My nightmare... errr restoration thread.

[Wedg1e]

The PAS pump bracket is indeed a TVR special. If you're lucky it'll even put the pump square to the engine block and with the pulleys in line

The pump on the Montego/ Maestro is, as stated, the same Hobourn-Eaton unit as the SD1 type but with a shorter filler neck. I bought a lathe a few years back and when we were moving it from the seller's garage I stepped on a Montego pump; he said I could have it and it's been gathering dust in my garage ever since! Running in a permanent oil bath makes the pump extremely long-lived...

There was a Cortina V6 breaking for spares on Ebay a month back; the guy invited me to make him an offer of 'about £30 mate' for the rack, I asked him to photograph it for me to be certain it was the same as mine. He never did, so I emailed him again to find he'd flogged the whole car for an undisclosed sum

[Wedg1e]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Also there are 2 styles of the Bracket one that sits low (earlier car) and one that sits high newer cars 1990 on

My '87 car has the high bracket. Original fitment as far as I'm aware/ can determine.

[grahamw48]

For Cortina bits/info' :

http://buysellcortina.co.uk

[Wedg1e]

Brap_Brap said:

Do you happen to know the ratios of PS vs manual?

My PAS rack is about 3.5 turns lock-to-lock.

[Brap_Brap]

Wedg1e said:

Brap_Brap said:

Do you happen to know the ratios of PS vs manual?

My PAS rack is about 3.5 turns lock-to-lock.

That's not quite what I want to know. That number makes no sense unless you also know the wheel cut, ie: turning degrees from straight ahead. I'm more interested in the rack's rack/pinion ratio. Something 20:1 would be an easy to drive manual, something 17.5:1 is getting a little heavy when parking but usable. Something 16:1 or less would be a pig to drive. 17.5:1 would still be quick enough steering for drifting, 20:1 would not.

[grahamw48]

Cortina rack is 18.7:1

[Brap_Brap]

Thanks. Is that the PS ratio? Ratio for both? If that's the PS ratio, why bother? It's a waste of road input, power and weight. If that IS the case, I'll definately be depowering my rack.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Wedg1e said:

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Also there are 2 styles of the Bracket one that sits low (earlier car) and one that sits high newer cars 1990 on

My '87 car has the high bracket. Original fitment as far as I'm aware/ can determine.

opps my mistake, got them the wrong way round early cars are high later cars are low.

[Wedg1e]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Wedg1e said:

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Also there are 2 styles of the Bracket one that sits low (earlier car) and one that sits high newer cars 1990 on

My '87 car has the high bracket. Original fitment as far as I'm aware/ can determine.

opps my mistake, got them the wrong way round early cars are high later cars are low.

No worries... you know TVR, they'd change things according to which way the wind was blowing

[Brap_Brap]

As I was cleaning my valve covers today it struck me that the two elevations on top of the casting were much like the two elevations on my car's TVR badges, or as depicted with colours in TVR's 2D logos. I decided I could try and exploit this a little.

I only did one cover to see if I liked it. I could always buy some paint remover if I didn't like it.


Cover sanded with 320 grit then 1200 grit wet. Primed, sanded 600 grit wet, painted gloss black enamel for the base coat.


Masked with a first dust coat of gun metal grey.


Masking that narrow is a pretty tough job accurately. I'll have to get a super fine paint brush and touch up a couple of spots.

I'm going to have to look at this a couple of days and decide if it's what I really want, OTOH, I think the two tone effect is very nice.

[edit]

Before and after really shows how dramatic the change in appearance is. [/edit]

Edited by Brap_Brap on Tuesday 7th July 04:22

[grahamw48]

Brap_Brap said:

Thanks. Is that the PS ratio? Ratio for both? If that's the PS ratio, why bother? It's a waste of road input, power and weight. If that IS the case, I'll definately be depowering my rack.

That's non-PAS...I sold my Cortina V6 workshop manual.

[Barkychoc]

Anyone wanting to take their alternator to bits here's my contribution

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Brap_Brap]

Barkychoc said:

Anyone wanting to take their alternator to bits here's my contribution

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Nice job.

[Brap_Brap]

Things completed today...

I painted the other valve cover having decided I liked the paint job and theme.

I went to hose/pipe shop and they are replacing all hard and soft brake/clutch lines with DOT approved stainless steel. Since I need so many feet they dropped the price from $12/ft to $8 which was nice of them.

I also renewed my fuel delivery system.


I think somebody forgot a hose clamp!


I'd like to know what sort of moron would install this ID hose on that OD bung!


It's a good thing I replaced every fuel hose as they had deteriorated badly


A brand spanking new fuel pump.


Ready to reinstall.

The swirl pot had some rust inside so I bought a bottle of CLR and let it sit in the pot for about 5 minutes then dumped it. A lot of rust came out. I filled it with CLR one more time, let it sit, it came out clean, hence the rust inside is gone. I rinsed it with water, blew it out good and dry with an air compressor, then painted it. I put a see through fuel filter between the pot and the pump so I can keep an eye on rust in the fuel system.



Does anyone else have this bypass on their heater hoses at the back of the intake manifold?

Edited by Brap_Brap on Thursday 9th July 06:16

[V8TVR1978]

I stopped by on Sunday were Mike is experiencing his nightmare. (It isn't that bad IMO.) He is probably pulling some of his hair out now and then but it seems like he is taking it all in stride. ( One day and one problem at a time. ) Some days it probably takes extra . I have to give him credit and praise for tackling a job this size with just his smarts, books, phone calls and the internet for information. We don't have much local talent (with TVRs) around here on this side of that old pond. It is not like it is in the UK where you can get some of your buddies to pop around because they only live 30 minutes or so from you. There are only about 4 or 5 other TVR owners in the area and everyone that I know is busy most of the time. I don't even have enough time to change the oil on my 3 TVRs. I have only seen Mike twice in 2 years. So hopefully the family of TVR owners will remember what he is doing and support his destructive ways and doing it himself. In my opinion he looks like he wants to do this just once and from what I saw he is not cutting corners and the color combination does work.


Mike: Do I see a little copying of an e-mail on those valve covers????
They look good and very Scottish if you ask me. The supercharged TVR is going to be ready for Chelsea to take to the British show at Stanley Park on the 18th. Hope she doesn't tear up too much grass as she still is jumpy with the starts and stops. Will drop by soon.

Edited by V8TVR1978 on Thursday 9th July 11:37

[V8TVR1978]

Need to kick myself in the backside.....I left that BIG bag of nuts, bolts and screws at home on Sunday. Been saving them for weeks and was going to leave them in a corner of Mike's garage for him to find at a later date. (Hopefully after the car was complete and then we could call him "Box of nuts/bolts and screws". I wonder if Todd is ever going to notice those nuts, bolts and screws missing at the shop. I promise that they all weren't from customer's cars.


Moms the word.............

[rev-erend]

Transmitter Man said:

Chris,

I think you could be right about the bracket as I seem to remember reading the same elsewhere. However I'm sure most any engineer could modify another to fit. There looks like some welding on the one in the pic!

Mike,

My car's on the road and I'd like to keep it there as a rolling restoration through the summer.

I'd be very happy to work out a deal with you so please feel free to pm me any time.

BTW, I missed out on a MK5 Cortina PS rack on ePay. It sold for £103.00 ouch

Phil
420 SEAC

Phil

I have one of those pumps .. brand new !

Sitting in my shed doing nothing.

Also Rimmer bros are selling brand new SD1 racks .. for about £138 I think .. they were fitted to early 400 SE and SEAc's .. I'm pretty sure of that - I'm sure others can comfirm.

[Transmitter Man]

Alan,

Are you around first thing Saturday as I like any excuse to take the car out and as long as the coffee's hot?

I'll take that pump.

I'll telephone Rimmer's tomorrow. At least I know what I'm getting when I buy 'new'.

I can imagine TVR may of used different rod ends or are they stock SDI?

Phil
420 SEAC

[redwedge5]

The SD1 power steering rack pictured in Rimmer Bros recently circulated brochure is not the same as the rack on my 1988 build SEAC - shame really as it looks a real bargain. Maybe it could be made to fit?

[blaineuk]

redwedge5 said:

The SD1 power steering rack pictured in Rimmer Bros recently circulated brochure is not the same as the rack on my 1988 build SEAC - shame really as it looks a real bargain. Maybe it could be made to fit?

i got a rack form them a while back, i am in the process of adapting it , shortened the track control arms, once the engine is back in i have some metal piping to change and then hope it works.