Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?

[Dirk1]

I made a photograph of some parts I cannot recognise. Can someone shine some light?
Dirk/Antwerp

[Huntsman]

Dirk1 said:

I made a photograph of some parts I cannot recognise. Can someone shine some light?
Dirk/Antwerp

I'll email you what I know.

[Mellow Yellow]

The wooden blocks threaded on the wire (second in bottom left) look like the spacers for the grill, they sit between the grill and the bodywork on the locating bolts. There's a picture below, the one in my photo is plastic but the other five were wooden wedges like yours.

[Dirk1]

Thanks guys. Meanwhile I know all the parts on the left side. rest will follow.
Dirk

[sussexkeebler]

Dirk1 said:

Thanks guys. Meanwhile I know all the parts on the left side. rest will follow.
Dirk

Hi Dirk
If it helps the 2nd on the right bottom line is a door hinge spacer. Top line middle if it is curved with a short edge folded up will be the cover for the bonnet release handle. Good luck!

[GK52]

The circular one looks like an oil filter adapter plate?

[darylharris32]

Afternoon Dirk,

I am with my dad (Terry Harris) tomorrow and over Christmas so I will reply to you with all the parts details... The ones I recognise is second in from top left (Steering rack bracket - sits inside front left of chassis if stood in front looking at the car) and a rough guess but does look like it, the circular one is a fan/fan top pulley spacer for the water pump... Will confirm for you once I catch up with dad as I have been doing bathrooms vice classic car welding...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Gordon Keeble owners from Terry Harris and team...

Regards Daryl

[Vette Number]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Darryl, Terry and fellow Keeblers!

[GK anorak]

Does anyone know why there has been so little activity this past year on the Gordon Keeble site.It's been six months since the last update and I need a dose of new photos!!

[GK52]

Old photo of chassis 52 with Intermeccanica Indra (now for sale)

[Mellow Yellow]

GK52 said:

Old photo of chassis 52 with Intermeccanica Indra (now for sale)

Like the Indra, bit of Maserati to it. Is it just the perspective or does it really dwarf the GK?

[GK52]

Or a Lambo?



Perspective from the other side:

[Mellow Yellow]

Just stumbled across some great pictures of the Keeble factory here

Some examples below, there are 33 in total although not all of the factory:

[Mellow Yellow]

Interesting arrangement on Ch01, boot catch through numberplate:

[Mellow Yellow]

Mellow Yellow said:

Just stumbled across some great pictures of the Keeble factory here

Some examples below, there are 33 in total although not all of the factory:

For comparison, TVR factory 1994:

[Dirk1]

Hi all,

Slow progress on nr. 57.Fighting with the wiring at the moment.Amazingly few fuses.
If I remember right,the top of the dashboard is fixed with 4 selftappers. Do they have a hexagon top and chromed?
Does anybody have an old headlining I could borrow to copy?
Dirk/Antwerp

[sussexkeebler]

Dirk1 said:

Hi all,

If I remember right,the top of the dashboard is fixed with 4 selftappers. Do they have a hexagon top and chromed?

On 77 they were chromed crosshead counter sunk set screws (1/4 unf?) - There should be captive nuts set into four steel brackets glassed into the bodywork - one on 77 had sheared and was a pain to replace...
As for the headlining the guy who did the paint job on 77 also did some interior bits including a new headlining. Think he kept a pattern, but not sure he is still in business. Last contact details I had for him were Dave Womack Restorations 07885 957328

[Dirk1]

Thanks anyway,will give him a call!
Dirk

[GK52]

Hi Dirk, If you cannot find a pattern, it should be relatively easy to get a trimmer to fashion one. I have done it on 2 GKs now-neither of which came with a lining.

[P5BNij]

GK52 said:

Or a Lambo?



Perspective from the other side:

It's a Maserati Ghibli in the top pic..! And a fine looking machine at that ;O)

Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 26th January 12:59