1998 TVR

Unique TVR Cerbera 4.7 Red Rose

Overview

Make: TVR

Model: Cerbera 4.7

Engine: 4.7 Red Rose, AJP V8, 460.6 BHP independently tested with power graph available. Custom made inlet manifolds and performance air boxes.

Year of Manufacture: 1998, completely re-bodied to LW style by TVR. Full Rebuild to the very highest standards including full body of chassis restoration.

Mileage: 48,000

FSH: Present

MOT: 1 year

Exterior Colour: Grigio Titanio (Ferrari colour). Completely resprayed during rebuild

Interior Colour: Prussian blue Nappa Leather with Nimbus grey inserts and purple stitching. Carpets are navy blue wool with grey piping. (Interior has been completely retimed.)

Chassis: Space frame Cerbera GT Chassis (Completely restored). Hot zinc spray galvanised with 25 year guarantee, then custom finished with Cascade purple and Grigio Titanio, 4 coats of clear lacquer then applied.

Pistonheads Restoration Thread (please read): http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=648669&hw=++Cerb++Refurb&nmt=Cerb Refurb

Price: £34,995

Car in Detail

Upgrades:

Brakes:

Front; AP Racing 6 pot callipers with, T440R aluminium centre bells and 330mm AP Racing rotors.

Rear; Drilled 293mm, ventilated Discs.

Goodridge braided break lines fitted.

All original break lines replaced.

Suspension:

Nitron adjustable suspension with Ebech Racing springs.

Complete set of Powerflex bushes fitted.

Steve Heath nut and bolt suspension kit fitted along with drop links.

Clutch:

New AP Racing clutch fitted.

Raceproved upgraded slave cylinder fitted

Raceproved lightened flywheel fitted

Engine and Auxiliaries:

New aluminium radiator

New steering rack

All hosing replaced with ACT silicon hoses

ACT stainless steel front and expansion tank water rails

New thermostat

Custom made 4.5 capacity air boxes

Specially fabricated 4.2 inlet system with 4.5 butterflies and extended custom made Carbon Fibre inlet trumpets. These are polished to a mirror finish.

Fuel rail has also been polished to a mirror finish and fitted with high flow fuel injectors.

Carbon Fibre front air box

Upgraded drive shafts

Completely rebuilt and upgraded diff

New starter

New battery

New alternator

New adjustable front pulley and all new belts

New coil packs and plug leads

K&N air filter

Engine Work: Recently carried out June 2013 by APM

Polished and balanced crankshaft

Raised compression ratio to Red Rose +

Balanced combustion chambers

High flow polished cylinder head

Piston rings x 8

3 angle valve seat

Shimmed cam followers

New 4.7 litre piston x 8

New piston liners x 8

Copper Cylinder Head Gasket (Wire sealed)

New timing chain

Crank bearing set

Rod bolts

O rings

Valve seals

Exhaust valves x 8

Intake valves x 8

Spark Plugs x 8

High flow fuel injectors x 8

Oil and Water Pump rebuild

Original Cerbera TVR 100 ECU

Cam timing and Custom mapping, Power Graph showing 460.6BHP on 4.2 manifolds. More power would come with 4.5 inlets but I prefer the 4.2 system.

Exhaust and Manifolds:

ACT High Flow performance stainless steel manifolds

Zircotec Performance white ceramic coating on manifolds

Silverstone Performance exhaust system from cat back

Silverstone Performance linked de-cats (original cats available)

Body and Interior:

The body was removed from the chassis and completely dismantled and stripped down.

All heat shielding replaced with new high temperature reflective aluminium and Gold lightweight heat shield including under bonnet.

Manifold centre section with space age gold reflective heat shield.

Interior sound deadening fitted throughout.

Goodridge stainless steel fuel lines fitted throughout with Goodridge high temperature protective sleeve.

Body completely resprayed in Grigio Titanio

New windscreen, driver and passenger door glass.

All new door rubber seals fitted

New window channel felt and new brush strips for door glass

New wool carpets fitted.

Interior retrimmed in Napa leather

Stainless steel dash with matching aluminium buttons and HID white dash lights

Custom made Carbon Fibre door sills

Custom made Carbon Fibre front air intake

New HID gas discharge headlights

New spider alloy wheels with new Pirelli P-zero tyres fitted

All nuts and bolts in the bodywork have been replaced with stainless steel and titanium where required.

Red Rose Octane switch 95/97

This Cerbera is looked after and maintained to very highest standard regardless of cost. I have comprehensive files detailing all costs and work carried out on the car. The car is always garaged and professionally detailed once per year with Zymol and Swissvax products. This includes not just the cleaning and protection of the bodywork but also the chassis.

This is your chance to acquire a truly special TVR.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.