Chimaera chassis tidy up

Chimaera chassis tidy up

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Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Thanks for the links guys...


I think i will pay the money for a bolt kit. Dont have the time / inclination to learn how imperial bolt sizes work. and knowing my luck will spend just as much as the bolt kit on random nuts and bolts... all of the wrong materiel.

I am also warming to the idea of a body lift. Does anyone know how much the body weighs once separated from the car? I can probably create a lift / harnis to keep it on the ceiling of the garage if it is not too heavy.

Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Thursday 24th March 2016
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Dont tell the missus, but i have been spending some money!


Big brake upgrade 283 x 24 with 4 pot TVR engraved calipers

New wishbones front and rear

New bolts front and rear

In progress - new springs and dampers all round.



Still need to get some rear pads though... Any ideas on how to avoid the TVR tax on these?


Hopefully make a start on the work next weekend. i guess i should probably service it too.

Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Tuesday 29th March 2016
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OOoooff... Picked up some parts today. Bit of a sting in the pocket. guess i should crack out the spanners this weekend then.





Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Wednesday 6th April 2016
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Quick test fit of the new brakes... They fit.




Front right stripped down and a bit of chassis cleaned up.




Close up..




Hover car...


Rako

97 posts

253 months

Wednesday 6th April 2016
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Looking good there Prizam.....

and good timing as well as mulling over my front end refresh at the moment, could I ask what brake kit you went for? I'm also assuming they fitted under 15" wheels as well?

Cheers

R

Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Thursday 7th April 2016
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They are a kit sold from the PH for sale section. I don't think it has a branded name but looking under it all, it appears to be HiSpec kit with a TVR logo.


Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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over the half way mark now and starting to think about ware i can get my geometry set-up one completed.

Any recommendations for a good garage near Reading? Dont want to take it to the usual cowboys.

Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Well, not a huge amount of interest from this thread, though i'm sure it has been done to death so not completely unsurprising.

Few piccys of the refurbish. now on the road, complete geometry setup and new brakes bedding in nicely. Just new rear tyres to fit.

Spraying up the rear wishbones after sanding, preparing.


Rusty ARB is no longer rusty


Refirbed top hub assembly, caster shims, camber adjustment and ball joint.




Brakes, disks, nuts, bolts, outriggers. Everything, etc...


Wheels got a refirb too


Some body work needed fixing, few chips in the clearcoat. Still could do with a better paint match.



Put a few hundred miles on her now, not a lot though.


Money shot. Should i polish up the exhaust too?

FoxTVR430

452 posts

110 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Hi Prizam,

I have been following you thread with interest. really nice excellent work there.
I have to this in the next year or so.
I can't i'm afraid give advice as i'm a novice myself smile
Did you find out how much the body weights?

simonwedge

743 posts

179 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Looks really good. Did you sort your rear pads out? If not, some info here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Prizam

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2,335 posts

140 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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I didn't find out how much the body weighs. Only did a partial lift and fortunately have a car lift in the garage.

Rear pads sorted. Euro car parts had them listed.

Much more work was done than in the pictures. New fuel lines and polishing up the old copper parts of the system spring to mind as something that took longer than it should.


jazzdude

900 posts

151 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Its great after you finish it and you also get to know all the bits under the car as you go along.

I will be lifting my car up again this winter but this time it will be just to give the chassis a wipe and a clean instead of all that work. For the rest of the time it will be in the air, I plan putting the battery in the boot, fit a/c and I am tempted to put a Imprezza steering rack and electric pump on it.