TVR 3000s covertible

[tunepipe911]

should I rebalance the engine with the lighter flywheel?
what is advantage with the lighter wheel,easy cranking over I supose?

thanks so far

[phillpot]

tunepipe911 said:

what is advantage with the lighter wheel,easy cranking over I suppose?

Engine will "pick up revs" quicker, less mass to get moving.

tunepipe911 said:

teeth are damaged?

Maybe not damaged, ring gear teeth have a "lead in" to help starter motor pinion engage.

[tunepipe911]

pictures will say it all,
even with a few 100 miles in between,the internet is super to get some answers
thanks!



is the teeth-ring available anywhere,been looking at Burton,but could not find it so far

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 29th April 19:34

[bluezeeland]

part n° at Burton' is FV257C

[tunepipe911]

will order this week, will see first if I do not need anything else!

[tunepipe911]

rebuil has started

[bluezeeland]

go rudy ! is that flywheel/ring gear thing now sorted ?

[tunepipe911]

Frank
bidding ends tomorrow on a ring(tip Phillpot) ),fingers crossed for the next step!

[tunepipe911]

rebuilding the chassis,waiting for the starter-ring to finish engine and gearbox
bought myself an handy tool to sandblast all smaller parts(using white sand for the alloy parts and the harder grid for the steel parts)
outriggers are next,see if it will become a fun or a terrible job

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 20th May 16:10

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 20th May 16:10

[phillpot]

You "won" the ring gear then, that's good

There are a few TVR's heading for Spa this coming weekend (mainly S Series) why not "pop over" and say hello

[GadgeS3C]

Glad you won the ring gear. Was going to bid on on it "for stock" but better it went to someone that could make proper use of it!

[tunepipe911]

Mike,thank for the tip
Gary,thanks for not bidding

[tunepipe911]

was the meeting in Spa OK??
nice weather for a change?

[phillpot]

tunepipe911 said:

was the meeting in Spa OK??
nice weather for a change?

It was fantastic, and the sun shone all day, every day !


Plenty pictures and a video or two over on the S Series Forum

[tunepipe911]

saw the pictures,next year I could be there,
need to paint a few parts then;)

[tunepipe911]

in the fase off removing the axles in the outriggers
not an easy job but needed,what steeltype are they made off as I am
cnc-turning new ones,
Thanks

[heightswitch]

Originally EN 8 I think and replacement EN16.
But there are more knowlegable on the subject.

I will check some old posts since there is stronger again available.

You can also go slightly thicker in diameter and machine down the bush centres, this is less importand for M type carriers and more used as a mod for vixen type uprights.

N.

EN16 is usually supplied as EN16T in accordance with BS970. It is a low alloy high tensile steel. EN16T is supplied with a tensile range of 850 to 1000 n/mm2 depending on ruling section. EN16 has a good resistance to shock with excellent ductility. EN16 offers relief from tempere brittleness. Subject to ruling section larger sizes in EN16 can be supplied in other condition such as EN16R EN16S and EN16 as rolled (un heat treated).

EN8 is an unalloyed medium carbon steel with good tensile strength. It is normally supplied in cold drawn or as rolled. Tensile properties can vary but are usually between 500-800 N/mm2. EN8 is available from stock in bar and can be cut to your requirements. We also offer EN8 plate flame cut to your required sizes and normalised.

EN24 is a high quality, high tensile, alloy steel . Usually supplied readily machineable in ‘T’ condition, it combines high
tensile strength, shock resistance, good ductility and resistance to wear. EN24 is available from stock in round bar, flat bar
and plate.

EN24 is generally what to specify quill shafts in in vixen type set ups.
N.

Edited by heightswitch on Sunday 10th June 14:34

Edited by heightswitch on Sunday 10th June 14:43

[tunepipe911]

after recieving parts from the UK,they where delivered at the door(thanks to Andrew and Adrian)
I am back to continue the resto-job,
new teeth-ring is on, will put back in gearbox this week with new clutch(today repainting bellhousing and gearbox)
After seeing a nice red 3000s(Andrew's car,I even had a testrun in it,nice!!)the rebuilding is moving to a higher level,

[pridaux]

My Pleasure Rudy
So good to see what you have done so far she will be fantastic when finished looking forward to a blast the new window frame is a work of art well done wish i had booked a later ferry to of had more time will have to pop over again soon.
Dont forget we all need pictures to keep us up to date.
Happy
will soon

Andrew

[tunepipe911]

visit from the UK
I think his is calling his wife saying,honey I am still in one piece after Zolder

Edited by tunepipe911 on Monday 2nd July 19:01

Edited by tunepipe911 on Monday 2nd July 19:01