Chimaera 500 work begins

Chimaera 500 work begins

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v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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Today i got the center push clutch bearing machined up, as the engine and box has to be fitted as a single unit i needed to get this sorted so things could move on

Marty V8

578 posts

185 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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v8ndy said:

I decided to extend the heat sheild foil the length of the tunnel which should help a little to slow the heat soak
Hi,

Love the project.

Can you tell me where you got the heat shield from as I am looking to replace mine on my Griffith. Thanks.

Cheers

Marty

PS we need more picturesthumbup

v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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Its inwoohoo To say it fits like a glove is an understatement! A surgical glove perhaps, I hadn`t done a trial fit with the mid shift kit on the gearbox. But two jacks and engine hoist sorted it

v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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v8ndy

Original Poster:

149 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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I`m taking the spider wheels route

Marty V8

578 posts

185 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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Fantastic work. Im jealous of the workshop. Speaking of which, whats the car in the background - is it a rally cross Fiesta or something similar?

What are you planning to do with manifolds? Are they going to come forward like 'normal' TVR items, or will they go down the side of the block and maybe loop back under the car?

v8ndy

Original Poster:

149 posts

238 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Marty V8 said:
v8ndy said:

I decided to extend the heat sheild foil the length of the tunnel which should help a little to slow the heat soak
Hi,

Love the project.

Can you tell me where you got the heat shield from as I am looking to replace mine on my Griffith. Thanks.

Cheers

Marty

PS we need more picturesthumbup
Hi Marty,
i got the glass foil from a fellow pistonheader in the classfied section,
so can`t help you there fella frown

Marty V8

578 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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No worries, mate. Thanks for the reply.

v8ndy

Original Poster:

149 posts

238 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Marty V8 said:
Fantastic work. Im jealous of the workshop. Speaking of which, whats the car in the background - is it a rally cross Fiesta or something similar?

What are you planning to do with manifolds? Are they going to come forward like 'normal' TVR items, or will they go down the side of the block and maybe loop back under the car?

I`ve turned the manifolds to look forward to meet up with the standard main cat of the chimaera, that way it`s an easy exhaust replacement in the future, In turning the manifolds around i`ve had to alter the front
upper wishbones to allow the room for exhaust. One of my aims is to not make to many bespoke parts, that way any future owners biglaugh can easily maintain it. The car in the background is a 206WRC thats just awaiting the shell repainted, but i`ll start another post for it when its completedsmile

Marty V8

578 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Clever stuff.
I wasnt very close with the car guessing game though.

v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Saturday 23rd October 2010
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The idea of using the standard exhaust has been binnedbiglaugh

TJC46

2,147 posts

205 months

Saturday 23rd October 2010
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Absolute work of art clap all round from me. Keep the updates coming. clap once again Andy well done.

SILICONE KID

14,997 posts

230 months

Saturday 23rd October 2010
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Whats the pipe for linking both exhausts.Iv`e listened to Yank motors and they sound much better due to being separate all the way through..Chimaera1885 will be cucensoredg in his pants ..laugh

Edited by SILICONE KID on Saturday 23 October 16:48

macdeb

8,487 posts

254 months

Saturday 23rd October 2010
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I think the link pipe is to balance each bank of cylinders daz. At least I think that's what it's for.
Gotta say TOP FOOKIN' JOB there clap

markreilly

795 posts

171 months

Saturday 23rd October 2010
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Always left a little confused as to why TVR didn't do what you have done if nothing else to give better ground clearance.As i understand it having the Balancer pipe is precisely why Yank V8 sound like they do,i'll stand corrected on this point...

v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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I`m not sure if the balancer pipe does improve or alter the sound of the exhaust, but i just followed the design of the after market systems for Mustangs, Its a 2 1/4" system, any bigger the engines known to suffers from losing low down torque, with the balancer pipe it is suppose to aid in keeping the temperatures up in the empty exhaust due to the firing order of the engine and maintain the gas speed. Its a full de-cat running three silencers and i`m hoping its not going to be over loud! But i can get on with plumbing the oil and water now as i know where to avoid the exhaust

Mark_S_24

405 posts

175 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Top job mate, keep it up.
The exhaust looks very close to the crosmember, will it contact when the engine is moving on the mountings during driving?

Mark

v8ndy

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149 posts

238 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Mark_S_24 said:
Top job mate, keep it up.
The exhaust looks very close to the crosmember, will it contact when the engine is moving on the mountings during driving?

Mark
Everythings very close! laugh The engine mounts are pretty stiff but untill its up and runing i won`t know were it`ll catch, Although i can take up to 10mm of the exhaust flanges as they`ve got the least clearance but i`ll wait and see

jellison

12,803 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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Andy - just found this.

Looks very nice what you are doing there, good luck.

Is the under chassis strengthening bowing out (difficult to tell from the pic), if so surely it will ground out all over the place.

Are you going to try it without it first. Nice mods to the top rails (only lower just enough).

Stocked up on underpants smile

Hope you have some big (good quality) brakes and suspension lined up for it, std stuff will be a nitemare.

Cheers
Jelly

Edited by jellison on Thursday 11th November 16:01