New owner !

[datsun240z]

Hi there,
Greg from Belgium here
I'm the new owner of a black 1988 TVR S1, the car was imported in Belgium by the previous owner.
I don't have much history but some of you might possibly have some bits of history... the UK registration was E79 ENK. (the front plate shows "The Chequered Flag Garage" )
Thanks in advance for your help !
Greg

[datsun240z]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys ! @Tony: love your story about the Chequered Flag and their ads in magazines as I also remember watching their ads and dreaming about owning a TVR in Classic & Sportscars when I was young
This car is really a little boy's dream; I have great memories about going to Zolder racetrack with my dad several times to see the TVR Clubs gathering. My Dad is now 72 and co-owner of the S.

[datsun240z]

Just brought it back from the seller, located around 30 miles from Brussels, I drove it very carefully on little countryside roads. What a car !! What a noise!! :0 To be honnest, I find it too noisy to my taste, way louder than my 240z equiped with 3 40dcoe webers and a large exhaust pipe, with only 1 rear silencer.
It's not so easy to drive in comparaison with the Z, I guess I just need to get used to it and to driving on the 'wrong side'
Everything seems to work well otherwise, on thing maybe the idle is very ow when warm, I had to restart it twice after stopping at traffic lights.
The 13 inch MotoLita steering wheel is also way to small and hiding the reading of instruments, I will try to find the original steering wheel of a 15inch MotoLita.
Greg

[datsun240z]

Hi again ! I have only one silencer box on my aftermarket inox exhaust line, it's a rectangular shaped box. Is this a usual setup ?? Should I have another silencer between this central box and the manifold ? I'm trying to make it a bit quieter

[datsun240z]

thanks guys, my exhaut looks like this, but it's an aftermarket ss. I also think something is wrong inside the rectangular box. Not sure what a baffle is... Have anyone here alreday repacked it with rock wool or any other material ?

[datsun240z]

very useful thanks ! Is there a way to repack (with rock wool) this box without restricting the exhaust ?

[datsun240z]

AutoAndy said:

...I will tell you when I get back from hols this weekend, and pay a visit to the garage and find out myself...I was told that nothing was left in mine, but I think the rattle came from there...It could be just two perforated pipes..but will let you know.

very curious to know more about this as I think my S is suffering from the same disease