Hi John
yes your right on the M series however because the 3000s is about 2.5 inches lower all over with the same chassis then there is 2.5 inches less head room under the bonnet can be rather annoying when you try to fit a spare i believe there are 2 different chassis fittings for the 3000s as TVR found the same problem when they altered the radiator position if the car was built to have the radiator directly in front of the engine then the spare angles down hard into the front so not a problem.
However if you move the radiator forward on the 3000s then when you put the spare in the wheel gets obstructed by the new radator and does not angle enough this is fine on the standard M series but the 3000s with the lower bonnet by 2.5 inches thats another matter.
Andrew

The bracket takes a standard 14" wolfrace, with uprated (high) radiator, so no problems. If anyone is interested I have got a full set of 5 wolfraces for sale.
@pridaux, if rudy doesn't want the s40 spacesaver, i'll have it please, please pm me (got 4 Tslots, do not like the wolfraces)

Hi John
Although no expert but a real novice I can only go by what I found with lottie.
I see what your saying I guess they altered the bracket for the turbo to allow for the radiator.
When I had problems fitting the spare after moving the radiator I checked with David gerald Adrian Ven and Steve and they all said the same thing that most of the standard 3000s had different positioning for the bracket which would mean using a space saver.
With the build completed and chassis powder coated it was to late to change however I made a bracket that re positioned the spare back 5 inches nearer the engine and fitted a 175/80 tyre as a spare as it will give the same rolling radius as the 195/70 on the other wheels as I wanted to restore the 5 T slots rather than the wolf race copies that where on her.
Guess like all older TVRs it was a case of constant changes and hard to sometimes work out what is really original as they begged and borrowed parts from various places and made changes as they went along..
Guess it was a case of constant development?.
Anyone restoring a 3000s I would suggest checking the position on that bracket and test fitting the spare with the new radiator before dismantling and powder coating to avoid the problem the one positive thing with the new bracket is the spare is far easier to get at and saves the back when getting the wheel off.
Regards the space saver if Frank contacts me he is welcome to it as I just picked it up on flea bay as a stop gap T slots now finished and going on over Easter.
By the way how lucky are we all to have the cars we have they are great best thing I ever bought.
Andrew

Andrew, I was obviously not party to conversations you had with others but i do remember our conversation and actually diarise conversations (have done since the 1980,s........as an aid memoire). I recall discussing the fact that you have oversize tyres and I also recall suggesting fitting a narrower/standard size tyre on your spare which would solve your problem. I recall discussing if you had an LSD, which you didn,t know if you had or not, having to fit the spare on the front axle which may involve changing front wheel to back. I remember explaining why that was needed to prevent damage to the clutch plates in the diff, but I do not recall saying there were chassis differences which required a space saver. You obviously recall some of that since you fitted a narrower taller tyre to overcome this potential problem but going to the trouble of moving the wheel back 5" seems unnecessary and as already stated the standard wheel will fit in the standard place.

I am, as you know quite familiar with your car and it is stunning but it is no different to any other (obviously accepting minor differences outlined above). ALL the chassis were made in a jig and all the bodies were made in a mould. All "M" series cars are identical from the bulkhead forward and it is the bulkhead which is lower not the profile of the bonnet.

TVR,s are bespoke but that is not the same as begging and borrowing and making changes as they went along. Ironically TVR 3000S,s were probably the least bespoke TVR ever, 10 standard colours and 2 trim colours, yes I know there are odd cars with non standard colours but not many.

You will be off on the "kit Car" tack next and I,ve banged on too often with my views on that topic, nobody has yet referred to 2 of the current F1 tems as being "kit car" based

Thanks Adrian
begining to think i was dreaming
Andrew

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

N

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.

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

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

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