My first TVR (Chimaera) 1993
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Hi to all here on PH,,, Have just joined and am looking for all the help I can get from members on here....just got my first ever TVR...not road legal at the mo,,needs a few things sorting out b4 the mot,,i.e...headlights binned as they were very rusty and couldn't be saved or rechromed,,need new ones if anyone has any,,,also I could do with replacing the seats carpets etc...where can I get them from,,,has a mark adams tornado chip fitted,,,runs great but lumpy rough tickover from start up,,,settles down when warm,,,(is it due to the tornado chip) or the idle stepper motor...chassis n out riggers in good condition,,,only flaky surface rust...
lost power to the instruments 2 days ago,,,were working great...bad earth I think but where,,,so many things to do,,,i can throw money at this car where do I start,,,please help n advise,,,thanx people
lost power to the instruments 2 days ago,,,were working great...bad earth I think but where,,,so many things to do,,,i can throw money at this car where do I start,,,please help n advise,,,thanx people
You will love it.had my chim 450 a year now ( 1st tvr) and still grin everytime i drive,hear it, look at it!! The lumpy idle could be the stepper, however mine has tornado chip and starting from cold it takes it a minute to settle the idle. It revs to about 1500 rpm, drops to nearly stalling does this a few times, then perfect. I clean the stepper regular so assume it is the chip. Stick some pics up.
myfirstchimaera1 said:
Hi to all here on PH,,, Have just joined and am looking for all the help I can get from members on here....just got my first ever TVR...not road legal at the mo,,needs a few things sorting out b4 the mot,,i.e...headlights binned as they were very rusty and couldn't be saved or rechromed,,need new ones if anyone has any,,,also I could do with replacing the seats carpets etc...where can I get them from,,,has a mark adams tornado chip fitted,,,runs great but lumpy rough tickover from start up,,,settles down when warm,,,(is it due to the tornado chip) or the idle stepper motor...chassis n out riggers in good condition,,,only flaky surface rust...
lost power to the instruments 2 days ago,,,were working great...bad earth I think but where,,,so many things to do,,,i can throw money at this car where do I start,,,please help n advise,,,thanx people
Hi and congratulations, you will not regret it,lost power to the instruments 2 days ago,,,were working great...bad earth I think but where,,,so many things to do,,,i can throw money at this car where do I start,,,please help n advise,,,thanx people
I have not had any dealings with the tornado chip so cant really advise on the idle issue but you may want to check the plugs, leads dissy cap etc and give the stepper motor a clean then you know that they are ok.
I am led to believe that there are only a couple of places to get the headlight reflectors so I think you may be limited unless you want to go down the Lupo conversion route.
You can refurb the seats yourself if you are confident enough (its not that hard) and the carpets are readily available from numerous places.
Your instrument failure may be just a fuse, if your heater blower doesn't work then it points to a fuse (they are in the n/s footwell)
hope this has helped and one again Congratulations and welcome to the Mad world of TVR ownership
Jamie
Thanx guys for yr imput,,,mine does that too on start up.settles down quickly...have cleaned the stepper motor so I think its safe to say its the chip,,,will post some pix when I can,,,the car is a 400 chimaera convertable in brooklands green,,,not to my liking really,,,, with green hood,,,is the so called Bible any good to get,,or is it best just to find my way around the car blind,,
myfirstchimaera1 said:
Thanx guys for yr imput,,,mine does that too on start up.settles down quickly...have cleaned the stepper motor so I think its safe to say its the chip,,,will post some pix when I can,,,the car is a 400 chimaera convertable in brooklands green,,,not to my liking really,,,, with green hood,,,is the so called Bible any good to get,,or is it best just to find my way around the car blind,,
I've got the bible and it's very comprehensive. 
The bible is fairly good even if the fuse board descriptions may not be accurate as many boards were used, There is some great info though and worthwhile imho.
You may find an owner has done the Lupo conversion and has no further need of the originals.
Good luck and look forward to seeing the pics.
Jamie
You may find an owner has done the Lupo conversion and has no further need of the originals.
Good luck and look forward to seeing the pics.
Jamie
k me how money calls to he insurgence company to change policy Original headlights are a nightmare to source, but I see here that they may have them at a reasonable price?
http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-rd25-...
Trev
http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-rd25-...
Trev
Suggest you start a thread here "new Chimaera owner, Hampshire, needs help to get car sorted"
Hopefully you will get responses from local people who will help.
Seats - Furniture Clinic, threads on PH
Carpets - new set several hundred quid
Instruments - are they not working, or just the panel lights?
Insurance - use Mannings, Classic Line etc. no need for a no claims
Hopefully you will get responses from local people who will help.
Seats - Furniture Clinic, threads on PH
Carpets - new set several hundred quid
Instruments - are they not working, or just the panel lights?
Insurance - use Mannings, Classic Line etc. no need for a no claims
Hi paul..may be interested in the interior....where r u located,,would like to look at them,many thanx to everyone who has welcomed me here,,,found the fault with the ignition lights etc was the 70amp relay in the fuse board, bad connection,,then car wouldn't start,,fuel pump not running found blown fuse again in fuse board,,,took pix today will try n upload later,has anyone moved the battery to the boot,would like to move mine there,,,
myfirstchimaera1 said:
Hi paul..may be interested in the interior....where r u located,,would like to look at them,many thanx to everyone who has welcomed me here,,,found the fault with the ignition lights etc was the 70amp relay in the fuse board, bad connection,,then car wouldn't start,,fuel pump not running found blown fuse again in fuse board,,,took pix today will try n upload later,has anyone moved the battery to the boot,would like to move mine there,,,
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Hi just a quick update,,,(I keep on forgetting things to add on here),has new plugs magnecor leads n dizzy cap,,,runs great when warm,am gonna bite the bullet n get new head light reflectors possibly new interior etc,,,how do I remove the door cards ....am in Gosport Hampshire,,would like any help from TVR owners in Hampshire
myfirstchimaera1 said:
Hi just a quick update,,,(I keep on forgetting things to add on here),has new plugs magnecor leads n dizzy cap,,,runs great when warm,am gonna bite the bullet n get new head light reflectors possibly new interior etc,,,how do I remove the door cards ....am in Gosport Hampshire,,would like any help from TVR owners in Hampshire
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