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GT6 "new" GT6 MK3 planned restoration...

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And if you don't have an impact wrench, get the proper socket and a breaker bar. Set it in place at about 12:00 position. Hit the starter button. Do this once or twice and it will come free.

Sounds painful, doesn't it? I honestly don't know if this works as well on a GT6 as it does on a Spitfire. And obviously you need to remove anything that might be smashed by the flying breaker bar.

I'd go with Shawn's method if at all possible. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif
 
ok, so back to my question on the last page, can someone help me with machine shop lingo? i've got a pretty good idea of what i want done and what i might need, but i was wondering if someone could lay it out straight so i don't look like an idiot when i take it in to get a lookover...i'm a noob afterall.
 
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ok, so back to my question on the last page, can someone help me with machine shop lingo? i've got a pretty good idea of what i want done and what i might need, but i was wondering if someone could lay it out straight so i don't look like an idiot when i take it in to get a lookover...i'm a noob afterall.

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Hi again,

Might I suggest you start a new thread with this question? I bet you'd get a lot more responses. This thread has gone in several different directions already.

Also give us a general idea of what you want to have done and maybe we can help fill in the specifics. Are you planning to just freshen up the engine? Or, do you want to make some improvements?

Besides, any machine shop that's worth a darn should help you along with the process and not make you feel like a fool. ("The customer is always right... Especially when they are wrong!")

I'd suggest interviewing several shops 'til you find one you feel comfortable with. Many old-timers are more than happy to help and encourage newbies who make the effort to learn the "good old ways" of wrenching on cars. ("We don't need any of those new-fangled computers!")

Factory service manuals give all the specs they will need and provides a pretty good step-by-step guide. Of course, the factory manuals are written in "British English", so the ideal machine shop would be one that understands the difference between a bonnet and a boot.

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