New french keeper

[cerberarno]

HI everybody

My name's Arno , I've just bought a 4.5 in UK & brought it back to Paris

I'm sorry to have took off a nationnal patrimony out of UK , but here the Cerb talk to itself in British promotion in its mettallic british racing green robe !

This car is amazing either in look , or in use.

Pics will follow, hopfully before it happens to be broke.

It already happen in fact , when some misfires went darken my face
I start by checking the spark plugs , willing to change for new ones , what a job ...
Then saw leacking from camcover & decide to go forward ( in french we say to put finger into gear , quite a common suffering in TVR ? )

I wanted to put new silicone sealant on the deck but there'is a différence in plan between the head & the timing cover , about 0,4 mm , result was more leacking & more darkening on my face (real black spots indeed)

I ended up by cutting a real joint in a big thin piece to cover the head till the step caused by the timing cover , put silicone all over , & rethigthen , this works.

So my first ever question in this fabulous site will be:

Why ?

Second will be :

did I do good ?

Thanks a lot for any help , I'll certainly need more

Cheers

[BazMV6]

Bonjour...

That's the ACT one, n'est-ce pas? I was quite interested in that (though I wasn't too keen on the wheels) - but I went for a much prettier 4.2 in the end.

Enjoy! That must be a very rare beast in France?
Baz..

[Gazzab]

Bonjour et bienvenue.

J'espère que vous apprécierez l'expérience TVR!

Rendez-vous au Le Mans??!!

[cerberarno]

Yes Tim's one,from act.
I wanted a 4,5 but had not much money...
about 12 Cerb in France.
Wheels are in their way to be paint glossy black, actually I sprayed both driver's side
& it kills

[cerberarno]

Yes Tim's one,from act.
I wanted a 4,5 but had not much money...
about 12 Cerb in France.
Wheels are in their way to be paint glossy black,
actually I sprayed both driver's side quickly ( but nicely)
& it kills
Did tinted glass also
& it kills too

[cerberarno]

sorry , had a stutter

[cerberarno]

Hi guys

So enjoying the beast.
I've sold my E type roadster , that I wasn't using a lot.
I drive the cerb daily now !! & will finish my house in Italy with the extra money..
Going to Le mans if I'm around . I was their last year it was amazing

Here pics of the gasket


& tinted glass in progress

[cerberarno]

By the way , it was hard to have at same time the door opened & the glass all the way up !!!
I had to scratch my hands opening the latch from inside the trimming...

[amazon]

Gazzab said:

Bonjour et bienvenue.

J'espère que vous apprécierez l'expérience TVR!

Rendez-vous au Le Mans??!!

:thumb-up:

Rendez-vous au Le Mans? Vraiment? Vous allez Gazzab?

[amazon]

cerberarno said:

Going to Le mans if I'm around . I was their last year it was amazing

Bonsoir Cerberarno - Nous sommes allez au le Mans avec 6 Cerbera. Nous restons Du Houx. A bientot peut etre!

[Gazzab]

amazon said:

Gazzab said:

Bonjour et bienvenue.

J'espère que vous apprécierez l'expérience TVR!

Rendez-vous au Le Mans??!!

:thumb-up:

Rendez-vous au Le Mans? Vraiment? Vous allez Gazzab?

peut-être

[cerberarno]

I was thinking Le Mans classic, in fact.
c'est plus ma tasse de thé..avec un plateau exceptionnel
Il y avait cependant beaucoup de moderne et pas mal de Tvr, avec en prime 2 tours de circuit pour les plus chanceux dont je fus avec la Jag 420 du paternel, qui allait bien d'ailleurs.
Mais pour Le Mans "normal" why not

[Gazzab]

But the classic doesnt have drunk English idiots to annoy us!

[cerberarno]

No french ? entry
I guess it didn't want to leave mother nation , a blown fuse ,30 A starter motor , got me stuck in london on a saturday night , had to push it just 2 Hours after the sale ...
we went to Brighton without stopping the engine , where I discover & fix the problem.

[Cedar]

Was considering this one as well when it was up for sale last year.. I was pretty keen on the nice upgrades.. and the price
Already having a chim in exactly the same colour combo made me hold back though. Nevertheless it is a classic colour, and in my mind its also a shade that really makes sense for a true British supercar on the continent. I bet it would attract quite a crowd over there, not exactly a common sight I imagine
.. that tinted glass looks pretty cool btw, makes it appear even more evil from the rear 3/4

[redeye]

cerberarno, think you got a good car there ,you will have to plan a day out for other tvrs in england to come and see your car could be a good weekend

[FUBAR]

Mange tout Rodney, mange tout

[BLUETHUNDER]

Nice car. I do like those wheels.

[Gazzab]

FUBAR said:

Mange tout Rodney, mange tout

LOL

[markh1]

BLUETHUNDER said:

Nice car. I do like those wheels.

I love them also! Probably the only wheels I would have on mine apart from the RL7's