What have you done in your garage...?

What have you done in your garage...?

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carsy

3,018 posts

164 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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davep said:
Barreti said:
How much did you use davep
Barreti, in the region of 2.56 litres.
scratchchin Pretty sure mine takes less than 2 ltrs.



davep

1,141 posts

283 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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carsy said:
scratchchin Pretty sure mine takes less than 2 ltrs.
I bought three 1 litre cans, I now have one can left with just over 400 millilitres, allowing for a bit of spillage on overflow that gives a capacity of approx 2.6 litres. That's usually what the quoted capacity is in the LT77 literature so I'm happy.

Loubaruch

1,164 posts

197 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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Well after changing the exhaust gaskets, thought I had better sort out the fuel hoses etc. as I have experienced a few petrol leaks over the years and always at a connection between a rubber hose and copper pipe.

There are 8 connections on the fuel supply to the injector rail and 6 connections on the fuel return from the pressure regulator. By using SS Cohline braided hose (as used OEM on Mercedes) I have managed to reduce these 14 connections (all potential leak candidates) to 8. A bit of a hassle but if anyone is interested I can post details and pics.

Rear suspension now dismantled for re bushing and re painting. Another pleasant job! The lathe comes in very handy for making simple tools to remove and insert the bushes.

davep

1,141 posts

283 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Loubaruch said:
... A bit of a hassle but if anyone is interested I can post details and pics.
Please do, I'm interested. Sounds like a job worth doing.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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davep said:
Loubaruch said:
... A bit of a hassle but if anyone is interested I can post details and pics.
Please do, I'm interested. Sounds like a job worth doing.
+1

Barreti

6,680 posts

236 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Last night I fitted a new handbrake cable and loosely re-attached the exhaust.
Tonight I won't get time to do anything but tomorrow my plan is:
  1. Properly fit the exhaust
  2. fit the back wheels and lower off the stands
  3. tighten wishbone and suspension bolts
  4. cable tie handbrake cable to wishbone
  5. adjust rear ride height
  6. test drive
  7. check ride height

Loubaruch

1,164 posts

197 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Details of replacing the fuel lines:

http://www.bertram-hill.com/tvr-griffith.html

ESDavey

700 posts

218 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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I tightened my loose mirror by turning it 180deg ... how it got loose is my question as collar/mushroom tight. Anyway, fixing a TVR problem in less than 5mins is a 1st !

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Loubaruch said:
Details of replacing the fuel lines:

http://www.bertram-hill.com/tvr-griffith.html
Many thanks !

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Took out the seats, cleaned and balmed (...) all the leather/vinyl, gave all the (rather dirty) carpets a deep clean.

Full day of work in total, sometimes you need to do, what needs doing.......

Barreti

6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Yesterday I finished refitting the wishbones and attaching the handbrake cable.
So the car is back on its wheels and ready to bring off the ramps.

But the weather is rubbish so I won't be taking it for a run today so I might as well change the oil whilst its still up in the air.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Hi Ian,

Any does/don'ts in re-calibrating the hand-brake (mine need doing...)

Frank

Barreti

6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Not really Frank. It's a relatively simple mechanism. I'm not sure if you can reach it with the car on the ground and the wheels on though.

So get the drivers side back wheel off and stick your arm down over the diff.
You're feeling for a couple of knurled knobs. One is a locking wheel, one is the adjuster.

These pictures will help.

The front of the car is to the left and I can't rotate them on the ipad so you'll have to use your imagination because you'll be coming in from the right hand side rear wheel arch.

Shows locking mechanism locked in place ie. white knurled knob on the right is tight up to the front one. It clicks into place when it's tightened up too.


Shows locking mechanism open so you can wind the front knurled knob to adjust the handbrake tension. Don't forget to redo the lock nut when you're finished.


Edited by Barreti on Sunday 31st May 15:22


Edited by Barreti on Sunday 31st May 15:27

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Cheers Ian, I've got access to a lift, at a nearby garage nowadays, which makes issues like this somewhat easier.....

Doc Toad

490 posts

149 months

Sunday 21st June 2015
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Tadaa!
Not the most complicated job in the world but very satisfying

Before



After



andy43

Original Poster:

9,548 posts

253 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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andy43 said:
Next stop 100A fuse and holder. It's a 'midi' fuse holder like this I think.
I am Mystic Meg.
Noticed a distinct lack of voltage yesterday. Tapping gauge Biggles-style didn't help.
Was caused by the under-car 100A fuse between alternator and battery having hairline cracked.
Fitted new fuse and holder that I'd bought a few weeks ago after looking at the state of the existing holder.
Battery disconnected first, blathered fuse terminals and holder in grease and now have a happy charging system again.

Yet again PH search facility comes to the rescue - I had visions of new alternators or regulators - I thought the 100A fuse was for the whole car not just the alternator feed.

Moral of the story - if it looks knackered, change it, don't just buy the bits and stick 'em on a shelf smile
Off to buy a lottery ticket now...

andy43

Original Poster:

9,548 posts

253 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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Doc Toad said:
Tadaa!

That's the neatest silicone beading I've ever seen wink

Doc Toad

490 posts

149 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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andy43 said:
That's the neatest silicone beading I've ever seen wink
Its all in the wrist...

Colin RedGriff

2,526 posts

256 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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I did try to pop down to pick up a complete replacement throttle cable on Saturday but failed; that's another story that I will wait to share while I give them a chance to respond. I fitted the spare accelerator inner cable I had (after the throttle cable snapped last Thursday) and all is working again although I might need to slacken it off a bit, it is idling a little high once it is warm.

Also spent some time getting the rear number plate off. Just in case I need to in the future. The right hand screw was rusted in (to fibreglass!!!) and I could not undo it and ended up having to drill the head off. Even then I couldn't undo it even with mole grips and it eventually snapped off. So had to drill a new hole and fit shiny new self tappers. Anyway all done and had a blast out Saturday evening to celebrate driving

Also fixed the windscreen washers on my Jag which have been bugging me for a while. While rooting around for some spare tubing I found...........................................

a complete new throttle cable for the Griff.................banghead

Really must organise my spare parts better!

Alan461

853 posts

130 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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It was getting a bit too warm in queueing traffic yesterday.
Made a cowl for the fans to see if it would improve static cooling.
20 mins parked on tickover and the fans were cutting in every couple of minutes instead of on all the time.
overcooling is reduced on the motorway it actually runs warmer at 70ish.
This was a first attempt but may be tidy enough to keep