My 2nd Tamora... TVR Central Restoration
Discussion
I haven't posted on here for some time! I did a readers car thread about my first tamora I had a few years back when I was at Uni. The first one a Gen 1 red rose Tamora I bought from Tony Gilbert and enjoyed for nearly 1 years use... which for people that know me is along time for me to keep a car. Anyway onto the second one I have now which I bought late one Sunday evening as it came up quite local I have enjoyed driving it for a few months and have decided I want to get it looking better than factory fresh!
It is a 2003 facelift Tamora this time, with only 23k on the clock. Its finished in Imperial Blue and the chap I bought it off had owned it for 10 years and taken into to Le man a few times but needed to sell as was emigrating to Australia.
The car is with Adrian at Central TVR in Stourbridge and is having the works done I am very excited to get it back in a few weeks. Jobs being completed include
Full Front end repaint
Full body detail/mop
Front light inners painted Black
Engine rocker cover powdercoated
Fully recarpeted
New Mats
New leather gaitors
Wheels refurbed in Shadow Chrome
New Toyo Tyres all round
Interior retrim seats and centre console
Seat belt covers retrimmed
Hood cleaned and new screen fitted
Brakes seen too
MOT
Full Service
Values seem to be going well on these so I may be tempted to keep it or I may enjoy it a few more months and sell. Mechanically the car is very strong! I have sold my Westfield to give this the Garage when it comes back to keep it perfect! Will update with pics as Adrian sends them through to me.
My old Tamora:
The latest
wheels off to be refurbed in shadow chrome
Front end being prepared for repaint
New mats first new part to be made up!
It is a 2003 facelift Tamora this time, with only 23k on the clock. Its finished in Imperial Blue and the chap I bought it off had owned it for 10 years and taken into to Le man a few times but needed to sell as was emigrating to Australia.
The car is with Adrian at Central TVR in Stourbridge and is having the works done I am very excited to get it back in a few weeks. Jobs being completed include
Full Front end repaint
Full body detail/mop
Front light inners painted Black
Engine rocker cover powdercoated
Fully recarpeted
New Mats
New leather gaitors
Wheels refurbed in Shadow Chrome
New Toyo Tyres all round
Interior retrim seats and centre console
Seat belt covers retrimmed
Hood cleaned and new screen fitted
Brakes seen too
MOT
Full Service
Values seem to be going well on these so I may be tempted to keep it or I may enjoy it a few more months and sell. Mechanically the car is very strong! I have sold my Westfield to give this the Garage when it comes back to keep it perfect! Will update with pics as Adrian sends them through to me.
My old Tamora:
The latest
wheels off to be refurbed in shadow chrome
Front end being prepared for repaint
New mats first new part to be made up!
Edited by tranter5 on Friday 8th August 17:59
MrsFallon said:
That's going to look stunning.
This is a new log in for me, I used to be CatherineJ.
I can't believe it's now just over 10 years since I joined PH because we were interested in and subsequently bought a Tamora. Even now they still look a fresh design.
Now that's a name from the past! I remember your posts when you first bought your Tam! This is a new log in for me, I used to be CatherineJ.
I can't believe it's now just over 10 years since I joined PH because we were interested in and subsequently bought a Tamora. Even now they still look a fresh design.
MrsFallon said:
Helloooooo how are you?
Are you still in Italy or back in the UK?
Came back to the UK at the tail end of 2010 (found that Italian taxes keep you too poor..), and bought my second Tamora last year! Still couldn't find anything else I'd rather have (for the money..)Are you still in Italy or back in the UK?
And OP, I did a thread on Central, too:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Picked the car up from Central TVR yesterday.... what a transformation its like a new car. The finish of the paint to the interior is second to none! Will get some decent photos up when I have let the paint hardened and got some wax on it and have use of an SLR camera. few iphone shots:
Done a fair few miles over last couple of weeks out most evenings for hoons, so happy with the car. The new springs and geometry set up along with new tyres has just transformed it. Car kept up well with my friends 300bhp Type R supercharged Exige. Also been using it most days for work its just so useable, Few more pics:
Edited by tranter5 on Friday 26th September 08:48
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