Back on the road
Back on the road
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Mad Mark

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2,345 posts

255 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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About time I posted an update.
Some of you might remember last August I had a coming together with another car on the road rendering my car with a slightly reshaped front end and not in a good way! frown
Well.. pleased to announce that a couple of weeks ago the car was back on the road and looking more gorgeous than ever. smile
Many Thanks goes to Plasticman for the all the fibreglass work and also Dave at http://www.dbrestorations.co.uk/ for the respray. Both did a fantastic job. bow

Looking a bit sad moments after impact...


A bit of a clean up and the extent of the damage can be more clearly seen...


Brand new bonnet and middle front made by Plasticman...


checking the alignment of Tuscan2 headlight pods...


In the body shop having the Tuscan2 Headlight pods smoothed in...



Back home after the respray...
Without badge...


Or with?...


Just the heat shield to do under the bonnet...


Out in the sun smile...



Mad Mark

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2,345 posts

255 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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More pics of my car in the body shop on his website
http://www.dbrestorations.co.uk/tvr-cerbera.html

jackwibble

664 posts

182 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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Nice job and I'm glad you've got her back on the road looking mean and moody !

john wyatt

66 posts

164 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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Looking mint

Jhonno

6,430 posts

164 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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Stunning work..

TimJM

1,497 posts

233 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Nice to see the car back on the road and looking so well. It looks a good job too.

Mad Mark

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2,345 posts

255 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Thanks
They did a fantastic job I have to say :-)

Gazzab

21,558 posts

305 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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How come you have a bolt beside the coolant fill? Is that a mod?

Mr Cerbera

5,148 posts

253 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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As I've already said, Kiddo, phucking fenomenal stealth rocket.

Well done on not letting another Black Beauty hit the breakers and double congrats on trying something 'against the train' which has really worked.

You're a STAR !.

Mad Mark

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Saturday 28th June 2014
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Gazzab said:
How come you have a bolt beside the coolant fill? Is that a mod?
It's always been there. Looks original. part of the coolant housing bracket.
I've got three bolts holding on that panel. One on the other side two on the side nearest the camera. I have seen panels held on differently so guess they just changed the ways as TVR does lol

Mr Cerbera

5,148 posts

253 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Just one year later.....



My third bolt is under the cover (illustrated top right here)....



Edited by Mr Cerbera on Saturday 28th June 14:19

esso

1,849 posts

240 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Looking good Mark,re-arranged the front of mine a couple of weeks ago too so mine will be going through a similar process soon.

jackwibble

664 posts

182 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Mad Mark said:
It's always been there. Looks original. part of the coolant housing bracket.
I've got three bolts holding on that panel. One on the other side two on the side nearest the camera. I have seen panels held on differently so guess they just changed the ways as TVR does lol
Gazza doesn't mean holding the coolant res bracket he's referring to the one going through the scuttle panel at the side of the coolant cap don't think there is usually one there?



Edited by jackwibble on Saturday 28th June 15:42

Mad Mark

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Saturday 28th June 2014
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jackwibble said:
Gazza doesn't mean holding the coolant res bracket he's referring to the one going through the scuttle panel at the side of the coolant cap don't think there is usually one there?



Edited by jackwibble on Saturday 28th June 15:42
Exactly But that bolt is attached to the bracket that holds the water bottle in place that Paul is showing in his pics.

On mine the bracket to the top left in Pauls pic between the battery and water bottle the bracket extends up forming an attachment point where that bolt in my pic is attached to.
Mr Cerbera said:


Edited by Mr Cerbera on Saturday 28th June 14:19

Mad Mark

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Saturday 28th June 2014
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esso said:
Looking good Mark,re-arranged the front of mine a couple of weeks ago too so mine will be going through a similar process soon.
Hope you get it sorted soon. smile

PuffsBack

2,442 posts

248 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Hey mate great to hear it's back on the road

Mad Mark

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2,345 posts

255 months

Sunday 29th June 2014
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jackwibble said:
Mad Mark said:
It's always been there. Looks original. part of the coolant housing bracket.
I've got three bolts holding on that panel. One on the other side two on the side nearest the camera. I have seen panels held on differently so guess they just changed the ways as TVR does lol
Gazza doesn't mean holding the coolant res bracket he's referring to the one going through the scuttle panel at the side of the coolant cap don't think there is usually one there?



Edited by jackwibble on Saturday 28th June 15:42
I took a pic of where that bolt fixes to....

Edited to add.. yeah I know I have an arse about tit battery but it was all i could get hold of at the time. smile

Mad Mark

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Sunday 29th June 2014
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While I was at it i took a pic of the heat shield now its finished smile

Mr Cerbera

5,148 posts

253 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Christ that heat shielding looks like a good job.

Did you do it yourself ?


ETA
In fact your hoses look mint too.

Are they new ?

(Questions, questions)

Edited by Mr Cerbera on Wednesday 2nd July 15:05

Mad Mark

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255 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Thanks :-)
I did the heat shield myself I found somewhere on ebay its the exact same stuff as what was on there before. I folded the edges to give a neat edge and used no nails to stick it on with.
My hoses could really do with replacing. I am just deciding on long or short hoses.