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RATS' Test Mule

Postby clee » Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:38 pm

Thought it about time I got a car on the road for me :lol:
Non runner from Mr Smiff that turns out not at all that bad :wink: A few tweaks and hey presto up she fires 8)
Solid but tatty with A/C and leather .A/C will most probably be stripped out along with the leather .
Needs a few new bits ,alt ,waterpump etc etc but hopefully won't take that long to just get MOT'd for now and then use for test and tune .
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Vid ...sounds a bit ropey but think it's the pump and alt mainly .Good pressure and no smokes ..

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Postby phildini » Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:03 pm

Another black beauty lives!!

What's happening to JIL and the blue one with the sunroof?
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Postby clee » Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:14 pm

JIL ....ahh ...sitting in the garage totally naked .It has loads of special bits in boxes...lsd gearbox ,brakes ,engine is stage 106 but getting there with rollers rockers,3l MoFo heads MoFo cams ,custom adapter plates for inlet mani .....new shocks .....need to sort out new everything else ...pedalbox ..fueling system ...ECU ....She has a cage ,polycarb and fibreglass bumpers,sideskirts and 4 axle stands ....That is it .


Grey Atmo sits outside that garage door and is in many bits awaiting throttle bodied hatmo lump

Blue one with sunroof was not mine and is now darn sarf with fresh paint and MOT .


See why I need another
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Re: RATS' Test Mule

Postby Teglen » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:42 pm

clee wrote:Blah, blah... A/C will most probably be stripped out... blah,blah.

Naive question... how easy (or difficult) would it be to retro-fit A/C to my car?
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Postby clee » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:58 pm

Not an easy task .Talk to Jon Viola about his .
Most of the parts are not really worth keeping and best renewed with modern but there are some veryGTA specific bits you will need from the old set-up .
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Postby blueg33 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:17 am

Hi Lee

What are the plans for the leather? I may be interested, is it in decent condition?

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Postby clee » Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:03 pm

Provisionally going in the grey/silver one behind ...Subject to approval ...It's 20+ year old but in good condition I would say with a few marks here and there but no major damage .
I'm asking 350 for it which I think is fair ??
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Postby blueg33 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:20 pm

Thanks Lee. Sadly thats too rich for me at the moment :(
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Postby BIG_MVS » Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:17 pm

350 sounds fair (I have got 200-450 for leather in the past).

Looks a nice enough GTA, I'd keep the A/C if your ever thinking of punting it on in the future as it's a desirable optional extra working or not especially to the Aussie's :wink:
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Postby phildini » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:32 pm

What was wrong with it out of interest?
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Postby clee » Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:02 pm

I'm not going to be stripping out the blower etc etc unless someone REALLY wants it enough to pay the proper rate :wink:
I will strip off the comp/bracket power drain system ....Seal it up and poss rempve the rad .Depends how it goes when I really get started and shake it down .I could really do with doing as little to it as poss initially .

I'm not letting on what was wrong with it ,need to keep the illusion of GTA god but Tony knows ....... :lol: :wink: :oops:
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Postby MFaulks » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:00 pm

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Postby mettersl » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:00 pm

Coil wiring?, that isn't the normal location is it?
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Postby mogster242 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:02 pm

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Postby Alpineandy » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:57 pm

I've sussed it... the expansion bottle cap is missing

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