S Series Petrol Filler Caps !!!!!!

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I met up with Mick Gaughran at the classic car show, he is involved in the Scimitar SE6 and Middlebridge Scimitar http://middlebridge-scimitar.co.uk. He is possinly interested in getting some new filler caps manufactured in stainless steel in India and thinks, as I do, that there is synergy in the S forum working with the Middlebridge/Scimitar owners as their cars use the TVR S series Petrol Filler Caps. (They did buy the last remaining suppies from TVR Car Parts/David Geralds some time ago)

If you look at the Middlebride site above you will see they are already producing S/S componants from India so this wouldnt be a new venture!!

I know the question will be 'how much' but we can't get to that until we know 'how many' so we all (me included) have to say if we are interested (subject to being happy with the price) to get some idea of cost with cooperating with the scimitar boys.

So lets try to move forward and come up with an indication of numbers - DONT FORGET YOUR ARE NOT COMMITTING YOURSELF YET - if you MIGHT be interested please either commit yourself here or send me a PM.

If the cost is too high when we get a proper quote you can pull out (assuming the whole thing dosent fall appart)

Last thought this could lead on for us to get things like S/S swirl pots or petrol tanks at reasonable cost, but thats for the future.

I WANT ONE HOW ABOUT YOU???

Edited by Gerald-TVR on Monday 17th November 18:07

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Hi Han

I'll keep score

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My gut reaction would be whole thing what do you think?

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Hi Peter
That would be very helpful indeed, thanks

Norman

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GreenV8S said:

I've got one of those in a dusty box somewhere

Peter might it be possible to borrow it as a sample in due course?

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Mick Gaughran is in China for 9 days and will contact the Scimitar people on his return.

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If we do get into a position to produce new petrol filler caps its going to be done as a non profit making excercise and on the simplest basis possible. I certainly dont want the complications of lots of options. In the first instance it would be a complete replacement cap, no part exchnages or part replacement. If that not economical to do then see what else is possible.

Just let me know of interest at the moment just need to establish if there is sufficient interest and it appears there will be escecially when the Scimitar guys sign up.

Edited by Gerald-TVR on Friday 21st November 07:46

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Jayne

At least there are other lenses we can use - but it has been talked about I will follow up

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So sorry done it before as well its just automatice, to the point when i popsted brevious reply I reminded myself to speel yur nome proply

Narmon

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Been doing a bit of research in the Scimitar community and have been offered a new filler cap complete but with the opening bit blistered in any 10 places with one abou 1.5mm in diameter plus an opening bit still new (no base) with one small blister so one very good one could be made from two at the price of £180!! Rather expensive.

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This is still ongoing, sample going shortly to get a quotation but we are considering fitting a key lock. However the problem is providing the potential supplier with an engineering drawing for them to work off. They can copy fine (in fact apparently you have to tell them NOT to copy faults) but not good at inovation.

So the question is are there any aspiring designer in the forum to help with the design of the locking mechanism. Any help appreciated

Norman

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This is still ongoing, sample going shortly to get a quotation but we are considering fitting a key lock. However the problem is providing the potential supplier with an engineering drawing for them to work off. They can copy fine (in fact apparently you have to tell them NOT to copy faults) but not good at inovation.

So the question is are there any aspiring designer in the forum to help with the design of the locking mechanism. Any help appreciated

Norman

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Stuart
Yep thats the sort of thing but we need to find somebody with the skills to produce a 'bluebriny' so we can get first a price and then get them into production, any ideas for that please.

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Well done Chris the more interested the better for all

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No Peter just that the petrol filler cap from a Sunbeam Rapier Fastback is the same as the S and the Relients as above. The sample cap is in India at present for pricing etc

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Ceandess Limited
Dixon Street, Wolverhampton WV2 2BX

Just down the road from me happy to visit etc

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Hi Barkychoc

YHM

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Its due for a chase - will report back

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GreenV8S said:

That may be a sign that the chrome hasn't been under plated properly.

My father was an electro plater so you can guess he would do a first class job for me years ago when I was restoring old T series MGs but Marzak was something he wouldnt replate as it was (in his words) 'easier to plate cheese well' fortunatly a good friend of his was apprentice master at Brook Tools in Birmingham so he would get the apprentices to make anything I needed as part of their training and then Dad would work his magic

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