The Full Body Off Resto Begins..

[hillclimbmanic]

greenhulk said:

looks bloody good that matey, so where are the joins then? I thought the vinyl wraps were done in one sheet :/

Bonnet to headlights(Yeah...The Money-Shot.!!) are the worst, but quite a few bad things in general; I had a couple of hundred quid knocked off, but would rather have it in one piece...The Griff's body is like a shoe...I was told that there would be two joins, one under each door, but it was impossible to get the sharp
radius at the front...D-O-H..!!

[greenhulk]

Least they knocked some £££ off but when you pay you just want it right, especially on these cars.

Had something similar on my oz 8 spokes on the S, was a few grain like specs here & there they knocked money off but I would of preferred them just done right in the first place.

[hillclimbmanic]

greenhulk said:

Least they knocked some £££ off but when you pay you just want it right, especially on these cars.

Had something similar on my oz 8 spokes on the S, was a few grain like specs here & there they knocked money off but I would of preferred them just done right in the first place.

Yes...There's only 2 ways that a job turns out - Right, or Wrong!!

[hillclimbmanic]

davetripletvr said:

greenhulk said:

davetripletvr said:

Not stainless, yeh i have heard of headers cracking that have not been wrapped and ones that have so think its a case of were headers in good shape to begin with is the question

I just want to tidy mine up, ceramic coating is out of the question as i heard it can distort mild steel? Just wondering if a VHT paint would work on these manifolds or do they get way hotter than the paint can handle

I used VHT paint on mine and it worked a treat, just used some emery cloth to give it a bit of a key

I blasted my manifolds first, then used an ultra VHT paint...I can't remember the exact temp.

[greenhulk]

hillclimbmanic said:

davetripletvr said:

greenhulk said:

davetripletvr said:

Not stainless, yeh i have heard of headers cracking that have not been wrapped and ones that have so think its a case of were headers in good shape to begin with is the question

I just want to tidy mine up, ceramic coating is out of the question as i heard it can distort mild steel? Just wondering if a VHT paint would work on these manifolds or do they get way hotter than the paint can handle

I used VHT paint on mine and it worked a treat, just used some emery cloth to give it a bit of a key

I blasted my manifolds first, then used an ultra VHT paint...I can't remember the exact temp.

Was discussing this with my mechanic he seemed to think a VHT paint would crack under the extreme temperatures the manifolds get up to

[davetripletvr]

greenhulk said:

hillclimbmanic said:

davetripletvr said:

greenhulk said:

davetripletvr said:

Not stainless, yeh i have heard of headers cracking that have not been wrapped and ones that have so think its a case of were headers in good shape to begin with is the question

I just want to tidy mine up, ceramic coating is out of the question as i heard it can distort mild steel? Just wondering if a VHT paint would work on these manifolds or do they get way hotter than the paint can handle

I used VHT paint on mine and it worked a treat, just used some emery cloth to give it a bit of a key

I blasted my manifolds first, then used an ultra VHT paint...I can't remember the exact temp.

Was discussing this with my mechanic he seemed to think a VHT paint would crack under the extreme temperatures the manifolds get up to

Mine never cracked and was on the manifolds for 12 months before the Turbo install and still didn't crack. Now they are wrapped

[Twistygit]

greenhulk said:

Thanks Dave, yeah i think the 'S' models were originally a white or red chassis, a friend of mines v8s looked awesome in red too.

Keep looking at those stainless performance manifolds.. abit out of budget tho

There's a set for sale on the chim buy and sell face book page at a good price if you're interested

[hillclimbmanic]

I think my S2 had a white chassis...

My 390SE had an Autumn Chassis...Rust coloured. !!

[greenhulk]

Twistygit said:

There's a set for sale on the chim buy and sell face book page at a good price if you're interested

Thanks for that, I already spoke with the guy selling them, there Vclamo manifolds my setup is 8bolt, so I'd have to change the Ypiece while I'm at it.

Collection only too

[Twistygit]

He's also got a Clive Y piece at a better price as well,
If you sorted a courier he might be okay with that, worth a ask

[greenhulk]

Twistygit said:

He's also got a Clive Y piece at a better price as well,
If you sorted a courier he might be okay with that, worth a ask

cheers, i did have a look at that too sadly its a y-piece without the cat, i didn't want to have any issues with mot's

[greenhulk]

Hoping to get it back mid January, few more snaps of the chassis fully welded, 3rd of jan after holiday it'll be sent off for hot zinc coating.

[FoxTVR430]

greenhulk said:

Hoping to get it back mid January, few more snaps of the chassis fully welded, 3rd of jan after holiday it'll be sent off for hot zinc coating.

Hi, are you going add the seat supports that have been mentioned on other threads? Since you have the chassis stripped now.

[Discopotatoes]

Those mounting plates in the outriggers need drain hose in the corner,

[greenhulk]

Discopotatoes said:

Those mounting plates in the outriggers need drain hose in the corner,

Your right! Good spotting, Im not entirely sure whether he took these pics before & later put the drain holes in or not but i shall remind him

cheers

[Discopotatoes]

greenhulk said:

Discopotatoes said:

Those mounting plates in the outriggers need drain hose in the corner,

Your right! Good spotting, Im not entirely sure whether he took these pics before & later put the drain holes in or not but i shall remind him

cheers

looking good BTW. I was in your position about this time last year, I've just got the body back on, and next week ill be connecting every thing up hopefully.

[WinstonWolf]

greenhulk said:

Cheers gents, much appreciated. It'll look abit different next week when its all coated up.

WinstonWolf said:

Is it worth welding in some seat mounting straps while you're at this stage?

Tony at Coventry car centre who's doing my rebuild mentioned something similar, said 4 bolts through fibreglass isn't exactly the safest

Did you mod your chassis? Any pics of the seatbelt mounting straps

I haven't but would like to. You could weld some plates in now and drill the mounting holes when the body is on if you can't position them accurately now.

[Discopotatoes]

WinstonWolf said:

greenhulk said:

Cheers gents, much appreciated. It'll look abit different next week when its all coated up.

WinstonWolf said:

Is it worth welding in some seat mounting straps while you're at this stage?

Tony at Coventry car centre who's doing my rebuild mentioned something similar, said 4 bolts through fibreglass isn't exactly the safest

Did you mod your chassis? Any pics of the seatbelt mounting straps

I haven't but would like to. You could weld some plates in now and drill the mounting holes when the body is on if you can't position them accurately now.

After my outriggers were replaced i dropped the body back on to check every thing was ok and still aligned, then welded a flat bar across where the rear seat bolts come through the floor and two tabs on the middle tube to pick up the front bolts, as i have tuscan seats in my Chim i dropped the seat in there too to make doubly sure.

[WinstonWolf]

Perfect, should have left the factory like that.

[greenhulk]

FoxTVR430 said:

Hi, are you going add the seat supports that have been mentioned on other threads? Since you have the chassis stripped now.

Sorry didnt see this reply, yes i think so, my mechanic mentioned it before so ill leave it to him, seems simple enough to do will just show him Discopotatoes picture here

Discopotatoes said:

Just picked up my seats, few tiny air pockets to escape once ive sat on them then off to pickup the 888 calipers after crimbo & the wheels are ready to collect in january. Im told it'll all be back together & ready to pickup mid january.. Exciting.
Merry christmas to all, hope to see some of you's at a few TVR gatherings next year & thanks for all the input & advice, much appreciated.




Steve