Why do I continue !!!! some advice please

[stevmale]

I brought a 350se , No26 ( this I now Doubt ) a Red stunner and first was only slightly disapointed.

so improved the brakes !

rose jointed the suspension !

re - tracted the geometry !

superb !! what a car.

Then lost oil pressure - stripped the engine discovered although stamped NCK its just a standard unit.

Now it requires total replacement due to 'botched rebuild ' by former owner

now what !!!

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..Thats a pisher!..But you need to ask yourself how much you want/love the car..Is the rest of it in good fettle?..Although its a pain i understand that the V8's are quite easy to rebuild as i have known people with general engine knowledge completing a good rebuild...I have just spent over 75453536374534K on my engine but then i love my wedge..Or im bloody barmy....Hope you make the right decision...Ziga

[300bhp/ton]

Buy a 3.9 engine off ebay. £250-300 should get you one. I'm just doing this for my TR7 V8 as the 3.5 expired due to oil pump failure.

[hallsie]

Hmmmm.

I dont think there is a smily face for 'knocking on the door of the seller and asking politely for an explanation' !

however, if you are sure that it has been stamped with the NCK in a dodgy way then you have nothing to lose in buying a 3.9 as suggested and changing the cam, and perhaps a bit of head work to give you a useable Wedge again.

straight swap, using all the existing bits, should take you a few days to sort!

Happy wedging

Stu

[hallsie]

or....

to save buggering around....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RANGE-ROVER-SUPERCHARGED...

Sorted

Stu

[stevmale]

Thanks for the replies.

Perhaps I may be wrong concerning the over stamping !!

Is this how it was stamped when it left NCK / TVR

!!

[gog440]

If that isnt a 350se it's a damn good replica.

[adam quantrill]

hallsie said:

or....

to save buggering around....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RANGE-ROVER-SUPERCHARGED...

Sorted

Stu

almost Stu - add

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nitrous-oxide-kit-nos-/2...

and you're good to go!

[V8 Fettler]

stevmale said:

I brought a 350se , No26 ( this I now Doubt ) a Red stunner and first was only slightly disapointed.

so improved the brakes !

rose jointed the suspension !

re - tracted the geometry !

superb !! what a car.

Then lost oil pressure - stripped the engine discovered although stamped NCK its just a standard unit.

Now it requires total replacement due to 'botched rebuild ' by former owner

now what !!!

Who told you it requires total replacement? One step at a time? (Can I buy it as it stands?)

Edit: having seen your profession, perhaps you have decided it needs total replacement.

Edited by V8 Fettler on Tuesday 17th September 18:52

[mrzigazaga]

V8 Fettler said:

Who told you it requires total replacement? One step at a time? (Can I buy it as it stands?)

Edit: having seen your profession, perhaps you have decided it needs total replacement.

Mmm...I just had a peek also and i think the answer is in your bio..There's a reason why we initially say these things..Chin up ole chap!!.."Carry on wedging"..Followed by a sid james dirty laugh....Ziga

[Mr Tank]

stevmale said:

I brought a 350se , No26 ( this I now Doubt ) a Red stunner and first was only slightly disapointed.

so improved the brakes !

rose jointed the suspension !

re - tracted the geometry !

superb !! what a car.

Then lost oil pressure - stripped the engine discovered although stamped NCK its just a standard unit.

Now it requires total replacement due to 'botched rebuild ' by former owner

now what !!!

Steve

What is the chassis number. I have a near complete record of all the 350SE's and from the chassis number I can tell you if its an original SE.

As the records show that num 26 is a Midnight Blue car with a magnolia interior.

Please can you e-mail me the details direct to: [e-mail]

As I don't use the forum!


Cheers
Andy

[V8 Fettler]

Mr Tank said:

Steve

What is the chassis number. I have a near complete record of all the 350SE's and from the chassis number I can tell you if its an original SE.

As the records show that num 26 is a Midnight Blue car with a magnolia interior.

Please can you e-mail me the details direct to: [e-mail]

As I don't use the forum!


Cheers
Andy

Good to see you on the forum Mr Tank!

[Number 7]

Even if the car is genuine / original, it doesn't follow that the engine has not been replaced at some point, Is there no paperwork to confirm that the engine number is that which the car was built with?

[stevmale]

1. The car was purchased as a TVR 350se with a NCK 49 – 270 bhp engine installed. On cleaning it looks as if it has been simply over stamped and is a standard TVR unit
2. The bores are vertically scored and have what look like standard pistons.
3. The mains and big ends are all scored.
4. The cam has a ‘bakerlight ‘ type drive and the cam is heavily is worn , plus appears it is lost 3 of its profiles.
5. Some of the cam followers have seized and worn or bent the cam pins .
6. The cam helical disy/oil drive gear is worn to a sharp edge, and appears ready to fail
7. The front timing cover /oil pump housing is gouged out beyond repair.
8. The cylinder heads appear to have warped and at least 3 cylinders have been passing oil/ exhaust gases through the head gasket.
9. The block & heads have been skimmed, ande a further repair is not possible as there is not enough metal left.
10. a front cover bolts have sheared off in the block .


This list is all do-able , but what next.

Or perhaps TVR's are always a working project

[Number 7]

Wow, that sound like a disaster. Does the engine number match that on the build panel on the wing?
By cam pins I assume you mean pushrods? How did it run and sound when you bought it? With all that wear surely there was some indication: down on power, noisy (not in good way) low oil pressure, blowing oil out of the exhaust? Was it a private purchase?

[V8 Fettler]

stevmale said:

1. The car was purchased as a TVR 350se with a NCK 49 – 270 bhp engine installed. On cleaning it looks as if it has been simply over stamped and is a standard TVR unit
2. The bores are vertically scored and have what look like standard pistons.
3. The mains and big ends are all scored.
4. The cam has a ‘bakerlight ‘ type drive and the cam is heavily is worn , plus appears it is lost 3 of its profiles.
5. Some of the cam followers have seized and worn or bent the cam pins .
6. The cam helical disy/oil drive gear is worn to a sharp edge, and appears ready to fail
7. The front timing cover /oil pump housing is gouged out beyond repair.
8. The cylinder heads appear to have warped and at least 3 cylinders have been passing oil/ exhaust gases through the head gasket.
9. The block & heads have been skimmed, ande a further repair is not possible as there is not enough metal left.
10. a front cover bolts have sheared off in the block .


This list is all do-able , but what next.

Or perhaps TVR's are always a working project

Not so bad then, opportunity for an upgrade. Is the above your view or someone else's? Are TVRs always a working project? If you use them, yes.

[stevmale]

When I brought the TVR it ran ok.
Not noisy or under powered , but having only driven two others a lack of knowledge has proven expensive.

I have to agree TVR look the 'dog b---- s' but if you drive them they can be expensive.

it was a private e-b -- purchase , but checked all the paper work & numbers .

Edited by stevmale on Tuesday 17th September 20:30

I am totally wrong , it is a 350 se but without the engine options when purchased new.

anybody now a good cheap machine shop !!!

Edited by stevmale on Wednesday 18th September 00:18

[stevmale]

Starting the rebuild !!!!

Has anybody got a SD1 front timing cover please , as mine is ruined

.

[300bhp/ton]

I do. It's on my old 3.5, but I'm in Beds/Bucks though.

[stevmale]

Twice a week i have to travel to Ilford from stafford .

Please contact me on [e-mail]



Just looking at the bores again , is it cheaper to relign them or rebore with +20 pistons
the bits of metal are from the oil pump , but the pistons are good with new rings.