johns tvr rebuild
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well as promised the colour is on, we remasked the car cleaned the shop from top to bottom, tack ragged till is was squeaky clean then mixed the paint tried a little test piece little more thinners and away i went, nice fast light coat to start let it get tacky just so it doesent stick to your finger but not dry, then on with a good second coat now you can see the colour and then a slightly wet last coat and it dosent look to bad, had one reaction where silicone had been used to bodge a rear light in place amazing how it bleeds through etch primer high build wet and dry sanding etc.etc. but sorted now plus rebuilt the calipers fitted the pads all going on tomorrow.
john
john
Hello and regards from Hungary !
Congratualtion you make a great job. I want also build a supercharger in my MK I. You can tell me which typ/model of Rotrex charger you are using. Alsi I am very interested
for all details in this case. Is it possible to contact you for details ? Possible
for the cooling I have a right part. Down you see one performance radiator made from me in aluminium with a core deth of 57mm which also we produce combined with oil -
cooler. If I would know the parameter of your intercooler than I can check that this
item would be as alternativ - into too.
Gregor
Congratualtion you make a great job. I want also build a supercharger in my MK I. You can tell me which typ/model of Rotrex charger you are using. Alsi I am very interested
for all details in this case. Is it possible to contact you for details ? Possible
for the cooling I have a right part. Down you see one performance radiator made from me in aluminium with a core deth of 57mm which also we produce combined with oil -
cooler. If I would know the parameter of your intercooler than I can check that this
item would be as alternativ - into too.
Gregor
with respect any type of flexible tent as you call it is about as much good as a chocolate poker, overspray sticks tent moves disaster, plus if you bothered to read the text the shop was cleaned totally from top to bottom even washed the roof trusses so no dust the paint as i have already pointed out is movac supplied two pack.
john
john
Brilliant project, I'm following with great interest & much respect.
But 2K & a paper mask
I'm sure you understand the risks John, personally I'd definitely want an air fed hood as a minimum.
Isocyanates have no regard for your obvious talent, please be careful mate.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/priorities/isocyanates.h...
But 2K & a paper mask
I'm sure you understand the risks John, personally I'd definitely want an air fed hood as a minimum.
Isocyanates have no regard for your obvious talent, please be careful mate.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/priorities/isocyanates.h...
Yes and anybody else taking this water jacket off will probably cut down the bolts before replacing them to seal the holes up as i did.
Just make sure you dont cut the bolts down too much, making sure they still sit flush with the inside of the plenum. I cut mine too short so every time the throttle plate angled the intake air over the holes, ( about 1/4 throttle), it made a very annoying whistling sound.
Just make sure you dont cut the bolts down too much, making sure they still sit flush with the inside of the plenum. I cut mine too short so every time the throttle plate angled the intake air over the holes, ( about 1/4 throttle), it made a very annoying whistling sound.
Engineer1949 said:
with respect any type of flexible tent as you call it is about as much good as a chocolate poker, overspray sticks tent moves disaster, plus if you bothered to read the text the shop was cleaned totally from top to bottom even washed the roof trusses so no dust the paint as i have already pointed out is movac supplied two pack.
john
Sorry did not mean to be like that ,my mate sprayed my MGB ,he stuck some plastic sheeting against the ceiling and walls ..One tap on that exhaust above ! nice job though.john
got the fuel pump cleaned painted and fitted plus a new fuel filter,, started to run the fuel lines glassed the inside of the near side footwell where i have removed the battery fuses and there box,got the pedal box in and the front antiroll bar, finally sorted colours etc with the trimmers got the dial faces to the folk making the new ones even got orange tvr logo on every dial so not a bad day pics tomorrow.
john
john
love the colour combination of black and orange, all in the right amounts. Spike over on the TVRCC forum is bringing a griff back from a bad smash, with bodywork damage. his nephew is doing the spray work, his chassis is orange and so is the paint job, I would love to see both these cars parked together when they are finished, and again great work John, 
regards
Mark
regards
Mark
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