TVR 3000s covertible

TVR 3000s covertible

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tunepipe911

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Wednesday 14th December 2011
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restoring started


tunepipe911

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Sunday 25th December 2011
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another update on the restoration so far,

tunepipe911

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Sunday 25th December 2011
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tunepipe911

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Monday 9th January 2012
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restored windowframe with new made 3D-pieces in place



oldgeebee

340 posts

155 months

Tuesday 10th January 2012
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That looks the business Rudy!
Let's hope the glass fits and the bottom rail seals to the body!
GB

tunepipe911

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
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I fitted the old window in and it looked real good,did not even know new glass, was availble
a new frame is not be found I think?
the bottomseal will fit,i hope,no i 'am sure!

tunepipe911

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
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Graham
is the bushing problem solved?
i am thinking off fabricating them myself,the stuff they use
is polycarbon??

oldgeebee

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
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tunepipe911 said:
i am thinking off fabricating them myself,the stuff they use
is polycarbon??
Rudy, if you are talking about the suspension bushes then I would strongly recommend buying the correct parts rather than trying to fabricate them yourself. They are expensive (the polyurethane ones anyway) but I wouldn't want to be driving around on home made ones.nono
I'm still trying to track down the correct ones to use on mine.
GB

oldgeebee

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
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Adrian@ said:
GB, IMHO, you need to mix Poly and rubber (given that tyres/shocks and springs have changed since the car was built) and the large taper is the late bush (IF you use poly on the outboard rear wishbones then the NEED to be spaced correctly to match the alloy casting and the wishbone
Yes, Adrian, I've seen the threads on this but got confused on the ID measurements.

Adrian@ said:
AND there is a picture on PH with the diagrams of these eyelets)
I haven't been able to track down any diagrams using search - any links?
GB

oldgeebee

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
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Thanks Adrian - I wasn't searching that far back!
GB

tunepipe911

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Wednesday 11th January 2012
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Graham,
I will waite until you placed bushings at your chassis,to be sure they fit,
that is why I wanted to fabricate them myself,I can measure them correctly,
only issue,finding the wright material!
Adrian,about the windscreen,I was thinking to place a bracket on the thread at the end
off the stud below ,under the dash
the bracket could be adjustble to regulate the angle from the windscreen,
sorry if English is not correct,but if it works pictures could tell the correct story

wink

tunepipe911

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Wednesday 11th January 2012
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test with bracket,windowframe is verry solid now,for the moment fixed with a vice-grip on the doorframe,could drill it trough
and use a champher bolt to place rubber door seal

oldgeebee

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Wednesday 11th January 2012
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tunepipe911 said:
Graham,
I will waite until you placed bushings at your chassis,to be sure they fit,
that is why I wanted to fabricate them myself,I can measure them correctly,
only issue,finding the wright material!
Rudy, from what's been said here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... the tube ID is always 1.000". Heightswitch also makes his own tubes but buys standard 1" bushes - see his post from 15:37.
GB

heightswitch

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249 months

Thursday 12th January 2012
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oldgeebee said:
tunepipe911 said:
Graham,
I will waite until you placed bushings at your chassis,to be sure they fit,
that is why I wanted to fabricate them myself,I can measure them correctly,
only issue,finding the wright material!
Rudy, from what's been said here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... the tube ID is always 1.000". Heightswitch also makes his own tubes but buys standard 1" bushes - see his post from 15:37.
GB
http://www.superflex.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=SF397-1276P-90

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/i/product_images/_UNIVE...

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/products/Universal+Rang...

It really isn't rocket science. Just buy the correct top hat for the ID measurement of the housing and make the centres up to suit what you want!! I buy lengths of Stainless bar and just bore, ream and part off to size. You can also buy 1" Outer and 3/4" Inner to use 3/4 stainless bar . This gives you less compliance.

If you want even less compliance you can turn up solid nylon to suit.

You can also buy oversise top hats and turn them down on the lathe in a mandrel to get the size you want.

Then their is Brass !!

N.


N.


Edited by heightswitch on Thursday 12th January 18:22


Edited by heightswitch on Thursday 12th January 18:23

tunepipe911

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Thursday 12th January 2012
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thanks,
the nylon seems a good option,it is easy to work with,first idea was teflon,but had no experience
what performence will be on a car-chassis?
brass does give trough all vibrations??

heightswitch

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Thursday 12th January 2012
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tunepipe911 said:
thanks,
the nylon seems a good option,it is easy to work with,first idea was teflon,but had no experience
what performence will be on a car-chassis?
brass does give trough all vibrations??
My advice would be to just buy your top hats from a reputable supplier then machine up your own centres from stainless bar. If you want a nice road car then build it soft with nice soft bushes.

N.

tunepipe911

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Sunday 15th January 2012
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where there ever options on a 3000s,(rolloverbar,or any others)?

Adrian@

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Monday 16th January 2012
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Hi Rudy,
Yes..If I go to my storage, I will post you a picture direct, as I have one there.
Adrian@

tunepipe911

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Thursday 19th January 2012
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no picture ?

tunepipe911

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Sunday 29th January 2012
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just a picture before restoring the windscreen