Its rolled on it side!

[DamianS3]

greenhulk said:

these look alot less intrusive compared to my ones & better to be honest. Be interested to see what they look like fitted.. Be sure to try some decent h4 osram nightbreaker bulbs or phillips extremevision to notice a difference over the original bulbs otherwise driving at night will be an erm experience

I think I tried a set of these in the past the Halo was very weak, single led iirc so can only be a sidelight at best I couldn't tell if they were on during the day.. they may have better leds now, but that was my experience.

Damian S3

[Longers]

Hi Darren

Do you think the rebuild will be finished in time for the Spa Classic...?

[DJR 7]

If all concerned perform as expected the car should be ready for Burghley, if we suffer a set back we should still have plenty of time to prep for Spa.

[DamianS3]

Excellent.. I like your hubs etc... what have you had them coated with..?

I hate my rusty hubs

Damian S3

[DJR 7]

I had them Nickel plated, when I say I str8six actually organised it for me.

I've had all the previously factory plated parts re done, it should look a treat when it's finished.

[Longers]

DJR 7 said:

If all concerned perform as expected the car should be ready for Burghley, if we suffer a set back we should still have plenty of time to prep for Spa.

[Tarmac Tickler]

Headlights can really change the look of a car, in the same way wheels can, not a fan of these modern looking units, not in keeping with the classic look and feel that the TVR S has in my opinion - but it is only my opinion - each to their own.

[DJR 7]

I do agree, unfortunately sometimes the necessity of practicality wins the day.
I'm not sure that I will stick with my chosen lights but I do understand that others that may do a lot more night driving fit them more for practicality.
I was hoping to leave my car as standard as possible, I have however chosen to upgrade the brakes.
This wasn't due to the originals being inadequate it was more to do with modern cars being able to stop that much quicker.

My thoughts are, if you going to use your car on a regular basis it does no harm to upgrade certain elements to make the experience as safe as possible.

Edited by DJR 7 on Sunday 1st January 17:07

[greenhulk]

DJR 7 said:

I do agree, unfortunately sometimes the necessity of practicality wins the day.
I'm not sure that I will stick with my chosen lights but I do understand that others that may do a lot more night driving fit them more for practicality.
I was hoping to leave my car as standard as possible, I have however chosen to upgrade the brakes.
This wasn't due to the originals being inadequate it was more to do with modern cars being able to stop that much quicker.

My thoughts are, if you going to use your car on a regular basis it does no harm to upgrade certain elements to make the experience as safe as possible.

Edited by DJR 7 on Sunday 1st January 17:07

So which brake upgrade did you go for? I noticed a BIG difference moving up to 260mm discs, braided brake lines & chimaera calipers (later model ones i think, phillpot will know)

Regarding the headlight upgrades as Glen said..

glenrobbo said:

Brilliant by night no doubt.
Unusual by day.

Let me know how you get on with yours DJR7 catch you at one of the meetups this year

Steve

Edited by greenhulk on Tuesday 3rd January 12:19

[DJR 7]

So which brake upgrade did you go for? I noticed a BIG difference moving up to 260mm discs, braided brake lines & chimaera calipers (later model ones i think, phillpot will know)

Regarding the headlight upgrades as Glen said..

glenrobbo said:

Brilliant by night no doubt.
Unusual by day.

Let me know how you get on with yours DJR7 catch you at one of the meetups this year

Steve

Hi,

I opted for the Hi Spec Billet 4 Radial Calipers with 285mm grooved discs, i also had a set of rear discs machined to add the same groove pattern. The pads will be EBC Greenstuff.

I choose to have the Hi Spec logo machined off to allow TVR decals to be added to the Calipers



I've also had a set of braided hoses made, replaced all the brake lines, refurbished the rear calipers and replaced the master cylinder and servo.

[DamianS3]

Mighty brakes

What did you do to you hubs?

Thanks

Damian S3

[DJR 7]

Stripped, replated and new bearings

[greymrj]

I am getting seriously jealous now!
Great to see so many people now putting the time and effort (and money) into restoring and saving these great little cars.
All the best with the project in this new year.

[TVRees]

DJR 7 said:

... TVR decals to be added to the Calipers

Super job ! Your car is coming along really well. Of course, every S is worth Saving

Those decals look very neat - can you let us know where you got them from ?

[magpies]

Mr DJR7 - that is looking seriously good

[DJR 7]

TVRees said:

Those decals look very neat - can you let us know where you got them from ?

I used an on line company called Screen print digital, you can request any dims and colour.