TVR 3000s covertible

[thegamekeeper]

So to recap and ignoring Adrians "RAKES", "BUTS","OEs","NOWS","LOTS","ANDS","THATS",more "OEs",and other shouts relating to retro modded for whatever reason cars *not sure how the heater mounting fits in but HEY!,and bonnet strengthening bits, your cars is BOG standard so for the life of me I cannot understand how you cant fit a 175 profile tyre where a 195 one will fit!

Sorry to disturb your dreams but some discussions on here turn into a nightmare! I,m going to bed, maybe I won,t wake up. I hope Adrians shouting doesn,t disturb your dreams.

Good night Teddy, Good night Lottie.

[heightswitch]

Hope he has woken up..I need somewhere to sleep tonight!!

N

[TVR_owner]

Guess Steve is awake now. Not much chance of sleep if N is around

[thegamekeeper]

Morning everyone. I feel strange , I had a weird dream, Neilswitch was in it and he was all handsome and had hair. We were in a bar and The Eagles, Dire Straits and The Verve were playing live and the beer was free. I love Wednesdays. I think I, ll sunbathe today, maybe go fishing.

[tunepipe911]

next fase,chassis sprayed in first coating,after this, black coating,not powdercoated
with new windowframe
next week,starting the rebuild?

[oldgeebee]

That's looking good Rudi - why not powder coat?
GB

[tunepipe911]

Graham,
no powdercoat,sprayed a special primer to fil the small pits and then sand it after,
also to test my skills as a paint-man,hope the black will work as well as the primer,
powdercoat also has the problem off coatig to thick in some areas,not wanting to have trouble
putting the wishbones back,
what is the news on your TVR so far?

[oldgeebee]

OK Rudi - you might be right with the prime and paint - as soon as mine was powder-coated everyone was giving me reasons why it's not the way to go. Still, it looks great and there's not that many places where I need to shave a bit off for clearance.
Progress slow at the moment due to a bad back (almost better) and the great weather forcing me to do 100's of miles in the S3
GB

[tunepipe911]

at least you can do the 100 miles,I am grounded for the moment

[tunepipe911]

chassis and windscreen sandblasted,primercoating and black painted,
next step ,engine and wishbones

[tunepipe911]

witch date(meetings) in 2013 are best to visit?
just a matter to make plans for next year

[pridaux]

Hi Rudy
I am sure others would suggest others but here are i think the best
Crystal Palace classic weekend 2 Day event
Goodwood festival of speed 4 day event i think
Silverstone Classics 3 day event
Goodwood Revival My Favourite 3 day event
TVR pre 80s meet one day event
The actual dates for 2013 on these you would need to check Goodwood Revival and TVR 80S ypu may be able to do both if you come for a week but that depends on what dates they decide that year.
Hope that Helps
Got my new floor Mats from Adrian Today they are fantastic just like the original (thanks Adrian)

[tunepipe911]

need a set off seals and gasket for carburator,any suggestions
the gasket under the carb is dead,
next week would like to rebuild engine and carb,(found gaskets for engine so far)

[phillpot]

tunepipe911 said:

need a set off seals and gasket for carburator,any suggestions
the gasket under the carb is dead,

If Adrian doesn't come to your rescue are these what you need?

[tunepipe911]

that is the set I need,
thanks for the info!

[tunepipe911]

engine rebuild,new seals,gasket,painting,,,

[tunepipe911]

when rebuilding engine I noticed that flywheel could do with a change,can you place onother one from another engine or
do you have to rebalance it with the pistons and camshaft?
where to find a better one?
thanks

[heightswitch]

Why can you not use the original? Have you damaged it when removing?

The essex flywheel is heavy and can be significantly lightened without detrement. If yours just has some surface corrosion then this should clean up without much problem. I am no expert on these engines so not sure if the flywheel has a built in out of balance which needs to be retained after machining to lighten but regardless..Dynamic and static balancing of any fast road engine when you have it in bits is always a good idea..You can do most of the static balancing yourself with kitchen scales..

Parts can be obtained via Burtons, London or
Car Clinic in Darwen, lancs.

http://www.essexengines.com/

http://www.essexengines.com/tuning%20the%20essex%2...


N.

[tunepipe911]

The plate itself is ok,I am not sure on the section where startermotor does the job,the theeth are damaged, ,maybe they
are like that original?

[heightswitch]

tunepipe911 said:

The plate itself is ok,I am not sure on the section where startermotor does the job,the theeth are damaged, ,maybe they
are like that original?

You can shrink on ring gear yourself but it is a git of a job..I would look toward buying a new lightened flywheel from car Clinic.
N.