Mat Smith Sports Cars

[portzi]

m4tti said:

Good on you. I have a step son only 14 years younger than me and he's been to Afghanistan twice so I have the utmost of respect.

If your at any of the tvr shin digs I get to you can have a shandy on me

Thanks Matti, bring your stepson along too if he's home as we can pull up a sandbag and have a chat at Op Telick and Herrick.

At A TVRCC Hampshire meet at TVR101 earlier this year I was chattig to a TVR owner who's young son was a serviceman, really great fellow. First time I had been to TVR101 its a cracking place, If I was more local to there it would be a previledge to take my car there once a year for a service and MOT, as those guys really know their cars, especially TVR's.

Edited by portzi on Monday 30th May 12:21

[SPS]

nrick said:

m4tti said:

portzi said:

Another good reason when purchasing any Tvr is specialist service history, from a garage that knows what they are doing and not a DIY mechanic at home where things can be missed!!!!

Neill thanks for the restrained reply...

Portzi What an earth are you on about. It's an old ladder chassis with an engine and a body chucked on. I've spent the last few years rectifying specialists work. As Neil says a decent home engineer isn't paid by the hour. Add to that these cars a super simple, the speed six doesn't even have oil squirters in the bottom end. If you sent the latest Porsche or Audi to one of these guys they'd st the bed.

Looking at your profile you have a car with an old rover engine. You do realise people were rebuilding and tuning these long before tvr.

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 28th May 20:02

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The are quite simple really, you should try working on a Bentley GT W12 TT at home

Why give yourself the pain - just book it into an official VAG dealership - simples

[nrick]

SPS said:

nrick said:

m4tti said:

portzi said:

Another good reason when purchasing any Tvr is specialist service history, from a garage that knows what they are doing and not a DIY mechanic at home where things can be missed!!!!

Neill thanks for the restrained reply...

Portzi What an earth are you on about. It's an old ladder chassis with an engine and a body chucked on. I've spent the last few years rectifying specialists work. As Neil says a decent home engineer isn't paid by the hour. Add to that these cars a super simple, the speed six doesn't even have oil squirters in the bottom end. If you sent the latest Porsche or Audi to one of these guys they'd st the bed.

Looking at your profile you have a car with an old rover engine. You do realise people were rebuilding and tuning these long before tvr.

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 28th May 20:02

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The are quite simple really, you should try working on a Bentley GT W12 TT at home

Why give yourself the pain - just book it into an official VAG dealership - simples

It isn't pain it is pleasure What else do you do when it rains?

Part of owning a car like the Tuscan or the Bentley is that I can work on it myself, I have the diagnostics for each car, a good workshop and a bit of time. I have also had my bad experiences with dealers. My first was the wheel nuts coming loose on a car I had just picked up! It is also an occupational hazard, been doing it since I hot dinky toys. For me it is half the pleasure, the other half is driving it. Not for everyone sure.





Redesigning the shocking mild steel exhaust trim mounting brackets that always fail with laser cut stainless examples. I have no idea who thought that would be a good idea. I like making things better.

[portzi]

nrick said:

SPS said:

nrick said:

m4tti said:

portzi said:

Another good reason when purchasing any Tvr is specialist service history, from a garage that knows what they are doing and not a DIY mechanic at home where things can be missed!!!!

Neill thanks for the restrained reply...

Portzi What an earth are you on about. It's an old ladder chassis with an engine and a body chucked on. I've spent the last few years rectifying specialists work. As Neil says a decent home engineer isn't paid by the hour. Add to that these cars a super simple, the speed six doesn't even have oil squirters in the bottom end. If you sent the latest Porsche or Audi to one of these guys they'd st the bed.

Looking at your profile you have a car with an old rover engine. You do realise people were rebuilding and tuning these long before tvr.

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 28th May 20:02

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The are quite simple really, you should try working on a Bentley GT W12 TT at home

Why give yourself the pain - just book it into an official VAG dealership - simples

It isn't pain it is pleasure What else do you do when it rains?

Part of owning a car like the Tuscan or the Bentley is that I can work on it myself, I have the diagnostics for each car, a good workshop and a bit of time. I have also had my bad experiences with dealers. My first was the wheel nuts coming loose on a car I had just picked up! It is also an occupational hazard, been doing it since I hot dinky toys. For me it is half the pleasure, the other half is driving it. Not for everyone sure.





Redesigning the shocking mild steel exhaust trim mounting brackets that always fail with laser cut stainless examples. I have no idea who thought that would be a good idea. I like making things better.

It's not just Blackpool that had some shocking engineers then 😀. Your Tuscan looks a cracking car and colour must be your p&j .

[portzi]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Please read this thread especially the 2nd post down.

[nrick]

It is a lovely car, The Surveyor had it before me and it has always been spoilt !

It wants for nothing, is driven and looked after. 66k on the original engine.

I'll post the pictures of the brackets, truly shocking for a 170k car

The wiper mech also broke and that is a £20 POS part the same you would find on anything else

Other parts are truly spectacular

I'll post some pictures and you can work out which one is best.

[nrick]

This is pre-bending to shape. The new mild steel part is a couple of hundred quid as an assembly each.

[robc83]

Right back to the original post......I was dropping my Griff off with Mat is when the orange Sag was being picked up and as per usual the owner looked like a happy camper. Mat has looked after my TVR's for eight years now and I wouldn't go anywhere else.

I am about to move 160 miles away (rather than 30) but will still be going to Mat as I trust him and he knows his stuff.

Top bloke! Pretty good racer too by all accounts......