Anyone need a specific part made for their wedge?

[ed_crouch]

Hi all. Been away because I sold my car! I've now got a modest machining capability and have started making custom parts for people for beer money to stop my hands getting too clean now the wedge has gone!

I can make things like sensor bosses for those doing engine management conversions, spacers, brackets, bushings, adaptor plates, overrun valve blanking plates, cold start valve blanking plates, throttle pot adaptor plates etc etc. Possibly even oil pump drive assemblies for those with coilpacks who want rid of the distributor on the pre-serp rover engine?

I've even been known to make burr walnut veneered mahogany door strips to replace the originals when they get scruffy.

I'm not a trader, I have a day job; Not looking to make pots and pots of money, just enought to cover my costs and have a few quid left over at the end.

Drop me an email with whatever you need and I'll see if I can help.

Ed.

[Mike Brewer]

Hi Ed.Looking for a alloy gear knob for my 350i s2 .If poss.Thanks Mike

[combine]

Can you make bezels Ed ? If so there's a few others on here who would like some too !

[mikesp]

combine said:

Can you make bezels Ed ? If so there's a few others on here who would like some too !

+1

[NaCl]

Hi Ed,

I'd be interested in a pair of burr walnut door strips

...and possibly a radio panel

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Ed..I too would be interested in the burr walnut door strips if you can do them for the 280i..I have the old ones if its any easier?..cheers..Ziga

[ed_crouch]

Wow! I'll respond to everyone individually. The gear knob and woodwork ought to be fine.

Bezels: would they be required to stick to the front of the veneer panels or to clamp around the gauge faces? They'll be a little harder to make...

[combine]

ed_crouch said:

Wow! I'll respond to everyone individually. The gear knob and woodwork ought to be fine.

Bezels: would they be required to stick to the front of the veneer panels or to clamp around the gauge faces? They'll be a little harder to make...

I think they push in tight with the veneer. Ed , we all really need these and have been looking for someone to make them !

[Jack Valiant]

Hi, I think you may have found a small industry here!!

I would be interested in door strip veneers and instrument bezels, also some sort of veneer or shiney surrounds for the gear gator, handbrake, ashtray and the little area on the centre console where we all put our wallet and phones!

Good luck!

Chris

[mrzigazaga]

There are bezels available..There are some on ebay if you know the sizes..There are loads of sites that sell them, You just need to search for them..There are these for starters..Ziga
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-British-Jaeger-Ne...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-CAR-CLASSIC-CHROME-B...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-CAR-CLASSIC-CHROME-B...

[ed_crouch]

I always found that wallet and phone were prone to ending up in the passenger footwell during "roundabout work" having started out in the tunnel top cubby. I also had an empty lunchbox (oo errr) levitate from the parcel shelf, hover for a moment and the fall into passenger footwell at speed when I took the long way home one day with the top down!

Thankyou for your thoughts and interest. I always found the double-skinned instrument panel somewhat baffling, and frankly I think its feasible to re-engineer it so the instruments load from the front rather than having the veneer panel blanking off the bezels. I will research both custom bezels and the possibility of a single-skin IP so bezels of the type Zig refers to would be on show rather than hidden #whydidTVRdothis?...

Watch this space!

Ed.

[combine]

Thanks Ed , we are waiting with interest !

[NaCl]

combine said:

Thanks Ed , we are waiting with interest !

me too...

[combine]

There's at least 10 people who want bezels on here some want ones for rev and speedo too , thats about 45 bezels !

[Wedg1e]

ed_crouch said:

Hi all. Been away because I sold my car! I've now got a modest machining capability...

Ed.

Oo, machines Spill the beans then, we need to know! Something CNCish or good old-fashioned manual?

[ed_crouch]

Work continues apace in the 'shop:



I made a dummy trial bezel (to no particular dimensions or fit) to see if my kit is capable of doing this sort of thing. The finish is turned and then 0000 grade wire wool to finish. There is the option of anodising to improve corrosion resistance.

The dummy trial bezel in the front of the pic has two ~45 degree chamfers and the overall diameter is 50mm since I had a piece of 50mm billet available. Material is 6082T6 Aluminium alloy (a standard engineering grade).

The spacers in the background are another job I finished this evening.

I am working on the gear knob, and will need a ball cutting jig to do that one, but it should be doable. Spherical gear knobs coming soon. I might even be able to get them laser etched with either a logo or shift gate pattern according to gearbox type (LT77 or R380/T5 patterns)? Threaded underneath to suit gearlever and helicoiled - Aluminium threads wear out pretty fast so helicoil defo advisable.

Your thoughts, please!

Ed.

P.S. No CNC, just turnyhandles.

Edited by ed_crouch on Thursday 29th December 22:40

[NaCl]

Hi Ed,

How about etching "TVR" on the gear knobs? I'm sure TVR owners can remember where reverse is!

[Mike Brewer]

Looking good Ed.Love the bezals looking foreward to the gear knob .....mrs....Mike

[ed_crouch]

The bezel section is a bit chunky - this will be refined. I'll put up some sample designs so people can choose which style they prefer.

[niva441]

Haven't got a wedge anymore, but from memory getting a replacement for the v6 4 speed gearlever pivot bearing/bush wasn't looking promising.