TVR 3000s covertible

TVR 3000s covertible

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tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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update

removing engine,then chassis sandblasted and painted ,
rebuilding this summer??

oldgeebee

340 posts

155 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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Just in time for the Pre-80's extravaganza (Sept 23rd)?
GB

tunepipe911

Original Poster:

518 posts

148 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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when it is ready,i will drive the fuel out off the tankrotate

Edited by tunepipe911 on Monday 13th February 06:41

oldgeebee

340 posts

155 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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driving
would be great to see you there - not sure if mine will be ready but it's something to aim for!
GB

tunepipe911

Original Poster:

518 posts

148 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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I do the best I can,when car is ready,I might consider to join,where does it take part?

oldgeebee

340 posts

155 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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It's going to be at the Papplewick Pumping Station, Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire.
I haven't seen a dedicated website yet but this comes from a posting on the TVRCC M-series forum.
GB

tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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anybody has a electric-wire plan off a 3000 s?
came on to some wires in doorframe,have no idea what they are used forconfused
as for the meet in september,That week I am in Portugal for a family-visit(daughter in law is Portugees),but when the car is finished
I will come over to meet,that is promised !!

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 19th February 18:36

tunepipe911

Original Poster:

518 posts

148 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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Adrian,the wires I found are located in the frame were the electric switch is to open the trunck(?think this is the wright word)
the wires for the switch are ok,but these wires I found have not been used for a wile,better to post picture?

tunepipe911

Original Poster:

518 posts

148 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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recieved the chrome bumpers today in verry nice condition,will look great on the finished car,
wink

tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Tuesday 13th March 2012
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hey

resotoration is going well so far,the bumpers I bought in the UK,someone had two pairs left and sold them,
I think they look much better than the black rubber ones,(sorry for that!)80 's meet in september will be difficult,
next year is for sure,and there could two 3000s 's on the meet from Belgiumdrivingdriving

cheers

tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Wednesday 14th March 2012
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Andrew

been looking at your 3000 s,it looks in a real good shape,
think Bleu-zeeland(Frank)could use a picture how your chromed bumpers are put up
as he has trouble getting them ok,I can't be much help to him now as my car is not at my home to
be repainted,maybe it is best for me to check as well if bumpers fit ok before paint is put on,

cheers

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Thursday 15th March 2012
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@ andrew; hens have double teeth now it seems ! Indeed the chrome bumpers are not correct for a 3000s, but as you are rightly saying, they look great on the car

@ rudy; come to think of it, yes, it might be a good idea to fit, do the fitment before spraying, then you can drill the new holes and have the redundant ones filled/polyestered in

tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Thursday 15th March 2012
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brought body back home to check bumpers,holes in body have to be adjusted,otherwise I does not look
such big deal for the moment,

tunepipe911

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518 posts

148 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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I do not have a extra wolfrace for the moment,chassis is allready blastedfurious
will have to fit the alloy as a spare,
thanks for the tip,

TVR_owner

3,349 posts

190 months

Monday 19th March 2012
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Don't know if the car is an upright radiator version, but a full size wolfrace with a 195 70 14 tyre fits as intended for cars with lower front rad. They also run nice an cool with that low front rad if converted to ally.

TVR_owner

3,349 posts

190 months

Monday 19th March 2012
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pridaux said:
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
It was the S I was discussing Andrew. Our car is about the 10th car built, 1st turbo - radiator in the nose, spare fits fine. It's original fit wolfrace and tyre fitted is same width as standard Michelin. Radiator built to same dimensions as standard. confused

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Monday 19th March 2012
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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)


tunepipe911

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148 months

Monday 19th March 2012
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thanks Andrew,but won't need the spacesaver,
Frank could use it,as he wants to sell the Wolfrace rims,

Rudy

thegamekeeper

2,282 posts

281 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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pridaux said:
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

pridaux

4,969 posts

148 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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Thanks Adrian
begining to think i was dreaming
Andrew