From Chimaera to Cerbera

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Hi Ladies/Gents,

Just a quick hello to this forum. Having owned a 400 Chimaera for the last 8 years I have finally moved on to my beloved 4.2 Cerbera.

Long story short....

Purchased my first TVR after many years of lusting. Not having the financial means of most people I slowly but surely restored a 95 400 Chim. This was completed late last year and I had seriously good fun driving/restoring. Once this was completed I got very quickly bored and needed a new project. Chimaera went up for sale and I ended up with a 98 4.2. This car requires some loving touches but on the whole is a very nice example. It has been off the road on and off over the last 6 years. (I'm sure it will be known by some on here) It was exactly what I was looking for as I love restoring these cars to a very pedantic standard. The one thing I wasn't expecting was the difference in drivability performance. This just seems a much more stable car handling wise and the engine performance is just beautiful.


I look forward to your answering of my very daft questions and I will help where I can.

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Well thanks for the very warm welcome Much appreciated indeed.

Yep, love being an Instrument Tech, quite a rare trade nowadays too.

Regarding the reg I am quite happy with it Mart!! not that you are biased in anyway

Anyway, back to normality of owning a TVR. She has just been treated to a full service, MOT, full geo, new tyres, front discs and pads, overhauled callipers, painted air boxes, bonnet lock rods, bonnet hinges, stereo, overhauled the wiper motor and wiper mechanism, new wiper arms and blades, new carpet mats, and a general good cleaning of interior and under bonnet. She was starting to look a little better. How does she repay my kindness? Spews my nice fresh oil all over the floor after a nice spirited run. Found a nice stone had decided to lunge up and destroy my oil cooler. Took her up to my friendly but mad specialist Ian at Torque RVT for an oil cooler replacement. Upon pulling up, the clutch decided it was jealous and also spewed its fluid all over the place too.

Do I care? No. Its all part of bringing a beautiful car back up to top class condition.

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Some lovely plates out there, and again, thank you for the warm welcome to the madhouse.

I may need to sell my plate for funds towards the clutch, slave cylinder, master cylinder, oil cooler, pipes, etc etc etc... So far I have driven 150 miles and it has cost roughly £3500. So thats £24 per mile give or take. Best £24 per mile I have ever spent.

These cars do not like sitting for too long at all.......just think, if you drive them regular you're actually saving money

(Ps. for non-owners looking at this I am carrying out a restoration to a hopefully very high standard. Please do not think this is what owning a Cerebra is normally like!!)

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Hi again,

Sorry for the long absence. Us techies are very busy over the festive period grabbing money for the upcoming restorations.

Probably should start a new thread but does anybody know where I can get a new battery plate? (the one under the battery) Mine is nearly dust.

On a side note...still absolutely bloody loving it.

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Malam said:

This thread makes me happy and sad

Hi Malam.

Don't be sad!. I should have updated this thread really. Since my initial purchase and consequent outlay she is now back at Ian at Torque RVT because as part of the restoration I have decided on fitting a nice little set of Nitrons She is also having new rear shoes and cables, air con recharge, rear heated screen repair etc etc..

She drives stunningly. Very strong engine and still tries to kill me on every journey. To be fair I am a st driver but she is in good hands.

If I ever get the time I can always pass by to say hello