How to take the engine out off a GTA

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How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:57 pm

Some advice, what's the best way to take an engine out of a GTA?

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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby miles thomas » Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:09 pm

Try a search as there is info on this,it may only be in the members section but joining the club is the best money you can spend on your Alpine. Plus you are helping fund the website. Good luck and take care.
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:24 am

I've decided to take the whole engine and subframe out from underneath. looks fairly straightforward. disconnecting the gearbox controls looks the trickiest. The 6 subframe bolts will come undone and as I've overhauled the brakes disconnecting these was easy.

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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby mettersl » Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:30 pm

Getting it back needs a careful application of a hammer to get the location pins in.
There is a guide somewhere but it may be on the old site.
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:22 pm

I couldn't find anything much here on removal and refitting. I also need to find and engine overhaul manual. I have it in french but not in English

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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby simontaylor » Sun Oct 16, 2022 8:05 pm

Yup, out from underneath for sure. Done t several times this way.
It will take a day the frst time.
and next tme you will get ti out and back in insde a day.
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:08 pm

engine and box out. cleaning took me ages. while I was at it I refurbished the wishbones and got them shot blasted. Took some effort to undo the wishbone bolts. I had to use some heat in the right places and a grinder. the antiroll bar bolts had to be cut off but the bushes are all in decent shape so just some new bolts required. One of the lower wishbone allen bolts was stuck too so had to cut off the chassis bracket and re-weld the bracket together as I didn't want to totally wreck the bush as they are bonded into the wishbones.
I did find balancing the subframe engine and gearbox was a bit tricky on my trolley too.
Next job strip out the engine.
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby mettersl » Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:40 am

Well done...love the garage too...
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:31 pm

An update on progress. Engine rebuilt and upgrading the carb to the holly unit. Gearbox stripped checked and rebuilt with new seals. subframe powder coated and wishbones blasted and painted. I managed to get the failed alternator rebuilt at a place just south of Reading. New diode bank and bearings.
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby miles thomas » Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:19 pm

That's really nice and a lot of work :up
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby Buzzer » Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:22 pm

Cheers. All back in this afternoon. I’ll post a few pics later this week. Dropped the body ok. The tricky bit was the reverse gear cable routing which was tricky and aligning the rear chassis engagements requiring the use of a bodger to get the hole aligned. I assembled everything apart from inlet manifold and exhaust silencers to fit. Next job connect up the dodgy electrics
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby mettersl » Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:39 pm

Well done Buzzer the one time I saw this done it was lower the body onto the subframe and then hit the subframe engagement point with a rod and hammer until it dropped it. Alpine precision..."just the electrics" ;-)
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Re: How to take the engine out off a GTA

Postby stephendell » Sun Mar 05, 2023 7:28 pm

Looks like you are doing a really nice job there :up
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