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RevHappy
1,177 posts
32 months
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yellowtr said: Stuart, you know it makes sense. Will talk to you on the weeked ref your PM  No worries, figured you'd be busy on the run up the "the Supercar event", took a punt anyway 
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burriana
15,905 posts
124 months
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RevHappy said: Did you ever consider different alloys to fit larger brakes? No, it would not have been economically viable. The brakes are quite good and adequate, but you just have to be aware that when you are really caning it, they are twenty-one years old and are not as sharp as more modern cars.
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RevHappy
1,177 posts
32 months
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burriana said: RevHappy said: Did you ever consider different alloys to fit larger brakes? No, it would not have been economically viable. The brakes are quite good and adequate, but you just have to be aware that when you are really caning it, they are twenty-one years old and are not as sharp as more modern cars. So take the sensible economics side of out it bigger brakes would be handy. It's going to be a culture shock. Thanks.
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burriana
15,905 posts
124 months
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To be honest, the brakes are fine for normal spirited driving, you just have to remember the age of the car and that you don't have ABS and adjust for it. The time they gave me a concern was during severe hoonage and, when they had been subject to constant hard braking, trying to keep up with various blown Pork miscreants on one of our Dawn Runs
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GreigM
4,173 posts
119 months
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I bought a 512TR last year - awesome, best thing I've ever bought...get it bought, you won't regret it.
Prices are definitely on the up and while it probably won't make you a fortune, if you look after it there's no depreciation left.
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f1ten
636 posts
23 months
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512tr in scotland, next time Im back in Glasgow, I will need to look you up and get a look at the beast! best place in the uk to own such a car, free of traffic!
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cgt2
75 posts
58 months
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On the braking issue, I was convinced when I got it that my 1977 308 was woefully lacking in brakes but I really wanted the car to be kept original. I changed discs and pads, uprated the lines to stainless and used dot 5 brake fluid. While not comparable to a modern Porsche for example, all the above gave the pedal a much more positive response and the car felt perfectly balanced in terms of steering, handling and braking effort.
While on paper better brakes may be a good idea, the reality is no old car will compare to modern technology and what would make it feel unique is the balance of the car. Many people say the appeal of an older car is the uncorrupted steering, the feel of a chassis being worked on tyres with more sidewall etc, but massively upgrading one element of a car to me would somewhat dilute the character as well as hurt the value (originality is everything) so I would probably think very carefully before doing that.
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Bo_apex
269 posts
88 months
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steven f
534 posts
70 months
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blueg33 said: Dont have one, have ridden in one. Huge, slow by today's standards, throttle return springs seized on our le mans trip. Still iconic, I'd buy the 550  just read your profile as i wanted to see if you was a grown up which you are and you have a TVR so its obvious you know nothing about proper cars
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RevHappy
1,177 posts
32 months
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cgt2 said: On the braking issue, I was convinced when I got it that my 1977 308 was woefully lacking in brakes but I really wanted the car to be kept original. I changed discs and pads, uprated the lines to stainless and used dot 5 brake fluid. While not comparable to a modern Porsche for example, all the above gave the pedal a much more positive response and the car felt perfectly balanced in terms of steering, handling and braking effort.
While on paper better brakes may be a good idea, the reality is no old car will compare to modern technology and what would make it feel unique is the balance of the car. Many people say the appeal of an older car is the uncorrupted steering, the feel of a chassis being worked on tyres with more sidewall etc, but massively upgrading one element of a car to me would somewhat dilute the character as well as hurt the value (originality is everything) so I would probably think very carefully before doing that. As long as you had the original bits, I guess the odd upgrade is allowed. The odd stuff can always be put back, stereos get switched out all the time as well which oddly in the past I took more issue with.
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Adam B
6,905 posts
124 months
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yellowtr said: No problem.
I am in SW London, so if you fancy seeing the car for yourself drop us a PM. But manic over the next few weeks but I am sure we can work something out. What is that one like in Chelsea Cars on Wandsworth one way system? Keep driving past it but haven't had the time to stop and drool
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Elderly
1,449 posts
108 months
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cgt2 said: ...... and used dot 5 brake fluid. Is it wise to use a silicone-based brake fluid? Shouldn't you be using a polyethylene glycol-based fluid? There are some VERY high wet and dry boiling points dot 4.1 fluids but I don't think that you can change back now without renewing some parts of your braking system.
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ted 191
1,004 posts
95 months
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burriana said: To be honest, the brakes are fine for normal spirited driving, you just have to remember the age of the car and that you don't have ABS and adjust for it. The time they gave me a concern was during severe hoonage and, when they had been subject to constant hard braking, trying to keep up with various blown Pork miscreants on one of our Dawn Runs Luckily there was a slip road !
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birdcage
Original Poster
1,751 posts
75 months
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Adam B said: yellowtr said: No problem.
I am in SW London, so if you fancy seeing the car for yourself drop us a PM. But manic over the next few weeks but I am sure we can work something out. What is that one like in Chelsea Cars on Wandsworth one way system? Keep driving past it but haven't had the time to stop and drool It's a left hooker and I am looking for a RHD...
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iib441
40 posts
45 months
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Well I had one for a few years and loved it. It was my first Ferrari and the one I always wanted and didn't disappoint. They are a big car but get so much attention, I found that on a run of a couple of hours my leg got tired and it was also a loud car as mine had a sports exhaust fitted.
Lost £500 from the purchase price when I sold it in the five years or so I had it so just do it. The modern Ferraris are so much better I went to a 360 then Murcielago then 430 Spider and all have been epic. My favourite has to be the Lamborghini but the Testarossa was always my first Ferrari so will never forget it.
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johnnyreggae
856 posts
30 months
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I've just seen there's an ad for one in Motorsport at Runnymede Motor Company - I think they've had it a while
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