Re: New Member watsons when i looked, basically used a metro frame, so all new suspension as it is all different to mini, it is wider track and for a mini to the best of my knowledge requires an extended front.
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IF wile e coyote had a GTM he would have one with Nitrous too! watch out road runner! The First GTM into the 11s then the 10s, PB 10.87 @ 125.5 Mph on A048 tyres, and fully road legal at Santa Pod
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David Large
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:48 am
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Location: Walsall, West Midlands
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Re: New Member You are right, it does need an extended front for a standard mini. I have asked them if they have any experience working on a GTM.
David
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Land Rover Freelander 2
GTM Coupe/Kawasaki track car - with Turbo attached and repaired/rebuilt engine
BRA 289 Cobra replica
Porsche 968 Coupe
Radical PR6
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Steve Shield
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Re: New Member It might be worth talking to Allspeed -- they do frames for GM/Honda/k series in mini -- the frames have a kink in the front cross bar, I think to clear the exhaust, which means they won't bolt up to the bulkhead but they might make one with a straight section and then lead the exhaust out over the top of the cross bar through the end of the tunnel> The Allspeed frame retains mini suspension with doughnuts or coil overs so the GTM system should fit.
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Malcolm_Ball
On the Road
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:37 pm
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Location: RM13 ish
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Re: New Member http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/largep ... model=CARSIf it goes in the front of a mini - how about the back of a coupe?
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David Large
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Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:48 am
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Location: Walsall, West Midlands
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Re: New Member Watsons have worked on a GTM Coupe before and will produce a space frame for the back, standard width which will take a B16 engine.
I am going to try to go to see them.
David
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Land Rover Freelander 2
GTM Coupe/Kawasaki track car - with Turbo attached and repaired/rebuilt engine
BRA 289 Cobra replica
Porsche 968 Coupe
Radical PR6
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