From Chimaera to Cerbera

[Brummmie]

Having gone exactly this way, i found the Cerbera much more stable at speed, once the steering rack/geometry was set up properly.
The Chim was really hairy at 160mph, more so than the Cerbera at 200!

[FUBAR]

OutlawFlat4 said:

Nice,is that longbows old plate?

Edited by OutlawFlat4 on Wednesday 26th November 22:38

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Greeny said:

ahem!

There's always one

[STE VR]

Some lovely plates out there, and again, thank you for the warm welcome to the madhouse.

I may need to sell my plate for funds towards the clutch, slave cylinder, master cylinder, oil cooler, pipes, etc etc etc... So far I have driven 150 miles and it has cost roughly £3500. So thats £24 per mile give or take. Best £24 per mile I have ever spent.

These cars do not like sitting for too long at all.......just think, if you drive them regular you're actually saving money

(Ps. for non-owners looking at this I am carrying out a restoration to a hopefully very high standard. Please do not think this is what owning a Cerebra is normally like!!)

[verminator]

Ste vr Just to give you some hope, I owned my Cerb for ten years and in all that time it never once let me down. I did have a leak from the slave and replaced the clutch, but apart from normal servicing it was not an expensive car to run for a car of that type. As for this £3k pa you hear about, I never spent anything like that. I never had any electrical probs either, every light, switch, and button always worked. A truly great car!

[caduceus]

FUBAR said:

OutlawFlat4 said:

Nice,is that longbows old plate?

Edited by OutlawFlat4 on Wednesday 26th November 22:38

He got rid of his Cerb?

[magpies]

Instrument Techie....nice to see folks with proper engineering trades

as we say

Mechanical Engineers work to the nearest thou'

Electrical Engineers work to the nearest mA

Instrument Engineers work to the nearest instrument

[andysgriff]

waveydavey1000 said:

Another Cerb owning Instrument Tech here! Not as rare as you initially thought!

Welcome aboard

Thats how I started, offshore Inst Tech in the 80's, previous was with ICI at Wilton and I had a Cerb

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caduceus said:

He got rid of his Cerb?

Afraid so. He is moving abroad.

[caduceus]

FUBAR said:

caduceus said:

He got rid of his Cerb?

Afraid so. He is moving abroad.

Crikey Not much of the old guard left...

[STE VR]

Hi again,

Sorry for the long absence. Us techies are very busy over the festive period grabbing money for the upcoming restorations.

Probably should start a new thread but does anybody know where I can get a new battery plate? (the one under the battery) Mine is nearly dust.

On a side note...still absolutely bloody loving it.

[Brummmie]

I made a new one out of ally plate, it's only a square.

[Malam]

This thread makes me happy and sad

[STE VR]

Malam said:

This thread makes me happy and sad

Hi Malam.

Don't be sad!. I should have updated this thread really. Since my initial purchase and consequent outlay she is now back at Ian at Torque RVT because as part of the restoration I have decided on fitting a nice little set of Nitrons She is also having new rear shoes and cables, air con recharge, rear heated screen repair etc etc..

She drives stunningly. Very strong engine and still tries to kill me on every journey. To be fair I am a st driver but she is in good hands.

If I ever get the time I can always pass by to say hello

[goneape]

andysgriff said:

Thats how I started, offshore Inst Tech in the 80's, previous was with ICI at Wilton and I had a Cerb

Another ICI bloke here, but at a site down south. Hopefully ready for some TVRness in 12 months or so, but first I need to move house.

What do chemical engineers work to? The nearest kmol?