Hi from a newbie 3000S owner
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Good afternoon everyone
I just wanted to introduce myself as a newbie to the PH Forums and also the new owner of Steve Reid's part-completed 3000S.
This is all very new to me, so I'm afraid that I will initially be contributing very little to the Forum, other than asking a lot of pretty basic questions. Having said that, I was able to answer my daughter when she asked "has your new car got ISOFIX?".
I think she was winding me up.
The car is going to be completed on my behalf by Classic World Racing (incorporating David Gerald Sportscars), but I'm sure that there will be plenty of informed choices that I will need make along the way......
Cheers
Cliff
I just wanted to introduce myself as a newbie to the PH Forums and also the new owner of Steve Reid's part-completed 3000S.
This is all very new to me, so I'm afraid that I will initially be contributing very little to the Forum, other than asking a lot of pretty basic questions. Having said that, I was able to answer my daughter when she asked "has your new car got ISOFIX?".
I think she was winding me up.
The car is going to be completed on my behalf by Classic World Racing (incorporating David Gerald Sportscars), but I'm sure that there will be plenty of informed choices that I will need make along the way......
Cheers
Cliff
Hi again guys and thank you for the very warm welcome.
Just to answer a few points that you raised.
Bernard, yes this is my first TVR and also my first foray into 'classic cars'. I have friends who have both though, so have some idea of what I'm letting myself in for...
zygalski, I will get some more photos next time I 'visit'!
Oliver, a genuinely interesting comment about child seats thank you. I've curently got five grandchildren (6 months - 12 years), so it is a hot topic for me! Hope you have a good day at Goodwood.
bluezeeland, well I guess it is 95% complete - if you measure it by weight.
As some of you probably know, Steve did a massive amount of work on the car and in principle the chassis, mechanicals and electrics are all fully sorted. This was some time ago however and included many modifications. The updated car has yet to turn a wheel under its own power and so the first job will be to get the car re-commissioned and driveable.
The car also had a body-off respray in the Porsche Iris Blue that you can see. Whilst it looks great in the photos, in reality, time has taken its toll and there are patches of fine bubbles on most panels. From the little that I've gleaned so far about GRP paint jobs this is probably not good news. Fortunately, I am in any case planning to change the body colour back to a period tone, probably the original black (I know, that rich blue looks sooo much nicer!).
Beyond this, the cabin needs needs a complete re-fit (back to original black again probably), and the wheels need a refurb. The windscreen frame looks good so far, but the screen itself is de-laminating. A new roof needed too, thanks to a hungry field mouse.
It's all part of the fun.
Cheers
Cliff
Just to answer a few points that you raised.
Bernard, yes this is my first TVR and also my first foray into 'classic cars'. I have friends who have both though, so have some idea of what I'm letting myself in for...
zygalski, I will get some more photos next time I 'visit'!
Oliver, a genuinely interesting comment about child seats thank you. I've curently got five grandchildren (6 months - 12 years), so it is a hot topic for me! Hope you have a good day at Goodwood.
bluezeeland, well I guess it is 95% complete - if you measure it by weight.
As some of you probably know, Steve did a massive amount of work on the car and in principle the chassis, mechanicals and electrics are all fully sorted. This was some time ago however and included many modifications. The updated car has yet to turn a wheel under its own power and so the first job will be to get the car re-commissioned and driveable.
The car also had a body-off respray in the Porsche Iris Blue that you can see. Whilst it looks great in the photos, in reality, time has taken its toll and there are patches of fine bubbles on most panels. From the little that I've gleaned so far about GRP paint jobs this is probably not good news. Fortunately, I am in any case planning to change the body colour back to a period tone, probably the original black (I know, that rich blue looks sooo much nicer!).
Beyond this, the cabin needs needs a complete re-fit (back to original black again probably), and the wheels need a refurb. The windscreen frame looks good so far, but the screen itself is de-laminating. A new roof needed too, thanks to a hungry field mouse.
It's all part of the fun.
Cheers
Cliff
Thanks Adrian - I'd love to make an A.R.S.E of myself.
GAjon, nice to know of your involvement with the car. I knew the sill tubes had been replaced, but I had no idea that they were stainless (I normally only take a magnet with me when viewing steel-bodied cars!). Steering is still unassisted - I didn't know that Steve had been considering power assistance..
Cheers
Cliff
GAjon, nice to know of your involvement with the car. I knew the sill tubes had been replaced, but I had no idea that they were stainless (I normally only take a magnet with me when viewing steel-bodied cars!). Steering is still unassisted - I didn't know that Steve had been considering power assistance..
Cheers
Cliff
Thanks for your good wishes Frank 
Oliver, what a fantastic photograph from Goodwood - I feel a change of screensaver coming on! When I first learnt that my car had originally been black I assumed a tan interior too. However, when it last changed hands (early 90s), it apparantly had a black interior, which I'm assuming was original. Either way, having been nudged in this direction by the car's history, I'm now getting quite enthusiastic about having a monotone S!
Andrew, great photographs too of a fantistically finished car. I'm not sure though whether they are inspirational or actually quite daunting!
Hans, I hope that you get your 3000S soon.
Cheers
Cliff
Oliver, what a fantastic photograph from Goodwood - I feel a change of screensaver coming on! When I first learnt that my car had originally been black I assumed a tan interior too. However, when it last changed hands (early 90s), it apparantly had a black interior, which I'm assuming was original. Either way, having been nudged in this direction by the car's history, I'm now getting quite enthusiastic about having a monotone S!
Andrew, great photographs too of a fantistically finished car. I'm not sure though whether they are inspirational or actually quite daunting!
Hans, I hope that you get your 3000S soon.
Cheers
Cliff
Loving the photos guys and they've prompted a few questions from me please..
1) I recall a previous post on PH (in fact I think it was one of Steve's), saying that there were 10 stock body colours for the S: my guess from web images is black, met mid blue, pale solid blue, BRG, burgundy, gold, met grey, red, silver & yellow. Is this right?
2) What's the current thinking on how many S's are still around (I'm sure this must have been asked before
). Again, based on web photos a good few appear to be LHD.
3) Indestructible Socks??
Thanks
Cliff
1) I recall a previous post on PH (in fact I think it was one of Steve's), saying that there were 10 stock body colours for the S: my guess from web images is black, met mid blue, pale solid blue, BRG, burgundy, gold, met grey, red, silver & yellow. Is this right?
2) What's the current thinking on how many S's are still around (I'm sure this must have been asked before
). Again, based on web photos a good few appear to be LHD.3) Indestructible Socks??
Thanks
Cliff
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