Malaysia Chimaera Challenge Hardtop wanted
Malaysia Chimaera Challenge Hardtop wanted
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Precat

Original Poster:

266 posts

254 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Hi
Does anyone know how I can get hold of The Malaysian Chimaera Challenge race team Hardtop or a mould?









Thanks

Engineer1949

1,423 posts

173 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Watching this with interest been lots off talk previously hope someone comes up with the goods

John

MarkTVRchim

78 posts

162 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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I didn't know there were hardtops already out there, I would certainly be interested in buying one.
It would be easier than trying to make one which is what I have been considering.

roseytvr

1,790 posts

207 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/parts-and-p...

Not quite the same but one on classifieds at the mo

AV8

363 posts

208 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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roseytvr said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/parts-and-p...

Not quite the same but one on classifieds at the mo
I can't imagine anything worse than that on a car. How could you do that to a TVR. vomit

Precat

Original Poster:

266 posts

254 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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I would appreciate any help anyone can give me in getting hold of a Malaysia Chimaera Hardtop or a mould.
Thanks

Alexdaredevils

5,697 posts

208 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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I got one like this

pjac67

2,040 posts

281 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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My hardtop (in PH classifieds) is similar to the Malaysian...

Feel free to PM if interested.

GTRene

22,465 posts

253 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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and this one is new for me, seems to have a Hartdtop as well? >>



at Sepang so it seems>

http://mylifeatspeed.com/peroduas-touring-cars-and...

and here another one with a extra Hardtop on the roof...mmm>>



http://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/past_events/past_eve...

rickprice

498 posts

267 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Lots of internet searching has come to nothing.

I would be very keen to look into getting one, if anyone has any clever ideas for finding/making a mould, etc.?

Rich

GTRene

22,465 posts

253 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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rickprice said:
Lots of internet searching has come to nothing.

I would be very keen to look into getting one, if anyone has any clever ideas for finding/making a mould, etc.?

Rich
Those who made this article should know were those 2 hardtops are...1 one the car and the other on top>

http://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/past_events/past_eve...

see to find out by the article and writers etc, were those cars are and try to find the owner, then see if he would sell those?

domV8

1,408 posts

210 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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Cross-linking for an alternative solution to this...

This is a solution that I have always envisaged to recreating the Malasian Hardtop look, without the disadvantages associated with a large single-piece item...

A solution like the above - but with Cerb-style side windows like the Malaysian Hardtop, and the targa top plasticised - would give the same hardtop styling, with the potential (with the correct fixings) to retain the targa functionality...

Like the SH item I guess - but more curvy and Cerb-like.


Just a thought...

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

239 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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domV8 said:
Cross-linking for an alternative solution to this...

This is a solution that I have always envisaged to recreating the Malasian Hardtop look, without the disadvantages associated with a large single-piece item...

A solution like the above - but with Cerb-style side windows like the Malaysian Hardtop, and the targa top plasticised - would give the same hardtop styling, with the potential (with the correct fixings) to retain the targa functionality...

Like the SH item I guess - but more curvy and Cerb-like.


Just a thought...
That's more or less already been done by Steve Edwards.

http://steve-edwards.com/en/tvr-hardtops/developme...

IIRC there was someone on another thread offering to sell a mould for the or at least a Malaysian 'style' hard top

domV8

1,408 posts

210 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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Yes - sorry, confused "SH" with "SE"... getmecoat

Just never thought that the angular styling suited the Chimaera lines - whereas a similar idea in a curved style would achieve the same lines as the Malaysian Hardtop - in a much more flexible solution.

If people are looking to make moulds etc - then moulds could also be taken from that Griff variant, and the side windows adapted etc.

I know that no one knows where a Griff hardtop is, but if no one knows where a "proper" Malaysian Hardtop is either - then thought it might be an alternative idea..? (2 potential routes better than 1?)

Dom

Edited by domV8 on Friday 16th January 13:58

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

239 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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I knew I'd seen a thread with a mould for sale in it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=137...

Check out the post with the ebay link. The item is no longer being offered (obviously) but the sellers mobile number is on the advert and he may either still have the mould or might put you in contact with the buyer if it sold.

pjac67

2,040 posts

281 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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V8 GRF said:
I knew I'd seen a thread with a mould for sale in it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=137...

Check out the post with the ebay link. The item is no longer being offered (obviously) but the sellers mobile number is on the advert and he may either still have the mould or might put you in contact with the buyer if it sold.
This mould was sold by Mike Wilkinson as in 'MW Restorations' which is the one (mine) in the Classifieds....