Pics of my auction purchase.

[mikeock64]

Here are a few pics of my S3c that I bought from Anglia Car Auctions a couple of Saturdays ago. Apart from a couple of little bits, I have to say I'm very happy. It was scary to bid on, but great to drive home.

[mikeock64]

greymrj said:

Welcome to the wonderful world of S ownership!
And it looks like you have started with a very bonny car indeed. Looks lovely in that colour and the detailing under the bonnet looks like someone has really loved that car.
Great bunch of helpful people on this forum.
Hope to see you at one of the events soon?

Thanks Richard, it was a have to have purchase. There was a V8s up for auction on the same day, but that needed a lot doing to it and it made a lot more than I wanted to pay. My only concern with my S3c was that I was blinded by the shininess of it and get carried away. I paid a little over what I had in mind and with 24,000 and service history and mot's to back it up we went for it. The only trouble is, I keep looking for the problem with the car that made someone put it in the auction, but the 90 mile journey home didn't flag up any real problems. So may be I should just enjoy the car.
I would love to meet up with other S owners, to chat and compare cars, i've never owned a car that is so different to the next one of the same vehicle.

[mikeock64]

Thanks for the positive responses people. I've put my pin in the map and will check my tyre dates. I certainly look forward to the piss taking, I did join the TVRCC, I'm sure it will be very useful, but I have to say i've found this forum more active and informative, why is this?

[mikeock64]

glenrobbo said:

Well done Mike, and welcome to S Club!

Your bravery at the auction has won you a very special S, I know you won't regret your purchase.
I just wonder how the previous owner could bear to part with it

I love the colour ( even though I have a personal bias towards blue, I do like my wine ) and it looks like a well-looked after example.

Make sure you join in with as many of our events as you possibly can. The social side of S-Clubbing is alone enough to justify the purchase price. They are a really nice bunch of guys 'n' gals on here.

See you around

Enjoy

Glenrobbo

Thanks Glen, it was a good day. As I said in a previous post, your new purchase was gonna be my next port of call if I didn't get lucky on the Saturday, yours is gorgeous and for a good price also. I've made really good friends all over by owning interesting cars. We're a special bunch, us petrol heads.

[mikeock64]

Keep the tips coming guys, I shall be checking the servo asap. Re the Tvrcc, thanks for the info and will carry on supporting it. My wheels are off and the couple of surface rust areas are getting my attention.
I like to look underneath. 😄

[mikeock64]

v8s4me said:

It's just a Fiesta item. If you keep a look out on eBay you can still pick one up quite easily EG

The master cylinder and resivoir are obviously wrong on this one but the servo might be right. You need to check the orintation of the m/cyl bolts and the servo take-off.

Or you could by one of these

How much!!!

[mikeock64]

v8s4me said:

Congratulations and welcome to our little S-world. Your 'S' looks lovel,y and I think you definitely got the best car there. Enjoy

Indeed, the blue V8s was rough.

[mikeock64]

Top Gear TVR said:

what price stopping?

welcome to the world of S-Club. Beware the one called glenn......

Yes. I think me and Glen both made our recent purchases within 24 hours of each other.

[mikeock64]

glenrobbo said:

Well Mike, the deal may have been agreed fairly soon after your purchase, but it took me a long time to raid the family piggy banks with a broad-bladed knife, sell one of my daughters and cash in all my shares in the local brewery.

But it was worth it!

Perhaps I should call my S3c "Loreal"?

Haha. My purchase was, won, paid for, insured, taxed and on our way home within the hour.
Hooray for smart phones

[mikeock64]

SJS357 said:

Welcome Mike,
Wonderful purchase, she looks a beaut .

See you at Burghley, S Club or one of the other meets.

Simon.

Thanks Simon, it'll be good to get together with the s's.

[mikeock64]

As Andy and Joe advised, I checked the bottom of my servo and unsurprisingly the top is shiny but the bottom don't look so good. Joe recommended a servo, but is this a direct replacement and will my existing master cylinder fit on it? If not, can anybody recommend one that hitches on without the chopping about?

[mikeock64]

I'll give it a go. Much thankly.

v8s4me said:

This is the one I bought off eBay a few years ago...

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Fiesta Mk3 I think. See also...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

This is off a later model...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/02-08-FORD-FIESTA-1-3-MK...

... and the m/cyl is wrong, but the vacuum take-off hole and m/cyl studs look like they are in the right place. For that money it would be worth checking out maybe? Worth a punt for less than 20 quid I'd say.The seller accepts returns so all you'd be risking is the return postage.

Edited by v8s4me on Monday 15th February 23:45

[mikeock64]

greymrj said:

Just a slight word of warning, that unit may well be a very good find but please check the INTERNAL dimensions. There are quite a few servos with the same casing but you need to check carefully
firstly that the operating rod for the master cylinder is the same and has exactly the same displacement from the master cylinder mounting flange. (there may be a small adjuster which will enable you to get the tiny clearance necessary to ensure the servo isnt deflecting the master cylinder piston when you are not applying the brakes.
secondly that the operating rod at the pedal end has the same displacement as your original. This rod should be fixed. If the rod is a different length it will change the pedal travel and a small difference at the rod makes a big difference at the pedal. There are some with a shorter rod which wont give enough master cylinder deflection within the comfortable travel of the pedal.
You may also find the clevis pin hole is a different diameter (most likely larger) than the original which would require drilling the pedal and fitting a larger pin. It may also need shim washers if the clevis is wider than the pedal. And it should be a hardened clevis pin not any old bolt. That isnt an engineering problem provided the first two points are OK.

(when the research was done into alternative servos some years ago we were surprised by the number of variations in servos which superficially looked very similar)

Playing with the brakes obviously needs a lot of CAUTION. Finding out that you cannot quite get full cylinder depression when approaching an obstacle at full speed is not the time to find a problem. Apart from insurance issues we dont want to see any S cars lost! (Oh, not too keen on S drivers being lost either!)

May be a job for my trusted mechanic then. Thanks for that.

[mikeock64]

GinG15 said:

Lot Number: 42

The book pack contains the original service book contains nine stamps of TVR specialist service history. Eleven old MoT certificates come with the car. Finished in Ruby wine with black leather piped in red. Full Targa roof, serviced 1,000 miles ago and fully waxoiled. Because it's a S3 it has factory upgrades of a wooden facia, extra leather finish items and the very desirable ‘Chimaera’ vented bonnet, plus the longer doors.

V5 present
MoT June 2016
4 owners
Recorded mileage 24,950

Estimate: £10,000 - 12,000
Result: £10,290

That's the one.