What I saw at Plasticmans workshop today

[m3coupe]

redeye said:

plasaticman
that looks the dogs,you should be proud of what you have made.
i would like to think if the factory was still running then this would be what comes out .
keep up the good work .
if its from tvr parts with a tvr engine its a tvr

Exactly my thoughts. Yes it's changed a lot but in a good way.

Would order one myself money providing.

[njohnson]

That griffith looks stunning!

[SonicHedgeHog]

I know this thread is a bit old but I like it so it's going back to the top of the list.

Just wondering how difficult it would be to take all the panels off a knackered Tuscan and replace them with T350 panels? Would it work or are they sufficiently different underneath to require mods?

[Laser Sag]

Speak to Dave Hillis (Plasticman) and he will tell you what you can have done and how easy/difficult it will be.

[SonicHedgeHog]

Could do, but I'm at the 'pondering possibilities' stage and wouldn't want to waste his time with my dreaming. It seems he can build you anything you like if your pockets are deep enough, but I was wondering how simple things could be. If the chassis' are the same then theoretically changing the fibreglass panels should be straightforward. I wouldn't put money on me being right though.

[m3coupe]

SonicHedgeHog said:

I know this thread is a bit old but I like it so it's going back to the top of the list.

Just wondering how difficult it would be to take all the panels off a knackered Tuscan and replace them with T350 panels? Would it work or are they sufficiently different underneath to require mods?

To the best of my knowledge, all of the T-cars chassis are the same bar the sagaris which is wider! Going by that, I reckon Dave could quite easily change a Tuscan into a T350! I reckon you'd need a T350 fuel tank, fans as well as the lights and I think the rear windscreens are a bit like hens teeth to get hold of!

[DJR 7]

Dear Father Christmas, other than a couple of misdemeanours
I've been a god boy in this the lords year of 2012.
The plasticman has created the ultimate Tvr and I would very much like it!
I promise to be good!

[m3coupe]

Out of curiosity, what do you need to do to modify the tuscan chassis to the width of the sagaris? Other than sourcing a sagaris chassis, who could mod it for you and what would the cost be?

[DJR 7]

Doesn't Dave state that his project is the same length and width as the factory Sag,
Is it the chassis that's wider or can the extra track width be achieved with the suspension ie extended wishbones.
I maybe way off the Marc but surely it would work.

[Laser Sag]

SonicHedgeHog said:

Could do, but I'm at the 'pondering possibilities' stage and wouldn't want to waste his time with my dreaming. It seems he can build you anything you like if your pockets are deep enough, but I was wondering how simple things could be. If the chassis' are the same then theoretically changing the fibreglass panels should be straightforward. I wouldn't put money on me being right though.

Dave is usually more than happy to talk TVR, talking through what is possible and the associated costs is part of his work so would really suggest just dropping him an email and go from there.

[spartridge]

m3coupe said:

Out of curiosity, what do you need to do to modify the tuscan chassis to the width of the sagaris? Other than sourcing a sagaris chassis, who could mod it for you and what would the cost be?

As I understand it (but happy to be corrected) only the suspension pickup points are different. Wishbones are the same. Not too expensive in itself for a specialist to do but the overall project (prep work, bodywork) would most probably end up being quite significant. Looked into doing this a while back but ruled it out early on.

[m3coupe]

I know the cost for the bodywork mods, add in paint work then the mechanical work, I wouldn't think you'd get much change from 12k and that's being conservative!

[DJR 7]

Well 12 months from my previous comment the Plasticman worked his magic and produced this

Edited by DJR 7 on Thursday 12th December 22:32

Edited by DJR 7 on Thursday 12th December 22:36

[cheeky]

Very nice! Beautiful colour. Seems to be lacking cans and rear quarter-lights though...

Seriously, great looking motor. Is it a standard S6?

[Cats]

So it does work if you write to Santa!

[DJR 7]

cheeky said:

Very nice! Beautiful colour. Seems to be lacking cans and rear quarter-lights though...

Seriously, great looking motor. Is it a standard S6?

Running on standard Sp6 at the moment, I will upgrade once I've got the teething problems out of the way. What about you? Any plans to upgrade?

[GTRene]

that does look very good.

[Mad Mark]

Looks very nice.
Hopefully this means he is now ready to do my front end rebuild

[DJR 7]

Mad Mark said:

Looks very nice.
Hopefully this means he is now ready to do my front end rebuild

It'll be in safe hands

[matt-man]

Fantastic!!!!