Bob Coker

Member ID: cokerart

Member Status: Free Member
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Member Since: 2009-01-06
Home Site: The Triumph Experience

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Last Login: 2012-02-05 05:17:49
Last Forum Activity: 2012-02-05 05:38:28
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I've been in the automotive aftermarket for 27 years, catering primarily to Porsches. As a boy I had a 1972 GT-6 Mk III when it was new. I loved that car but always wondered what a GT-6 convertible would be like. Well, now I have one!

Bob Coker's Vehicle Registry

1973 Triumph GT6 MkIII
"Spit-6 Or Dr. Frankenstein"
TFVD00000000000

1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 56,000 mi (90,123 km) -- Average age: 1973

Member Journal – Bob Coker's Spit 6 Journal

There are 11 total entries in this Journal.
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Rear Spring Refurbish

Posted on: Thursday November 17, 2011

Metal on metal No extant rubber insulator bushin

About a year ago (Could it have been longer?), Brian Dougherty (rhitee93) was kind enough to make a set of Teflon "Button" bushings for my transverse leaf spring. Some time ago I rebuilt the right rear wheel bearings and had a look at the spring, noticing that the leaves were quite compressed and seemed to have mashed the OE rubber bushes. Well the other day I decided it was time to remove the spring and refresh the bushings with those that Brian made for me. I never really had a compla...

Oil Pressure Gauge

Posted on: Thursday October 14, 2010

With the car completely apart, I decided to add an oil pressure gauge so that I might keep an eye on that critical function. James Paddock, Ltd. in the UK had the best price on a mechanical Smiths gauge kit (about $75 US) so I added that to an order I placed. The kit included the gauge, capillary tubing, and a "Tee" adapter. The brass Tee simply screwed into the block where the OE sender for the idiot light installs and provides a threaded hole for both the sender and the hose that goes t...

Camshaft Timing.

Posted on: Friday June 25, 2010

I realized that with the head still off, I have an opportunity to align the cam and crank very simply. This has been a quandary, since replacement sprockets (manufactured by County and sold everywhere.) have no timing marks. By temporarily fitting the timing cover and sliding on the timing pulley, I can "dial in" the crankshaft to 0 degrees @ TDC, visually checking the timing mark on the pulley with the timing arrow on the cover. Rotating the cam to between the lobes on cylinder #1 (As per...

New Carb Heat Sheild

Posted on: Sunday June 6, 2010

sub assembly of the heat shield and carbs with lin

Since I can't leave well enough alone, I decided to make a new, larger (Bigger is better, right?) heat shield for my carbs. The previous shield was probably sufficient, but I wanted to extend the shield forward for more protection against hot radiator fan 'wash'. For the original shield, I had used thin poster board to make a template by pressing against the intake manifold and cutting out the holes. Always wear eye and ear protection when working with power tools and sheet metal. As well...

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