Supercharged LS1 Cerb on the road *Photo intensive*

[hornetrider]

Pardon me for dropping in and saying hello, but I have to say that car is fabulous, well done sir! Outstanding!

[MrChips]

450Nick said:

Slightly O/T but does anyone know what the colour of this BMW is called? I absolutely loved it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwvt/4275169874/in/se...

It's "Monte Carlo Blue" - it's a BMW Individual paint on an M3 Edition Coupe.

[sotonboy1977]

heres some "colour sanding" norm process for me depending on level needed is 1200 then 2000 then 4000 then 3M fast cut then fast cut plus then 3M finesse then 3M handglaze then a good wax like swissvax/zymol etc (my choice is swissvax finish)then light spray of water and soft cloth but not microfiber.

[sotonboy1977]

oh and forgot you will also need around 300 litres of elbow grease and equal amount of hot tea !!!.

[sotonboy1977]

beware of solid colours,very very hard work !!

but like said before,sooooo rewarding when all done.

[mikeinsheffield]

Boosted Cerb said:

Mike, Looking forward to Chatsworth, will email Kev, would be good to leave the bonnet up

Rich.

Can't wait to see it.....


.... if you need a "local" to show you some good roads, look no further! Only ask for a passenger ride!

How about getting it booked into RaceProved for a dyno run on the Saturday morning? I'm booked in at about 9am Saturday am so I can then make the Saturday TVR run out / convoy / pub lunch thing...


... it would be a real experience to hear yours up on the dyno, and to see what figures you are pumping out!

How about it?

[jamiep]

Wow, stunning looking car, What does it weigh? that must go like a rocket, any videos?

[nightflight]

Outstanding. If only the factory had gone down this route instead of building their own engines, I'm sure they would still be in business.

[Steve Devaney]

sotonboy1977 said:

heres some "colour sanding" norm process for me depending on level needed is 1200 then 2000 then 4000 then 3M fast cut then fast cut plus then 3M finesse then 3M handglaze then a good wax like swissvax/zymol etc (my choice is swissvax finish)then light spray of water and soft cloth but not microfiber.

How does this process affect the laquer long-term? Is it a once only job that takes a micro slither from the top surface of the laquer or does it go deeper!?

[sotonboy1977]

basically when the clear coat has "orange peel" eg bumpy look to it,you will not get a true reflection,the wet flatting(colour sanding)takes the clear coat only as low as the low spots between the peaks of the orange peel,so only removing the "peaks",without blowing my own trumpet it is a job that take a lot of experience and skill,just by looking at paintwork you can get an idea of how deep the clear coat is and just how far you can go,but even so the first sand is the slowest,taking it back touch by touch constantly checking to see if the bumps have been removed,then after that it is a case of getting the "finish",polishing is simply making scratches smaller,even the most mirror of cars under a scope will be scratched.this process will only needed to be done once.I always hate the 1st panel,but by the time your doing the last finishing touches its sooooooo rewarding.

[Greeny]

nightflight said:

Outstanding. If only the factory had gone down this route instead of building their own engines, I'm sure they would still be in business.

And if I had a pound for every time that comment had been posted, well I would be some what richer than I am now

[G20RG B]

Greeny said:

nightflight said:

Outstanding. If only the factory had gone down this route instead of building their own engines, I'm sure they would still be in business.

And if I had a pound for every time that comment had been posted, well I would be some what richer than I am now

That why you and I are trying to get discount on some fish and chips

[Greeny]

G20RG B said:

Greeny said:

nightflight said:

Outstanding. If only the factory had gone down this route instead of building their own engines, I'm sure they would still be in business.

And if I had a pound for every time that comment had been posted, well I would be some what richer than I am now

That why you and I are trying to get discount on some fish and chips

[Steve Devaney]

sotonboy1977 said:

basically when the clear coat has "orange peel" eg bumpy look to it,you will not get a true reflection,the wet flatting(colour sanding)takes the clear coat only as low as the low spots between the peaks of the orange peel,so only removing the "peaks",without blowing my own trumpet it is a job that take a lot of experience and skill,just by looking at paintwork you can get an idea of how deep the clear coat is and just how far you can go,but even so the first sand is the slowest,taking it back touch by touch constantly checking to see if the bumps have been removed,then after that it is a case of getting the "finish",polishing is simply making scratches smaller,even the most mirror of cars under a scope will be scratched.this process will only needed to be done once.I always hate the 1st panel,but by the time your doing the last finishing touches its sooooooo rewarding.

What about paint blemishes / touched-in stone chips etc, do these hamper agood job being done or do they appear less of an issue?

[markh1]

Yesturday I had the pleasure of going down to Rich's and having a ride in this beast!

The quality of the finish really is superb! The engine bay looks better than the original!

Rich very kindly took me out for a blast, the noise is great although not very intrusive. There is just a hint of supercharger whine but not enough to drown the sound of that lovely v8. The torque is really noticeable, Rich demo'd how it pulled in 5th at just 1100 rpm!

I do not think the engine detracts at all from the character of the cerbera, I think it really compliments the car and if my engine went pop this is the route I would go down.

Another thing I thought was great on the car was the racelogic traction control. Rich was able to give it the beans out of a junction and the TC allowed just a bit of slip but was not invasive in anyway, there was no sudden cutting of the power. When I have saved up a few more pennies I think this is a worthy mod! The feeling of being able to drive in the wet knowing that a momentary loss in concentration is not going to be a disaster would be well worth it!

[mikeinsheffield]

Just read the article in SPRINT magazine - a good read, and makes me appreciate even more just how much bespoke engineering work has gone into this build, and also the levels of attention to detail. A credit to you, sir!

I can't wait to see the car "in the flesh" at Chatsworth. If you are coming up for the Saturday - have you booked it in on RaceProved dyno? Would be good if you could make the RaceProved open day or the run out from Chatsworth on the Saturday also - then I'd get a chance to hear it too...

[Boosted Cerb]

Thanks Mike I hope everyone had a good read. I enjoyed writing the article and am really pleased with the way it turned out but like all good TVR's its in bits again now, new clutch and brake master cylinders and just picked up a couple of Tuscan carbon exhaust can's

Will be at chatsworth on the Sunday, but its my nephews 1st birthday on the Saturday so I won't make the Raceproved day

Here's a few other pics we took on the photo shoot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwvt/sets/72157623474...

See you all on the Sunday.

Rich.

[verminator]

The car is a work of art, it looks like thats how it left the factory. I certainly admire your engineering skills, but being a purist the only negative is that it is no longer a TVR, just a TVR body, but i have to say that it looks a million dollars.

[crimbo]

Awesome !!!!!!!!!

[mikeinsheffield]

Great photo's too!

Look forward to seeing you at Chatsworth - bring an extra microfibre cloth to wipe all the drool off your car