CERBERA REPAIR PROJECT
Discussion
hi i m new here i just bought a tvr cerbera 4,5 v8 , i never realised i was gonna be such a misson to get it fixed it s been 3 months still not finished
i thought i would post some pictures and make some new friends
by the i never driven a tvr or been in one
so i m quite excited and bit worried alot people say it very powerful and read some stories people crashing afew days after they bought them
so fingers crossed
i thought i would post some pictures and make some new friends
by the i never driven a tvr or been in one
so i m quite excited and bit worried alot people say it very powerful and read some stories people crashing afew days after they bought them
so fingers crossed
Well done Sir - Another Cerbera saved, I admire you for taking on such a project, it's looking good, and it'll be worth it in the end. Don't worry too much about crashing it, it's the drivers that crash the car, not the car that crashes the driver. Just take it easy till your used to it, and respect the car - after you've done all that work yourself I'm sure you'll be a bit more careful than the rest of us anyway. 
Edited by JensenA on Wednesday 4th November 11:41
hi everyone i havent done the fiberglass job myself i took it to a guy called julian www.damagedtvrs.co.uk he is done all the fiber glass work he just sent it out to to the electrician thats gonna take another 2 weeks then the paint job , this job has been way major then i ever thought , i still havent started the car yet i dont even know if the engine works but i checked the car when it was crashed , it didnt get as far as the engine . looks like all cosmetics and new oil cooler , ac condenser , an re-coring the radiator , as julian fixing the car he said tome engine is looking in great condition no oil leeks etc, chassis is in great condition not bent or anything , we also own a garage in hammersmith , we have a body shop and everything but we dont do fiberglass , we can only do a small mendings not anything as big you should have seen my body shop workers face when they saw the car for the first i think they were gonna cry , thats why i had to take it to specialist , i will send more pictures when see the car again next week ,
julian64 said:
I would very much appreciate it if you could share a step by step guide to your fiberglass repair.
I have read books but have very little glass fibre experience.
I would be very interested in how you have maintained the strength of those edge to edge connections.
for the front end he cut it after the first bolt conection to the chassis so the nose still bolted to the chassis and he fiberglassed it from both sides, he made hole so he could get inside from the wheel arches he said it is very strong , i think it is a superb job he is truly good at fiber glass i would recommend him at anytimeI have read books but have very little glass fibre experience.
I would be very interested in how you have maintained the strength of those edge to edge connections.
pole said:
Good luck with the repair work, fingers crossed the engine starts and runs fine after all the hard work.
And if you're not familiar with the engine - DON'T rev the b
ks of it as soon as it fires up! They sound like a bag of spanners when cold - it needs to be allowed to warm up AlexH22 said:
Just noticed the address for that place, Wordsley, which isnt far from me, and Central TVR- i wonder if they get their repairs done at Fibreon?
Will be nice when its done.
Whats the cost of the project? thats if you dont mind sharing that info...
Alex
Julian and Central used to be partners in business. Will be nice when its done.
Whats the cost of the project? thats if you dont mind sharing that info...
Alex
Fibreon is I believe the largest suppliers of TVR replacement bodywork. If Julian did the repairs to the car that car will look spot on when its finished.Nice to see a cerb being put back on the road. Good Luck with it. If you havent driven one before welcome to the world of silly grins.
The front end you have there looks as though it is from my written off starmist blue 4.5 Cerb. It was, I believe at the time, the first Cerb to be fitted with the Lupo light conversion. Two weeks after having it fitted it was in a ditch. I was wondering when and where all the parts were going to turn up. Should be lots more bits and pieces, not much more bodywork though!
mooey said:
The front end you have there looks as though it is from my written off starmist blue 4.5 Cerb. It was, I believe at the time, the first Cerb to be fitted with the Lupo light conversion. Two weeks after having it fitted it was in a ditch. I was wondering when and where all the parts were going to turn up. Should be lots more bits and pieces, not much more bodywork though!
i bought this front end on e bay for £500 i was really lucky ,2 days after i bought the car i found it on ebay and yes it had lupo lights , but i m no using them but i will be using the indicators shame you didnt out clear ones before you crashed it , i wouldnt have minded hahahah since they cost like £70 each
how did you crash it anyway bumper had a nasty little hole julian wasnt very happy about it
Edited by ARDA on Thursday 5th November 16:02
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