new to the Wedge world

[uglymug]

Hi all,
Got my first Wedge the other day. Its a 1983 Tasmin 350i.It needs a lot doing as it was laid up for 3yrs. All brakes were seized, non starter otherwise OK. Over the past few weeks I have managed to strip it down to the chassis, which is in excellent nick. I have heard all the horror stories of rotten sill plates etc but mine are solid. There is no rust anywhere. The rears were seized so I decided to drop the axle, got hold of recon units and a new cable, ready to fit. Making my way towards the front of the car from underneath as a matter of course.
Parts I need:- rear shocks,boot release,seat belts,.......second hand if poss as budget is tight!
anybody got anything

[stainless_steve]

Welcome to the club ugly , that sounds bad think you need to change your name

[mikeb]

Have a word with Tasmania i think that he had a load of Wedge bits on the Pistonheads classifieds for sale.

Don't know if he got anything left. Or Bell Hill garage TVR breakers. Talking to them at Pride & Passion today in cardiff and they reckon that they often have Wedge bits for sale.

MikeB

[19560]

Welcome ugly; I agree with SS about your name. For your front brakes you could use Classicar www.classicbrakes.co.uk/ for a full refurb. They did mine for about £90 to inc cleaning, new SS pistons, new seals and new coating. The dampers were Armstrong but I doubt whether you'll find any now. Konis can be rebuilt. Be wary of most second hand dampers - the new ones don't last that long, neither do the springs but at least they're cheap. Do a search on seat belts, there was a thread two or three months ago. Good luck. J

[firefox1712]

Hi ugly -

Welcome to the wonderful world of Wedgers!

Keep the name - it demonstrates that you're confident sort of chap!

firefox

[dickymint]

Welcome Mug.....nearly as bad as Ugly

Nice to have yet another Taff on board where abouts are you?

[tallbloke]

Hi Uglymug,
Descriptive names are fine
I also have a 1983 350i with a good solid chassis, the early powder coating was contracted out to a firm who were very very good at it.

Avon Avo are probably the most reasonably priced adjustable shock available.

Good luck with the restoration.