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mad idea of the day

Post by bogbasic » 27 May 2014 01:16 am

Struck me today that GLTs are pretty rare now and much sought after so I was wondering if its relatively straightforward to GLT-ify a 360 GLE in the mechanical dept without doing an engine swap and I'm not worried about the spoiler or the badge... might be a hinteresting project when my 1.7 is reliable enough to use everyday?? I'll dream on.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
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Post by Ride_on » 27 May 2014 07:12 pm

Yes I planned to do this, and have most of the parts, but decided to go for the full B230FT instead.

The less obvious GLT parts are;
-The exhaust shield that you mount the pump on, with intermedite plate and same rubber mounts the B200K air filter is on.
-The fuel tank (unless you use an in-tank pump or lift pump on the carb tank)
-Rear springs
-Fog lights
-Aux fuse box (redesign this its the GLTs weak spot)
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Post by bogbasic » 27 May 2014 11:52 pm

Ah, so its a tank and springs job!! Harder than I thought it might be. Are the GLT springs really different from the GLE?? I can believe it!! Maybe I'll stick with the good old GLE.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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