johns tvr rebuild

[Discopotatoes]

Hi John, do you have any more photos of the final location of your catch tank? And have you got a means to drain back to the sump?
I was looking at fitting mine in a similar location infront of the valley and tapping into the dizzy blanking plug to drain back when the engine is not running.
Plumbing in the inlet side of my turbos to create vacuum under load and the standard pcv location in the trumpet base to suck when on idle, using a couple of check valves to stop boost entering the crank case,
Although I'm yet unsure whether I would pull oil in from the drain when under WOT?

[Engineer1949]

The plug lead material plus all the parts came from the green spark plug company and the wiring once freed from the loom is long enough without joining or at least mine was.


John

[Engineer1949]

started the wiring today stripped out the old ecu loom, split out the dash looms, run the starter alternator, senders loom down the off side of the engine all went reasonably well, took out the old immobaliser and alarm all new unit going in not sourced yet sorted, the wiring for the lights fans repeaters etc. wired up the fuel pump and door switches so its coming together,also had a go at the headlight conversion worked out a system and got cutting out the old fitting but continue with that tomorrow.


john

[Engineer1949]

theres a fairly decent picture on the previous page but when the brackets come back from powdercoat i will put some more up, i am not putting the drain back to the engine to much condensation tends to collect in the catchment tank so it will just be periodically drained, shouldnt really get to much in there with a rebuilt engine particularly as it will be running 20w60 to stop blowby.


john

[450Nick]

Hi John, regarding the alarm/immobiliser, look at the autowatch 457rli - I fitted one to my chim and one to my bros truck. Easy to install, very well made and works very well. Available from abacus alarms (google them).

[Engineer1949]

Cheers nick450 looks good especially the three button boot opening fob.



John

[450Nick]

Engineer1949 said:

Cheers nick450 looks good especially the three button boot opening fob.



John

http://abacuscaralarms.co.uk/alarmshop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=49

This is the one you want... Much smaller and neater than the meta system, and it has a boot release on the fob. This works on a grounding circuit, so to make the boot popper work when the ignition is off you simply use a relay to energise the solenoid side of the dash button on ground. It retains the 3 immobiliser circuits so you can immobilise the car in the same way as the meta, and is cat 1 like the meta. To obtain the certificate, you fit the unit yourself, then take the car to an approved alarm shop and have them check the function and installation. If they're happy then they'll give you a certificate for your insurance company.

Last thing is that the standard unit uses ultrasonic sensors - these aren't suitable for a soft top car, so you can either request a microwave unit from abacus, or wire it up to your existing microwave sensor.

[Limpet]

This car is a work of art, and the skill being displayed here is staggering.

Total, complete and utter respect to you sir.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

It would be interesting how much a do it your self build would cost next to Jammys 35k build !

[Hoofa]

Well with a bit of forward planning and doing the body off yourself quite a bit like I did ! It's the engine, charger, gearbox upgrade, diff upgrade, ecu that costs the real money

[Engineer1949]

firstly i would like to say how great it is to get positive feedback thanks to all.
well another day at the mill got the exhaust cleaned and painted ready for fitting,got lots of the wiring sorted ready for the emerald made a conduit gland bracket for the braided conduit i am going to run all the engine management wiring through just to eliminate any spikes or pick up from the engine in general,plus started on the headlights got one fitted more or less right finish tomorrow pictures show the access hole and the amount of cutback to the body to allow a snug fit,got help tomorrow also so may have a go at the roll bar brackets see how we get on,and i picked up the new makers plates i had made with more up to date info on the lubricants.


john

[SSPPGG]

John, im interested in the makers plates, after fitting my LS, all the informatin is now incorrect
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can you let me know where you had thm made, and if you have any spares i can buy???

[Engineer1949]

I have them made by brian ward who is our local firm that makes all the dashs boat names and electrical panels there number is 01603 712213

John

[Engineer1949]

been to emerald today sorted the map or base map to get us going very very helpfull people,plus got the bar sorted for the drivers side lots to do to make it visually pleasing plus the rear brace but the shape is good just squeazes under the roof with a stay mod should be there tomorrow.


john

Edited by Engineer1949 on Thursday 6th December 20:13

[SILICONEKID340HP]

You could have those bars trimmed in leather .. .. What other cars have you renovated in the past ?

[Engineer1949]

I had thought of the leather coating but going to have them powder coated the same orange as the springs etc. to match the body which will contrast the black and light grey interior.
I have done several rebuilds most notably a straight eight daimler drop head that used to belong to the dockers of bsa fame it was sold to sammy davis junior then seveal tr2 and 3s mgbv8 conversion two fordson majors i built a seven lookalike from the ground up wiht a kent engine rover 110 several landrover series including a coil sprung v8 special and a rather rare standard 10 truck that was over forty years ago and probably some i have forgotten.The bikes ranged from bantams to an ex works ajs trials bike,i have made chassis for a dennis lorry of 1928 vintage plus many many parts for folk on various projects.



John

Edited by Engineer1949 on Friday 7th December 07:16

[pb450]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

You could have those bars trimmed in leather .. .. What other cars have you renovated in the past ?

Bloody amazing! Good luck to you.

[pb450]

Engineer1949 said:

I had thought of the leather coating but going to have them powder coated the same orange as the springs etc. to match the body which will contrast the black and light grey interior.
I have done several rebuilds most notably a straight eight daimler drop head that used to belong to the dockers of bsa fame it was sold to sammy davis junior then seveal tr2 and 3s mgbv8 conversion two fordson majors i built a seven lookalike from the ground up wiht a kent engine rover 110 several landrover series including a coil sprung v8 special and a rather rare standard 10 truck that was over forty years ago and probably some i have forgotten.The bikes ranged from bantams to an ex works ajs trials bike,i have made chassis for a dennis lorry of 1928 vintage plus many many parts for folk on various projects.

John

Edited by Engineer1949 on Friday 7th December 07:16

Erm... I meant the 'bloody amazing' statement in response to this post, not the the leather cover one.

[Engineer1949]

well finished the drivers roll bar today it dosent impinge on your head,the roof just opens and the pickup points for the four point harness are perfect,very pleased just got to make its mirror image for the passenger next week,got the final coat on the exhaust system to looks rather good just the tail pipes to do in pearlescent black gloss.


john

[SILICONEKID340HP]

While your at it could you make a pair for me ! infact make ten pairs you will sell them like hot cakes .