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blacktop
Randy Howard
Everett, WA
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03/30/2020 08:46PM

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Spitfire vs GT6 Floorpan
Posted by: blacktop
Date: June 02, 2023 04:38PM

Here are 3 newbie questions for you. Is the floor pan of a Spitfire identical to a GT6 floor pan or are there differences? Also, I am 6'1" tall and 215 lbs. Can I comfortably fit in a GT6? And finally, is the engine compartment on a GT6 larger than on a Spitfire?

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Randy


Airwreckc
Eric Cumming
RTP, North Carolina
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05/28/2020 10:10AM

Main British Car:
1972 MGB-GT (working on a Sebring project) Buick 300-4 V8

Re: Spitfire vs GT6 Floorpan
Posted by: Airwreckc
Date: June 06, 2023 03:02PM

Randy, just did a bit of research. The wiki on the GT6 says it was developed from the Spitfire, but the six cylinder required a bulge in the hood. This *may* be similar to what happened with the MGC vs MGB (the MGC also required a bulge in the hood, but was the same (except for the engine) otherwise.


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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10/23/2007 11:32PM

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1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Spitfire vs GT6 Floorpan
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: June 12, 2023 12:41PM

Mostly the same. The MGC had a different crossmember with a torsion bar front suspension & different floor pans to accommodate the torsion bars.
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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Spitfire vs GT6 Floorpan
Posted by: Moderator
Date: June 13, 2023 02:05AM

Actually, there are many differences between MGB and MGC. Totally different inner wings. Everything around the radiator and slam panel is different. I'm not sure if there are any common parts at all between MGB and MGC brake systems... except for the rubber pads on the pedals. Telescoping vs knee-action front shocks. Different rear axle ratios. Different rear springs. Different wheel sizes. 4-lug vs 5-lug hubs. And the MGC speedometers went to 140 mph, didn't they?


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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Spitfire vs GT6 Floorpan
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: June 14, 2023 08:36AM

140 mph speedometer? Yes, they did.


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