What did you do in the garage yesterday?
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J400GED said:
Last Friday I arranged for the Chimaera to be picked up to go for a respray next Saturday (28th). 07:00 this morning I got a call from the chap doing the respray saying "Sorry I'm running late Ged, I'll be with you in 10 minutes". After pointing out the fact that he was actually a week early, he indeed arrived 10 minutes later and took the car away.
I have yet to decide on a colour but I've got a little while yet to make that decision.
It will be blue though.
Ged, there's a purpley black sparkly colour that TVR used I've only seen it twice once on a Tuscan 2 and once on a late model Griff... I know you say blue but try and check out the sparkly putpley black colour it really does look stunning I have yet to decide on a colour but I've got a little while yet to make that decision.
It will be blue though.
ChilliWhizz said:
Ged, there's a purpley black sparkly colour that TVR used I've only seen it twice once on a Tuscan 2 and once on a late model Griff... I know you say blue but try and check out the sparkly putpley black colour it really does look stunning
No mate, it's going to be blue, I just haven't decided which shade of blue.QBee said:
Decided to Renovo my roof.
All went well. Left it to dry for 18 hours.
This morning I decided to wash the car, and whilst rinsing the screen a little water hit the front edge of the roof - navy blue dye running everywhere!!!
About to go out on an organised run.......rain forecast
So hosed the roof panel for 10 minutes until all the wet dye had run out of it.
Put soaking wet roof on the car and drove to the start.
Arrived there 90 minutes later.....roof bone dry.
What's that about?
And how come dye in the right place doesn't dry in 18 hours, but get some on the bathroom wall and it's dry in five seconds?
Thats called Murphy's law.All went well. Left it to dry for 18 hours.
This morning I decided to wash the car, and whilst rinsing the screen a little water hit the front edge of the roof - navy blue dye running everywhere!!!
About to go out on an organised run.......rain forecast
So hosed the roof panel for 10 minutes until all the wet dye had run out of it.
Put soaking wet roof on the car and drove to the start.
Arrived there 90 minutes later.....roof bone dry.
What's that about?
And how come dye in the right place doesn't dry in 18 hours, but get some on the bathroom wall and it's dry in five seconds?
Mine was Renovo'd last year so used some of that waterproofing stuff this time. Now every bit of fluff/dandelion seed/conker tree sticky things/crap, sticks to it.
But it does repel water....
J400GED said:
ChilliWhizz said:
Ged, there's a purpley black sparkly colour that TVR used I've only seen it twice once on a Tuscan 2 and once on a late model Griff... I know you say blue but try and check out the sparkly putpley black colour it really does look stunning
No mate, it's going to be blue, I just haven't decided which shade of blue.Noticed some oily residue on the rear hub, cleaned it off and the same again after a few hundred miles, the only place it could be from was the wheel bearing seal.
As we're off to LeMans in a few weeks,
I though I would investigate for peace of mind, but I changed the wheel bearings 5000 miles ago, but sure enough, on stripping the hub down, I found the inner bearing face starting to break up
As we're off to LeMans in a few weeks,
I though I would investigate for peace of mind, but I changed the wheel bearings 5000 miles ago, but sure enough, on stripping the hub down, I found the inner bearing face starting to break up
Andav469 said:
Noticed some oily residue on the rear hub, cleaned it off and the same again after a few hundred miles, the only place it could be from was the wheel bearing seal.
As we're off to LeMans in a few weeks,
I though I would investigate for peace of mind, but I changed the wheel bearings 5000 miles ago, but sure enough, on stripping the hub down, I found the inner bearing face starting to break up
As we're off to LeMans in a few weeks,
I though I would investigate for peace of mind, but I changed the wheel bearings 5000 miles ago, but sure enough, on stripping the hub down, I found the inner bearing face starting to break up
Nothing wrong with Timkin Dave most unusual 
the races were not swapped within the same kit was they ? inner and outer races are matched together and must not be mixed i.e each cup is married to each race they are selected/graded on production, not teaching you how to suck eggs just a heads up easily done on assembly 
that inner track as pot marks all over apart from the obvious break through the case hardening
the races were not swapped within the same kit was they ? inner and outer races are matched together and must not be mixed i.e each cup is married to each race they are selected/graded on production, not teaching you how to suck eggs just a heads up easily done on assembly that inner track as pot marks all over apart from the obvious break through the case hardening Edited by Sardonicus on Sunday 22 May 22:17
Sardonicus said:
Nothing wrong with Timkin Dave most unusual the races were not swapped within the same kit was they ? inner and outer races are matched together and must not be mixed i.e each cup is married to each race they are selected/graded on production, not teaching you how to suck eggs just a heads up easily done on assembly that inner track as pot marks all over apart from the obvious break through the case hardening
That I cannot be sure of, I gave the bearings and carrier to a local garage to press into place for me, I didn't watch them do the job, I dropped the parts off in the morning and collected them in the the evening. the races were not swapped within the same kit was they ? inner and outer races are matched together and must not be mixed i.e each cup is married to each race they are selected/graded on production, not teaching you how to suck eggs just a heads up easily done on assembly that inner track as pot marks all over apart from the obvious break through the case hardening Edited by Sardonicus on Sunday 22 May 22:17
I'm off to Birmingham Airport tomorrow, so I will drop the carrier off into Powers on the way past for some new bearings
Sardonicus said:
Apart from looking super trick Peter that serves a purpose 
double bubble
I suspect they are opening a Costa Coffee in Bradford soon......and Peter has plans to be Head Barista. double bubble I reckon he's just designing his own espresso machine to make 8 cups at a time. He's done his market research and realised that no Yorkshireman or woman willingly queues for more than 3 nano-seconds when the criikkkittt's on. Or the rugby league.....
Edited by QBee on Wednesday 25th May 20:07
Edited by QBee on Wednesday 25th May 20:08
jojackson4 said:
Bit more done 
One more to do and I think it's done
Exactly what I did, threading the wires through when putting together can be a problem and I stayed away from introducing some sort of plug-in solution. This was build before last when roller rockers were installed, and x and y and zzzzz. One more to do and I think it's done
Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 25th May 21:11
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