TVR sandwich - decomissioning
Discussion
Sad to report TVR280i has had its fibreglass rearranged in a low speed but not very pretty prang a few weeks ago. Dual carriageway, inexplicably stationary cars over crest of hill, WRX too close behind and the rest is history.
Front spoiler/nose needs replacing, also rear bumper, and chassis is not quite straight I fear. Steering/engine and all else is fine. So, body off and a fair bit of work to get back on the road.
Long story short I can't find a buyer in W. Aust who wants a project and I'm not going to give the car away for a song so I'm going to lay the car up for a few years and then make it a father/son restoration project in a few years time.
the question is, what do I need to do to preserve the car as well as possible. Leave coolant in? Take oil out? remove spark plugs? Wheels on or off?
Toby
Front spoiler/nose needs replacing, also rear bumper, and chassis is not quite straight I fear. Steering/engine and all else is fine. So, body off and a fair bit of work to get back on the road.
Long story short I can't find a buyer in W. Aust who wants a project and I'm not going to give the car away for a song so I'm going to lay the car up for a few years and then make it a father/son restoration project in a few years time.
the question is, what do I need to do to preserve the car as well as possible. Leave coolant in? Take oil out? remove spark plugs? Wheels on or off?
Toby
Sorry to hear your news....
I'm no expert but, I think a good start would be to drain the fuel as this can go off quite quick. Leaving a varnish residue which blocks the injectors etc..
You could lift the chassis up on stands, getting the wheels off the ground to protect the tyres. I guess if it's for a few years this would render the tyres 'out of date' anyway.
Engine wise, maybe a squirt of oil down the bores to protect from seizure.
I'm no expert but, I think a good start would be to drain the fuel as this can go off quite quick. Leaving a varnish residue which blocks the injectors etc..
You could lift the chassis up on stands, getting the wheels off the ground to protect the tyres. I guess if it's for a few years this would render the tyres 'out of date' anyway.
Engine wise, maybe a squirt of oil down the bores to protect from seizure.
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