whos car is this?
whos car is this?
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custardkid

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2,514 posts

253 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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(the blue car not the black one)

wavey

where did you get the typhoo style grill? i can only seem to find MKII style grills

cheers
Custard

tvr5000

391 posts

259 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Looks identical to mine. There was a company that manufactured them in the North East and I bought the owners car. They no longer make the grills and have moved onto Nissans wobble
Peronally, I think they look the dogs as I've never liked the cheese grater grill.
Sorry I can't be of any more help.

T66ORA

3,474 posts

286 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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The blue Tuscan is my old car, which is now owned by Rob O`Conner from York, it was for sale last i heard?
The grille and front splitters where fitted by myself and my son after they were sprayed, the grille is a T440 replica, and the splitters where made up to my spec by a young lad who worked in small workshop making glass fibre panels for boats. Some more photos with the larger old T88CAN number plate.








sonnylad

1,165 posts

254 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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Will this do

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR_W0QQitemZ230216873406QQi...


Just spotted a few mins ago

Edited by sonnylad on Tuesday 29th January 17:45

custardkid

Original Poster:

2,514 posts

253 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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T66ORA said:
The blue Tuscan is my old car, which is now owned by Rob O`Conner from York, it was for sale last i heard?
The grille and front splitters where fitted by myself and my son after they were sprayed, the grille is a T440 replica, and the splitters where made up to my spec by a young lad who worked in small workshop making glass fibre panels for boats. Some more photos with the larger old T88CAN number plate.
did the 'young lad' also make the T440 grill?

do you think he still has the moulds?

(the power of piston heads is brill)

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custard

custardkid

Original Poster:

2,514 posts

253 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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sonnylad said:
Will this do

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR_W0QQitemZ230216873406QQi...


Just spotted a few mins ago

Edited by sonnylad on Tuesday 29th January 17:45
thanks,
but looks abit too much like a tuscan wearing a thong

cheers
custard

T66ORA

3,474 posts

286 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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custardkid said:
T66ORA said:
The blue Tuscan is my old car, which is now owned by Rob O`Conner from York, it was for sale last i heard?
The grille and front splitters where fitted by myself and my son after they were sprayed, the grille is a T440 replica, and the splitters where made up to my spec by a young lad who worked in small workshop making glass fibre panels for boats. Some more photos with the larger old T88CAN number plate.
did the 'young lad' also make the T440 grill?

do you think he still has the moulds?

(the power of piston heads is brill)

thumbup

custard
No the grille was bought from a PHer who made a batch of them a few years back, i can`t remember who it was but it was upth north somewhere?
The small glass fibre business went bust a couple of years ago, the lad didn`t use moulds he took the measurements and away he went, top lad, when asked how much he wanted for his trouble, all he wanted was a decent passenger ride in the Tuscan thumbup

philmcw

177 posts

277 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Hi the Grill came from a Pher called BigPhil based in Seaburn I believe. I had one put on my Tuscan ( later sold cry ) about three years ago



Fortunately I purchaed another tuscan - and I think the number plate looks lots better on mine biglaughbiglaugh (thanks T66ORA)



I contacted BigPhil about 6 months ago and he isn't doing them any more - but I did manage to get his "last one". yikes

It'll be going on my Tuscan over the next few months now I have tracked down someone who can provide the correct paint job - Surface and Design in Blackpool (thanks glow worm)




T66ORA

3,474 posts

286 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Hi Phil, hows it going?
I`ve got to disagree about the plate biggrin


philmcw

177 posts

277 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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Hi Tony

Like the smilie faces over the "8" I may have to copy that biglaugh.

Still go to the garage and open the door just to remind myself what an absolutely fantastic car I have - even if I'm not going for a drive.

Had a bit of an accident a few days ago in the garage when some step ladders fell on the N/S wing cry - hence the reason I'm going to surface & design in the 1st place. I may as well get the MKII lookalike front done at the same time.

Just purchased some Carbon Cans. Had them fitted at the local Kwikfit - saved me crawling around underneath. Glad I did as it took the chap a bit of time & elbow grease to get the originals off. They also didn't charge me for doing it - although I gave the lad who did it a tenner as a thanks. (think it made his day working on a TVR smile ).

Love the sound they make - a real nice rumble and crackle with pops and bangs on overrun - superb. Just wondering now about getting the cats taken out and replaced by some of NTEL's straight through pipes.

Nice Tam in your profile smile - are you going to Chatsworth 'cause if so I may see you there....