That Cerbera book

[caduceus]

The one you can buy which tells you how to strip/re build the engine, etc. I assume it describes how to adjust the tappets?

Does it also cover how to replace bushes (no horticulture jokes pls) on steering rack, diff, wishbone, etc?

Who is the best supplier?

Thanks
Cad

[dean_ratpac]

caduceus said:

Does it also cover how to replace bushes (no horticulture jokes pls)

Dam! wasn't there a bible being written too?

[Julian64]

Nope only covers the engine

[jensena]

Only one I have seen is the one that does the rounds on Ebay - called an Engine Rebuild manual (I Think)

[cossiemetro]

is'nt steve heath writting one supposedly ?????

[caduceus]

cossiemetro said:

is'nt steve heath writting one supposedly ?????

If he is, and he finishes it soon, a box of beer his way cometh.

[shpub]

Yes I'm still working on it. Currently using it to reassemble my Cerbera which is providing a lot of information and allowing me to check its contents.
I've attached a page from the suspension chapter and a piccy of the latest Cerbera update. the body is back on the rolling chassis. The better heat shielding is all in place. Just got the T5 back from a rebuild and I am machining some goodies for it to make the plumbing easier to cope with. The repaired chassis aligned up perfectly and the chassis bolts from the roll cage just dropped in!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel....

Edited by shpub on Thursday 31st August 12:45

[cossiemetro]

c'mon steve we all want a copy, looks good though so far

[byker28i]

Wow - look at that heat shielding. very nice

[pringli]

steve, who supplies the heat shielding material

[shpub]

pringli said:

steve, who supplies the heat shielding material

www.rallyusedparts.co.uk/tradeshop.cfm?prodref=12&pageref=rup01

Worked at around £400 for enough to do the Cerbera tunnel and engine bay and the ally propshaft shield.
The other advantage is that it does not absorb water so shouldn't get the steam clean effect.

[oli_quick]

Wow!

this looks excellent - is this intended to cover all aspects of jobs to be done on the Cerb?

This will truely be bible to all us owners...

I was considering getting some people together and hiring a guy from TVR Power or A.N Other (oh if we could get Jules) mechanic and buying them for a weekend (in beer or cash...or both) and doing a Cerb maintenance course for peeps who were interested...

[shpub]

It will cover the majority and also indicate when it is time for the professionals and more importantly why. It will explain how the car works and I have tried to make sure those with similar TVR experience do not fall into the "my Griff/Chimp etc did that so the Cerb must" trap. If you want a flavour, go to www.tvrbooks.co.uk and download the other bible sample chapters. This book will be more of the same but probably bigger.

[caduceus]

Looks very impressive Steve. Can't wait till its available.
That heat shield looks the business too. Did/are you upgrading all the bushes on the rebuild? If so, what ones are you using? I need to replace some of mine.

Cheers
Cad

[longbow]

Ha, that looks familiar.... http://rides.webshots.com/photo/21201 When do you think you'll have her on the road Steve?

[shpub]

longbow said:

Ha, that looks familiar.... http://rides.webshots.com/photo/21201 When do you think you'll have her on the road Steve?

As the Chinese say... every journey starts with a single step. It is getting pretty close. Engine should go back in next week and then I can start the plumbing operations. Getting bits has been a bit of an issue recently but getting there.

[shpub]

caduceus said:

Looks very impressive Steve. Can't wait till its available.
That heat shield looks the business too. Did/are you upgrading all the bushes on the rebuild? If so, what ones are you using? I need to replace some of mine.

Basically the car will be mechanically better than when it left the factory with upgraded suspension, brakes etc along with a LS1 engine ( and space for a supercharger :. All the bushes have been replaced with poly ones where available. All the bolts are new - hence the bolt kits I am offering. Some are a little different and I used the TVR original ones. Tower View supplied everything. They even have the special tool that is needed to replace the top diff bush in situ. That is one bush I would willingly get someone else to change! Easy with the tool but almost impossible without.

Edited by shpub on Friday 1st September 08:33

[Tokyokev]

I just checked out the pics on the link above...and I gotta say, why don't you guys work for TVR?

If the company had any sense, they would be surfing this forum on an hourly basis and paying you guys good money to sort out the build qual. issues and then offering you massive salaries to help build better engineered cars.

My only fear with the pics is that how can a modern car chassis have so much corrosion? Really worrying. so much restoration being done on a car that is less than 8 years old?

Am I being a little naive here?

Or is this what I should expect with future ownership? Not that I mind so much as I enjoy figuring out the occassional problem and fixing it, but it is a bit ridiculous that I may have to rebuild it in a few years...it's only 3 years old now! 7k miles.

Please tell me that these rebuilds are just becasue you guys have a lot of spare time on your hands.


Best

K

[Duke Thrust]

oli_quick said:

I was considering getting some people together and hiring a guy from TVR Power or A.N Other (oh if we could get Jules) mechanic and buying them for a weekend (in beer or cash...or both) and doing a Cerb maintenance course for peeps who were interested...

I would be very interested in this

[shpub]

Tokyokev said:

Please tell me that these rebuilds are just becasue you guys have a lot of spare time on your hands.

My rebuild was due to the engine going bang after 100k+ miles and the engine fairy came up with an LS1.
Taking the engine out then revealed a lot of chassis corrosion - 14 metres of tubing went into the chassis refurb. By this time, it was full resto time.
the problem has been that it has taken a lot of effort as the conversion meant that a lot of machining etc had to be done. A lot of the stuff can't be bought off the shelf and that means making from scratch. I also had to build a jig for the chassis and so on.

Tower View have helped me with the project because they wanted the experience and knowledge that comes from doing it. They have seen a couple of other cars with similar chassis problems so it is not an isolated issue.However, they have the jigs etc to sort out any car now so there is an solution. I wanted to do it for the book and I wanted something different to do. The way I look at it I'll end up with virtually a new car with the mechanics exactly how I want them. I will also know exactly what the condition the car is in.