420 SEAC restoration begins
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gsx600 said:
If you have any spare bits left over at the end let us know ascould do with the odd seat etc 
Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
Hi Paul I have 2 x 350 FHC seats need a little TLC, but you can have them if you want.Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
TVRleigh_BBWR said:
gsx600 said:
If you have any spare bits left over at the end let us know ascould do with the odd seat etc
Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
Hi Paul I have 2 x 350 FHC seats need a little TLC, but you can have them if you want.Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
thanks
Paul
gsx600 said:
TVRleigh_BBWR said:
gsx600 said:
If you have any spare bits left over at the end let us know ascould do with the odd seat etc
Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
Hi Paul I have 2 x 350 FHC seats need a little TLC, but you can have them if you want.Whats the framework in the body ? Is that jst to try and hold together whilst not on the chassis? Would love that sort of covered space to do mine in, but at least I'm now working on solid concrete
thanks
Paul
Who have you 'got rid of' ?
More images of today's shoot after the chassis had been blast cleaned.
Not the stress fractures or poor quality welding - I'm not trying to be diplomatic!
More on that tube that was relocated. Nowhere near the steering column. More like making room for the oil filter but still don't really understand it.
A fewe more shots;
All corroded and or damaged tubing will be cut out and replaced over the next couple of weeks prior to prepping chassis for galvanisers.
Phil
420 SEAC
Not the stress fractures or poor quality welding - I'm not trying to be diplomatic!
More on that tube that was relocated. Nowhere near the steering column. More like making room for the oil filter but still don't really understand it.
A fewe more shots;
All corroded and or damaged tubing will be cut out and replaced over the next couple of weeks prior to prepping chassis for galvanisers.
Phil
420 SEAC
BTW, there was some serious chassis movement and stress, or should that be chassis stress and movement?
After talking with people that know a lot more about chassis than I ever will I'll be getting shot of my recently purchase 'after market' rear tie bars and going down the Lotus route to enable the rear suspension to work like it should!
I'll post photo's after this chassis work has been completed so you'll all see what's been done.
Phil
420 SEAC
After talking with people that know a lot more about chassis than I ever will I'll be getting shot of my recently purchase 'after market' rear tie bars and going down the Lotus route to enable the rear suspension to work like it should!
I'll post photo's after this chassis work has been completed so you'll all see what's been done.
Phil
420 SEAC
Hi Guys,
Yes, the SH bars Wayne.
I think you know Barnet fitted them some months back and the car has done few miles since then.
Yours for half of the new price if you want them?
Hi Combine, you still need to let me know how you fitted your 'removeable' SEAC fog lamp perspex covering as I'll need that info soon!
I'll be at BBWF on the Saturday but unfortunately in the daily hack.
Phil
420 SEAC
Yes, the SH bars Wayne.
I think you know Barnet fitted them some months back and the car has done few miles since then.
Yours for half of the new price if you want them?
Hi Combine, you still need to let me know how you fitted your 'removeable' SEAC fog lamp perspex covering as I'll need that info soon!
I'll be at BBWF on the Saturday but unfortunately in the daily hack.
Phil
420 SEAC
combine said:
Very interesting stuff on here , would also like to see the Lotus trailing arms as I have aftermarket arms too. A bit scary seeing the cracks in the chassis , ignorance is bliss !
That's the thing; Lotus used trailing arms on the Esprit with the driveshaft acting as the top link (copied for the Tasmin). They then added the top link which improved matters. TVR's solution seems to have been the A-frame lower arm, which they presumably hoped would, by having two location points on the chassis, be a neater fix. The presence of the tie-bar (not effective as an anti-torque bar as it's located too close to the driveshaft's centre of rotation to have any effect) proves - I think - that it was still crap. I presume Phil intends to add a top link WITH the A-frame so it'll be interesting to see whether that's a better compromise.The fractures around the welds look to be stress or impact related rather than poor welds; the welds themselves look intact apart from the one that's cracked ACROSS the weld - which is probably not due to stress in the HAZ which the earlier one might be.
With clean mild steel and a 2mm wall it's fairly difficult to NOT get a decent MIG weld... it may look like pigeon-poo but can still be structurally sound. I know: my welding's dire but I've built lead-lined doors weighing over a tonne and they've never failed. Er, yet....
Hi Guys,
I'm definately up for that run out in your SEAC Combine.
Did you drill right through the nose cone on that perspex fog/driving lamp cover on your car as you said it's detachable? I need to know as I wish to add this feature to my rebuild.
Ian,
Some of the welds really are not so hot. My limited knowledge of welding is that you not only need to pentrate the metal with enough grunt from the mig but once started one normally completes in one go and to see that aesthetic 'welders ripple' all round the weld. This effect is missing on a large minority of the welds on my chassis so maybe the wick was not up enough on the mig or said person needed more practice.
BTW, nice to know even Cerb chassis rust out:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-4-2-V8-CHASSIS-A...
Re the Lotus mod. The guys went some way with Henry's car but I've instructed them to do whatever's required to implement the Lotus arms as best they can.
Phil
420 SEAC
I'm definately up for that run out in your SEAC Combine.
Did you drill right through the nose cone on that perspex fog/driving lamp cover on your car as you said it's detachable? I need to know as I wish to add this feature to my rebuild.
Ian,
Some of the welds really are not so hot. My limited knowledge of welding is that you not only need to pentrate the metal with enough grunt from the mig but once started one normally completes in one go and to see that aesthetic 'welders ripple' all round the weld. This effect is missing on a large minority of the welds on my chassis so maybe the wick was not up enough on the mig or said person needed more practice.
BTW, nice to know even Cerb chassis rust out:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-4-2-V8-CHASSIS-A...
Re the Lotus mod. The guys went some way with Henry's car but I've instructed them to do whatever's required to implement the Lotus arms as best they can.
Phil
420 SEAC
Wedg1e said:
TVR's solution seems to have been the A-frame lower arm, which they presumably hoped would, by having two location points on the chassis, be a neater fix. The presence of the tie-bar (not effective as an anti-torque bar as it's located too close to the driveshaft's centre of rotation to have any effect) proves - I think - that it was still crap.
Try driving an A frame car hard without the tie bars and you'll really know what the meaning of crap is! The A frame moves almost as much as the trailing arm without it. Gassing Station | Wedges | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff