johns tvr rebuild
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I did a full rebuild in around 2 hours then i fell asleep at the end .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjXrMM4jLU&NR=...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjXrMM4jLU&NR=...
Armchair Vet said:
Before we got the wheels on we ran up the engine for 45 minutes for final checks. I took the opportunity to do a 1 minute video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_NkX5Aasc
Great vid (and Car)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_NkX5Aasc
But the supercharger belt looks awfully close to the exhaust heat shield
Engineer1949 said:
well i found a little bit to do fit the chassis protectors to rear of the inner wings should help with longevity
john
To be honest it wants to be the other way round ,mositure dirt and grit will still get trapped ..john
Can you tell me a bit about your engine spec ? is it low compression and what power are you aiming for ..will be a low boost setup.
Basically the motor is a standard pre serp 4.0 ltr heads have been cleaned up valve guides reduced and bulleted,compression is i guess around 9.0 to 1 it has a slightly thicker composite gasket than the original,then blower by sc power with my own drive train,boost should work out to aroind 6psi,output will be sufficient,will know when got some miles on the car and get it on the rollers at emerald.
John
John
Engineer1949 said:
well i found a little bit to do fit the chassis protectors to rear of the inner wings should help with longevity
john
Aren't you worried about dissimilar metal corrosion between those aluminium pop rivets and the steel tubes that were nicely painted but now have drilled holes in to expose bare metal? Or have you waxoiled them? While the covers will stop impact damage from road debris they look like they will act to catch, store and hold all the dirt. Surely a better solution would be to have something attached to the fibreglass inner wing and hang downwards?john
Mr Supercharged said:
Engineer1949 said:
well i found a little bit to do fit the chassis protectors to rear of the inner wings should help with longevity
john
Aren't you worried about dissimilar metal corrosion between those aluminium pop rivets and the steel tubes that were nicely painted but now have drilled holes in to expose bare metal? Or have you waxoiled them? While the covers will stop impact damage from road debris they look like they will act to catch, store and hold all the dirt. Surely a better solution would be to have something attached to the fibreglass inner wing and hang downwards?john
Thanks for your concerns firstly the rivets are 303 stainless and the holes are filled with a small amount of 212 polyurathane mastic no corrosion for us plus the cover has adequate room for detritus to fall or be washed out main consideration is stopping the attack from the road wheels which is the start of all chassis problems.
John
John
Engineer1949 said:
Thanks for your concerns firstly the rivets are 303 stainless and the holes are filled with a small amount of 212 polyurathane mastic no corrosion for us plus the cover has adequate room for detritus to fall or be washed out main consideration is stopping the attack from the road wheels which is the start of all chassis problems.
John
Everyone's an armchair engineer on here John John
It's amazing to me people can follow a project like yours for months & months observing your indisputable skills all the way.
Then jump in to point out you really dont know what you're doing when fitting a couple of stone guards
Your answer did make me chuckle
, it was polite yet exposing the stupidity of challenging your undeniable skills right at the end of such a professional full restoration.Some people would do better just to sit back & learn from what you've done here, rather than think they know better on such a basic point.
Congratulations on such an amazing project BTW, it's a lesson to us all.
ChimpOnGas said:
Everyone's an armchair engineer on here John
It's amazing to me people can follow a project like yours for months & months observing your indisputable skills all the way.
Then jump in to point out you really dont know what you're doing when fitting a couple of stone guards
Your answer did make me chuckle, it was polite yet exposing the stupidity of challenging your undeniable skills right at the end of such a professional full restoration.
Some people would do better just to sit back & learn from what you've done here, rather than think they know better on such a basic point.
Congratulations on such an amazing project BTW, it's a lesson to us all.
Even top engineers get it wrong from time to time ..We are allowed to speak our minds ! Thats why it is a discussion forum .It's amazing to me people can follow a project like yours for months & months observing your indisputable skills all the way.
Then jump in to point out you really dont know what you're doing when fitting a couple of stone guards
Your answer did make me chuckle
, it was polite yet exposing the stupidity of challenging your undeniable skills right at the end of such a professional full restoration.Some people would do better just to sit back & learn from what you've done here, rather than think they know better on such a basic point.
Congratulations on such an amazing project BTW, it's a lesson to us all.
"Everyone's an armchair engineer on here John "
What a statement! stop being so demeaning ..
Edited by SILICONEKID350HP on Sunday 17th March 14:35
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