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The Jones
GTM delivered
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:41 pm Posts: 40 Location: merthyr tydfil, south wales GTM: Cox/Coupe
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The Jones coupe
_________________ Building vaux 1.6, 16v for hill climbing, tracking,playing etc
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Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:00 pm |
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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) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Looking good mate!! Did you buy or make the door bar brackets? I have been looking for some for my Mini Marcos cage! Alex
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Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:53 am |
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West
Admin, and Coupe Nutter
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm Posts: 1762 Location: In the workshop GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
liking the cage Custom or off the shelf unit tony fits well WEST
_________________ 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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Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:31 am |
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The Jones
GTM delivered
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:41 pm Posts: 40 Location: merthyr tydfil, south wales GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Had to have the tighter bends done by a local factory as the tube (45 x 2.5 ) kept collapsing on the bender I borrowed, top screen and door bars bent by my self, boxes and welding done by a friend.
_________________ Building vaux 1.6, 16v for hill climbing, tracking,playing etc
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Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:05 pm |
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West
Admin, and Coupe Nutter
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm Posts: 1762 Location: In the workshop GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Top work nice visable progress
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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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Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:06 pm |
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CamelotR
Ready for SVA
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:22 pm Posts: 425
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Re: The Jones coupe
Respect.
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Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:21 am |
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Dino
Ready for SVA
Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:54 pm Posts: 375
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Re: The Jones coupe
Indeed, looking very nice.
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Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:27 pm |
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The Jones
GTM delivered
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:41 pm Posts: 40 Location: merthyr tydfil, south wales GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
_________________ Building vaux 1.6, 16v for hill climbing, tracking,playing etc
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Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:49 pm |
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:25 pm Posts: 974 Location: Near Milton Keynes GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Just a quick one, what box is that? is it a f20?. Looking like a nice job you have done .. which championship/series are you going to contest in?
_________________ THE WORLD'S FASTEST 'A' SERIES COX GTM Standing 1/4 Mile in....13.502 @115mph MITP 08
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Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:33 am |
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Steve Shield
Ready for SVA
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:46 pm Posts: 302
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Re: The Jones coupe
Top build -- is that Alan's new rear suspension in the photos? And adjustable bottom arms -- what camber are you planning to run?
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Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:08 am |
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:25 pm Posts: 974 Location: Near Milton Keynes GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Ooops I missed the picture with the gearbox that you can see it's a F13
_________________ THE WORLD'S FASTEST 'A' SERIES COX GTM Standing 1/4 Mile in....13.502 @115mph MITP 08
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Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:30 pm |
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The Jones
GTM delivered
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:41 pm Posts: 40 Location: merthyr tydfil, south wales GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Going to do some of the Welsh championship and would like to do a few rallys as I used to co-drive in a coupe over 20 years ago ( short stroke all steel 1299, 125 bhp ). Will see my mate and perhaps post a few pics of the car. Yes its a F13 close ratio box with a 4:3 cwp but I'm on the look out for a 4:5 for that extra bit of zip. Engine has a Robspeed head with 295 duration cams, soild lifters etc, accralite pistons, weber 45's on bowyer inlet manifold, arp through out, light flywheel and dte management, should get about 170 or a bit more.
_________________ Building vaux 1.6, 16v for hill climbing, tracking,playing etc
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:19 pm |
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Steve Shield
Ready for SVA
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:46 pm Posts: 302
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Re: The Jones coupe
For the anoraks amongst us would that be the Russell Roberts car featured in Kit Car and Specials years ago -- still have the mag somewhere -- often wondered what happened to it.
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Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:25 am |
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The Jones
GTM delivered
Joined: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:41 pm Posts: 40 Location: merthyr tydfil, south wales GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: The Jones coupe
Yes thats the very car, It was own about 2yrs ago by Brian Dennis ( Dennis Motorsport, Hay on Wye ) who still competes in minis and must be 70 years old or very close to and is still picking up class awards in rallying and hillclimbs !!!! I was told he sold the car on and will give him a ring to find out its where abouts. Russell was interesed in buying the car back a few years back but Brian said he wouldn't sell it and intended fitting a blackbird motor in it for hill climbs but must have given up on it, he as 2 exworks minis including a 8 porter, and a more modern mini with a med 16v head, will up date if I can on the old coupe
_________________ Building vaux 1.6, 16v for hill climbing, tracking,playing etc
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Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:40 pm |
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swiftcoch
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:37 pm Posts: 10 Location: South Wales
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Re: The Jones coupe
Well small world isn't it. My brother owned the Russell Roberts coupe for a while and used it for tarmac stage rallying before he sold it to Brian Dennis. It was fun car, I co-drive for my brother on a couple of rallies on the Epynt ranges near Brecon. Its nice to know the car is still around and starting a new chapter.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:34 pm |
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