What have you done in your Garage this evening??
Discussion
TVRMs said:
You need to get a blasting kit. That gearbox would have looked so much nicer basted 
A blasting cabinet that would take a Gear box is to big i could have popped it up to get it blasted but therapeutic hand stripping and sanding and its coming up good enamel Primer went on today so will be finished tomorrow John although Soda Blasting does give a great key for painting maybe next car 
Andrew
Edited by Andrew Gray on Sunday 23 October 18:28
the other tim said:
How is the speedo driven?
We converted the Original Speedo to Electric using Jaguar internals and it has a signal from the Differential to calibrate we have a magic box from the USA that can be adjusted to get an accurate reading depending on Tyre size behind the dash.Andrew
Dollyman1850 said:
Swept out, Painted floors and Ply lined inner walls ready for my next 3000S project -X :-)
Great Cars 
Edited by Dollyman1850 on Friday 28th October 23:50
Edited by Dollyman1850 on Saturday 29th October 00:02
That will keep you off the streets for a while great project
A
Spent most of the day finishing off the Number plate for the Tuscan Using the period cast ACE numbers and letters and a set for a friends MK1 Vixen which is also going up to the NEC Next week
Its a rather fiddly job but pleased with the results each one drilled and tapped and then studs with thread lock as there is only about three to 4 turns on the stud.
Still the Vixen to do but will do that when the bonnets off later in the winter.
Andrew
Its a rather fiddly job but pleased with the results each one drilled and tapped and then studs with thread lock as there is only about three to 4 turns on the stud.
Still the Vixen to do but will do that when the bonnets off later in the winter.
Andrew
Hansoplast said:
I am speechless.
Short of words.
But what come to mind; ventilation, originality, christmas.
It's illegal in Holland so good for you.
Have fun and enjoy.
Hans
They're illegal in this country as well!Short of words.
But what come to mind; ventilation, originality, christmas.
It's illegal in Holland so good for you.
Have fun and enjoy.
Hans
If they had been Plastic 3 1/8" raised letters in Silver then they would have been both originally correct and also period correct.
3.5" numerals are period correct for 1963 or earlier registered vehicles.
Edited by Dollyman1850 on Monday 31st October 21:02
Currently they only produce 3.5 they went smaller when numbers went from 6 to 7 digits Neil which i am very happy with as for plastic or cast its a matter of preference personally i prefer the quality of the cast ones and certainly would not fit plastic but everyone to there own
Andrew
Andrew
I believe the original raised letters were in 3 1/8" white. They were also plastic of some description. Surely these weren't always "illegal" in the UK. Perhaps TVR might have bent the law but Lotus and others as well ignoring the law? If they were legal in the UK when the car was originally built then surely they must still be legal today?
You can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
You can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
tomtrout said:
I believe the original raised letters were in 3 1/8" white. They were also plastic of some description. Surely these weren't always "illegal" in the UK. Perhaps TVR might have bent the law but Lotus and others as well ignoring the law? If they were legal in the UK when the car was originally built then surely they must still be legal today?
You can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
They look great AndyYou can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
But laws are made to break
A
tomtrout said:
I believe the original raised letters were in 3 1/8" white. They were also plastic of some description. Surely these weren't always "illegal" in the UK. Perhaps TVR might have bent the law but Lotus and others as well ignoring the law? If they were legal in the UK when the car was originally built then surely they must still be legal today?
You can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
I was referring to the incorrect too large and wrongly spaced version in the wrong material above.You can tell I'm not purist because I went for silver letters. Not as smart as your letters and numbers Andrew but weigh a whole lot less!
The 3 1/8 " versions are correct and legal for the period. They were silver but I think in other instances also white, possibly dependant upon the year the car came out of the factory. They could well have started out as white but I have seen both on original cars.
Not sure of the logic of not wanting to use plastic numerals on a plastic car but hey ho. In my view though the larger numerals just look wrong and out of scale for the space available.
N.
rev-erend said:
Before I post my garage updates - is a TVR 450SEAC a classic ?
Or too modern for this forum.
Obviously ALL TVR's are classics but for the purposes of Pistonheads "Classics" are (loosely) defined as pre-wedge.Or too modern for this forum.
I'm sure that we'd all like to hear about your garage up-dates but you may get keener audience if you post them on the "Wedge" forum (just above "Classics" on the PH index).
Phil.
Andrew Gray said:
Spent most of the day finishing off the Number plate for the Tuscan Using the period cast ACE numbers and letters and a set for a friends MK1 Vixen which is also going up to the NEC Next week
Its a rather fiddly job but pleased with the results each one drilled and tapped and then studs with thread lock as there is only about three to 4 turns on the stud.
Still the Vixen to do but will do that when the bonnets off later in the winter.
Andrew
My OCD couldn't be able to cope with that lack of straight bottom edge Andrew. Apologies if the numbers are still to be finally aligned.Its a rather fiddly job but pleased with the results each one drilled and tapped and then studs with thread lock as there is only about three to 4 turns on the stud.
Still the Vixen to do but will do that when the bonnets off later in the winter.
Andrew
Is it legal? No less so than the the previous stick-on plate.
My Vixen S2 had silver letters/number from new as seen in the (colour) press shots of the car.
I think I've had every different example of plate colour, position etc on the Vixens I've owned including the sticker on the bonnet - which I liked. In my opinion the grill mounting works best for registration numbers with less than 7 characters (and one of mine had 7)
I don't recommend the metal plate under the grill as it is too exposed and would catch if the bonnet was opened on uneven ground or nosed too close to a kerb. The only reason I fixed the plate there was it was like that when new.
A Vixen I looked at very recently (not moved in several years, but may soon!) had a 6 character plate in silver mounted on the grill.
Matt
I think I've had every different example of plate colour, position etc on the Vixens I've owned including the sticker on the bonnet - which I liked. In my opinion the grill mounting works best for registration numbers with less than 7 characters (and one of mine had 7)
I don't recommend the metal plate under the grill as it is too exposed and would catch if the bonnet was opened on uneven ground or nosed too close to a kerb. The only reason I fixed the plate there was it was like that when new.
A Vixen I looked at very recently (not moved in several years, but may soon!) had a 6 character plate in silver mounted on the grill.
Matt
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