Undressing Kate, my Chim 430 resto.
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Well, I found a space and tucked her in for her transformation beside her V8 partner, Sophie the S4.
So it was time to start the full ground up, body off restoration.
Interior strip first.
Where i found the build number,
To match the build sheet i have,
Boot lid came off to save weight when the lift begins and found a message from the guys in blackpool.
Also found this, is it normal ?
Spare plug, i've found them all over so far, but with one wire cut and jointed through to the fuel level sender.
Anyway, on to the engine. Bonnet off to save weight and to ease access.
Plenum first.
Well thats all she wrote so far but i'm thinking i have to start somewhere.
Next it's jacked up, exhaust off and work my way back up the Y piece and then manifolds.
More pics coming to a thread near you soon.
A special thanks to Marcus1875 for the help so far, all hands welcome, i pay in fresh brewed coffee and cookies
So it was time to start the full ground up, body off restoration.
Interior strip first.
Where i found the build number,
To match the build sheet i have,
Boot lid came off to save weight when the lift begins and found a message from the guys in blackpool.
Also found this, is it normal ?
Spare plug, i've found them all over so far, but with one wire cut and jointed through to the fuel level sender.
Anyway, on to the engine. Bonnet off to save weight and to ease access.
Plenum first.
Well thats all she wrote so far but i'm thinking i have to start somewhere.
Next it's jacked up, exhaust off and work my way back up the Y piece and then manifolds.
More pics coming to a thread near you soon.
A special thanks to Marcus1875 for the help so far, all hands welcome, i pay in fresh brewed coffee and cookies
Edited by Cokes on Sunday 22 February 20:21
Cokes said:
Next it's jacked up, exhaust off and work my way back up the Y piece and then manifolds.
Is it essential to remove the exhaust to get the body off? As far as I can see, it is not connected to the body anywhere so I was going to leave it on mine until I have the body off. I started my body off project yesterday and will start a dedicated thread later.
Geoff38 said:
If the exhuast manifolds are wider than the chassis rails in the engine bay then You will struggle to get the body off. I have just put My shell back onto the chassis and it had to be forced past the top chassis rails at this location.
Good luck
Geoff.
Geoff, I was referring to the main exhaust downstream of the Y-piece.Good luck
Geoff.
No, I don't think it's essential to remove it but I was going to do it to ease removal of the Y piece and then manifolds.
To be honest,this is the biggest car project I've ever taken on and I was following this guide http://autogasp.com/documents/TVRChimaeraBodyLiftC...
To be honest,this is the biggest car project I've ever taken on and I was following this guide http://autogasp.com/documents/TVRChimaeraBodyLiftC...
ZNSsupercars said:
Cokes said:
ZNSsupercars said:
What a nice car! Why choose the Chimaera not a cerbera?
In a word, convertible And before anyone corrects me, I know the Cerbera also came as a convertible. I should have added at my budget I was willing to spend on a car at this time.
Cokes said:
ZNSsupercars said:
Cokes said:
ZNSsupercars said:
What a nice car! Why choose the Chimaera not a cerbera?
In a word, convertible And before anyone corrects me, I know the Cerbera also came as a convertible. I should have added at my budget I was willing to spend on a car at this time.
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