Where to get a Geo Setup Done?

Where to get a Geo Setup Done?

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Naughty Magpie

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1,484 posts

239 months

Wednesday 30th August 2006
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Hi, I've just lowered the MINI and need the geo re-doing - the negative camber is a bit too much for me! Need yet more advice where to go! yes

Hannah.

DJFish

5,922 posts

264 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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Leda in Braintree are superb, bit of a hike for you though.

RobCallow

41 posts

238 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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Autotest in Norwich are very good.

Puddenchucker

4,102 posts

219 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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SCA RaceRally in Norwich are meant to be good. www.sca-racerally.co.uk

I've had 4-wheel alignment done there and know a couple of people who have track-day cars set-up by them.

Monumental

401 posts

227 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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I took the Evo to STS in Bedford this morning for a four wheel alignment. The fact that they took 30mins to find the specs for my car says it all I think

apguy

824 posts

249 months

Thursday 7th September 2006
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You could use us. Laser 4-wheel alignment equipment, normally we allow 2 hours and charge £64+vat including necessary adjustments. Experiance of everything from Ferraris and TVRs through to Fiestas and Discoverys and countless race cars.

Details in my profile. Location Bury St Edmunds

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simpo two

85,507 posts

266 months

Thursday 7th September 2006
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apguy said:
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wavey Hi Andrew, your old Griff is alive and well-polished in the hands of fellow PHer Bacardi, often to be seen at PH Roadshow events. I was the chap who played the role of 'expert' nuts

If you'd like to join us next year please let me know

www.phea.co.uk

apguy

824 posts

249 months

Thursday 7th September 2006
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simpo two said:
apguy said:
shameless plug

wavey Hi Andrew, your old Griff is alive and well-polished in the hands of fellow PHer Bacardi, often to be seen at PH Roadshow events. I was the chap who played the role of 'expert' nuts

If you'd like to join us next year please let me know

www.phea.co.uk


Blimey I hadn't realised that my old Griff was still local. Hopefully it now has a few more miles on it than when I owned it as it was a bit of a garage queen Still I've made up for it now as my Cerbera has 56k miles on its original engine and still going strong (crossed fingers). I'd like to bring the Cerbie to a local event just as soon as I finish the bodywork boxedin

Bacardi

2,235 posts

277 months

Thursday 7th September 2006
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Hi Andrew

I've managed to put a few more miles on it . Although, at the moment, it's currently being garage queen again owing to blowing the 40a fuse that controls the fans with such a force that one of the pins has welded itself in the socket.... which I can't get out. Just got off the phone from Scole and the guys are going to fit some dual relay/delay malarkey which, apparently, is a permanent fix.

Other than that, the car has been great and remains cosmetically unchanged. See you at a meet someday .

Edited by Bacardi on Friday 8th September 08:18

V8 EOL

2,780 posts

223 months

Thursday 7th September 2006
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apguy said:
Cerbera has 56k miles on its original engine


Forgive me for being thick but why is this good? I would hope for 100k+ out of the oil burner at least.

Edited by V8 EOL on Thursday 7th September 20:19

apguy

824 posts

249 months

Friday 8th September 2006
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V8 EOL said:
apguy said:
Cerbera has 56k miles on its original engine


Forgive me for being thick but why is this good? I would hope for 100k+ out of the oil burner at least.

Edited by V8 EOL on Thursday 7th September 20:19


Its a long story but in brief. The 4.2 AJP Cerbera in 1996 was TVRs 1st attempt at their own engine, the first cars produced and hence their owners then became the test mules for this engine. Porous and snapped cranks were not unheard of, cams were extremely aggressive and noisey (hence clatter cams) but later reprofiled cams wore too quick (chocolate cams), clutches lose their fingers at the drop of a hat and master and slave cylinders have the fluid retaining properties of a colander. Starter motors suffer from heat due to positioning. The oil pressure relief springs were too weak and are considered almost a consumable. The list is extensive. Obviously not all faults will kill an engine and indeed many of them can be rectified with a DIY attitiude or a good dealer.
There are contrasting views within the Cerbera community. Some believe that the very early cars (mine is the 26th off the production line) have been more reliable as they were put together more carefully. Others believe the later ones had the benefit of hindsight and have more faults fixed. I'm neutral. I belive there are as many good early ones as later ones. Pop into the Cerbera forum and you'll see that 56k on an original engine is pretty good although one PH member is at 120k and still going strong. Hope this helps.