Nice body.....
Discussion
Well i know its not for everyone but this 280 bodywork is really starting to appeal to me..I think it looks well sexy..
http://www.utvdrive.co.uk/car/466675/1983-tvr-tasm...
http://www.utvdrive.co.uk/car/466675/1983-tvr-tasm...
Tasmin200 said:
Zig I think your car looks much better than this.
Cheers...I do like the look of the smooth bumpers though but would leave mine as is..Ill probably get shot but i was thinking of a boot spoiler..Only cos i have to jump on the boot to close it..And i do like the 350 spoiler..Plus once the supercharger gets fitted i want to make it look a bit meaner..I suppose i could always fabricate some shiny alloy pointy teeth in the nose cone instead of chicken wire..
Updating the 280...hmmmm....saw those photos...IMHO...
I always thought the smooth bumper style looks better on the wedges, and also the slightly deeper 350 front spoiler with the spots in. I think spoiler is more vertical than the early Tasmins too, which helps. I like the later bonnets too. I think colour coordinating the bumpers softens lines a bit also.
I think TVR did a really good job with the 'series 2' (I think that's right ?) bodyshells to take away the angular looks and make them more appealing. I also note that all those bits will fit the earlier body, if you want to go that way. Small boot spoiler OK, but I think the big ones (ie. 450 SEAC) are too much.
Centre consoles - I really like the later version (the 420 ?) with the centre brought right up to the top of the dash, but I don't like that home made one as in photo. I would add a more square version so it fits the styling better. That looks as if the heater has been removed to me, as heater comes out quite a lot under the dash ?
I don't actually like the early original separate 'box' style much, and it makes the switches and indicators invisible too, and radio tends to be too close to gearstick.
Heater ... on kit cars, I have rigged up a model car/plane servo unit to the heater valve, with a little circuit so that a small volume control type knob will work the heater. No horrid cables to route around, just 3 wires instead.
I always thought the smooth bumper style looks better on the wedges, and also the slightly deeper 350 front spoiler with the spots in. I think spoiler is more vertical than the early Tasmins too, which helps. I like the later bonnets too. I think colour coordinating the bumpers softens lines a bit also.
I think TVR did a really good job with the 'series 2' (I think that's right ?) bodyshells to take away the angular looks and make them more appealing. I also note that all those bits will fit the earlier body, if you want to go that way. Small boot spoiler OK, but I think the big ones (ie. 450 SEAC) are too much.
Centre consoles - I really like the later version (the 420 ?) with the centre brought right up to the top of the dash, but I don't like that home made one as in photo. I would add a more square version so it fits the styling better. That looks as if the heater has been removed to me, as heater comes out quite a lot under the dash ?
I don't actually like the early original separate 'box' style much, and it makes the switches and indicators invisible too, and radio tends to be too close to gearstick.
Heater ... on kit cars, I have rigged up a model car/plane servo unit to the heater valve, with a little circuit so that a small volume control type knob will work the heater. No horrid cables to route around, just 3 wires instead.
RCK974X said:
Updating the 280...hmmmm....saw those photos...IMHO...
I always thought the smooth bumper style looks better on the wedges, and also the slightly deeper 350 front spoiler with the spots in. I think spoiler is more vertical than the early Tasmins too, which helps. I like the later bonnets too. I think colour coordinating the bumpers softens lines a bit also.
I think TVR did a really good job with the 'series 2' (I think that's right ?) bodyshells to take away the angular looks and make them more appealing. I also note that all those bits will fit the earlier body, if you want to go that way. Small boot spoiler OK, but I think the big ones (ie. 450 SEAC) are too much.
Centre consoles - I really like the later version (the 420 ?) with the centre brought right up to the top of the dash, but I don't like that home made one as in photo. I would add a more square version so it fits the styling better. That looks as if the heater has been removed to me, as heater comes out quite a lot under the dash ?
I don't actually like the early original separate 'box' style much, and it makes the switches and indicators: invisible too, and radio tends to be too close to gearstick.
Heater ... on kit cars, I have rigged up a model car/plane servo unit to the heater valve, with a little circuit so that a small volume control type knob will work the heater. No horrid cables to route around, just 3 wires instead.
Power to the poor man's seac spoiler !!I always thought the smooth bumper style looks better on the wedges, and also the slightly deeper 350 front spoiler with the spots in. I think spoiler is more vertical than the early Tasmins too, which helps. I like the later bonnets too. I think colour coordinating the bumpers softens lines a bit also.
I think TVR did a really good job with the 'series 2' (I think that's right ?) bodyshells to take away the angular looks and make them more appealing. I also note that all those bits will fit the earlier body, if you want to go that way. Small boot spoiler OK, but I think the big ones (ie. 450 SEAC) are too much.
Centre consoles - I really like the later version (the 420 ?) with the centre brought right up to the top of the dash, but I don't like that home made one as in photo. I would add a more square version so it fits the styling better. That looks as if the heater has been removed to me, as heater comes out quite a lot under the dash ?
I don't actually like the early original separate 'box' style much, and it makes the switches and indicators: invisible too, and radio tends to be too close to gearstick.
Heater ... on kit cars, I have rigged up a model car/plane servo unit to the heater valve, with a little circuit so that a small volume control type knob will work the heater. No horrid cables to route around, just 3 wires instead.
Bloody good idea on the model servo though.
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