blank plate

[rocky65]

I HAVE JUST STARTED STRIPPING OUT THE CENTRE CONSOLE ON MY 1983 COUPE AND IT WOULD APPEAR THE LAST OWNER HAS PAINTED OVER THE HEATER AND RADIO COVER PLATE WITH BLACK PAINT.SO WHERE THERE SHOULD BE ANY WRITING FOR THE HEATER CONTROL DIRECTIONS THERES NOTHING,A FAINT TRIANGLE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE LEVER SLOTS CAN JUST BE SEEN.REMOVING A LITTLE PAINT SHOWS HOT TO THE LEFT AND COLD TO THE RIGHT .CAN ANYONE SHOW ME A CLEAR PHOTO OF THIS ITEM AS IT SHOULD LOOK OR DOES ANYONE HAVE A SPARE ONE KNOCKING ABOUT.TRYING TO REPRODUCE THIS MAY BE A TRICKY. ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, IT WOULD SEEM THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A COOLING SYSTEM RESAVOIR JUST A RADIATOR IS THIS NORMAL FOR AN 82 MODEL OR HAS IT BEEN REMOVED.

KARL

Edited by rocky65 on Thursday 22 September 21:01

[mrzigazaga]

Hi mate..My 82 280 has a header tank but im not sure if the FHC had one..I would of thought so..Any pics?..Cheers..Ziga

[rocky65]

put some pics up of the engine bay tomorrow,in the meantime any help on the heater/radio cover plate would be great,thanks.
Karl.

Edited by rocky65 on Thursday 22 September 22:28

[Mr Tank]

Karl

If you car is a series 1 then it should look like this!





Andy

[Mr Tank]

Karl

Ref header tank, early cars didn't have a header tank. Just the old rad with a presure cap on it!

Andy

[gralin69]

As already said my FHC has no expansion tank reg date Jan 82 Battery Near Side Bulk Head, Granada Radiator Viscous fan& Fuse Board And Anciliaries Off Side front Inner Wheel Arch completely different layout under Bonnet from Zigs DH. Heater control panel as the one in picture
Good Luck
Graham C

[rocky65]

Thanks Andy .Its a series 2 but looks just the same.I will check this morning.
Thanks Andy
Karl.

[rocky65]

no need to put the photos up now ,thanks Graham.
Karl.

[hallsie]

Hi Karl

The 2+2 IS A STRANGE BEAST!

When they first started making them they would have been in the series 1 era, but, because they are TVR's all of the FHC 2+2 had the series 2 body, irrelevant of build date.
This confused the hell out of me for months!!!

Also, as Gralin has said, the electrics will all be on the drivers side front wing unless its had a rewire and there is no expansion tank at all, just the granada rad.

Stu

[rocky65]

the plate which has I think been cut out to accomadate a cd player other than that it the same.some switches that dont seem to have any purpose.the fist two are in centre console next to electric window switch. the next one is spring loaded and under drivers side dash next to console and the last one chrome toggle swich could be ignition cutoff or something.

[Mr Tank]

gralin69 said:

completely different layout under Bonnet from Zigs DH. Heater control panel as the one in picture
Good Luck
Graham C

Yes Zigs car is completly different under the bonnet to most Tasmin's/280i don't go by his pics, apart from being blinded by the shine he got things other people haven't!

Andy

Edited by Mr Tank on Friday 23 September 09:21

[Mr Tank]

Karl

The switches in front off the window switches can be seen in attached pic!



Hope that helps

Andy

[Mr Tank]

hallsie said:

Hi Karl

The 2+2 IS A STRANGE BEAST!

When they first started making them they would have been in the series 1 era, but, because they are TVR's all of the FHC 2+2 had the series 2 body, irrelevant of build date.
This confused the hell out of me for months!!!

Stu

Stu

I think you are still confused!

The FHC 2+2 body was originaly made just for 2+2 but the look was so much better than the original FHC. TVR decided to keep it for all the future FHC's and called it a series 2 FHC!

Andy

[rocky65]

Mr Tank said:

Karl

If you car is a series 1 then it should look like this!





Andy

Just need a way of putting the decals back on after respray.Karl

[Mr Tank]

Karl

I will have a look over the weekend to see if I have a plate you can use like the one below!

Andy

[rocky65]

Cheers, Andy.
Karl.

[mrzigazaga]

Mr Tank said:

Yes Zigs car is completly different under the bonnet to most Tasmin's/280i don't go by his pics, apart from being blinded by the shine he got things other people haven't!

Yes this is true but then mine is special..I was actually out there earlier cleaning my engine again..With a toothbrush i must add..And not the same one i use..

JUST A THOUGHT:
You could always cover it in burr walnut veener and CNC cut for the switches?...If andy hasnt got a spare..Cheers..Ziga

[Wedg1e]

Mr Tank said:

Stu

I think you are still confused!

The FHC 2+2 body was originaly made just for 2+2 but the look was so much better than the original FHC. TVR decided to keep it for all the future FHC's and called it a series 2 FHC!

Andy

Matter of opinion as to whether it looked better. Certainly it did lengthen the rear of the car to help offset the long overhang in front of the front wheels, but production rationalisation would have decreed changing the whole range rather than have differing styles. I wonder if it was the introduction of the DHC that initially sparked the restyle as the sloped rear face of the bootlid rather set the tone for the tilt they applied to the rear glass panel.

Strangely, some of TVRs last models went back to a 'chopped-off' tail treatment, harking back not only to the S1 Tasmin but also the Grantura et al.

[mrzigazaga]

rocky65 said:

SNAP...

[rocky65]

Mr Tank said:

Karl

I will have a look over the weekend to see if I have a plate you can use like the one below!

Andy

Any luck finding anything that might be of use to me Andy .
Karl.