Forget Susan, I'm desperately seeking V8S chassis parts

[Kitchski]

Hi all,

Rescued a green V8S from a TVR specialist that are going/went under recently. We've got most of the bits to crack on, but they managed to loose the radiator mounting frame, and one of the upper wishbones (I believe nearside, but would happily buy a pair).

The radiator frame I could probably make (though it's a customer's car, and it's going to cost much more for me to fab one than just to rescue an original) but the upper wishbone really is something I need. Like I say, believe it's nearside but happy to buy both sides to be sure.

Here's the car:

https://www.facebook.com/SouthwaysAutomotive/photo...

See, it's a real V8S! Take a look at its sorry face, then take a look at the vast stash of mint spare wishbones etc you have in your shed that you're keeping for a rainy day. Now look at yourself in the mirror! Could you be the person to deprive it of the parts it so desperately needs?!

I'd consider switching it all to standard S spec at the front for the guy, if it gets the car on the road again, so if anyone has a full set of four wishbones for the front, I'd be interested.

And before anyone suggests the guy on eBay breaking the white one, been there. Tried. Failed. Tried again. Still failing. Totally baffled. Bit of a nightmare. Don't go there!

[Kitchski]

v8s4me said:

Would that work? Isn't the track on the V8S different to the V6?

It is, but it's nothing that can't be got-around. Same hardware, just slightly longer. I can use the spacers I used on my S1 to achieve the same track (my S1 is set to V8S track).

[Kitchski]

phillpot said:

Long shot but does a Chimaera wishbone bear any resemblance?

Totally different sadly.

[Kitchski]

glenrobbo said:

I can't forget Susan, I'm married to her!

Sorry Richard, I don't know of any spare wishbones. Have you tried all the usual suspects? How about David Gerald? Douglas Valley? Have you managed to contact TVRGlen about the white one he's breaking? Or is he away somewhere at the moment?

Have you tried asking on the TVR Stuff & General Gossip forum, or asked the racer/sprint boys if they might have one?

Hope you get sorted soon. If not, perhaps one could be fabricated?

I'll try Douglas Valley out, hadn't thought of them. Don't really want to go down the line of making one.

[Kitchski]

Apologies chaps, meant to reply sooner but knew this was going to be a long reply. I'm sweating buckets from hauling half a Hillman Imp down from upstairs, so sat down with a drink ready to reply!

mk1fan said:

Is that from Austec? If so it's been apart atleast 3 years. They had one in bits when they gave Samy the post purchase inspection. Chassis had just come back from the blasters.

Think tvrglen is selling the chassis as a whole.

How about Adrian?

Without going into detail, yes it was from Austec. I don't know the hows, or whys, or why nots, but it's that car. The customer came to us at the beginning of the year asking if we could go get it.

TVRGlen......don't!

Adrian has nothing, sadly.

glenrobbo said:

Got it!



D.J. Spall of Woodbridge, Suffolk.
They may still have the S1/2/3 wishbones. I don't think they sold on the ebay auction earlier this year.

Thanks Glen, will try them.

Barkychoc said:

You may need to change the anti roll bar as well if you go to standard wishbones?

Can't see why you would, as the mounting tabs on the wishbones should be set relative to the ones on the chassis, but I'm just guessing there. Can't think why TVR would make more than one type though, but will check it out if it comes to that.

I think I've got an anti-roll bar off an S3, come to think of it.

zombeh said:

The steering rack won't fit if you put v6 wishbones on will it? I thought the mounting brackets on the chassis were different.

Again, can't see why not. It's about 10mm (roughly) of additional track either side on a V8S, you've got that much adjustment on the toe adjuster.

fozzy280472 said:

Not sure if this will help but Tvr glen has a white v8s he is breaking , I have had some bits off it , he may be able to help but I'm sure you'll have to pay handsomely for the parts if he has them .....!

Somebody went there

I've tried to buy them from him, and I've never had so much trouble trying to spend money somewhere. I must have got up his nose when I questioned the price rising by £50 after I'd told the customer what the price was. Looking back, I wish I'd just swallowed the £50 myself and tried to forget the minor shafting.

Scubaman04 said:

Not sure if its a V8 but how about this

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tvrbuysellswap/per...

Thanks, thought I was in that already but have clicked Join

[Kitchski]

Thanks chaps.

We could indeed make a new one, but naturally I wanted to try and find an original. The costs to set it all up would far outweigh what we could buy one for too, even with the extortion going around on eBay

[Kitchski]

phillpot said:

Is it definitely gone/lost?


From another thread there appears to be a business of some sort or other still being run from Austec premises, any chance it could still be lying around there somewhere?

I had a good hunt around when I picked it all up. There's a chance it was rotten through and nobody did anything about it, I guess.