Its rolled on it side!

[DJR 7]

I thought id post a little update on the V8s rebuild.
The body is currently with Surface and Design having the underside and engine bay stripped and re painted prior to being reunited with the chassis.


The rebuild of the newly powder coated chassis started today, the two should be back together mid January ready for the repaint

[DJR 7]

Cheers Steve,

I said I'd never fit Gaz again after a bad experience with them on my Cerbera, I've been assured that the latest Gaz Gold are squeak free ..... I guess time will tell.

I'm changing the colour to Grigio Avalon, it's always a difficult decision and can be a costly mistake if you get the colour wrong, fingers crossed it's the right choice

D

[DJR 7]

Just dont mess about with changing the ol headlights too fancier ones (totally regret mine sometimes )

Edited by greenhulk on Thursday 22 December 18:53

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Its odd you mention this, i've purchased a standard set and a set of Halo ring type. I think i'll be fitting the standard set.

[DJR 7]

greenhulk said:

if you want some pictures of the halo's on the 'S' & working let me know, they look great on the problem is when there turned off.. they look abit strange

Edited by greenhulk on Saturday 24th December 15:21

If it's not to much trouble I'd appreciate a piccy. No rush as I won't be at that stage for a couple of months.

Cheers

[DJR 7]

Mine look slightly different, they have the Halo but run on an ordinary H4 bulb

[DJR 7]

I've been looking at various bulbs, I think I'll go with the Phillips no matter what units I fit.

I'll fit the Halos and see how they look, I'm hoping they're not to intrusive.

[DJR 7]

Cheers for the suggestion Steve,

A pair delivered for just under £16
That's my first January sale bargain!

[DJR 7]

phillpot said:

How about these for a less intrusive option..... clicky ...

They'd need to be a lot bigger to cover both the headlights on the S

[DJR 7]

If all concerned perform as expected the car should be ready for Burghley, if we suffer a set back we should still have plenty of time to prep for Spa.

[DJR 7]

I had them Nickel plated, when I say I str8six actually organised it for me.

I've had all the previously factory plated parts re done, it should look a treat when it's finished.

[DJR 7]

I do agree, unfortunately sometimes the necessity of practicality wins the day.
I'm not sure that I will stick with my chosen lights but I do understand that others that may do a lot more night driving fit them more for practicality.
I was hoping to leave my car as standard as possible, I have however chosen to upgrade the brakes.
This wasn't due to the originals being inadequate it was more to do with modern cars being able to stop that much quicker.

My thoughts are, if you going to use your car on a regular basis it does no harm to upgrade certain elements to make the experience as safe as possible.

Edited by DJR 7 on Sunday 1st January 17:07

[DJR 7]

So which brake upgrade did you go for? I noticed a BIG difference moving up to 260mm discs, braided brake lines & chimaera calipers (later model ones i think, phillpot will know)

Regarding the headlight upgrades as Glen said..

glenrobbo said:

Brilliant by night no doubt.
Unusual by day.

Let me know how you get on with yours DJR7 catch you at one of the meetups this year

Steve

Hi,

I opted for the Hi Spec Billet 4 Radial Calipers with 285mm grooved discs, i also had a set of rear discs machined to add the same groove pattern. The pads will be EBC Greenstuff.

I choose to have the Hi Spec logo machined off to allow TVR decals to be added to the Calipers



I've also had a set of braided hoses made, replaced all the brake lines, refurbished the rear calipers and replaced the master cylinder and servo.

[DJR 7]

Stripped, replated and new bearings

[DJR 7]

TVRees said:

Those decals look very neat - can you let us know where you got them from ?

I used an on line company called Screen print digital, you can request any dims and colour.