TVR 390SE -HIGH HOPES !

[THUNDERER]

Hi to all of the peeps out in wedgie land , just breaking the ice concerning a car I have recently
picked up , TVR 390SE silver REG - E260 HCK , does anyone have any memories of said beastie as it would be
interesting to hear if its in the good,bad or ugly camp! or maybe not ... mind you I am coming from many years
of keeping Alfas, Lancias etc on the road when they don,t particularly want to, so am used to a bit of heartache
along the way !!

[Wedg1e]

Welcome. There are a few of us 390 owners on here, but that still only represents a fraction of the 100 or so cars built. I've had mine for coming up 11 years.

Regards Ian

[THUNDERER]

Thanks for the reply Ian , 11 years eh .. must be something about them can,t just work out what though...
ah yes , looks ,performance, individuality ,character oh yeah and NOISE ! oh yes NOISE !!! mind you regarding neighbours, I have found that their small children keep their distance now can,t think why !

[grahamw48]

Shouldn't be much 'heartache' if it's been reasonably well looked after...only lots of fun and petrol money.

They're pretty reliable old buses.

How about some pictures and a bit more info about the car. ?

[THUNDERER]

Yeah I think theres an awful lot of BS talked by people who have opinions about TVR,s but have never
owned or actually driven one .. in fairness the Alfas and Lancias were pretty good just a bit of banter on my part,
lets put it this way , it wasnt heartache I felt yesterday when the revcounter hit 3000rpm and beyond , more like
palpatations... WHO NEEDS DRUGS !

[nwarner]

Welcome from another 390 owner, though I've only had mine for a couple of years.

Nige

[THUNDERER]

Hi nige , I'me reaching the conclusion that TVR people are thoroughly
nice folks and am looking forward to the experience , must be something in the water , or should that be petrol !

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..
Welcome to the world of wedges..I only own a 280i but it makes me smile and yes the people on here are top notch and if you ever have any questions even if they are dumb ones..Dont be affraid to ask..So we might see you at this years Big Bad Wedge Fest (BBWF) this July 15th/16th/17th.
Its my first one and i dont really want to be the only BBWF virgin there...Details are at the top of the forum page..Cheers..Ziga

[THUNDERER]

Thanks for the welcome mate , don't think theres any such thing as "ONLY"
a 280I though, ALL TVR'S are special in my eyes !

[mrzigazaga]

..Cheers mate..Mind you i will be sticking a turbo on it next year so it will have some more horses,Im hoping for about 260lbs of torque..Which should be enough..
So will you be bringing the beast to the BBWF for loads of.. ..................Next day..

[THUNDERER]

Certainly sounds like a plan , as soon as I can stop the missus buying
shoes , clothes and food I can continue feeding the Tiv's drinking habit !

[carob]

Welcome,another 390 owner here,i see you have the speed 8 wheels on yours.

I had them on my 350,right nice set of wheels.

Cheers

Rob

[THUNDERER]

They are nice wheels Rob, the only thing I,ve noticed is the depth of the hub mounting is wider than the original OZ'S when you look there doesn't appear to
be as much of the stud coming thru the wheel to attach the nut on , they are seated though and the nuts do locate fine but I'me thinking maybe longer studs ...? in which case it may be a hub off job ! unless anyone knows any different... this is on the rears by the way , nice to hear from you all the same .

[TOPTON]

It's a shame the previous owner didn't point out to you the problem with this car, it' a pretty serious problem as well. As soon as yours came up for sale a while back I recognized it as having this fault. I had a black 350se afew years ago that suffered drastically from it, I ended up getting rid.

Seems a lot of wedges suffer the same problem
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Would probably cost about £2k to put right properly.
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ITS NOT RED, WE ALL KNOW RED ONES ARE THE FASTEST AND LOUDEST

Edited by TOPTON on Wednesday 20th April 15:26

[dixiebabes]

May all your miles be loud sir.


Dix

[E Ponym]

Welcome to PistonHeads from another 390 owner.

Russ

[THUNDERER]

Hi guys , on the wheel stud problem front, I do have access to the original OZ's so
methinks they might be going on until I've completed my figureing, all part of the fun ... !
sure it'll all be worth it ..who wants a boring car anyway that doesn't let you get your hands a bit grubby !

[combine]

Had a 390 not that long ago and the best thing I did was take out the very small 'silencer' box and had it made interchangeable with a piece of stainless drain pipe. Totally out of this world crack/pop/flames/very loud -123 db's at wedgefest ! Probably why I'm going deaf .

[Wedg1e]

If it has the original Granada hubs you can detach the hub, remove to a vice and, by judicious application of an uncalibrated tapometer, persuade the studs to exit their locations
New ones can be simply pressed (or clouted) in, as long as they have the requisite splined shank for location.

[hallsie]

TAPOMETER....



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Stu