Sometimes I hate my TVR!
Discussion
MOT booked for Saturday.
Just relocated to a different part of the country so my old TVR friendly MOT station is not an option consequently the Clive F Y piece needs to be replaced by the original.
When I fitted the Clive F y piece 3 or so years ago it went on with no problem. No straps needed no difficulty at all.
Now, can I get the original to fit - No damn way will it fit.
Just relocated to a different part of the country so my old TVR friendly MOT station is not an option consequently the Clive F Y piece needs to be replaced by the original.
When I fitted the Clive F y piece 3 or so years ago it went on with no problem. No straps needed no difficulty at all.
Now, can I get the original to fit - No damn way will it fit.
Tyre Tread said:
It's Welsh you 'tard! ;-)
Yep Cardiff now.
Given up for tonight and I'll have another go tomorrow evening.
Bloody hurt my elbow too but don't know how. Don't remember knocking it or anything
Come on Al, man up mate, Yep Cardiff now.
Given up for tonight and I'll have another go tomorrow evening.
Bloody hurt my elbow too but don't know how. Don't remember knocking it or anything
If you get fked off with it its best to sleep on it, it'll go together no bother you watch;)
Actually it's a pita, Rich and I were dripping sweat when we did his Alan, don't be to hard on yourself or the car, haha,
I don't like the strap method although it's by far the easiest way to do it,
I undid all the bolts on both manifolds and had to take them out a fair way to get the Y to mate on mine, put clamps on just nipped up then drew the manifolds back to the heads by evenly doing each bolt up so to get an even spread and not stressing any of the pipes,, it's been air tight for over two years now so I must have done something right,
You know your beans Al, get a big ratchet strap on it.
I only asked where you live because if it was anywhere near TVRSSW you probably wouldn't need to refit the cat. Just stick it in the boot and offer to fit it.......you might even try that with your local MOT station. Depends on how much they like TVRs.
I haven't had to refit mine - indeed, it seems to be on permanent loan at the moment to a guy whose cat exhaust broke just before his MOT.
You could also avoid the big test centres and find a little local garage cum MOT station run by an old geezer who likes cars, and err ask his opinion.
I haven't had to refit mine - indeed, it seems to be on permanent loan at the moment to a guy whose cat exhaust broke just before his MOT.
You could also avoid the big test centres and find a little local garage cum MOT station run by an old geezer who likes cars, and err ask his opinion.
Tyre Tread said:
Thanks Al, you're right but why does it always play up when you're under the cosh? And how did it fit before, nowt changed, and won't now?
Smaller garage doesn't help either.
Looks like I may have to cancel the MOT.
The best thing I did was decide every job on the Tvr might take hours so be prepared and that way you sort of expect to be there all day! Smaller garage doesn't help either.
Looks like I may have to cancel the MOT.
Odd how they used to line up though hey
I'd have found an excuse to have a long drive rather than take the Y off.
Good luck with it mate.
I had an arrangement with my last place where I left a crate of beer in the boot in exchange for them fitting the cat and removing it again afterwards.
Whether they did or not of course I have no idea but it always passed.
If I'd have known about TVRSSW I might have been tempted to take it to them for an opinion.
As it is I have a car in the garage with no y piece on and an MOT booked for tomorrow morning.
I'm off out to the garage for another go at it.
Whether they did or not of course I have no idea but it always passed.
If I'd have known about TVRSSW I might have been tempted to take it to them for an opinion.
As it is I have a car in the garage with no y piece on and an MOT booked for tomorrow morning.
I'm off out to the garage for another go at it.
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